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“Three pages about life in the shelter and overcoming problems” - Mercedes Downing
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“Three pages about life in the shelter and overcoming problems”
This is Mercedes Downing’s story. She’s a senior at Santa Fe High School and shares with us her beautiful and inspiring story. As she said, this is the result of three pages written about life in a youth shelter and how she overcame her hardships.
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“Three pages about life in the shelter and overcoming problems”
This is Mercedes Downing’s story. She’s a senior at Santa Fe High School and shares with us her beautiful and inspiring story. As she said, this is the result of three pages written about life in a youth shelter and how she overcame her hardships.
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We, Youth
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I just got done listening to We, Youth and I did enjoy it. I liked how Mercedes got different peoples views or definitions about what youth meant to them. How they ranged from age which is good instead of getting the perspective of one person. The use of music was interesting with someone beat boxing in the background it had an old school feel to it. She gives her side of the story like how it was to live in a shelter and how she got through it all, with the help of people and friends there with her. She tells you what she wants in the future to help other people letting them know that their not alone in the world.