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My Senior Year

One kid comes to America as an exchange student and commits herself to the senior year experience. Prologue: We talk to high school seniors in Salt Lake City who are trying to have the perfect year. (5 minutes) Act One: Every year, thousands of teenagers come from all over the world to experience American high school. Last year, thirteen students from Palestine came to the US on a program sponsored by the US State Department. We tell the story of a girl named Majd, from Gaza, and her extraordinary year in America. (50 minutes)

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  This Is the Cake We Baked

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  A Small Thing That Gives Me a Tiny Shred of Hope

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  Hoaxing Yourself

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  This Is the Case of Henry Dee

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  A Big Announcement

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  A Little Bit of Power

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  51 Days

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  How Are You Not Seeing This?

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  Meet Me at the Fair

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  Letters! Actual Letters!