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6ft Mexican in the Bronx no hate here but love on this side
Everyone made me who I am today I learned a lot from it
The people I grew up with gave me ideas to follow and some just made me realize how you can never please anyone
At this point in life I ended coming out with a small circle of friends
Nature takes its course and I’m alive for its growth

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I am an Italian American, queer female. I have long curly brown hair. In the sun I am happiest, you can see the freckles on my face and my hair gets a red tint. Many people refer to me as bisexual, which makes me uncomfortable because it is not how I identity myself, which is why I work hard to make queer liberation a priority in my life. I am an older sister to two younger brothers, because of them and the culture I grew up in I am very family oriented. I am easy going and like to do the things that make me happy, like skateboarding, jigsaw puzzles, and crochet. I can never decide which I like more, rainy days indoors or sunny days outside surrounded by the people that care about me.

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Love to see so much history and future packed into this photo. This reminds me of where I come from and where we’re headed. My grandmother is 93 now and knows the streets of Queens better than anyone I know. She’s 4’11, but we call her Big Halmunee (grandma). She lived through Japanese colonial rule, the Korean War, moved across the world, and managed a life in this place with a Korean bible and no English. I’m trying to keep us going.

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a personal artifact of mine is this image because in this image it shows the basic "we can do it" lady but with a hijab on. so it describes me.

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For me what I feel connected to is this song called "Budapest". I can listen to that song no matter what mood I'm in or what time of day. When I listen to that song it gives me this feeling that i think I give people.

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https://youtu.be/Ee_uujKuJMI
American Idiot - Green Day

Don't wanna be an American idiot

Don't want a nation under the new media

And can you hear the sound of hysteria?

The subliminal mind fuck America

Welcome to a new kind of tension

All across the alien nation

Where everything isn't meant to be okay

Television dreams of tomorrow

We're not the ones who're meant to follow

For that's enough to argue

Well maybe I'm the faggot America

I'm not a part of a redneck agenda

Now everybody do the propaganda

And sing along to the age of paranoia

Welcome to a new kind of tension

All across the alien nation

Where everything isn't meant to be okay

Television dreams of tomorrow

We're not the ones who're meant to follow

For that's enough to argue

Don't want to be an American idiot

One nation controlled by the media

Information age of hysteria

It's going out to idiot America

Welcome to a new kind of tension

All across the alien nation

Where everything isn't meant to be okay

Television dreams of tomorrow

We're not the ones who're meant to follow

For that's enough to argue

This song relates to me cause I’ve loved Green Day since I was like 12 and I have always loved this song. I think it’s very clever and honest and I agree with every line. It’s from a rock opera they wrote that was on Broadway for 4 years n I think that’s really cool and impressive for a punk band to do. The whole play is basically about these young guys from Suburbia going to the city to pursue their dreams and failing. The irony is that they r moving away from the typical American dream, cuz they are young and they think it will be better somewhere else, but it’s not and they end up with the same hopeless ideals, making the same stupid mistakes, and going back to the home they resented. It’s a pretty dark play just kinda talking about how fucked up everything is, there isn’t really a positive message or happy ending, it’s just honest. This song is basically saying America is full of idiots, the American dream is a stupid lie and if u believe in it, ur an idiot too, and I don’t wanna be that. I agree with all that.

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Green Day - American Idiot [Official Music Video] [4K Upgrade]

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I'm forever on point that's the thug in me 

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I'm forever on point that's the thug in me 

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I move like the president
Can't get close 'cause it's never the right time
If it ain't 'bout sack what's the chit-chat?
If you ain't where I'm at you can't touch me (ever)  - GHERBO all black

-- LOU

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Find an artifact that connects to some part of you. It can be something that

Represents some aspect of your identity / perspective / POV / ambitions / fears etc.

Inspires you or relates to a dream that you have for yourself

Presents info / ideas that you think are important for others to know

Examples of things that could be shared include works of media (print, video, image, artwork, music, lyrics, dance, etc.)

