Profanity

Throughout the song he mentions that he no longer needs his father because he has Clancy, Clancy is Tyler’s manager who has supported him throughout his career. Tyler says, “but fuck it, I got Clancy, he gave me the chance to see a world I wasn 't supposed to, I 'm stoked that I didn 't know you” (“Tyler The Creator“). Clancy is who Tyler ultimately looks up to for guidance as a father figure in his later life. Although he hates his father Tyler credits much of his success with Odd Future to…

Wake up again. Rise and shine. Rinse repeat more like it. Put on more clothes, its cold, she used to warn that I’d catch a cold not wearing a coat. Used to. Past tense huh. Is that where we are now? I’m acknowledging that she’s gone that’s a start. I think I’m wearing enough of hoodies layered and layered upon themselves. Once I start to sweat I’ll have enough of courage to get in the car. I don’t remember the last time I sat in the driver seat. I had to look for the keys feeling the heat of…

I (Maincharacter) start to feel filthy, i haven 't showered in days and my hair is scratchy. I smell horrible. I walk up to the kidnappers. "Is there any place I could take a shower?" I ask without sounding polite. "Not unless you wanna take a swim." He says as he starts laughing. The rest of them join in. I walk away as I flip them the bird. the younger male kidnapper walks up to me once we 're out of everyone 's sight. He tells me where the shower is. So I guess thoughs jackasses really do…

Sucker Punch Saturday night started out slow. I was spending more time in the back talking to Angel and Sky than out on the floor. I had gotten a few new outfits with all the money I had made Friday night. “Check this one out,” I held up a hanger with a two-piece white bikini outfit on it. The bra top and the waistband of the thong were covered with red, white, and blue sequins. It came with a matching garter. “Nice. Patriotic,” Angel said. She had gotten a new gown, full length black with…

Fortunately, I grew up in a household where both of my parents were very present in my life. Therefor, I did not even consider interviewing my dad. Although he was born and raised in Ireland, I thought I had already informally interviewed my father throughout life. I have heard the stories of his childhood and about the weird traditions. But when I sat down and actually talked about what it was like to come from Ireland to America I realized that there was a lot that I had yet to learn. First,…

It is good to have an end to journey toward, and in the end the experiences within the journey itself are equally as important, as such ventures can induce some form of self-transformation. Journeys, Year 11 students, are amongst the very few things in life that is completely unavoidable. Every single person in this room has embarked on a journey, whether it be a journey to senior schooling, or even a journey to self-discovery; everyone has at least once experienced the impacts journeys may…

“Curbside Prophet” proclaimed the beat-up and torn cardboard sign beside the man whose appearance was only made tolerable by the fact that the sign was dirtier than he was. The red letters jumped off onto the street almost as a dare for the people in too-clean cars to look. At least, that’s how I took them as I sat, in my own too-clean car, right beside him. I rolled down my window and then resisted the urge to roll it back up as the wind caught the man’s scent and delivered it straight to my…

One bright and sunny day when I was ten, my cousin Tasnim, older brother Rafeed, dad and I were on the New York subway on our way to Ellis Island, which is where the Statue of Liberty stands. The subway was old and rusty and smelled like dead rats. I was really excited to go because I had never been to the Statue of Liberty although the ride on the subway wasn’t really “the ride of my life” so to pass the awful time my dad gave us some gum to chew on. Since my brother and I didn’t know how to…

Slur words are words of oppression; they have held the power to objectify, humiliate and deny rights to undeserving individuals of minority groups for much too long. They are tools used by oppressors against their victims, and they carry out the exact functions they expect them to. Slurs objectify, humiliate, degrade and shame. Recently, attempts have been made to shed slurs of their power. Many conflicting beliefs surrounding the proper handling of slur words exist. I personally believe that…

Other than appearance, there are many differences that put women and men aside from each other. They can grow up in the same household and still be different. Or be raised by one parent either only a mom or only a dad but still they are different. The way a man and a woman communicate, or how they express their feelings and their choices in entertainment can be very different and lead to misunderstanding but, sometimes it opens up pathways to learn new things. It can be the way they were raised…