Personal Essays

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A Republican student shares her journey to self-acceptance and confidence in her opinions.

A student discusses how she shrugged off unachievable standards of beauty and grew to accept her body hair.

A student explains what being a pacifist means to her with having loved ones in the military.

A student discusses how she balances her Honduran and Haitian identities.

A student shares how his mother’s career in law and his African American identity inspired him.

A law student shares how Christianity inspired her to help victims of human rights violations.

A student shares how Temple’s Jewish community made her feel accepted her freshman year.

A student describes the emotions she felt when she left home for the first time.

The Intersection editors focus on representing women in higher education at Temple for Women’s Equality Day.

A senior writes about how a photojournalism professor changed her life for the better.