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For most of my life, marriage felt less like a dream and more like a script I wasn’t sure I wanted to follow. Personally, I don’t dismiss marriage, but I don’t see it as something I have to do either. I can imagine myself getting married someday, but only if it actually adds something meaningful…
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After reading “The War in Iran: A Place for Student Questions and Reactions” by Katherine Schulten in The New York Times, one theme that stood out to me was public judgment. The article explains how after the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, people reacted very differently. Some people went out into the streets…
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Most people are taught from a young age to always tell the truth, but also to be kind to others. The problem is, these two things don’t always go together. Sometimes being honest can hurt someone’s feelings, while being kind might mean not telling the full truth. When you’re forced to choose between the two,…
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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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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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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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Why I Wrote About Audiobooks vs. ReadingThis topic caught my attention because people argue about it all the time — in class, online, and especially on BookTok. I’ve listened to audiobooks and read physical books, and the experiences always felt different to me. When the NYT Student Opinion prompt asked whether audiobooks “count” as reading,…
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Why I Wrote About the “Gifted” LabelI chose this NYT Student Opinion prompt because the word “gifted” appears everywhere in schools, but almost no one questions what it actually means or whether it even helps students. I’ve seen classmates feel pressured by the label and others feel discouraged by not having it. I wanted to…
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