Post or link your artifact on the same Padlet. In your post, discuss one of the following questions as they relate to your artifact:

-Why do you identify with this?

-What does this say about you? What does this say about your identity / perspective / dreams?

-How does this artifact connect to the idea of the American Dream?

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Big dude

Big belly, beard and mad tattoos

Hella heavy handed

Tell your mom The Bronx is back in groove

Pack a tune

Baby I got bars, I’m down to spit and soothe

Down to live a life that both my children could be proud to use

Now it’s true

That Bori Bori spirit—got it loud and loose

Got that New York City vibe, and Latin Flavor to the Moon

Zoomin’

But I’d rather keep it Live on Google

Speak the truth

Students call me teacher but they teach me just as much as who?

Just as much as any teacher EVER that I had in school

And so I rarely ever tell whoever that I teach the youth

Yea, it’s fine, oh,

“this ones a teacher?”

Yeah, “Rene is too”

But I dodge those convos like Corona

Rather hide and move

Let’s get back to talking Sports or politics, compare our views

I could go on steady for about another week or two

Alas, my time is up, I hope you see me now, let’s speak a few

Big up to my wife and Knicks and Yanks, let’s get a chip or two…

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i am curious, funny, and impatient.

challenge and money be my main focus.

i’ve recently been finding myself lost and anxious to things i feel been around.

My mind constantly overthinks so i let others know about my pain so they feel better. not sure on how it works but it does.

Music is what motivates everything for myself. i damn sure have faith in my career just bases around the people i surround myself with.

My journey is goes deeper every second and i feel at times i shouldn't grow with myself but it’s all i have.

pain.

-Zac

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When I was a kid my parents got me a bike. It was the first real big challenge I remember having to overcome. My parents didn't have the money to buy a new bike, so every few years I would get a new bike off of craigslist as I grew out of the last. There was something about the flow of having to quit or commit that kept me pushing forward both mentally and physically. There are few things that have been doing that long. I hope I never have to quit. This is a race in the alps that I wanna do one day. Anyone can participate but not everyone gets to finish. Its that do or die mentality that keeps me coming back.

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Megavalanche 2018 - Damien OTON POV Winning run

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My name  is Ysra and I am a Muslim. I am a 16 year old female who has goals to achieve. I'm not really focused on other people because i am just trying to succeed in life. i usually am shy, but once you get to know me, Im not shy at all. I have a very energetic personality and half of it comes from the coffee i drink.
i have many hobbies like, soccer, basketball, and baseball. i was born in NY but my family was born in yemen.

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My Authobiography
-My name is Kimberly , I’m a Hispanic teenager who came to the US at the age of 5, sacrificing many things. My mom wanted for my siblings and I to have a better future , no danger no nothing. Crossing the border 2 by 2 was honestly the worse thing I’ve ever experienced. I was only 4 and I came with my sister who was only 7 guarded by my uncle , unfortunately he was left behind because he couldn’t no more especially since I was always carried . It’s hard saying this because I don’t like speaking about it especially because people are so quick to judge and never know the reason as to why things happen. My mom wasted so much $$ having to cross herself, my 3 other siblings and myself . I’ve been through so much as well as my family that I’m proud to say I’m an immigrant in the US, not too many immigrants in other countries have the same opportunities I have right now. My personality and how I act is because of everything I’ve gone through, sometimes people judge me by saying I’m a disrespectful mean person but honestly you just have to get to know me, I may never put a smile on my face but I’m happy even when I’m not . I have my own business as a lash technician and I’m currently taking classes to get certified for fashion design and cosmetology. I’m beyond great full for the things god has put in my path!

