Rachel

Music, for me, is a way to express how I feel, when I cannot think of the words myself. There are many songs in this world that touch me, but one certain song hits me hard. “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten has an extreme impact on me and there is a little story behind it. On December 24, 2013 my aunt, Brenda Cost, was diagnosed with B Cell lymphoma. This news shook the world for the entire family. Brenda has always been the rock of the family. She was always the one to prepare Thanksgiving dinner…

English philosopher John Locke once said, “We are like chameleons, we take our hue and the color of our moral character, from those who are around us.” In Dr. Rachel Pearson’s case, this quote is undeniably true. In her decorous memoir, No Apparent Distress: A Doctor’s Coming-of-Age on the Front Lines of American Medicine, Pearson gives a detailed description of her harrowing journey as a medical student, and the people that she encounters and forms relationships with on this journey- her family…

What Rachel Carson’s position would be on the debate on the existence of climate change Rachel Carson was very concerned about the relation of human beings and nature – the environment; she believed that the actions human beings and things that they released to the environment had a long-lasting effect on nature that could be determinantal to generations to come. This was her greatest idea and one that has clearly not been reflected in the current-day debate on climate change especially by…

Allison Reynolds Allison Reynolds is the supposed 'basket case' of the gang. At first, she is calm, just talking in suddeupheavals. She confesses to discovering her family life unsuitable as her parents overlook her, always making her plump and isolated, which is the reason she volunteered to go to Saturday confinement. Her weariness and isolation make her withdrawn to the point of being totally quiet. But, after smoking some weed, she opens up to others, spilling out the contents of her bag…

This past week our class had a discussion over Fun Home, a graphic novel, written by Allison Bechdel. A topic that my class briefly talked about throughout this discussion was the title of the novel and its physical meaning. The title of this novel is Fun Home. In reality, this title was sarcastic and had a deeper meaning toward it. When I think of a fun home I think of the fairs or haunted houses people visit with the distorted mirrors and scary characters inside, such as clowns. A comparison…

There are many ways one could describe Elissa Rachelle Henderson, she was tall with long perfect legs and an hour glass figure every girl she met envied. Her big dark chocolate brown doe eyes could make you feel more love in one look than you had your whole life but they could also pierce you with a stare so cold it'd curdle your blood and make you wish you were dead. Elissa was one of the prettiest girls I'd ever known and I was secretly jealous of her because of it. She had long night black…

No Apparent Distress is the coming-of-age story of Rachel Pearson as she navigates through her unexpected journey of coming to be a doctor. Originally Pearson planned on becoming a writer; however, in the summer of her last year of college, Pearson takes up a job at an abortion clinic. Little did she know that the stories of the women she would counsel would inspire her to become a medical professional. Through years of medical education and training, Pearson learns that there is more to…

Writer: Jessica Morris Category: Review Sub category: Single/Pop Title: Rachel Costanzo ‘Miles Away’ Single Review On the cusp of releasing her debut EP, Melbourne singer Rachel Costanzo’s latest single “Miles Away” is all you could want and more. Filled with soaring vocals and beautifully played piano that makes your heart skip a beat, the tale of love shows us a new facet of the 18-year old as she strips back her pop sensibilities to deliver a moving ballad. Opening with a simple piano…

Good Enough Essay Kloe Anderson Warren Buffett, American business magnate, once stated, “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” An author, Rachel Vail, uses the price of a shirt and the value of love to show a message in her short story Good Enough. This is about a girl, named Dori, who wants something from her mom for her birthday that is expensive. She knows her family doesn’t have a lot, so she didn’t want to mention it, but she did. The author uses dialogue and symbolism to show…

1. SUMMARY OF THE FILM Our heroine is a young girl (Yentl/Anshel) living in an orthodox Jewish community in Eastern Europe around the turn of the 20th century raised by her Rabbinical widower father who educates her in secret about Jewish Law and theology inspiring an insatiable thirst for knowledge and discussion. When he dies, she refuses to consider marriage as is expected of all women, instead she pretends to be a boy and sets forth seeking a yeshiva to further her studies. The main…