The painting we know as the Mona Lisa is a famous piece of art, considered beautiful in many ways, yet some people debate upon the real beauty that is the Mona Lisa. Art…
My name is Brianna. I am 20 years old, born on February 18th 1993. I live in Missouri with my parents, 4 sisters and 5 brothers. I’m a college student majoring in social…
Preface January 2012 “Hi Meg. I am Patti, President of the Helping Hands Foundation. We are a non-profit support group connecting families of children with upper limb differences. We really enjoyed your…
Third grade. Chopped and mopped bob of milk chocolate hair on my head with razored bangs and hopelessly trustful baby brown eyes. I go to school blissfully unaware of my difference. Like any…
I am a 39-year-old New Yorker who has been living in the metro area for over 12 years. My story begins in a remote village in North West of Pakistan. This truly was…
Hi! My name is Izzy. I was adopted from China. I’m 9 and I live in New York. My friends ask me why I was left in a park? I say the people…
Preface November 1978 “Who will buy, this wonderful morning…?” It was my friend Johnny singing a solo in our version of the musical, Oliver called, “It’s a Fine School.” I was in the…
I have a backpack of bricks. Everyone has their own. People might say that a backpack of bricks can wear you down, but mine lifts me up. I was born with major heart…
Differences can be blatant and prominent or subtle and unnoticed. What makes something stand out, seem awkward, or beg to be stared at? How do differences – slight or glaring – lead to…
My name is Kaylee. I am 8 years old and I was born with half a left arm. But it does not stop me. I have been doing pageants since I was two.…
Preface November 21, 1981 “We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing; He chastens and hastens His will to make known; The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing; Sing praises to His…
In the fourth grade, my teacher sat me next to a boy that would put his forearm up against mine. Initially, I was a little smug when I thought he was trying to…
Within every interaction we encounter, we are teaching the world around us how we wish to be treated. Hi, I am the current Miss Iowa, Nicole Kelly. Believe it or not, did my…