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My entire life, I have loved watching movies, but it wasn't until high school that I truly appreciated the art of filmmaking. After watching the movie "Kill Bill" for the first time, I became obsessed with watching films from all different genres. I even took a film appreciation class in my senior year of high school! Some of my favorite movies include Kill Bill, Parasite, and American Beauty.

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My family is my entire world! I have a mom, dad, and older half-sister. My family has always been so supportive of me and I wouldn't be where I am now without them. Part of the reason I chose to come to Mizzou was so that I could live close to home and see my family whenever :)

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"The Kissing Hand" was the first book I remember ever reading. Before my first day of Kindergarten, all of my Elementary school teachers assigned the parents to read this book to their kids. This book entailed a mother sending her baby off to school for the first time. The mother left a kiss on her baby's hand for her baby to hold with itself throughout the day, in case it felt lonely or scared. After my mom read this book to me, I looked at my kissing hand all throughout the first day of school.

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I started playing field hockey when I was eleven years old and fell in love with it immediately. I continued to play the sport until I was a senior in high school. Throughout the time I played the sport, I met my best friend, made many other friends along the way, and learned how to push myself!

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"Out of My Mind" was the first book I ever read that gave me a different perspective on life. The story is told by a girl who is disabled and non-verbal. Although she seems dumb to the outside world, her inner voice is extremely intelligent. I read this book when I was in fourth grade, and it's definitely a book I will require my students to read.

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"A Bad Case of Stripes" was one of my favorite books as a youngster. It tells the story of "Camilla" who is being bombarded with patterns all over her body for unknown reasons. In the end, it's revealed that the cure to this bad case of stripes is to just be herself. It's a great message to students who may be insecure or feel like they don't fit in. The illustrations in this book are amazing and always stuck out to me!

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I love to cook and I love to eat! My entire life I have always been my mom's sous chef, and in the process, I've learned so much from her. My favorite part of being home from college is being able to listen to music, cook, and try new foods with her. This semester I'm very happy to be living in an apartment because I finally have a kitchen to cook in.

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"Wonder" will forever be one of my favorite books and movies. This is another book that gave me a different perspective on life. The story is told by a fifth grader named "Auggie" who has multiple facial deformities. This book tells the triumphs and tribulations of middle school bullies, family support, and the importance of community. I love it so so much!

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By the age of nine or ten, I became obsessed with watching Cupcake Wars on TV. It inspired me to start baking and using new flavors. I remember baking a lemony tea cupcake, a "Rocky Road" cupcake with a center of marshmallow fluff, and a blackberry peach cupcake. At one point, my mom and I even took a cupcake to "Jilly's", which is a famous cupcake place in St. Louis. I gave the cupcake to a worker to give to the head chef, but there was never any response. After this, I eventually slowed down on all the baking.

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I was OBSESSED with Katy Perry from age six to twelve. She was by far my favorite artist. I went to two of her concerts, had posters of her covering my room, and watched her documentary probably twenty times. I loved her music and to this day remember every lyric to almost all of her songs.

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"Eleanor & Park" was the first "big kid" book I read around the age of twelve. It contains some foul language and abuse, but it opened my eyes to how people around you can experience all different types of things at home, and it's important to spread kindness. I believe this is a great book for students in middle school to read.

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Chess has always been one of my favorite games. I learned to play it when I was about eight years old. I would always play with my dad and both of us made each other more skilled. I got out of it for a while, but when "The Queen's Gambit" came out on Netflix, we bought a new chess board and got right back into it!