Who Are You

You’re the Girl Who Over the past 13 months, my life has changed dramatically. On August 25th, 2015, my best friend committed suicide. It was a complete shock to everyone and left many people devastated, including myself. From that day forward, I was known as “the girl whose best friend killed herself.” I didn’t commit suicide, so why was I being labeled as so? When it comes to stereotypes and labels, it is extremely common to be judged by who you hang out with, opposed to who you are as an…

Doctor Who tells the story of an alien humanoid who goes by the name of the Doctor. The Doctor is a Time Lord and possess the power to travel through space and time with a machine called TARDIS and the show goes through his adventures traveling through space and time. The interesting part of the show is that the Doctor has died 11 times, but is reincarnated each time with a different personality, yet retains all the memories of the previous versions. Despite having a different personality and…

extracurriculars, projects, etc. The word itself creates mixed emotions of the unknown. From early on, it’s viewed as an exciting chapter in life until you reach the age of decision making, identifying your necessities, filling out applications, writing admission essays, and anticipating the possible letter of acceptance or rejection. In 2016, the book, Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be by Frank Bruni, an American journalist, gives a new perspective on a brutal and deeply flawed competitive…

the middle of the night, Jakiem asked, “You think this is a good spot to sleep at?” I answered, “Well obviously, now go to sleep Jakiem ". The next morning we woke up with skunk spray on us, are shirts got chewed up. When we got up we were about 10 miles from my cousins house. When we finally made it to 5 mile, Jakiem started complaining about how his feet hurt. I said, “Dude, suck it up!” Jakiem sighed, “Man my feet are in a butt load of pain! Can’t you just carry me?” I sighed,…

First, as long as you try your absolute best, that is all anyone can ask from you - even from yourself. Secondly, do not be so afraid of failure that you do not try your absolute best in the first place. I will not get through life and become the person I want to be, let alone do the things I want to do, without taking some risks. Third, no one is perfect not even you, so when you fall down don’t stay down - readjust, regroup, and try again. You will not be able to save the world on the first…

and begin to follow me around for the day of playing. Grandma’s house is always a great place to go. You can get food and have a great time. But you can be there too much, especially when you live only a minute away. What do you do when that happens? This leads into the Sunflower journey. The first one to come and follow is my best friend Tyler. A big kid that looks like he could tear you apart, when in reality he is just a tough looking funny teddy bear.…

lives of common people. William’s work is heavily influenced from the years between the 1920’s to 1930’s. One short story Williams writes about is “The Use of Force”. The story centers on a doctor who visits the home of a family, a mother, father and their poor sick daughter. Mathilda Olson is a young child who unquestionably has a very high fever, and the doctor sets out in his best proficient manner to find out what the cause…

With knowledge comes power, and those who believe they have more knowledge than others will place themselves above those who are less educated. A person with more education then believes they have the upper hand over the less educated person. This leads people to do things they believe they have the power to do because they have…

different than who they are just so they can fit in, or try to change themselves because they don’t like the real them. A quote by Theodore Geisel says, “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who matter don’t mind and those who mind don’t matter.” Mr. Geisel makes a very good point about how you should be you, and that you shouldn’t let anyone change who you are. Everyone comes from different backgrounds and has different stories, but that shouldn’t stop you from being exactly who…

Frimbo's responsibilities as a king, and all the duties he carries for the members of his African community, he sees the whole picture. Since the original murder victim is Frimbo's assistant, who has the same last name as conjure-man, has similar appearance, and comes from the same tribe, it is king's duty to find out who is the killer, and let the man's spirit rest in peace. The conjure-man uses his double consciousness to solve the murder mystery. He gathers all the suspects in one room and…