Melanie Martinez

He was taken aback, almost whacking her on accident with his right hand holding a coffee mug. “Yes, What?” he asked, his eyes wide from the sudden outburst that could only come from Melanie Martinez. He was lucky he didn't spill any coffee on his only pair of scrubs. They were maroon. “You’re going to go deaf if you keep listening to music that loudly,” she sighed, setting her favorite pink mug on the counter and pouring in creamer over…

The first poem I wrote for this collection was Depression. Originally, it was very narrative so it took a while for me to decide whether to make the basic concept into a poem or story. Eventually I decided on writing a poem as I didn’t have much experience with writing poetry so I saw it as a personal challenge. I realised the original concept was not very cohesive, so I wrote a rough storyline to work through in order to make the piece more cohesive. An early difficulty I had was with…

“Remy always knows the perfect time to give a boyfriend ‘the speech’ telling him it’s over: right after the first romantic rush, but before any real emotional involvement happens. And Remy should have perfect timing, since she's had plenty of experience dumping guys. Not to mention what she's learned from watching her own mother, who's been married four times and is heading for wedding number five. So then what is it about Dexter that makes it so hard for Remy to follow her own rules? He's…

The media’s depiction of gender roles in today’s society can be damaging to both males and females, and the way that each gender is encouraged to act is not healthy. Males are taught to be strong and confident, the typical image of masculinity, whereas women are taught to focus on being physically appealing, especially on being appealing to men. The media generally presents women to be thin and conventionally attractive, and this image can affect the way women feel about their appearance and can…

concept of destiny and suggest it is our mission to find meaning and purpose in life. The features of avoidance are clearly evident in the following quote, "Everyone thinks that we're perfect. Please don't let them look through the curtains" (Melanie Martinez). Although stoicism can be negatively judged by existentialists, it is merely used as a coping mechanism. Humans consistently hardships and stoics may use this philosophy as a way of maintaining their sanity. If everything can be justified…

From Room 93 to Badlands, much had changed in artist Halsey’s career. For over nine months in 2014, the singer only had one single called “Ghost,” a song about loving someone who was toxic to you. In early October, she released a five track EP called Room 93, which told the experiences of a few youth that affected their day-to-day lives. It only took a year, from sleeping at her manager’s parents’ house to having her own apartment in L.A., for her to be inspired to make this album. On August 28,…

College education is one of the most important elements that people see on a resume. College was once seen as a place where people went to discover courses and majors before settling on a career. Recently, an article from a Washington Post states that “…college students have increasingly seen a bachelor’s degree as a means to an end: a job.” Also, in an annual UCLA survey of Freshmen, first-year students think that getting a better job is the most important reasons to go to college. This leads…