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  • What’s the last movie that made you cry? WritingWhat’s the Last Movie That Made You Cry?Movies have a strange way of reaching places inside us that everyday life sometimes cannot. A good movie can make us laugh, inspire us, frighten us—and sometimes, unexpectedly, bring tears to our eyes.The last movie that made me cry wasn’t…

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  • What’s a conspiracy theory you actually find believable? What’s a conspiracy theory you actually find believableI don’t really do conspiracy theories. Chemtrails, flat earth, lizard people running the world — none of that has ever tempted me. I’m a science student. I like evidence. I like things I can trace back to a source.But there’s…

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  • What’s a moment when you realized you were officially an adult? What’s a Moment when You Realized You Were Officially an AdultI used to think adulthood would announce itself. That there would be a morning I’d wake up, look in the mirror, and simply know — the way you know when jollof rice is finally…

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  • If you had a time machine and could send just one message to your past self, what would it say? If You Had a Time Machine and Could Send Just One Message to Your Past Self, What Would It Say?I’ve thought about this more times than I can count. Late at night, after a hard…

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  • Which author would you love to have dinner with? Which Author Would You Like to Have Dinner With?Someone asked me this at a small gathering recently, one of those questions meant to be a light icebreaker, and I found myself pausing longer than the moment probably called for. It’s a deceptively simple question. Not “who’s…

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  • What’s a moment when a stranger completely restored your faith in people? What’s a Moment When a Stranger Completely Restored Your Faith in People?I have been turning this question over in my mind for days, and each time I do, I keep arriving at the same afternoon in Benin City — an afternoon I almost…

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  • If your future self could send you one sentence, what do you hope it would say? If Your Future Self Could Send You One Sentence, What Do You Hope It Would Say?I have been sitting with this question for a while now, turning it over the way you turn over a coin you’re not sure…

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  • What’s a thing you wish schools actually taught? What’s a Thing You Wish Schools Actually Taught?I have spent a good part of my life inside classrooms. Right now, I am in my third year of medical school, which means I have memorized more anatomy diagrams and drug names than I care to count. And outside…

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  • What’s something you used to worry about but don’t anymore? What’s Something You Used to Worry About But Don’t AnymoreThere was a season in my life when I was almost certain I was going to fail.Not fail a single exam or a single deal — fail, generally. Fail as a person who was trying to…

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  • What’s a quote that perfectly describes your outlook on life? What’s a Quote That Perfectly Describes Your Outlook on Life?If you asked me this on a good day, I might give you a polished answer. But if you caught me at 5 a.m., somewhere between a ward round and a business call, still half-dressed in…

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