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"And then I think I rediscovered writing and reading and thinking in my first or second year of college and used that as a way to rebuild myself".

My second year in college has been an real eyeopener towards my identity. I feel that reading, writing, and thinking has expanded my knowledge and also help build my confidence as a writer. It has also given me the chance to see things differently through others.

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This Poem describes a girl getting ready for her fifteen birthday celebration.  In the Spanish culture, this celebration is important as a rite of passage from a girl to a young woman. In this poem, its showing the importance of transition. When I first read this poem I connected in a way. When you hit a certain point in life you are expected to view things differently. This poem explained in detail what was expected from this 15 year old girl.

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Troy constantly butts heads with his son Cory who is also a strong athlete, like his father, and wants to go to college on a football scholarship. Because Troy has had bad experiences with baseball, he doesn't think it's realistic for Cory to pursue playing football. In 'Fences' it shows how a father is trying to make his son go down the same path as he did. This story shows how Cory wants to rebuild himself by doing differently than what his father did.

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Grant Wiggins, attends the trial of Jefferson, a 21-year-old man who has been charged with the murder of a white storekeeper. Grant is a schoolteacher and lives with his elderly aunt. In this story, its showing how a person is faced with obstacles and changes into a better person after a lesson learned. This story has shown me how life lessons can be a way to rebuild and become a better version of yourself.

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Sarty Snopes sits in a general store, where his father, Abner Snopes, stands charged with burning down Mr. Harris' barn. Sarty is called up to testify against his father, and he knows he's going to have to lie and say his father didn't burn the barn. At this moment in the story Sarty knew he had a decision to make. This story shows how a person views a certain situation differently than others. I learned that Sarty is trying to protect his father because he knew there was reason behind his father burning down the barn.

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The story begins with Mama waiting in the yard for her eldest daughter Dee to return. Mama discusses her younger daughter Maggie. Maggie nervously anticipates her big sister Dee. This story has taught me how two people can be different from each and have different outlooks on life. This story shows how Maggie uses the quilts as a way to rebuild herself.

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"This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona"

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"This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona"

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Victor and his friend Thomas drive down to Arizona after the death of Victor's father. Thomas, whose mother died in childbirth, understands Victor's loss, and the two bond on their journey. On this journey, I learned that the death of his father was what really inspired him to become a better version of himself. He saw things differently from his friend perspective after really having a talk with him. This story taught me not only the importance of friendship but why you should take the chance to see things differently

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This story was about the relationship between a girl and her mother. The girl represents Kincaid in her youth. The story has shown me that, in this relationship, the mother tries to explain to her daughter the behaviors that she feel is appropriate for females. In this story her mother is trying to rebuild her daughter. This story has given me the opportunity to see things differently through others.

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Three teenage girls walk into an A & P wearing nothing but bathing suits. Sammy, the young cashier, watches them. Sammy quits his job at the supermarket because the manager has embarrassed these three girls. This story shows how he learns just how hard the world was going to be to him after the fact.

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Esperanza is a little girl who moves with her family to a house on Mango Street. It's a small, crumbling red house in a poor urban neighborhood, not at all what Esperanza had been hoping for when her parents promised to move the family to a house. This story shows how a young girl is ashamed of where she comes from and is trying to rebuild confidence. This story taught me that where you come from can not define you as a person.

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I've been playing basketball since I was 13 years old. I have used this sport as a tool to build confidence knowing that I would be great at it one day. It has been my motivation for everything since I can remember. Basketball has been a tool for me to learn  new things and also get the chance to meet a lot of great people. Basketball has also taught me why it's important to build relationships with people.

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The House on Mango Street

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Jing-mei is on a train to China, traveling with her seventy-two-year-old father, Canning Woo. As the train enters Shenzhen, China, Jing-mei begins to "feel Chinese." This story shows how a young girl finds herself and uses different tools to rebuild herself to be like her known family. When I read this piece of literature it showed me how you can rebuild yourself with just a little knowledge in ways you never thought you could.