Tag: high school
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The World Was Never Safe
A journey from safety to trauma to more trauma, and how it helped me understand the world had never been the safe or good place I had been told it was.
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My Desperate Road To Normalcy
All my life, all I ever wanted was for people to think I was normal. It just never seemed to work.
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The Power Of A Teacher
He was so kind. So gentle. He taught me the beauty of learning, math, and life. But most of all, he taught me the incredible power of a teacher.
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Why My Skin Color Means I’ll Never Feel Like I Belong
I grew up feeling “white”, feeling like I was a part of the culture around me. But no matter how hard I tried, the world kept telling me I was different.
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I Write Badly
I write in fragments. I use short, one-paragraph sentences. I start sentences with the word “and”. I am a bad writer. Here’s why I love it anyway.