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My copy of 'Night' is dog-eared. The pages are filled with plastic colored 'flags' that are blue, green, purple, and yellow. Vocabulary is in the margins; phrases and sentences are underlined, some with pencil, and some with pen. Many words are circled.
Clemantine Wamariya
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When you receive an education, you pass it on.
EducationYouPassReceive
Make your education personal. When it matters to you, you will show up.
EducationYouPersonalWillMatters
The tradition of Umuganda is a beautiful and inspiring one. It connects people to their surrounds and creates a responsible community.
CommunityBeautifulPeopleTradition
The benefits of Umuganda are not merely economic. The day is intended to build community involvement and strengthen cohesion between persons of different background and levels. One such a benefit is that people can access authorities to articulate their needs and voice opinions on various issues.
CommunityDayPeopleVoiceOpinions
Growing up in Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda, I had a wonderful life, one that I have not experienced anywhere since, even after living in nine countries.
LifeCityGrowing UpGrowingLiving
I never thought that being a public speaker would teach me so much about life and make it so beautiful as well.
LifeBeautifulMeThoughtNever
I am thankful to those who've listened to my story over and over as well as those who've helped me share it. For me, the act of storytelling is an act of healing.
ThankfulI AmHealingMeStoryOver
After my final semester at Yale in December of 2013, I made a scary choice. Instead of looking for work - feeling over-read and underweight - that for a few months I would go wherever the wind carried me. I would become a student of the world, and I would eat.
WorkMeWindWorldLookingChoice
Children tell the truth.
TruthChildrenTell
I go around the country sharing my story. I aim to dare other people to go deep into their own stories and hope to inspire them to think about their own world and experiences.
HopePeopleWorldStoryDeepThink
Everything I own in my closet has a story. Stuff is not just stuff - things were given to me with love.
LoveMeStoryEverythingOwnThings
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