NOCTILUCA November 2017

Contributors: Ahmad Abdel-Azim, Sonia Tallroth, Salma Abdel-Azim

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“Be tolerant, that’s the most important thing we

How does your Background Impact your View on life?

can do. It doesn’t mean we have to accept things, we jus have to keep up with them.” the values of Riola Morina, a student from Kosovo. When a most important things in her lif ple surrounding her impacted h up my life, they indicate everyt there was a big difference in the in America versus the high schoo Kosovo] there are two groups of school; they go because it’s illegal is there to really learn and do their [in the US] are just going through i Kosovo is primarily a Muslim coun lim. When she was asked about wha be in a country where she is a religio she said that she liked the new experi “I don’t mind sharing other people’s viewpoints. I even enjoy it because at moved f US when vio too much. He say to speak about social i power in Venezuela as he a which traumatized him. “I like t they appreciate myself, something I my own country.” When asked abo Appleton North community, he s are great as they understand hi that he does not see much ra only thing he notices is tha

I can see how people are different from each other, so that helps me have another point of view.” Riola Morina

and Central Americans e racism, which he believ immigrants. However “It’s very hard for V have to cross the and very dense j to the US by l he does not racism hi says that he was be re eve n Luis Contreras Corte

Our culture, our race, our religion, our background, shape who we are and how we behave every day. The certain values and morals that we have are shaped by our experiences. At Appleton North, we have students from a multitude of backgrounds, provid- ing a diverse atmosphere. Here are the experiences from students all over Appleton North who have come from different walks of life. Students were asked about their view on the Appleton North community and the values they try to have.