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Your story is what you have, what you will always have. It is something to own.

By Michelle Obama
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Michelle Obama is an American lawyer, writer, and the wife of former US President Barack Obama. She was a Chicago city administrator and community outreach worker, and during her time as First Lady, she focused her attention on poverty, education, and healthy living.

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Why Experiencing Culture Shock is a Good Thing for Young Adults

Faced with an environment that is not their own while apart from family and friends, young adults and teens will be forced to overcome obstacles and problem-solve on their own.

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Danielle Desimone
2021
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Identity and Neurodiversity

Conceptions of identities are complex. We have a number of identities that manifest themselves in different environments or as composite forms of background experience. So, do neurodiverse conditions like autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and bipolar really comprise a part of a person’s identity?

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International Bipolar Foundation
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Are Americans Obsessed with Race and Gender? | Middle Ground

A group of young Americans from various racial and gender backgrounds discuss some of the most controversial topics regarding racial and gender identity and discrimination.

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2019
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These Teen Girls Are Fighting for a More Just Future

Like legions of Black women before them, these four young activists are building a better tomorrow.

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Jessica Bennett
2020
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The Existentialist’s Survival Guide: How to Live Authentically in an Inauthentic Age

Soren Kierkegaard, Frederick Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre, and other towering figures of existentialism grasped that human beings are, at heart, moody creatures, susceptible to an array of psychological setbacks, crises of faith, flights of fancy, and other emotional ups and downs.

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Gordon Marino
2019
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“Which One Is the Real Me?”—A Veteran’s Transition and Identity Crisis

Like most veterans, I found the transition from military to civilian life a struggle—a tougher struggle than I had anticipated. For me, I found that one of my trickier struggles was with my identity.

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Joshua Plummer
2022
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What ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ Means to this Gay Veteran | American Veteran

Janessa Goldbeck was an out, gay woman when she joined the Marines—but the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy was still in place, forcing her to hide her true self from others. After its official repeal, Goldbeck was able to educate others about LGBTQ issues.

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2022
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Identity with John Perry - Conversations with History

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professor John Perry who discusses the evolution of his thinking on the problem of identity. Topics covered also include: how a philosopher thinks, philosophical thinking and public discourse, and what philosophy and humor have in common.

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John Perry
2009
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Jonathan Van Ness: Honey, She’s an Onion with All Sorts of Layers

The ‘Queer Eye’ star and author of the new book ‘Over the Top’ wants to encourage people to be themselves, or like his mother always said, ‘bloom where you’re planted.’

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Jonathan Van Ness
2019
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Over the Top: My Story

Who gave Jonathan Van Ness permission to be the radiant human he is today? No one, honey. The truth is, it hasn’t always been gorgeous for this beacon of positivity and joy.

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Jonathan Van Ness
2025
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