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Untitled Why are you so happy all the time? I've been asked this question numerous times since I have started college, and at first I would just respond, "I don't know, I just...

My Relationship With Them My relationship with God did not start in the best of terms. Since the day my sister was born, my parents have encouraged all of us to maintain a...

Untitled "Do I matter?" I ask, looking out at my friends beautiful faces. Soft sand warms my feet. A vast blue ocean stretches away from the beach and over the horizon. Removed...

No Grit No Gain This is a story about how I learned how to use grit to persevere through life. dying was not enough after a while, and it became apparent in ninth grade when I...

CRUISE TO CRUZ Every culture is valuable for that particular population. Indian culture is incredibly complex and of astounding proportion. But beneath it, is a scientific...

Hobby to Passion Around 2012, I had no particular interests in anything. All I did in my free time was watch cartoons on the T.V. I never used social media since I thought it...

Blindsided DEFEAT. Crimson letters assembled on my computer screen to sadistically laugh in my face. I saw, but did not feel my own limp hands slide off my keyboard and mouse. I...

Untitled The cars grumbled throughout the streets of San Jose. Commuters comfortably packed next to each other enduring some of the remaining chilly wind that was still brushing...

Next Best As I quietly sobbed in 1 am' darkness, I reached this realization: My life can be told as a series of best-friendships. My first best friend was Rachel. She and I were...

Untitled I couldn't of reached UC Santa Cruz by myself. Coming from docxa low income family and neighborhood, I wasn't expected to do much or go far in my education. Initially I...