The Living Puppet
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Everyone wants to be accepted in society. For as long as you nod your head, like what others like, do what "normal" people would do, You are fine. But what if you wanted to express yourself? What if all your life you waited for the right moment to arrive to do what you want, to be independent? To do what you are passionate about. But you are afraid. Afraid to take the next step. Afraid to express yourself because you will be a disgrace to your family? This story is about 18-year-old Sasha Tompson who has lived most of her life nodding her head and doing what others expected her to do. As she is graduating she has to make a choice: she had to choose if she wants to continue being the LIVING PUPPET or to be her own boss, and make society accept who she really is.
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