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justin maxon – when the spirit moves

[slidepress gallery=’justinmaxon_whenthespiritmoves’] Hover over the image for navigation and full screen controls ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT EPF 2010 Finalist Justin Maxon When th…

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Those living in Chester, PA, USA, grow up in an environment where forces everywhere are against them; where gravity seems to be stronger and less forgiving. It is a place where pollution alters cognitive development, violence and crime are commonplace, poverty is oppressive, jobs are virtually non-existent, and people with nothing take from others who have little

If you walk these streets, you pass people in a trance, who speak without being heard. You see children with shallow eyes, with scars deep. Ghosts are everywhere, fading from neglect. There is little for people to grasp a hold of for support, to deliver them through. People are forced into carrying this burden of weight and thus are required to be strong to withstand it.