"WHAT TRUTHINESS TAUGHT ME ABOUT BEING (UN)COOL"

One of the pieces I read today was written by Sarah Schelde. It is titled "What Truthiness Taught Me About Being (Un)cool" and was edited into the book Red: the Next Generation of American Writers--Teenage Girls--On What Fires Up Their Lives Today. The story is a compilation of experiences that describe how she stands out and why she is proud of it. The author distinctly remembers the moments where she stands out or was considered uncool. She takes this universal idea of being an outsider and makes it her own personal myth by telling us how SHE feels about her situation. She stresses to the audience that it is okay to be uncool and is even a good thing because it will lead to success later on in life. Her style and story was effective because everyone can relate to feeling left out.