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The Independent

The student news site of Glenbard South High School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois

The Independent

“The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store”: American Progress
“The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store”: American Progress
Abby Edwards, Scoop Writer • May 3, 2024

In “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride, It is no secret that Chicken Hill is a place of struggle, and in 1930, Jews and African Americans had to depend...

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Half-Remembered Dream

I only really remember

half of your dream.

I know it was beautiful

and I know it scared you.

 

The half of your dream,

That I really remember,

Put me into a coma

The first time I heard it.

 

The only half of your dream

That I truly remember,

Rendered me unconscious

Until I understood who you were.

 

Your dream,

half-baked,

beautiful yet broken,

Brought me down to my knees

For it was something I could never understand

Never Achieve

Never Have.

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Amina Irfanullah
Amina Irfanullah, Scoop Writer
I am Amina Irfanullah and I am a senior here at Glenbard South High School. I am currently in NHS, MSA, and Principal's Advisory Board besides Newspaper. My current goal for this year is to finish strong and post as many articles or poems/short stories as I possibly can!

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