HoNY is a great site for reading stories of people’s lives. We used this site for our character writing exercise. Here is the overall site:
https://www.humansofnewyork.com/
The actual pictures we used in class were from these profiles:
A US veteran who served in Afghanistan:
https://www.humansofnewyork.com/tagged/Invisible-Wounds#7
Two young boys who recently left Syria:
https://www.humansofnewyork.com/tagged/syrian-americans#2
A young person in Mexico trying to help their parents pay for college:
https://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/98617289386/im-trying-to-help-my-parents-pay-for-college
A college student who is trying to understand the art world and how to fit into it:
https://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/98547133901/i-want-to-be-a-visual-artist-but-the-art-world
A person who was recently diagnosed with cancer:
https://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/186894234561/22-he-hates-when-i-tell-this-story-but-he