I always have a hard time describing myself. To prepare for this essay, I opened up my turquoise and gold patterned journal and began a list titled, "Who am I?" I sat for a while writing down things like, "a dreamer," and "a good person," before I recognized the whole scene as cliche and crossed out the list. So, I sat in my room listening to alternative rock music from the nineties and trying to get in the mindset of...

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