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Vanessa Duffy

Vanessa Duffy, staff reporter

I’m a nerd. I like to read, write, and take long walks on the beach.

My writing inspiration derived from the elementary school teachers that I despised, or so I thought I did at the time. I was instructed to re-write the same essays countless times until I got it right. “Back in my day,” we didn’t type and save documents on a computer for quick revisions. No, this play-time deprived 8-year-old had to re-write entire stories by hand.

The following year I was a writing perfectionist and critiqued my essays in a manner that may be classified as obsessive compulsive.

Over the years the basic stories teachers assigned bored me and I thrived for a challenge. My Pandora’s box of creativity was unleashed ranging from comedic-satire to the emotional “oh my god my puppy was run over.”

Writing is definitely my favorite hobby. I say hobby rather than career because I don’t want the stress of “story in exchange for food” to skew my passion. I have a passion for many things including law, environmental activism, and the ever popular world peace. I consider them the blood-pumping ventricles in my heart and I divide my time and talents to all of them.

I’ll conclude with… One day I will change the world.

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For Some, A Dinner To Be Thankful For

Vanessa Duffy, El Vaquero Staff Writer
December 6, 2011

Enviornment Club Holds Event

Vanessa Duffy, El Vaquero Staff Writer
November 22, 2011
LIVING THE DREAM: Gov. Jerry Brown signs AB 131, the second half of the California Dream Act, into law. This law allows students who qualify for a non-resident tuition exemption under AB 540, to be eligible to participate in state-administered financial aid programs.

California Dream Act Signed Into Law

Vanessa Duffy, El Vaquero Staff Writer
October 27, 2011

Lawsuit Aims to Restore Prop 98 Funding

Vanessa Duffy, El Vaquero Staff Writer
October 27, 2011
50/50: Take It or Leave It

50/50: Take It or Leave It

Vanessa Duffy, staff reporter
October 10, 2011
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