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     Throughout the past month I have written countless essays (another one right now if you count this). And honestly, I think I might be the best writer Troy High has to offer. I've written on prompts ranging from Voltaire's Candide to sneakers to dark humor. As I have covered a wide range of topics, I feel as though I'd be able to write about anything, maybe even professionally. It's not like I've been writing my entire life either, I've only been writing like this for the past month. My writing... better yet, my art has been able to resonate with every person that has been lucky enough to come across it. If I wasn't so good at other things, I'd definitely be able to make a living off my works. Kyle Jung, awarded The Nobel Prize in Literature for his outstanding piece about Chance the Rapper in his college application, has been able to inspire the next generation of writers. Along with this inspiration, however, it seems as though this generation of writers have directed their efforts elsewhere, as they feel they can't compete with Jung. That just sounds right. Flows off the tongue nicely. I know how to be a great writer and have all the tools to become that, I just don't want to be too impressive, you know? If I had all these great accomplishments, I feel, rather, I know I wouldn't be able to relate with anyone. However, if I didn't have mercy for all the other writers and decided to hone in on writing, I'd be in the conversation with Ernest Hemingway, William Shakespeare, and Charles Dickens for the greatest writer in history. Future literature textbooks will say Shakespeare was just an older version of Jung. But, I wouldn't want that, so I don't really put that much effort into my writing. If I did, though, I'd have camera crews following me around for my future documentary, but that's too much hassle. It's because I have too much humility and empathy, so I wouldn't want to come across as so much. As Superman (the movie superhero) has Kryptonite, Superman (the high school student AKA Kyle Jung) is too humble. Now that is a great story line for a "what could have been" movie.


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