What does it mean to be normal? Normal is a relative term that is thrown around casually. The reason why I decided to analyze this whole concept of “normal “is because I caught myself always saying to my parents and various others in my life, “you are not normal”! I would use this as a […]
Date: May 9th, 2021
My future… Nerve-racking and motivational. I won’t be in high school forever, though if I had a choice, I’d rather stay this age for a bit longer. But I also want to pursue a career using psychology in business. I plan on going to college for at least four years and if possible, eventually onto […]
Date: May 9th, 2021
The past month of my life can be summed up in four simple words: I hate college essays. This obnoxious species of required papers have enjoyed spiting me, and causing my stress level to fluctuate every other day as I’ve walked past my computer and remembered the fact that they still remain unfinished. And the […]
Date: May 5th, 2021
The UPS guy is messing with me. He has driven by my house three times today and only five families live on my street. I am awaiting the arrival of a used Conn alto saxophone, my latest purchase made through eBay. The online, set-time auction site has been synonymous with online shopping since the “dot-com […]
Date: May 2nd, 2021
There are hundreds of types of dances. Dance is basically moving your body in different styles. Some common types of dance are ballet, jazz, tap, modern, and all kinds of waltzes. Dance is very popular and you see it all over the world. Plays often incorporate dance into them, along with singing. Dancers need to […]
Date: March 31st, 2021
It was a cool autumn day, October 5, 2004’my twelfth birthday. School was out for the day, and students swarmed out of Landstuhl middle school like bees leaving a hive. Amid the congested crowd, I gleefully emerged from the dim hallway into the fresh, hazy air. As the children dispersed and skipped briskly to their […]
Date: March 27th, 2021
“You can do anything you put your mind to,” they said. “Anything.” Those are the first words I remember hearing. My earliest years had proven a tough time (what with my lack of athletic ability), but in these words, I found new hope. After all, my parents could speak nothing but truth. At age three, […]
Date: February 28th, 2021
I stood in front of the mirror yet again. Slowly applying the skin colored concealer over the purple circle surrounding my eye. I wondered if I could hide it to avoid the questions, to protect my boyfriend, the predator. I had spent all of seventh grade chasing my crush. He was the first boy I […]
Date: February 27th, 2021
Do you ever get up in the morning and sing in the shower or sing a song that you just love. Do you know what to motivate means it means to give faith complement or even tell how much someone or something likes you? Motivation is something that can be anything that’s motivational including music. […]
Date: February 19th, 2021
Spring Break. For high schoolers, this weeklong vacation signifies a myriad of educational changes, including new teachers, new grades, and new sports. But the transition associated with Spring Break has more than academic components; outside, the Oregon weather shifts dramatically almost overnight from dreary downpours to sparkling sunshine. Thousands of flowers burst into full bloom, […]
Date: February 8th, 2021
