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Seeing People, Not Categories
Prompt: are stereotypes about social groups harmful, or can they sometimes help us understand people? Stereotypes about social groups are harmful because they oversimplify people and limit how we see one another. While some might argue that stereotypes help us understand groups more quickly, in reality they cause more damage than good. They create walls…
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What I Would Not Become
The arguments never lasted long.That was what bothered me. A sharp sentence.A raised voice.Then quiet. Like nothing had happened.Like nothing needed answering. I started to noticehow easily things were smoothed over.How questions became politeness.How silence passed for peace. The house was good at keeping things contained.Doors stayed closedbecause no one insistedthey be opened. At first,…
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A Narrative Echo to the Book THE OUTSIDERS
Dear Johnny, I don’t even know where to start. I keep thinking about the last time I saw you, lying in that hospital bed and telling me to “stay gold.” At the time, I didn’t understand what you meant. I just wanted you to stay alive. Now, every time I see a sunrise, I hear…
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Where Silence Lives
I The pool deck is always too bright, chlorine thick in the air and the sound of timers snapping in the hands of volunteers. Hours of waiting for a few minutes of racing. I stand behind the block, shivering as the crowd echoes. My heart thumps wildly in my chest trying to jump out. When…
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A Narrative Echo to the Book: THE BORROWERS
I climbed today. To me, the kitchen table looked like a mountain, its legs stretching endlessly upward. My hands clung to the grooves in the wood as I pulled myself higher, my heart pounding with the thrill of each step. At the top, I saw them: sugar crystals scattered near the teapot. To humans they…
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Between Hall and Chlorine
Originally published as a Global Beat essay on KidSpirit (Winter issue: “Dialogue Between Generations”). Swimming has always existed in a strange space between discipline and escape for me. The echo of water against tile can feel like silence, even when surrounded by noise. In the hallway, I am one person. In the pool, I am another —…
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Where in the World Would You Most Like to Travel?
I really enjoy traveling because it lets me experience places that feel different from my everyday life. Traveling helps me understand new cultures, try unfamiliar foods, and notice how people live in ways I wouldn’t see at home. One of my favorite trips was to Florida, where I visited both Disney World and Key West.…
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Would You Want to Be a D.J.?
Being a D.J. is something I would genuinely enjoy, especially in a college radio setting where creativity and personal taste matter. Music plays a big role in how I express mood and confidence, and being a D.J. would give me the chance to share that feeling with others. Rather than focusing on what is most…
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Does Listening to an Audiobook Count as Reading?
Why I Wrote About Audiobooks vs. ReadingThis topic caught my attention because people argue about it all the time — in class, online, and especially on BookTok. I’ve listened to audiobooks and read physical books, and the experiences always felt different to me. When the NYT Student Opinion prompt asked whether audiobooks “count” as reading,…
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