History Retold Project
Becoming
I watched my mother become an "American" right before my eyes. From the immigration interviews to the study guide of American history, it...
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Erin Yuan
- Sep 1, 2022
Redefinition
Was my American Dream really my own or was it just yet another unattainable set of expectations that had been forced upon me by a...
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Gabriella Gaona
- Sep 1, 2022
The American Dream
The Oxford English Dictionary defines the American Dream as “the ideal that every citizen of the United States should have an equal...
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Jack Lakis
- Sep 1, 2022
The American Way
Honestly, I was pretty disgusted by this year’s Met gala. Perhaps more disturbing than its underwhelming fashion, was its theme: ‘Gilded...
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Sanjana Senthil
- Aug 14, 2022
Not Their America
The news is telling me today is a bleak day. I know it’s telling me it’s bleak because it’s telling me that now is the time to fight and...
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Divya Singh
- Aug 14, 2022
What does it mean to be an American?
When one asks the question, “What does it mean to be an American,” one will immediately think of the obvious: freedom. But like...
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Elizabeth Dinh
- Jun 6, 2022
Racial Prejudice & Identity: A Poem
My fingers glide over the keys, Playing a melody from my soul. The song is sincere and true, Like a prayer uttered before an altar. Yet,...
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Zara Motan
- Jun 6, 2022
Bittersweet
You think I ask for your flowers to wilt I only ask for mine to bloom You think I ask for your fruit to rot I only ask for mine to ripen...
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Jessica Wombles
- Jun 6, 2022
Oh What I'd Give To Be a Bird
I stand atop the highest rock as the tourists gaze at the sights given I wish that I could understand the language they talk oh what I’d...
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Olivia Perry
- Jun 6, 2022
A Daughter, A Student, A Learner
Promise, as promising as your first pair of dress shoes. The synthetic smell assuming the room. New. Fitting for the occasion. Now the...
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Princess Ogiemwonyi
- Jun 6, 2022
The Woman Beyond her Skin
I was born on November 12th which makes me a Scorpio and if I’m being honest I’m way too invested in what that means I am 5’5 and 3...
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Cody Siegel
- Jun 6, 2022
I Am A Storyteller
I’m sitting crossed-legged on the Great Lawn in Central Park with my hands fidgeting in my lap. The air is sticky and bubbles flow...
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History Retold Project
- Jan 11, 2022
Etiquette Rules: How Institutionalized Etiquette Controls Womanhood
For far too long, etiquette's traditionally "empowering," association with high status and success has attracted the public,...
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History Retold Project
- Jan 11, 2022
To Kill a Legacy
“I think the thing that I most deplore about American writing… is a lack of craftsmanship. It comes right down to this – the lack of...
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History Retold Project
- Jan 11, 2022
Diets Eating Away at the Youth
My summer routine frequently included walking into the kitchen and seeing my mother concoct repulsive, inadequate foods just to stick to...
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History Retold Project
- Jan 11, 2022
My Thighs are Not Distracting
I was seven years old the first time I was taught to be ashamed of my body. I vividly remember publicly standing up with my female...
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History Retold Project
- Jan 11, 2022
Social Media and Connection
By Sherry Long Social media fosters human connection; it gives us another way to connect, which increases our happiness. Moreover, now...
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History Retold Project
- Jan 11, 2022
Sexual Liberation
By Sherry Long From ages as young as twelve, society feeds girls an incessant narrative of sexual liberation: to be bold and brazen in...
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History Retold Project
- Jul 14, 2021
The Totem Pole
Because I am a straight, white woman, I have seen myself represented in school and in history, but I also know that it does not represent...
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