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“It’s not who you are that holds you back, It’s who you think you’re not.”
“I Dressed Like Cookie for a Week to Get Over My Imposter Syndrome”, written on October 22nd, 2015, identifies the different traits that someone can use in order to feel successful. Imposter syndrome is having the feeling of being a fraud and having the lack of confidence in oneself. During this time, same sex marriage was being debated, therefore, imposter syndrome could have been an issue during this time. Jazmine Hughes effectively persuades the audience to step out of their box to become who they want to be. In “ I Dressed Like Cookie for a Week to Get Over My Imposter Syndrome ”, The New York Times associate editor Jazmine Hughes wrote about how she got over

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