Personal Narrative Essay: Independence Day

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“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any” - Alice Walker. I grew up in a world where everyone is afraid to speak up for the simple matter that they might be wrong. Where everyone is afraid to have a voice because we are taught we didn’t have one: that we aren’t resilient enough to make a change. Yet, I knew that although I was shy, I wanted a world where my voice could speak up for those that couldn’t speak up for themselves. When I was younger I’d ask my parents about everything and anything. Why do we go to church every Sunday? Why do we celebrate September 16 as Independence Day instead of the Fourth of July like everyone else? She enlightened me by telling me that everyone has different traditions

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