Keeping Up Appearances

Blacking in and out, confusion and fear filled my mind as I slowly woke up lying on my back between my four-wheeler and the cold ground. I was numb; my mind was racing “what just happened?” All in the matter of seconds. I hear a faint yelling of some sort as I close my eyes again. “Kylie!” I open my eyes; everyone around me was moving the four-wheeler from off top of me, and my step dad and his friend trying to wake me up. My eyes closed. It was a mid January morning in 2012; I was 15 years…

your favorite actress or singer but when it gets to the point of obsession that’s when we as a society needs to change the mindsets of the young generation. People who are overly obsesses with a particular favorite celebrity of theirs can sometimes end up having depression or even anxiety. There’s something good about showing love to your favorite actress, it lets them know that they have many supporters behind them no matter what. Many young kids are hooked to every word their favorite…

version of the title is Much Ado About Noting, which implies that the play is about getting information, eavesdropping, and writing things down. Because everything that happens is misunderstood or interpreted incorrectly, most of the characters end up over-reacting or behaving rashly, causing even more problems than there were in the first place. This still happens today in the form of miscommunication and false statements that are interpreted as fact and spread like wildfire across social and…

bankruptcy. Many families would usually build up debt and then declare bankruptcy. In 1980, more people declare bankruptcy than graduated from college. The reason for these rash bankruptcies are simply credit cards because credit card companies are bringing additional credit to the consumer. Consumers get credit cards either because you have to “pay now and pay later” or because of the low introductory rate. Credit card companies usually raise these rates up before the consumer pays off their…

This Fall Semester of 2016 has served as the first page to my experience at Pacific Lutheran University. Coming into the school year, I felt I had a lot going for me. I graduated with my Associates Degree at Pierce College and was fortunate enough to have a supportive family, and quality friends. I was very involved with music and felt I had purpose in school because I knew what I wanted to study. I felt like when I was exploring my path I lucked out and stumbled upon Psychology and Sociology.…

Keeping Up It’s tough growing up and it takes much perseverance to keep up with everybody. In Call of the Wild when Dave died, it took a toll on Buck, it took lots of perseverance to make sure he keeps up with the others. In contrast, Megan knew a boy who didn’t graduate and that made her realize that she probably will not graduate if she kept her grades like that, and it took lots of perseverance to keep up with everybody else. They both struggled to keep up and not fail, and they both…

behavior is that, more often than not, it's bound to end in heartbreak and failure” this we don’t encounter with this or it just not what the people what so it's forgotten, as if it had never happened. Whose dream of being famous ends don’t always end up just with that, often after losing what they always wanted they don’t take that simple, the person sometimes can go into a depression that can lead to the worst thing that is suicide. Having a role model is an advantage because we can see that…

as your first love. This story is particularly about that. 1996 The school bell rang loudly, bringing me back to the real world. My nose was stuck in a book and I tried to start reading again. "Hmm...look at her. Nerd." Someone grunted. I looked up and saw Jacob Stewart and his "henchmen" Joey Bradshaw and Carl Timms. They bullied me since preschool. I scowled and continued reading, trying to ignore them. "Freak," Jacob muttered. I already knew I was different. All the girls that were…

Khloe is the feisty little sister, Kim is the moneymaker, Kourtney is obsessed with her children, Rob loves to stay at home, and Kris is the mother of them all. They are hated, loved, made fun of, and envied based off there fame from the show, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” Regardless of their reputation, it is interesting to note the variety of personalities that is consisted within a family that is so large, and intriguing to observe how these personalities interact with each other. Each…

Have you ever stopped for a second to analyze your life? Many times when someone struggles, it is because of their outlook. Being negative about the obstacles that are faced in life is no way to get by. Taking a second to analyze, and possibly regroup, is never something that anyone should be ashamed of. I believe that with a positive outlook on life a person can do whatever they put their mind to. For the past few weeks, I have been going through an obstacle in life that has not been easy for…