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Personal Essays

219 Articles
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Arts & Entertainment

Top five landscape paintings

Zakiya Abdi
April 24, 2024
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Personal Essays

Conquering stage fright through self-belief

Dante Chavez
September 19, 2023
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Personal Essays

Showing courage in the face of ignorance

Alford Shi
September 19, 2023
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Personal Essays

Martial Arts helped me find courage

Presley Medeiros
September 19, 2023
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Cultural Criticism

Appreciation or appropriation? Exploring cultural sensitivity and the need for understanding

Thao Tran
June 6, 2023
photo of concertgoers at Boston Calling in the evening
Arts & Entertainment

Boston Calling: Music is a legacy

Lily Castello
June 5, 2023
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Creative Writing

The power of writing

Bethany Soto-Gomez
April 12, 2023
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Personal Essays

A tumultuous road to finding peace.

Albin Casilla
December 14, 2022
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Personal Essays

Perseverance and family: why we should cherish those we take for granted

Hayden Roberts
December 14, 2022
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Arts & Entertainment

Coding taught me how to have an open mind

Ketura Joseph
September 16, 2022
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