Knocked Out

People say that love can make you do crazy things. A short story written by Hans Andersen called “The Little Mermaid” sounds like a story based on this quote. This story is about a young mermaid who wants to be loved. In the story the young mermaid has a growing obsession with the world of the humans. She dreams of the day that she is allowed to go to the surface, sit on the rocks, and watch the ships go by. The girls are only allowed to go to the surfaces at the age of fifteen and at night.…

teens are coming out as LGBT in their early teens, as early as thirteen years of age. 1.6 million youth are homeless each year with 40% of them identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. These numbers are disproportionally high because 7% of the youth population in the United States is LGBT (“True Colors,” 2016). Each year $4.2 billion is spent on homeless assistance programs with less than 5% of this funding, $195 million, allocated for homeless children and youth. Out of that $195…

this was funny because I am a Cardinal’s fan myself and I knew I could maybe joke around with him. It turns out he ventures out to the end of the road everyday in a uniform and waves cubs flags at traffic passing by the facility. He was extremely grateful for me volunteering and me and him talked about baseball for a good while, he then asked me my last name and I said “Heise,” it turns out he remembered my dad when he was little because he was the mailman that delivered mail to him everyday.…

There are many policies that are implicated into foster care. These policies are made with the best interest of foster children in mind. The policies solely exist to keep foster children safe, but are they enough? One policy that is implicated in the foster care system is the assurance of safety and well-being of children in foster care. This policy is called the Adoption and Safe Families Act. The policy states that the health and safety of young children are a priority in foster care. Abused…

I think everyone has their own delusions that they enjoy being a part of, well, at least for a while. How long though can we live out these delusions, until life catches up to show us we must come to terms with our inner demons? I’ve always told others and myself that honesty is the most valuable asset anyone can have, but then I live out my lie. There have been countless times I’ve put up this front of might, just to know deep down inside, it 's all a play to hide something from the rest of the…

word choice before this class had been extremely basic and simple. Another thing that I needed to work on was being able to convey my message on paper. I typically had very good ideas but when I go to put them down on paper they could not seem to come out the way I want them too. My biggest thing coming into this class was trying to work on my…

(as if they could), and when the bar finally closes it 's just as well because there 's a song on the bar radio that her Daddy used to play in his truck and that 's the last thing Wynonna really needs. So she cradles a cold bottle of something right out the swinging double doors and drinks all the way home.…

I?” An entire branch of philosophy devoted to how to approach the question and still, I have no definite answer, though there has been some great art to come out of it. Thankfully, I have a bit more… “specificity” to work with, limits have been put down, as well as the much easier “why” to scribe. All about the idea of nature. That laid out, it turns the question from “Who am I?” to why am I doing this? The question more manageable, it’s time we answered it, and it’s not all bad. At least I…

ethnographic research with the Collctve. Specifically, how an artist syndicates his or her own taste with today 's popular culture to produce and play music and how this relates to “selling out.” Before delving into the complexities associated with the music industry, it is important to define the terms “identity” and “selling out.” These interpretations will set the foundation for the discussion. There are two separate yet connected branches within the realm of identity: self-identity and group…

atmosphere is very similar to high school. As a result, the transition has been very smooth so far. How have I been able to make these adjustments you say? Well let’s find out! For starters, a big part of my success has come from my SLS class. The techniques I’ve learned so far have been beneficial in all my classes. For example, coming out of high school time management has always been a big problem of mine. My schedule would consist of the following: come home from school, eat, play some video…