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This community houses Volume 23 (2014) of the journal New Voices: A collection of student essays, published by the English Department at California State University, Northridge.

Table of Contents

• SECTION 1: Writing about Writing
• The Prize Alejandra Mendoza Diaz (page 3)
• Freshman Quarterly Deisy Arevalo (page 5)
• Preface Guadalupe Castro (page 7)
• Real Reading and Right Writing Karla Montenegro (page 10)
• Reflecting on the Semester Leslie Martinez (page 12)
• Assignments [section 1] (page 14)


• SECTION 2: Exploring Literacy
• Mama Sweet Joyce Vondee Amankwah (page 17)
• Habibi Rita Saade (page 22)
• We're Not in Arabia Anymore Mashalle Jasem (page 25)
• Mexicali Corazon Montanio (page 27)
• Tell me a Story Andrew Creme (page 30)
• The Runaway Bunny Natalie Santoyo (page 32)
• Lost in the Words Christina Marie Zikry (page 35)
• Assignments [section 2] (page 37)


• SECTION 3: Examining Education
• The Journey Evelyn Flores (page 39)
• The World at Our Fingertips Nicholas Hillery (page 41)
• Listening to Student Voices Michelle Lay (page 44)
• Smooth Brass Lizeth Antonio (page 47)
• Road To CSUN Jennifer Bran (page 51)
• Fire-Eater Inderpreet Kaur (page 54)
• Heart of the Family Muath Mana Aljohani (page 56)
• The Food's On You Chris Lagunas (page 58)
• Assignments [section 3] (page 60)


• SECTION 4: Developing Identity
• From "Preface" Jessica Whang (page 63)
• Mirror, Mirror Jessie M. Lara (page 65)
• Skinny Kaeblie Yang (page 69)
• Toys Are Not Us Jacquelyn Rabe (page 72)
• Social Labeling William T. Monroe, Jr. (page 75)
• An American Child Saif Ali (page 79)
• An Israeli Soldier Tomer Zilbershtein (page 81)
• The Separation Guadalupe Miranda (page 84)
• Assignments [section 4] (page 86)


• SECTION 5: Spotlight on Sports
• Progression II Three Exercises and an Essay: Confetti Is Everywhere Christopher Hernandez (page 89)
• Impact of a Dunk Femi Ige (page 97)
• One Team Kourtney Kutscher (page 100)
• Out of the Comfort Zone Leslie Martinez (page 102)
• Assignments [section 5] (page 105)


• Introducing our new voices (page 109)

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