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Non-DI Journalistic Writing

Combatting the Odds

An 8-year-old Jacqueline Fisher stared at the monkey bars above her head, gathering the courage to jump and grab one. She was taking too long – the other children pushed her aside and took the leap in front of her. A classmate from Taft Elementary shouted back a condescending, “Come on! It’s easy!” Fisher jumped […]