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What’s Too Young for Child Athletes to Have Personal Trainers?
After reading the article “The Next Big Thing in Youth Sports? Personal Trainers” by Charley Locke in The New York Times, it made me think a lot about how youth sports are changing. More and more kids are getting personal trainers at really young ages. The article talks about a 10 year old girl named…
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What Do Books and Reading Mean to You?
For me, books are sliding doors and windows. That is the clearest way I can explain what reading does to me. When I open a book, I am either stepping into another life or looking at my own from a new angle. Sometimes it is movement, sometimes it is light, but it is never nothing.…
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What Teenagers Are Saying About Altering Photos to Look Better Online
For a lot of teenagers, Snapchat filters are not really seen as “altering” photos anymore. They are just part of taking a picture. The moment the camera opens, the filters are already there, smoothing skin, brightening eyes, and reshaping faces before you even think about it. Many teens say they are not trying to be…
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Seeing People, Not Categories
Prompt: are stereotypes about social groups harmful, or can they sometimes help us understand people? Stereotypes about social groups are harmful because they oversimplify people and limit how we see one another. While some might argue that stereotypes help us understand groups more quickly, in reality they cause more damage than good. They create walls…
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What I Would Not Become
The arguments never lasted long.That was what bothered me. A sharp sentence.A raised voice.Then quiet. Like nothing had happened.Like nothing needed answering. I started to noticehow easily things were smoothed over.How questions became politeness.How silence passed for peace. The house was good at keeping things contained.Doors stayed closedbecause no one insistedthey be opened. At first,…
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A Narrative Echo to the Book THE OUTSIDERS
Dear Johnny, I don’t even know where to start. I keep thinking about the last time I saw you, lying in that hospital bed and telling me to “stay gold.” At the time, I didn’t understand what you meant. I just wanted you to stay alive. Now, every time I see a sunrise, I hear…
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Where Silence Lives
I The pool deck is always too bright, chlorine thick in the air and the sound of timers snapping in the hands of volunteers. Hours of waiting for a few minutes of racing. I stand behind the block, shivering as the crowd echoes. My heart thumps wildly in my chest trying to jump out. When…
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A Narrative Echo to the Book: THE BORROWERS
I climbed today. To me, the kitchen table looked like a mountain, its legs stretching endlessly upward. My hands clung to the grooves in the wood as I pulled myself higher, my heart pounding with the thrill of each step. At the top, I saw them: sugar crystals scattered near the teapot. To humans they…
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Between Hall and Chlorine
Originally published as a Global Beat essay on KidSpirit (Winter issue: “Dialogue Between Generations”). Swimming has always existed in a strange space between discipline and escape for me. The echo of water against tile can feel like silence, even when surrounded by noise. In the hallway, I am one person. In the pool, I am another —…
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Where in the World Would You Most Like to Travel?
I really enjoy traveling because it lets me experience places that feel different from my everyday life. Traveling helps me understand new cultures, try unfamiliar foods, and notice how people live in ways I wouldn’t see at home. One of my favorite trips was to Florida, where I visited both Disney World and Key West.…
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