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Margaret Atwood Powerlessness

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The quote I love was “Powerlessness and silence go together” by Margaret Atwood I’d have to agree with her quote because it’s true, when your powerlessness you’re not going to speak you’re going to be silent, I have had this experience when I went to foster care because when I was in it I felt like I had no power like everything just shut down on me and I didn’t speak to anyone for about one week I’m no longer powerlessness now I talk to anybody and, I’m not silent I’m really loud. Today our society is cruel, especially in schools because you got bullies and people who threaten to blow the school up those people think they have the have the power over anybody, but really their powerlessness but some kids might think they have no power because

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