ASHLEY CHANDRASHEKHAR
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Black and Bougie: Why Being Black is Not Synonymous with Being Poor and Uneducated
Within the hierarchical, American class system, Blackness is often synonymized and associated with being “lower class”. That is, being poor, having limited resources, and having little formal education. The subconscious associations are ever-present throughout American society. American marketing and advertising, one of the mainstream methods of communicating with and reproducing the current class hierarchy is…
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NYC is a rock and a hard place
I am in Hunter College. My second stint at university. I keep my head down and I read. I am inspired. I read and read and read. Manhattan is dense. Jam-packed. Rushing like rats. I am the top rat. Manhattan is free. Free as you can be. Any identity. NYC is a rock and a…
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Journals of a Christian, Black girl, pre-med student: My Testimony
Hello! This summer has been a whirlwind of education. I started a chemistry class on my birthday, its conclusion feeling like a sigh of relief and like a crucial part of my medical journey. This week, I started a biology class and am steadily honing my study skills. As the academics increase in rigor, I…
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Get Me Outta Here
I cannot shake this feeling that the world and I are at odds. Everything about it feels like the opposite of how God intended for us to live. Some things just feel out of sync. Take an average, American work day: Waking up, usually in a rush, sitting in traffic, staring into a screen, returning…
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Feeling Undervalued and Lacking Community
“The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America is the black woman. ”— Malcolm X Over the last week, just as I celebrated my birthday, I could not help but feel that this pinnacle of life was…
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Feeling Unappreciated
I have been feeling unappreciated. I have been feeling drained. I compare my personal energy reserves to a bank. During this season, I have been withdrawing more than has been deposited. I am left with a deficit. I have been struggling with the deposit-end of my energy transactions. I have been giving more than I…
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Homeostasis: What is the gauge?
It has been some time of me on my pre-med journey. Recently, I’ve been preparing for the MCAT (medical college admissions test). One concept that is widely discussed in the world of western medicine is the concept of homeostasis; (def): “relatively constant internal conditions”. In my time leading up to this exam, I’ve been working…
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what you are looking for is right in front of you
We can be deceived by the illusion that there is an elusive “something” out “there”, in some other time or location, that will fulfill us. That is to say, bring us into a fulfilling life. That is to say, a life that makes us feel whole, connected, secure, anchored, ready, fit, healed. This “something” is…
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Hello & welcome to my personal blog.
I started a blog because I had so many thoughts and no where to put them. I’ve had countless ideas for blog posts and none of the commitment or confidence necessary to write and post them. This blog is multi-purposed, acting as a space where I can process my thoughts on modern, human society and…
Earnest Supplication 