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What I Wear on my Feet When I think of a selfie, my mind often goes right to social media, places where you see everyone from celebrities to the common citizen sharing what they do in their pastime, or a photo of their face after it's been put together by makeup. Though in these terms the selfie might be something that seems to have low impact, through my life I have seen how the selfie helps people raise awareness for important causes in a way that can connect to a large, younger demographic. For example, in my own life, I have learned a lot about Ukraine and the distress it has had on people my age, all through the selfie. Two years ago, a local family took in a Ukrainian exchange student. As time went on, and the violence in Ukraine worsened, and Diana was stuck hours from home in a. small town where she knew very few. Through her devastation, Diana used her social media to highlight all the damage in her hometown by posting selfies of her in Ukraine before the war, and pictures...