This past year, political crises and violence rocked several countries, from Haiti and Belarus to Myanmar and Afghanistan. Chances are most American students could not… Read More
Understanding Other Cultures
Tag Archives: Voices
Bridging the Gap
We lived in the same apartment building, rode the same bus to school. English was not our parents’ first language. We learned and played, progressing… Read More
News Team Creates Digital Essays
The ThreeSixty 2021 Fall News Team connected to the #360YouthVoiceChallenge. Students wrote op-eds on self-care, community, identity and more. The students who attended our program… Read More
College Essay: Discovering Myself
I’ve always cared a little too much about things. To be able to make people smile, to make them laugh has always seemed like the… Read More
College Essay: Learning About My Brain
I stared at the white wall in front of me, my blood boiling and my brows knit in anger. I felt tears of frustration pricking… Read More
College Essay: I’m a Playwright
I was in the sixth grade at Fair Middle School when I started to be a playwright. My dad has his master’s degree in film…. Read More
College Essay: Path to Recovery
I remember when my friend handed me the oblong, white pill with little red specks. I knew what it was, but I thought I was different… Read More
College Essay: A Woman Named Rose
In the summer 2020, my pastor asked if I wanted to participate in a theology camp. I wasn’t originally interested, but when I heard writing… Read More
College Essay: Identity in Adoption
“Where are you from?” is a common icebreaker that I’ve struggled with my entire life. I was born in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, and was adopted and… Read More
College Essay: I Am Muslim, I Am Black
I am Yasmin Mohamed Sheikh Abdurahman Noor Sheikh Mohamed Hussein. I am Somali. I am American. I am Muslim. I am a Black woman. I… Read More
College Essay: Dreams of Being a Doctor
“Dios mío, no puede ser (God, this can’t be),” said my mom, sobbing. Memories of all the moments I lived with my mom flashed through… Read More
College Essay: Succeeding with Special Ed
Special ed. Those are scary words. I thought people viewed me as an idiotic outcast who wasn’t as rational or smart as the other students… Read More
College Essay: Quinceañera Made Me Brave
I stood frozen in front of 250 people at my quinceañera. I could feel my pulse in the palms of my cold, pale hands, which… Read More
College Essay: Conquering Fear with Poetry
Fear is the mind killer, I repeated to myself. Even through relentless self-encouragement, my voice still cracked and shook with every syllable I spoke. I… Read More
College Essay: Becoming Independent
My parents hardly ever agreed with one another. Growing up in a house with four children caused many complications for us. As children, we wanted… Read More
College Essay: Yes, I am Ecuadorian
“Build the wall, build the wall!” the boy cried out. I was on edge, sitting in my chair and loudly tapping my foot. My old,… Read More
