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- Eilis O'Neill
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- Location: Cambridge, MA
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- "Leaving the Mountains"
- Summary: Growing up in rural Appalachia Machlyn Blair didn't think he would have much in common with teenagers from other places. But the current immigration debate has made him realize just how central the experience of economic migration has been for him and his family. In this essay Machlyn shares his personal experiences and family history with economic migration, and talks about what making a choice to leave home really means to him.
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Review of Leaving the Mountains
Eilis O'Neill
Posted on June 24, 2006 at 11:24 AM
As someone excited to head off to college, this well-written essay offers a new perspective on what it means to leave home. The essay, though already powerful, would be enhanced by slightly slower voicing, and perhaps the addition of other voices offering their perspectives. Smoothing the slightly abrupt ending would also improve the piece.