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lmartell wrote a new post 8 years, 5 months ago
At the beginning of the year, self-direction was one of my weaker life-long skills. I know that I have grown in self-direction because when my group needed to go public I took the initiative of making sure my […]
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lmartell wrote a new post 8 years, 11 months ago
During the second retreat of What’s the Story? I learned a lot about effective communication, open-mindedness, engaging an audience through different film techniques, and the impact of positive feedback. On the f […]
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lmartell wrote a new post 9 years ago
I’m working on identifying a story that I want to pursue, but I have a couple different topics that I’m interested in. I think I’m going to do a bit more research to figure out what story I want to explore […]
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lmartell commented on the post, #3 Dreamers Dream on During Nightmare 9 years ago
As I researched and began writing I noticed that I was starting to take sides. Although before I had started researching, I was leaning towards one side, I wanted to get different perspectives on both sides of the […]
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lmartell commented on the post, #4 A Tangled Mind Map 9 years ago
Hey Aidan,
Thank you! When I first thought about putting the song lyrics in I wasn’t sure if it would really “work” alongside the statics and facts, but once I did I’m so glad I did because it felt really natural.
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lmartell commented on the post, #4 A Tangled Mind Map 9 years ago
That’s actually such a funny coincidence, I didn’t even know that! I’m sure if John Lennon were still here he’d be a fierce advocate for many of these young people who feel like their voices are being silenced.
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lmartell commented on the post, #4 A Tangled Mind Map 9 years ago
Hi Emily,
I’m glad you liked the John Lennon reference. 🙂 For this mind map, I had already come up with the name dreamers for these young people and as I was working I thought it would be fun and meaningful to add in.
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lmartell wrote a new post 9 years, 1 month ago
My mind map is a bit blurry so here’s what each arrow points to:
(My topic is DACA)
DACA –> $ 4 billion to deport all young illegal immigrants
DACA –> Deporting leads to more jobs for Americans? … […]
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lmartell wrote a new post 9 years, 1 month ago
In Vermont, we’ve been very sheltered from many large news stories. However, just because we think we’re a safe community unaffected by many “outside forces” doesn’t mean we truly are sheltered. Many people don’t […]
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lmartell commented on the post, #2: Finding Direction 9 years, 1 month ago
I love how as I read the article I could start to see you already getting excited and interested in your topic. It was really awesome to see how at first you were unsure about your topic, but then slowly became […]
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lmartell commented on the post, #2: Making a plan 9 years, 1 month ago
I really like how you explored deeper into how adults are causing just as many problems for LBGTQ+ kids as their peers are. I think it really shows how much of a challenge these kids are facing.
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lmartell wrote a new post 9 years, 1 month ago
Before I even knew if I was going to be accepted into Middlebury’s program, I knew that Trump’s repeal of DACA was something that was important to me and something I wanted to learn more about. Within just two […]
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lmartell wrote a new post 9 years, 1 month ago
I am the one who wants to have the ability to effectively communicate my thoughts and ideas to other people so I will be able to have a powerful voice. I am the one who wants to have my own opinions rather than […]
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lmartell's profile was updated 9 years, 1 month ago
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