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Student Voices Project
A Homeschooler’s Point of View on Competition
My whole life I have been raised as a Quaker homeschooler, so I have not been placed into different classes…
Finn Rae Kyrie
Student Voices Project
A Tool or a Weapon
The Quaker approach to competition has influenced my life greatly. From my experiences, I’ve learned that competition can be utilized…
Hazel Mariani
Student Voices Project
Competing as a Quaker
Competition requires a great deal of hard work and effort. When you begin to compete at a higher level it…
James Bradley
Student Voices Project
High School Hierarchy
I cried yesterday. I was sobbing: red, wet, puffy, and gross because of the academic competition I face in school…
Felicity Medina
Student Voices Project
Loosening Our Blindfolds
The main point of a competition is to see who is better in a certain arena. Equality is emphasizing and…
Tara Prakash
Student Voices Project
Truly Winning at Life
Competition is a big part of the everyday world. It overlaps with the desire for power and the desire for…
Sophia Stylianos
Student Voices Project
The Value of Intense Competition
As my dirty, sweaty palm makes contact with my opponent’s, I look him in the eye. He was their striker…
Jack Davis
Features
How I Found God in Competitive Sports
How can we explore the edge of our abilities?
Jon Watts
From the Editor's Desk
Writing Opp: Friendly Competition? (closed)
Learn more about writing for our May issue on competition.
Martin Kelley
Features
We Are Not John Woolman
The prophetic agitator is remembered and spoken of years later; the people that wanted them gone are forgotten today.
Gabbreell James
Student Voice Project 2018
All Teammates Deserve Respect
Five years ago, I tried out for a new hockey team. When I walked through the glass doors of the…
William Reardon
Online Features
Remembering a Workcamp in Tennessee
A Friend recounts an AFSC workcamp in 1949.
George H. Kurz
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