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girlhood (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowIn grade seven, I didn’t know what to expect. I thought it was just another long year of elementary school. I heard how grade seven “ changes “ people, not just about work piling up, but who you are as a person before your last year entering your grade eight year. Our friend group had started forming after reconnecting in the same class after a year of being apart. We had around four members in our circle. One day, we spotted a girl named Helena with
lowest to the highest lessons (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowI’ve never cried over something academic related until the spring semester of freshman year. After that, I’ve come to realize the truth and unlocked a simple but significant lesson.As an Asian American living with immigrant parents, I’ve always wanted to please them in everything I did (like a lot of people raised by immigrant parents). Therefore, I’ve always tried my best at school: ace all my exams, study for assignm
my adventures with my sister and her friends (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowOne of the many experiences I’ve had in my childhood is going to the different places with my older sister and her friend group, I was a quiet good child always did as told and didn’t do much trouble ,which made my sister allow me to go out with her and her friends , and it made me feel overwhelmed with joy because going in these little adventures felt like engaging in secret missions ! And made my 8 years old self feel like one of these cool teenage
When Did Annotating Become a Performance? (opens the original)
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Annotation used to feel like the most authentic part of my reading. There was something really satisfying and cathartic about filling my margins with notes that would never be read, drawing little lopsided hearts next to my favorite lines, or messily underlining a sentence just because it sounded so insanely beautiful. My annotations were never really neat or coordinated, but they were mine.As annotation culture has gained more visibility, however, it’s changed. Now, before I even open my book,
Thanksgiving Shopping at 5 in the Morning (opens the original)
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It was five in the morning, and my alarm clock began ringing; hence, because of laziness, I woke up to turn it off so that I would be in a position to take more sleep since, by this time, I had understood that since I was sleeping, my parents would not wake me up. The place was fairly gloomy since the region was gloomy, which was ideally suited for sleeping in the region. I laid on the bed wondering why anyone would willingly wake up this early during a break. Then I remembered.Thanksgiving shop
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