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Teen Ink Magazine, April 2002 : WhatMatters Articles

His Lessons
   Inhis eyes I was a person, not just a student. To him I was not merely a name onthe attendance list, but a human being with a heart and soul. Rabbi Sternbergtaught me valuable lessons, lessons that had nothing to do with the curriculum.
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Humanity
   underneaththe names,
the customs
the stereotypes
we conform to, and wear,
like a mask -

underneath our covers -
we are all people.

weare individual, unique, special.
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The Ugly Duckling
   When I was young my motheralways read me "The Ugly Duckling" and explained how I should neverjudge a book by its cover. I had no idea what she was talking about - untilfourth grade, when something happened that changed my life.
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