https://padlet.com/23cpham5/xydi0phabr3nf2sw Answer at least one of the questions: How have the areas you've grown in affected your life and the things you do? What's the value of writing a letter to someone without knowing that they'll read it? Vuong writes about many themes including: family history and trauma, race, class, privilege, masculinity, addiction, the nature of love, and physical connection-- what themes appeal to you and why? en-us 2023-02-03 15:14:05 UTC 2023-02-23 16:09:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/23cpham5/xydi0phabr3nf2sw/wish/2492788961 By writing a letter without the knowledge of it being read, it gives you the space to share thoughts and reckon with ideas that you may not otherwise have the space to communicate ]]> 2023-02-23 16:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/23cpham5/xydi0phabr3nf2sw/wish/2492788961 https://padlet.com/23cpham5/xydi0phabr3nf2sw/wish/2492789520 2023-02-23 16:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/23cpham5/xydi0phabr3nf2sw/wish/2492789520 https://padlet.com/23cpham5/xydi0phabr3nf2sw/wish/2492789668 I think there is a lot of value for yourself in writing a letter to someone who you know will not read it, because often times the letter may not even be for that person but rather a way to express your feelings and get it off your chest]]> 2023-02-23 16:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/23cpham5/xydi0phabr3nf2sw/wish/2492789668 https://padlet.com/23cpham5/xydi0phabr3nf2sw/wish/2492790248 I think that the value of writing the letter to someone who will never reading is just knowing that you wrote it. You said what needed to be be said and it can still give the writer closure without the words they wrote ever going to the other person]]> 2023-02-23 16:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/23cpham5/xydi0phabr3nf2sw/wish/2492790248 https://padlet.com/23cpham5/xydi0phabr3nf2sw/wish/2492790627 Writing a letter without knowing if it will be read can still be a meaningful way to express your thoughts, even if to no one but yourself. ]]> 2023-02-23 16:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/23cpham5/xydi0phabr3nf2sw/wish/2492790627 https://padlet.com/23cpham5/xydi0phabr3nf2sw/wish/2492790664 every challenge you overcome presents you with a new outlook on that challenge and understanding of other people in similar situations

]]> 2023-02-23 16:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/23cpham5/xydi0phabr3nf2sw/wish/2492790664 https://padlet.com/23cpham5/xydi0phabr3nf2sw/wish/2492790751 writing a letter can bring closure to an individual regarding a topic of difficulty the writer has faced with the recipient. I think even writing a letter out and never sending it can bring closure too]]> 2023-02-23 16:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/23cpham5/xydi0phabr3nf2sw/wish/2492790751 23cpham5 https://padlet.com/23cpham5/xydi0phabr3nf2sw/wish/2492792006 2023-02-23 16:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/23cpham5/xydi0phabr3nf2sw/wish/2492792006