The Weirdos

has limited what I am able to do. I am no longer able to go out with people I love as much as I’d like to, because I’m afraid of what I might do when I get there. Will I feel nauseous and have to go home early or will I fidget and stay quiet like a weirdo? My mind identifies every possible scenario that could happen and I start to overthink things too much. Additionally, I tend to become upset with myself when I say or do something mildly impolite, like not say goodbye. Then I tend to spend a…

to talk to a complete stranger and heaven forbid be polite to them, but wouldn’t you want the same courtesy if you were the one flipping burgers at minimum wage. Of course these type of jobs do come with their batches of crazies, lazies, and plain weirdos, because it’s a job anyone can get. No experience required. My first real job was, surprise, at a fast food type restaurant called Burger Bob’s Drive-In. It’s a local place from my hometown owned by a friend of my family’s, so my boss had…

I went to an event called UCONN Voice in the Student Union last Monday night and it was an enjoyable experience. I expected that I would enjoy the talents of other undergraduate students and my predictions proved to be true! It is music and other aspects of culture that bring the University community together. Therefore, the purpose of this event is to showcase the myriad of talented students who choose to express themselves and propagate positive emotions for the collective good. In the…

Attention Getter. Titles and Authors. While there are some differences between CLarisse in F451, and Marylin in “The Cold Equations” are minor, the similarities are unmistakable. The comparisons of those who don't conform to society are punished, the government controls all that are weak, and neither character acts maliciously, but still punished. Concluding Statement and Connection to Thesis. Those who don't conform to the norms of society are punished. In this society, what the government…

Culture norms are rules set out by society to differ what is “normal” and what isn’t. There are three different types of norms: folkways, mores, and taboo. Violating a norm can result in receiving a negative sanction, reaction from the people. Society control what would be considered norms and can rage from the right way people should enter an elevator or the way people should eat. Negative sanctions also control society as to the punishment if a norm is broken. For my fieldwork, I decided to…

and how it effects Evie. In the novel Username: Evie there is an effective representation of symbolic codes the one that stood out for me was the clothing technique. In the first half of the book Evie is portrayed by her clothing as a nerd and a weirdo. For example her clothing in the first half of the book is colloquial and she is the only one wearing that clothing except Lionel. This comments on that her and Lionel have a lot more in common then she…

True Love Today was the happiest day of John’s life. He was smiling from ear to ear. There was a sense of nervous yet happy feelings inside of him. As he walked down the aisle, John began to start sweating bullets. The nervous feeling inside of John was in full effect. His heart was racing a 1,000 miles per minute. It felt as if his heart was going to explode. Hands began to sweat, hands started shaking, and then smiling-smiling as if something good was about to happen. The moment had arrived…

Bob and Fritz. I was all alone at a lunch table in the first grade. These two girls sit down with me not to bully me. “Hi I’m Khrysta and I’m Leigha,” they said. “Are you talking to me?” I thought. They are sitting next to kid who people call a weirdo, a Freak, a crybaby. The truth is I have S.P.D, Dyspraxia, and Anxiety and these two girls want to sit next to me? I asked in my head. “You look like a nice kid,” Khrysta said. Was this what having friends was like. It felt like a bright…

The Big Game! We were talking, stretching, and listening to our warm up playlist. After about fifteen minutes goofing around, it was time to get serious. We all sat down on our dugout bench. Right next to each other. We all held hands.Our coaches started to talk to us. My dad talked first. “All of you girls are my second family you are hardworking, funny, and fun to be around. He complimented. ” Mr. Chris started to speak, “I know you girls can do this. I believe in you. ” Mr. Adam jumped in…

I feel sad. Well, I wouldn’t say sad, more of down but not blue. It’s something I can’t put description into but either way I’m tired from and of it. It’s not unbearable or pushing me to suicide, nothing like that. I feel unmotivated, lost, as if I’m not grounded from the world and my body just kind of aimlessly floats around the planet with nothing to give or receive. I can still be happy and feel other emotions, don’t get me wrong, just once I no longer have a distraction time freezes and the…