Emily Dickinson Poem & Self Esteem Explorers Group Project 8/21/24

 Today, we reviewed an Emily Dickinson poem titled "I'm Nobody! Who are you?" before starting a group project related to aspects of the poem. I learned that to Dickinson being a "nobody" means to be themself and not forcing themself to conform to society, and that being somebody means the opposite and to be normal and conforming. In this lesson I liked how she flipped somebody and nobody to have the opposite connotation of what I would expect and create a new perspective on those words. I feel good today, and I'm preparing for the SAT this weekend.

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