Dora the Explorer

When we were young, all we worried about was what mommy’s going to make for lunch, or when the new Dora the Explorer was going to come out. Nobody cared about romance, relationships, or any of that. And yet, once puberty struck, everything changes. Confusion and awkwardness fills the atmosphere of middle school, as if a secret came out and everyone was uncomfortable with it. However, this wasn’t the case for me. Some people may call me childish and immature, but I enjoyed watching cartoons –…

I remember having my hair in three ponytails with pink knockers, jumbo twist, and a tiny clip at the end. I was drinking strawberry milk, at a wooden table that had a vase filled with sunflowers in the middle of it. I watched my grandmother read the Savannah Morning Newspaper with coffee stains on the front page. The stains came from putting her coffee mug on top of the paper to get up and stir the cheese grits that were on the stove. I always used to ask, “Grandma, can I have the funny page?”…

Over two years ago, science-fiction author Ray Bradbury, one of the genres leading writers for more than sixty years, had passed on. He had written many books and short stories that were well-received, and a few were turned into movies, plays and or even TV shows. Although, he was primarily known for the novel Fahrenheit 451, which describes a dystopian future in which the government burns books. Numerous individuals have mentioned that the novel was mainly to argue against censorship, but…

music as all the prominent kids, I even judged people I had never met before based on the assumptions of other people. I now hate shows that require audience participation even though they cannot hear or see you, but because most people watched Dora the Explorer and Barney and Friends, I did too and regretted every second of it. Music used to bore me because of how simple and repetitive it was. I did not even have any real friends because of how boring and basic I was.…

remaining clueless to his actions. The Trickster pushes socially acceptable values and teaches children especially, the consequence your behavior can have on you and those around you. Children nowadays look at Bugs Bunny or Swiper, a sly fox from Dora the Explorer. The Trickster figure is found in many children stories as well as shows and movies, he helps shape and guide children at a young age. I have grown up watching and hearing of different Trickster figures and I believe his legacy will…

massive lunch line. My daily temper tantrum starts right as Mrs. B. places me in line, and it lasts for the rest of lunch because the best part of the day was now over and I have to endure the lunch ladies taunting me about how I look just like Dora The Explorer. I despise my parents because of that horrendous haircut. When lunch came to a close we are directed back to our classroom, we all take a seat in our seats and also in the presence of a few adults who are going to perform a series of…

Survivor: Scared White Family Edition There’s a running tradition in my family. Every summer we go to Lake George, NY for a few days. Lake George is the birthplace of some of my most treasured memories with my family. My most treasured, and I must say most traumatizing, memory was the hike of our 2013 trip. This hike had my uncle going on about it hiking on a scenic trail in the mountains with a gorgeous view near where we were staying There’s a running tradition in my family. Every summer we…

It was the darkest of days. Stephen King would have nightmares about something like this. There was no biblical term to describe how devastatingly catastrophic this was. Armageddon would be a paper cut compared to this. It’s something no little boy should ever have to go through. It was the day my mother said those dreadful words: “You’re gonna have a little sister.” I could almost hear the music from Psycho playing. I thought it was a joke; it must have been. My mom had enough on her plate with…

first year of school crying every single day, pretending to be sick, grabbing onto my grandmother 's blouse and not letting go until the teacher would let her stay with me. Now I have to go on my first ever adventure without the assistant of Dora the explorer. Instantly, we get emergency tickets and start to board a weird type of spaceship called an airplane. I remember I forgot to pack something, it was my teddy bear, I left it at home and now it…

Liberal Education is meant to cultivate students, which means it intends to help with personal growth, knowledge, skills and also gives them the opportunity to learn about a variety of subjects including a specific field of their choice. This sounds very much like the purpose of college and lower level educations. David Brooks, who wrote “The Organization Kid” explains his views on liberal education and its effects on students. Brooks argues that these students are extremely intellectual, very…