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Sense: a thought
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Sense: a thought

Feb 4, 2016 | Valentina Guerrero PC '19

Can you feel it? Imagine the soft brush of cloth against your skin, the subtle settling of a snowflake on your shoulder, the gentle caress of a loved one. Listen carefully to the rush of a passing car and the flittering sound of voices rising and falling. Open your eyes to capture a passing cloud, a line of poetry, a smiling face. Let flowers and the smell of rain on concrete fill your nose. Taste the umami of life. It will settle on your taste buds like a familiar friend.

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Submission
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Submission

Dec 2, 2012 | Jeanni Hwang TD ‘14

I thrive in solitude. I loved independence. I'd convinced myself I was a natural at serene self-assurance. Like a swan.

Often when I'm puzzled about where certain traits of mine come from, I just need to look back a bit.  I grew up learning to handle most things myself. My parents never asked me if I had finished my homework before going to bed, if I had documents for them to sign that permitted me to watch PG-13 clips of films in class, which flight I booked online before I booked them.

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Christianity and Feminism
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Christianity and Feminism

Nov 25, 2012 | April Koh TD '14

I am a Christian.

I am a Yale student.

I am a woman.

Three identities that are not too hard to piece together, especially when you don't think too much about it. A smart Christian girl. You see those everywhere. No surprise.

But press the issue a little harder. Look a little closer, and you'll see that those identities don't really blend all so well--

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No More Than I Already Am
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No More Than I Already Am

Oct 26, 2012 | Shelly Kim PC '15

My mom visited me over the past several days. It was a beautiful time.

As we talked and caught up on life, I realized that my relationship with my mom looks less like it did when I was 5 and more like that of two sisters or friends. But I am no less my mom's daughter. In fact, I am learning more of what that actually means.

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Rooted
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Rooted

Nov 26, 2017 | By Sarah Geach PM ’20

If you were a tree, you would understand. If you were a tree, you would know what it is like to have roots. You would know what it is like to have a trunk. You would also know what it is like to have branches. And leaves. And fruit. As someone coming from somewhere extremely different, extremely strange, and extremely foreign, I have a vague idea of what it is like to be a tree.

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