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SUMMARY:Essay - Task B
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DESCRIPTION: Topic: Weakness and Vulnerability
Growing up as a child in Sri Lanka, the words "big boys don't cry" is something that I have heard many people tell me. To be open and emotional was deemed unsuited for a man and to have such feelings was portrayed as a sign of weakness. However, many years later as a person who has fought through episodes of anxiety and depression it is evident that the words of Rich Simmonds, to be vulnerable is not a show of weakness, but a proof of strength to be exactly true. I was the nerdy, chubby, athletically ungifted child growing up. Despite being academically gifted I was the target of many bullies from school and from my own family. Initially, I would constantly cry seeking my mother's love and support. I would soon move away from this as to be a "Momma's Boy" was more fuel for my bullies to target me more and more. The advice I got from anyone who wanted to help was to "man up". I carried this emotional baggage with me even through to my first...

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