Ariel Tonkel is currently a junior at Anthony Wayne High School. She has spends her time painting, writing poetry, posting on her blog, and reading. Ariel wants to end up going to school in Chicago and eventually New York City, majoring in Journalism or Creative Writing and hopes to continue her passion for art into the future as well. She aspires to show others struggling with various kinds of adversity that one’s struggles and limitations do not define them and that everyone is capable of doing something beautiful in their life.

Ariel Tonkel is currently a junior at Anthony Wayne High School. She has spends her time painting, writing poetry, posting on her blog, and reading. Ariel wants to end up going to school in Chicago and eventually New York City, majoring in Journalism or Creative Writing and hopes to continue her passion for art into the future as well. She aspires to show others struggling with various kinds of adversity that one’s struggles and limitations do not define them and that everyone is capable of doing something beautiful in their life.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx