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I love your story and the topic. Art is such an important form of expression and i relate to this on many levels. Art is beautiful and it helps release emotions that you cant express verbally.
Kait, i love your essay. I feel like a lot of teens believe they need to be in control of every part of their life but the quote "control what you can control" is a great phrase to use seeing as we truly are the only ones keeping ourselves...
Your topic is so important and i believe that for teens it often is difficult to know you are worthy of respect. I love that your personal take on respect has to do with the fact that you yourself know that you deserve it.