Jason Reeves

A lot can happen within sixty seconds which allows the possibility of life changing events that can impact our routines, values, beliefs and maybe the outlook on life itself. Some of which can have one feeling the need of self-reevaluation or soul searching. I sat at my desk while at work. Then, I received a short and rushed phone call from my sister. She had gone to a doctor’s appointment that morning for a routine pregnancy checkup. Unfortunately, her blood pressure was higher than normal, and was admitted to the hospital. I hoped that everything would be okay so, I quickly made my way to the emergency room entrance. My family and I sat patiently in the hospital waiting room. Everyone was excited, and anxious to hear the words that he her son had been born. “Today you will become an aunt.” I thought to myself. The labor took what it seems like forever. The seconds seemed like minutes, and the minutes like hours. “Meet your aunt.” my sister says to her new born son while swaddled in my arms. I was speechless as if I were just learning how to speak English for the very first time. Pure bliss filled my heart just being able to look at new addition to our family. The smile on my face grew big and as if I were opening a gift. At that very moment, the most invaluable look of contentment showed upon my face. I could finally see, touch, and smell this human being that had been flourishing for the past nine months. Newborn babies have that unique yet very distinct smell. The…

“The art of being happy lies in the power of finding happiness in ordinary things. Life doesn’t force us to be perfect it only asks us to do our best.” -Unknown This has been a quote I have learned to follow throughout the course of my junior year. If we allow ourselves to be happy about little achievements and know that we did our best regardless of the outcome, then we can help ourselves be more successful in the future. A good example of some of the small accomplishments i 've made my…

I once asked a close friend of mine, “How can a middle school student make a difference?” He simply answered, “ At our age, to make a difference we have to have a drive to make a change. You can’t just blindly run into world wanting to do something; you need a plan, determination, and confidence to know that you can make a difference.” I thought about what he said and realized he had a point. Kids my age are so concerned about the little things we never actually see the bigger picture; that…

Besides leaving my home country, it was the second hardest thing that I had to experience. I was seven years old and when my parents announced that we were moving to United States, frankly I was excited to see the USA. However, as time passed I started to miss my family back in Ecuador. When, I was in the airport saying goodbyes to friends and family members. I did not understand that I would not see them in again in five years. However, hearing the news that my abuelito had passed away in 2006.…

The lengthy, cramped, and quiet bus ride to Living Hope Day School both excited and terrified me. A never ending stream of “what if” questions rattling my brain caused me think twice about what I was doing there in the first place. I was a stranger to them, someone whom they knew nothing about. I gazed out the window, trying to calm my thoughts when I saw them. An endless sea of purple sweaters, and cheery faces lined the fence at the school. All of my previous doubts washed away when I stepped…

In cinematography you learn different ways to angle the camera, the lights just the right way to show you an entire chapter of a book in just a few frames, add a score to listen to the music and sounds and get your audience to feel the movie from their perspective. As a director they may not have the idea but they can show a thousand words in just one picture. That is key thing in videography is it has to capture, what the author writes they show with just one frame, weather it is to show a…

Euripides, it is shown that ancient Greeks had a male-dominated society. In this play, Medea, a Barbarian, scornful woman, rebels against the norm of ancient Greek submissive women by killing her two sons to achieve the ultimate vengeance against her husband, Jason, that cheated on her. Still to this day, this play is one of the most radical pieces of…

Through his great Athenian tragedy Medea (431 BCE), Euripides illustrates the gradual destruction of his eponymous protagonist’s humanity in the relentless pursuit of vengeance and justice. Medea is ostracized for her position as a woman and is predisposed to judgement from Greek society, yet, it is ultimately Jason who suffers from both societal and divine retribution, as he is chastised greatly for his betrayal of his family and his unyielding desire for pride and success. However, whilst…

daughters to boil their father alive, Jason and Medea flee his hometown of Iolcus and settle in Corinth. When King Creon gives Jason the opportunity to be part of the royal family by marrying his daughter, Jason abandons his wife and children, leaving a betrayed Medea filled with rage and desire for revenge. Medea 's early feminism leads her to put the defense of her reputation ahead of her maternal obligations as she decides to accomplish her revenge at the detriment of her children 's life.…

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind." As Gandhi shares a brilliant piece of mind, he describes how the world is so wicked and malevolent that it's turning the world "blind". The majority of the population is so focused on vengeance instead of living life to its fullest. Euripides', Medea, relates to the wise man's quote because Medea takes revenge to a whole new aspect and takes an eye for an eye. Or maybe a limb for a broken heart. When Medea was left abandoned and heartbroken by her…