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  A Girl and a Boy

  

  By JingzeWu, Newton, MA

  I'm going to tell a story. Once upon a time, a girl and a boy met in high school. They started talking to each other a lot, and soon enough, became close. They fell in love. They lived in a small town in China. Both of them were poor, but everyone was poor back then, so they didn't r...
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  The Oath

  

  By JingzeWu, Newton, MA

  I walked into the stuffy government room. Rows of plastic chairs were lined up in front of the podium. The fluorescent office lights flickered. A modest American flag hung in the corner, its stripes folded across its stars. As I walked up to the registration table, a receptionist jotted down my name...
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  Working for One's Passions

  

  By JingzeWu, Newton, MA

  I believe that neither passion without exertion nor drive without interest is enough to achieve true happiness. I believe that no matter your talent, upbringing or luck in life, if one works hard for something you believe in, one will always achieve Jefferson’s so-called “pursuit of happiness.�...
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  Our Pursuit of Happiness

  

  By JingzeWu, Newton, MA

  In Mandarin Chinese, the United States, America, translates to mei guo, which literally taken, is read “beautiful land.” Similar beliefs and anticipations, rooted deep within the language and culture of other peoples and originated from its first interactions with it, have defined America as not...