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Personal Narrative: The Social Justice Society

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At the beginning of this summer I reluctantly attended a leadership seminar that was held at my school. What high school student wants to come to school, in full uniform, during break to hear about leadership? Certainly not me. As a senior, my teachers urged me, with incredible persistence, to attend. I eventually caved and went. In the midst of my annoyance and regret, something from the seminar stuck with me: “introverts can be good leaders.” Upon hearing that I felt more comfortable being the quiet one during a discussion. Someone finally confirmed that effective leaders aren 't limited to gregarious and forceful types but are open to INTP personalities like myself. Upon co-founding a club called the Social Justice Society, I began a

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