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I am a Russian, Irish, Moroccan spiritual agnostic.
I am bisexual and gender fluid, my gender kinda changes daily, but I like presenting fem and I’m proud to be a woman. I use she/her or they/them pronouns.
I’m a cancer sun & moon, Scorpio rising, I love astrology and I’m really good at reading charts.
I am an artist, I love to write and act and sing. I’m best at writing poetry and songs and doing makeup. I love animals and fashion, I have 3 cats n a dog and I love styling myself, other people and just things in general. Love a good aesthetic. I love rock, punk rock, and most music/style from the 70’s-90’s. I am 16 but my age does not define me. I am creative, intelligent and rebellious. I question everything, I’m wild, I’m intense, I’m emotional and I believe in/practice witchcraft. I want to be famous and rich so I can change the world, both by influencing the public and by actually funding and building spaces and organizations that can physically help people.

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- man
- hiphop/spanish music
-baseball
-basketball
-manga/anime
-scorpio
-dominican
-gaming
-bronx

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I like to work
being challenged
bikes
adrenaline
music
computers
snow
the wild
animals
food

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Find an artifact that connects to some part of you.

1. This song is by one of my favorite emcees--Big Pun-who was from The Bronx and who I identified with greatly. This video especially so because it's one of my favorite Pun songs and features my favorite sport and a couple of my favorite ball players at that time--Kenny Anderson and Stephon Marbury, both from NYC. I think this video and the song represent a large part of my childhood and teen years, it is definitely a day-in-the-life kind of thing for that era in my life.

2. I dreamed of rhyming and playing ball so there's that aspect of my American Dream, the thought of making it big whether it was music or basketball was always one of those lotto type things kids dreamed of. Almost like a certified stamp to The American Dream (Money, fame, talent, etc.).

3. I also identify with the lyrics, especially the line, "Savor These Few Dying Days" which served as an early reminder that time is precious and enjoying every second was a goal I aspired to achieve back then (1998/99ish).

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Big pun ft Terror Squad - Watcha Gonna Do

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Black Afro Latina
Lighter tone
A wax specialist
Ambidextrous
Allergic to Pineapples
A Leader
Light Brown Hair
A writer

Jalynn Lewis

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- Black
- Man
- Morehouse
- Father, Husband, Son, Brother
- My friends
-  History
- Fluevog
- Hip-Hop/R&B/Jazz/Salsa
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Books
- Malcolm X
- Marcus Garvey
- MLK
- Pizza
- Investing
- The Caribbean
- Italy, Brazil, DR, South Africa, St. Marten, Mexico
- Coffee
- Writing
- Trumpet
- New Jersey, Louisiana, San Francisco, Brooklyn, Atlanta

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I never give up
Even when the world was designed to keep me stuck
I am sometimes discouraged
But I am never mislead
Because my mindset under stress is different from the rest
I work a 9-5
Cause broke or rich I got no one by my side
I learned how to use my skills in a way that works
I left all negativity buried In the dirt
I’m a sister that try’s
I am a daughter that cry’s
I’m a daughter that ain’t have love
I am imiya and I’m just enough
If I fall who gonna pick me up?
So when I rise I’ll say fuck you but still wish you luck

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My name is Arianna the youngest of 3
I have 2 older brothers who protect me
I love to play sports like basketball and volleyball
and I also love to play football
dancing is my passion
and I've been told I'm good at fashion
I'm also good at hair
and my favorite place is the Pierre
I'm goofy
and love home made smoothies
I care hard
so I act like a bodyguard
I'm Arianna youngest of 3
but I won't let them define me

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I am Andrew. Queens-born, Long Island-raised, current Queens resident. I am Asian American, Korean American, a child of immigrants. I’m a cisgender, straight, able-bodied male. I am often distracted. I am a reader, an occasional television binger, internet browsing expert, a consumer of news and ideas, basketball fan, an aspiring sewist, a journal writer, a lover of emails, a learner, a teacher. I am sometimes a chef. I am a big-ideas person. I am an abandoner of many projects. I am a father of two kids, a partner. I am a bad texter. I'm a listener of music and podcasts. Usually conflict avoidant. An introvert. Curious. Nervous, sometimes lazy, sometimes ambitious.