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I dread waking up every morning
1. Kellie Casburn
2. Her story is about the struggles she faces with depression and how she feels about her medication.

3. "I dread waking up every morning, as most teenagers do. I dread feeling the weight of the pale blue pill in my hand. I dread having to put it in my mouth, raise the cup to my lips and swallow. I dread the whole rest of the day, knowing tomorrow, I will repeat the steps: hold, place, drink, swallow."
4. She only briefly mentioned the other side, but didn't really give insight to their opinion.
5. No, they were very stiff in their position. Even when addressing the other side, she said that psychiatrists should have more consideration towards people in her position.
6. There are no quotes.
7. First person.
A Guide to College Admissions
1. McKenna Beard
2. Her story is about college admissions.
3. "Getting into college is not an easy task. The journey to being accepted into your first choice college starts your first day of freshman year."
4. She addresses that colleges are more likely to accept students who have shown themselves to be well-rounded and intelligent, but have a good balance of everything.
5. There wasn't really a way for her to be wish-washy in her opinion; it was simply about how she thought one should plan to fill out their college application. She did stay stern in what she said, however, and encouraged readers to be realistic in their expectations.
6. There are no quotes.
7. Second person.
Being a Modern Day Student with Dyslexia
1. Lauren Guzy
2. Her story was about her experience through life with dyslexia, but why she believes it to be a positive thing.
3. "Even though it sounds like dyslexia is this terrible, awful thing, it really isn’t. Other than being bad at reading, taking five times as long to read everything, and always asking everyone to spell something for you, it affects dyslexics in a positive way. We’re scientifically proven to excel in engineering, architecture, entrepreneurship and the arts. "
4. She mentioned that some subjects are more difficult for her because she has dyslexia, but says that it gives her the opportunity to excel in other things.
5. They were not wish-washy at all. She persevered in her message. "Thirty-Five percent of all entrepreneurs, forty percent of self-made millionaires, and fifty percent of NASA’s scientists are dyslexic, and only three percent of the general public see dyslexia as something other than a disadvantage."
6. She uses quotes for a dyslexia simulation.
7. First person.

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