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Picking Up Where I Was Left Off

As I discover who I am, I want to know more about where I came from. I have a unique story. This is because I am adopted. I am interested in why my parents chose to adopt. I wonder whether other adopted children have the same experience as I do.

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(Ron Hogan)

Jennifer Boylan’s She’s Not There

The latest book that I have read was about the life of a transgender woman, titled She’s Not There by Jennifer Boylan. In the book, Boylan takes us through the course of her life as we learn about her life as a child to a grown adult.

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(disgruntled images, flickr)

A New Experience, an Open Mind

As a child, I had the strange intention of neglecting my Korean heritage. I just did not want to be a part of it. So when my mother mentioned that she and I would be visiting South Korea for six weeks, I was mortified. I was determined to form the worst possible view of Korea, and scowled upon everyone I met there. However, my view point quickly changed as I began to experience life in a new country.

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(Flickr)

Beautiful Hair

The hair was so silky and straight. I felt like I was a whole new person because I had hair almost to my elbows! I couldn’t wait to go home and take so many pictures and post it on Instagram and I was even more excited to go to school and show my friends the new look. I hoped my friends didn’t think my hair made me look younger but made me look more mature. I got my hair like this because I felt it would make me feel older and wiser.

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(Alberto G./ Flickr)

The Consequence of the Helicopter

In the modern world, helicopter parents have become more and more ubiquitous because of the increased pressures from society and schools to be as perfect as possible. Are the growing pressures from helicopters parents benefiting the next generation or creating a youth that struggles for independence from those trying to help?

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