Big And Small Differences Matter Selena Quintanilla

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“Big and small differences matter” Selena Quintanilla once said while explaining to kids that anybody can make a difference. Selena grew up hearing female singers were worth nothing. But she wanted to change that so with the help of her family she did. They started writing music and performing. At first not many people liked it, but as new people joined and worked together they got better and better until they got invited to perform at shows. Soon the invitations turned into their own concerts and they got to invite other people to watch them. The word female “singers are worth nothing” never crossed her mind again. When I was in the second grade, my teacher needed to move seven desk from his room into the main office, so he asked a couple

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