6 sources behind this chapter. Each one carries a note on what it is doing in the argument.
The precept used in the final chapter belongs to Mr Browne, the teacher in R.J. Palacio’s Wonder. It is a small reminder that character is built through choices, not slogans.
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Palacio, R.J. Wonder. Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. (The precept quoted is from the novel's teacher, Mr. Browne.)
The Harvard Gazette report reproduces the lines quoted in Chapter 28 from Ronny Chieng’s Harvard College Class Day address.
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Chieng, Ronny. Harvard College Class Day Address, 27 May 2026. Quoted in Mineo, Liz. 'Funny but serious, Chieng issues an AI warning to grads.' Harvard Gazette, 27 May 2026.