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    Isis Weems wrote an open letter to her mother about how AP Language class changed her perspective. She learned about different types of borders, such as local, national, and global borders. Locally, she learned about negative perceptions of her high school, Osborne High, and how the school works to overcome those borders through strong academic and extracurricular programs. She participated in an assignment where she interviewed classmates to showcase positive attributes of people at her school and learn not to judge others. Globally, she learned about obstacles faced in other countries and gained perspective on her own problems. Reading about the journey of immigrants crossing the border into the U.S. helped her understand and value their struggles. Overall, AP Language influenced how

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    Isis Weems wrote an open letter to her mother about how AP Language class changed her perspective. She learned about different types of borders, such as local, national, and global borders. Locally, she learned about negative perceptions of her high school, Osborne High, and how the school works to overcome those borders through strong academic and extracurricular programs. She participated in an assignment where she interviewed classmates to showcase positive attributes of people at her school and learn not to judge others. Globally, she learned about obstacles faced in other countries and gained perspective on her own problems. Reading about the journey of immigrants crossing the border into the U.S. helped her understand and value their struggles. Overall, AP Language influenced how

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    IsisWeems

    April25,2016
    Mrs.Tillman
    APLanguage

    OpenLetter

    DearMom,
    ThroughoutmytimeinAPLanguage,Ilearnedaboutthedifferenttypesofbordersand
    waytotranscendorcrosstheseborders.BorderscanbeLocal,National,orGlobal.Anexampleof
    alocalbordercanbetheistheoutlookofOsbornetotherestofthecommunity,butthepeople
    neverseethepositivethingsthatgoonatourschool.InclassIreadanarticlewrittenbyTy
    Tagamientitled

    Newkindofteacherprepaimedat

    burnout'inCobbschools
    .Inthearticle
    Tagamicallsourschoolthechallengingenvironmentofan"urban,highneeds"schoollike
    Osborne.Thearticleshowedmanynegativeaspectsaboutourschool.Osborneovercomes
    bordersandnegativeremarksaboutourschoolbypushinghardwithouracademicsandalsoour
    sportsandotherextracurricularactivities.HavingtheRegionChampionbasketballteam,
    NationallyrankedJROTC,andwellknowbandprogram,Shinesapositivelightonourschool.
    Ourprogramshelpprovepeoplewrongshowthemthatwearenotwhatgoesoninour
    community.Showingthatwearentwhatoursurroundingcommunityiscrossingourborderof
    beingjudgedassomethingthatwearentasaschool.Ilearnedthatwecancrossnegative
    bordersbetweenourschoolandourcommunitybyshowingthatwecandopositiveactivities
    justlikeschoolssuchasHillgrove,Lassiter,Popeetc.

    Anotherexampleofhowourschoolwasabletobegantocrossthesenegativeborders
    wasthroughourWeAreOsborneInstagrampage.MyAPLanguageclassdecidedto
    showcasepositiveattributesofthepeopleofourschool.Wewereabletoshowcasemany
    differentinfluentialpeopleatOsborneandtheirstories.Weweretoldtotakeapictureof
    someoneattheschoolinthecafeteria,inaclassroom,oranywherearoundtheschool.Wewere
    thentoldtoaskthepersonaquestionsuchas,Whatwasyourbiggestobstacleenteringhigh
    school?,wethentookquotesfromthepeoplesstoriesanduploadedthemtotheInstagram.
    ThroughthisassignmentIwasabletoshowexploredifferentpeoplespersonalitiesandstories.
    IwasabletospeaktopeopleIneverknewwereasfriendlyandoutgoing.Theassignment
    openedmyeyesaboutthepeopleinmyschool,andlearntonotjudgebooksbythecover.
    IlearnedthroughAPLanguagedifferentobstaclesthatpeopleindifferentcountries.
    PeopleincountrieslikeSyriagothroughmanythingswithrefugeecampsandtryingtoleave
    theirhomecountriesforsafety.Manytimesthisendsindeathaspeopletrytocrossseas.I
    learnedthatmyproblemsarenotasbigasIthinktheyare.Peopleinothercountriesaregoing
    throughthingssuchasdeathoffamilymembers,politicalinjustice,andsocialrightsthatare
    unjust.ExploringthesedifferentbordersIwasabletolookattheworldinadifferentway.
    Seeingthingsthatpeopleinotherhavetodealwithreallyopenedmyeyeson
    problemsinour
    world.Inowamfullyawareofthedifferentthings.
    APLanguagehasimpactedthewayIlookattheimpactofwritinghasonpeople.After
    readingthefirstsectionof
    TheDevilsHighway
    Iwasabletounderstandthestrugglepeoplego
    throughtogettoourcountry.Thepain,suffering,andlongjourneythattheyendureinorderto
    givetheirfamilyabetterlife.Iwasalsoabletohearthestoriesfromsomeofmyclassmates

    aboutthejourneythemselvesortheirfamilymembershadtogothroughtogettoAmerica.The
    longwalks,littlewater,thehotsun,theextremedarknessinthenighttime.Iwasableto
    understandtheemotionspeoplewhohavefamilythathavecrossedthebordergothrough.Being
    abletoread
    The

    DevilsHighway
    helpedmeputthejourneythatmanypeoplegothroughin
    perspectivetomylifeandnowIvaluethepeoplewhomakethatjourneyfortheirfamilies.
    APLanguageinfluencedthewayInowseetheworld.Myeyesarenowopentomore
    local,national,andglobalborders.IamnowawareofproblemsthatIdidntknowweresucha
    bigdealinourworld.
    Sincerely,
    IsisWeems

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