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“We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.” ― Kurt Vonnegut

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hope in humanity’s capacity for empathy – frankestein polished critical

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 memedozaMia

prompt: …the nature of motivations that direct and individual’s course of action.         Motivation provides a fundamental framework that influences an individual’s development or course of action. The intent behind motivations of receiving[…]

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We, the Empathetic

January 14, 2018 ZiyanaKZiyana

There is this music that I hear. It’s the kind of music you can’t listen to for long before it starts hurting your head, the kind of music that makes you feel like your blood[…]

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Ophelia–The Deluge (A Character Perspective)

November 19, 2017November 25, 2017 jadeb2000Jade

NOTE: Due to aesthetic purposes, and what I personally believe would disrupt the flow of the piece, I have not titled my sections. While each section should still be clear without a title, I have[…]

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To Watch Them Thrive

October 26, 2017November 3, 2017 muhammad4Muhammad

Below is a piece I would consider to accurately represent my experience of my first three years of high school. I feel like it depicts my comfort in the safety of watching very well, as[…]

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Who am I?

September 16, 2017September 17, 2017 liamcgLiam

I don’t know. But I have some ideas.       Vanity- Mentally, Physically- My Facade   Believe it or not, I concern myself over the opinions and thoughts of others more than I would[…]

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Polished Personal: Secrets

January 12, 2017 nilavaAP Class

What do these texts suggest to you about an individual’s capacity for self-sacrifice in the face of compelling circumstances? Support your ideals with references to one or more of the texts presented and to your[…]

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Painting By Night

January 11, 2017January 12, 2017 ZiyanaKZiyana

What do these texts suggest about an individual’s capacity for self-sacrifice in the face of compelling circumstances? (Polished Personal) Creative Response to “Dancer” with connections based on the imagery of darkness and light to represent[…]

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Holding Breath in a Room Full of Air

January 6, 2017January 10, 2017 ZiyanaKZiyana

She held her breath in a room full of air. She was determined to prove she could control her body, because she was afraid to be a slave to the flesh and bone construct that[…]

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When Two Cars Crash

December 24, 2016January 2, 2017 sadiaaSadia

Sorry for my indecisiveness- this is another personal response to Joy Kogawa’s poem “Where There is A Wall,” but it is not a short story; rather, it is a personal response to an adversity that[…]

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My Sea

November 12, 2016November 13, 2016 ZiyanaKZiyana

My sea is layered and lively, a collection of every part of me and unrestrained in the candor of its being. My sea is me. Their sea is surface and simple, a fraction of the[…]

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