FIRST IMPRESSION: SELF-ALLIANCE

This quote really caught my eye because it talks about how you are who you are because of what you do and don't let people tell you what to do. I feel like it was there for us to find a meaning behind that to keep on reading the whole essay. All these words from the essay I never heard of till Dr. Preston analyzed mostly every sentence or two for us to understand which was so helpful and learned new words and meanings as we read along together.

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