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After We Noticed
I used to think cheating was supposed to be hidden. At camp, I learned it could happen in plain sight and still make everyone look away. While we stared at our Google Docs, rewriting sentences about Frankenstein, one classmate had a faster routine. He had ChatGPT open beside his assignment: prompt, paste, repeat. People glanced…
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Good Luck
“Good luck.” I was crouched on the starting block, seconds before my race, when a swimmer I had never met looked up at me and said those two words. It was quick, almost casual, but I still remember it more clearly than my time from that swim. That moment came back to me when I…
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Showing Up Again and Again
When I first saw the New York Times article “Who Is the Baklava Guy at the Knicks Games?” I clicked because it sounded random. I didn’t understand why someone selling dessert in a park would be in The Times. At first, I thought it would just be a funny sports story. But as I kept…
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The Last Normal Decision — A speculative-fiction opening
I volunteered for the assignment because I thought the worst thing that could happen was extra homework. I had no idea it would end with the lights exploding above my head and strangers hunting me beneath my own school. It started during third period. Mr. Bennett stood at the front of the classroom holding a…
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At the 75-Meter Mark, Published on KidSpirit
I’m excited to share that my essay, At the 75-Meter Mark, was published on KidSpirit in the Awesome Moments section. This piece is about one moment during a 100-meter butterfly race, when I reached the 75-meter mark and everything started to hurt. My arms felt heavy, my breathing was messy, and a small voice in my head kept telling me…
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Environment Opens the Door, Choice Walks Through It
Prompt: Do people change more because of their environment or because of their own choices? When I first joined a more competitive swim team, I noticed the difference immediately. People arrived early, stayed late, and treated every set seriously. No one had to say anything – it was just expected. At first, I assumed that…
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What Losing Shows You
Prompt: Do people learn more from winning or losing? I knew the race had gone badly from the silence waiting for me after I touched the wall. Usually, after races, my coach says something right away about my splits or my finish. This time, he just glanced at the scoreboard and wrote quietly on his…
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Do You Want to Get Married Someday?
For most of my life, marriage felt less like a dream and more like a script I wasn’t sure I wanted to follow. Personally, I don’t dismiss marriage, but I don’t see it as something I have to do either. I can imagine myself getting married someday, but only if it actually adds something meaningful…
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The War in Iran: A Place for Student Questions and Reactions
After reading “The War in Iran: A Place for Student Questions and Reactions” by Katherine Schulten in The New York Times, one theme that stood out to me was public judgment. The article explains how after the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, people reacted very differently. Some people went out into the streets…
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Is It Better to Be Honest or Kind When You Have to Choose?
Most people are taught from a young age to always tell the truth, but also to be kind to others. The problem is, these two things don’t always go together. Sometimes being honest can hurt someone’s feelings, while being kind might mean not telling the full truth. When you’re forced to choose between the two,…