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04/23/2015 20:17
Choice Piece
Choose the words of another.
Everlong
04/23/2015 20:14
When I speak in class, people listen. This may seem positive, or the ideal situation, because who wants to be ignored? It's different when you are outnumbered. There is no other face in the crowd that looks like yours. I don't speak for my people! We can not be generalized.
04/23/2015 20:13
Descriptors Piece
A chemical imbalance
is not an adjective
I am not a descriptor
04/23/2015 20:12
Beautiful or Broken
It was easier to read about in books
My voice didn't matter
The room was spinning
No didn't mean no
04/23/2015 20:12
Wheelock. My new family and home
a close-nit community of caring people
I'm a dancer not a fighter
Big hearts always show they are
04/23/2015 20:11
Here I feel like I opened up more. I don't have as many friends here as I do back home. But this school is smaller. The smallness doesn’t change it though. Here I am more myself and don't change who I am in order to have more friends.
Since I don’t change for others, I don’t have as...
04/23/2015 20:10
"There is something wrong with that kid."
"What do you mean?"
"He seems fruity."
Nodding and looking away. Silence. Words, that should have been said. Saying that he has nothing wrong. The "something wrong" is in your head. It burns my throat to say something. Silence....
04/23/2015 20:09
No, I'm not Indian, I'm Latina.
My social class doesn't and shouldn't define me, or anyone.
04/23/2015 19:44
We are all adults at Wheelock, trying to make the world a better place. We should not just tolerate diversity, we should embrace it. If Wheelock, a school who's mission involves breaking down these barriers cannot live up to their expectations, how do we expect to accomplish this in the rest of the...
04/23/2015 19:43
Here, you’re expected to think a certain way. I have the unpopular opinion, especially in liberal Massachusetts. I’ve lost part of my identity here too. I was once so proud for wanting to become an elementary teacher, but here, I’m a dime a dozen. My goals aren’t unique, and even pale in comparison...
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