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"I alone cannot change the w orld, but I can cast a stone across                                                      F r e e d o m   v s .  Op p r e s s i o n
                          the w aters to create many ripples." ? M other Teresa
                                                                                                                                                                  Inspired by Maus, by Art Spiegelmann







                                                                                                                                                              F r e e d o m

                                                                                                                                            Jubilant bunnies hopping through peaceful meadows
                                                                                                                                                      Soaring, free-living, encouraging

                                                                                                                                                   Liberty, equality, t yranny, repression,

                                                                                                                                                    Persecut ing, suppressing,  revoking
                                                                                                                                         Frigid, bleak, bit ing weat her t hat  seems t o last  forever.

                                                                                                                                                           Op p r e s s i o n
                                                                                                                                                 By Emily Beshada and Emily Deitch, Grade 8


                                                                                                                                                                                            F r e e d o m
                                                                                                                                                               The glow and radiance of summer sunlight; the warmth and kisses coming
                                                                                                                                                                                               from above.

                                                                                                                                                                                 Running, beaming, and melodic singing

                                                                                                                                                                Forests filled with undiscovered wonders, but  wit hin t he woodland lies
                                                                                                                                                                                        beast s wait ing for night .

                                                                                                                                                                                 Moaning, howling, and infinit e crying

                                                                                                                                                              Lit t le mice hiding from razor sharp bear claws; t heir bodies in shambles
                                                                                                                                                                                             in t he cold air.

                                                                                                                                                                                         Op p r e s s i o n

                                                                                                                                                                             By: Molly Dolan and Tommy Goodwin, Grade 8


                                                                                                                                                                   F r e e d o m

                                                                                                                                                Contented, jubilant feelings of having zero limitations
                                                                                                                                                       Skipping, bouncing, and leaping liberally
                                                                        Art work by: Samant ha Gordon,                                Fresh scent of vast vibrant and blossoming flowers; frigid, confining st eel
                                                                            Adam Abdelhalim and J air
                                                                                                                                                                     bars of prison
                                                                            Hernandez- Pasos, Grade 7
                                                                                                                                                      St umbling, wait ing, and glowering alone

                                                                                                                                                     Execrable, ghast ly feeling of being t rapped                  By Brooke Struble and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Jenna Walters,Grade 8
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