Posts Tagged ‘belonging’
A letter to my fellow Yalies
[Editor’s note: This letter is relevant to many people in many different schools.] Belonging. It is the one thing we always look for no matter where we are, whom we are with. We looked for it on the first day of college as we nervously scanned the dining halls for someone to sit with,…
Read MoreThe stories we choose
In her TED Talk on the “single story,” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie addresses our adherence to single stories — of places and their political landscapes, of others, and of ourselves. We advance the single story because it allows us to understand the world in a linear, comfortable way and to comprehend ideas of excellence one-dimensionally. From…
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