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Variety Staffer Emily Couch shares her story about her love-hate relationship with change, emphasizing the importance of accepting new opportunities that life brings your way.

Many young children possess an innocence that allows them to view their peers and mentors of different races, cultures and religions without bias. However, this positive outlook is often corrupted at young ages as students are exposed to biased content in the U.S. education system.

After moving from his home-state of California to Athens for his final year of high school, Clarke Central High School senior Andrew Nguyen has learned to embrace the unfamiliarity of the Southern culture that surrounds him.