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She is in the SAS Honors Program and is majoring in Health Administration with a minor in Biology. She spends her free time tapping into her creativity with painting, music, and photography.<\/p>\n<p>Sonal wrote this poem for Professor Joanna Fuhrman\u2019s Intro to Creative Writing course in the Spring 2021 semester. 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