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When will it ever be a good time to be a woman?
Reflecting on my journey through school elections and being a spectator in the 2024 U.S. presidential race, I examine the hurdles women face in leadership roles. This piece explores how deeply ingrained gender biases shape our paths—and why it’s time to challenge them.
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Everyone’s talking about Taylor Swift
I’m pursuing further studies this year! Here’s the essay that landed me a spot in the master's program I applied for where I explored Taylor Swift's media influence and the unique connection she shares with her fanbase, analyzing the impact of her public persona on pop culture and the music industry.
Of pink bikes and orange summers
There I was one sunny afternoon in May, riding my pink bike and listening to Pedro Pascal read an essay about love. He wasn't reading it to me. I was aware of the many layers between his voice and my ears. The many recordings it must have taken to get a take worth using. Imagine the editing room where a technician had to splice his good takes and input the canned ads that were needed to make money out of a podcast. But as I listened to his soft yet powerful voice, fully aware of the distance between my ears and the speaker's lips, I still found myself lost in a world outside my own. Lost in the maze of cul-de-sacs and identical houses where I once wished I had lived.