Parallels
Between My Living
Through Two Years
of Middle School and
the Two Terms of the
Bush Presidency.
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The radical changes going on around me make me uncomfortable.
I am unhappy about the way things are, but feel helpless to do anything about it.
Shame is my dominant emotion.
I feel very insecure and vulnerable.
Others supposedly feel as I do, but whenever I turn on the TV it seems otherwise.
At times, I wish I lived in a faraway country.
I want to rebel against anyone in a position of authority.
Social mobility is a fallacy.
I find myself frequently watching sports for comfort.
It's totally unfair that when I screw up I get in trouble but when my superiors do, nothing happens.
What I represent is repugnant to foreign women.
Flying is much more terrifying than it should be.
When I talk to friends on the phone, I'm afraid someone is listening in.
People tell me things will only improve after this, but I don't believe it.
I constantly think the world is going to end.
I really dislike the arrogant popular guy elected as my president.
French is considered lame.
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