Tag: identity
Priorities (Sonnet Sunday)
When everything becomes a priorityThen nothing really is anymoreNot that i say this with...
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My Troubled Relationship With Labels
Labels, in and of themselves, are essentially neutral. They only take on the life they do because...
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Sunday Snippet: Kate McKinnon
I think it’s the reason why I feel so driven to try to scream out at people, “This is...
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Sunday Snippet: Coriolanus
I talk of you:Why did you wish me milder? would you have meFalse to my nature? Rather say I...
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Sunday Snippet: David Chariandy
You did not create the inequalities and injustices of this world, daughter. You are neither solely...
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Sunday Snippet: Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
From childhood’s hour I have not been As others were—I have not seen As others saw—I could not...
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Vlog #94: Am I a Good Canadian?
Two months ago, inspired by the “Yappie” series by Wong Fu Productions on YouTube, I...
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Vlog #83: Am I a Good Asian?
When I was a kid, I didn’t have much interest in my Asian heritage. Being a Chinese Canadian...
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Sunday Snippet: Justin Simien (Dear White People)
Sometimes identity can be your salvation. It can be liberating to find your place in the world,...
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Sunday Snippet: Chelsea Handler
“It’s been my experience that people who make proclamations about themselves are...
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Who Am I? On a Sense of Identity and Wearing Many Hats
For the past decade, much of my sense of identity has been defined by the work that I do. I am a...
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My Identity as a Blogger: An Introspective
When people ask me what I do for a living, I tell them I’m a freelance writer. I tell them...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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