Movie Review: Moonlight
Moonlight is about a character I’ve never seen in a movie—a gay thug who is big, bad, and scary, but who expresses his feelings. Instead of a monster, the movie shows a drug dealer as a human being. His name is Chiron, and he lives in a poor part of Miami, Florida. The movie is […]
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Book Review: Tuesdays with Morrie
As soon as I started reading Tuesdays With Morrie I was hooked. It is a book about an old man’s reflections on life. I have noticed that older people don’t seem to judge as much as kids my age, and I like that they give advice based on their experience. I loved this book. Morrie […]
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MY FIRST TIME: Singing on Stage
“It’s not a big deal,” I told myself. “You’re not alone on stage. The audience will focus on the soloists and you’ll be fine.” Then why was I so panicky? It was the night of my first choral concert, and I was 10 years old. The other kids were laughing and joking together as they […]
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Pretty Lies
One Sunday afternoon, after a very tiring morning, my aunt, my cousin, and I sat on the couch watching TV. We enjoyed a movie and a few shows, but the programming was interrupted by frequent advertisements. There was one ad in particular that caught my attention: a woman dressed in black, walking seductively through a […]
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