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Adolescent Literacy
VUE Number 3, Spring 2004
An interview with Glynda and Asia Washington  Audio Clip 2
Why Asia decided to make "How Much is a Life Worth?"
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TEXT VERSION:
Asia: I decided to use that one, because everyone said, I think you should stick to the other poem, because the other poem, I don't know. It just has to do with, the How Much Is a Life Worth poem, they said, it's so, I don't know, it's too complicated, too deep. (Mother: It was deep). They were thinking it's too deep, for a little teenager, probably saying, this little 15 year old, what's she going to do with this deep poem? I said no. I said no. My mom said it's your choice, but I think you should do the other poem. I said, I'm going to do the other poem then. I'm going to do the How Much is a Life Worth poem then. That's when I did the How Much Is a Life Worth poem. Glynda: I think I like it because it's deep. Mother: I like it now but I thought it was a little deep. As a mom, some of the issues and some of things she was saying were pretty deep, and I didn't know if it would be too much. Why don't you do something "funner." Asia: A little "kiddier."
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