It's that time of year where the books close, the binders start to empty, and the last of your pencils are used to their ends. As a senior, this end is not just of school, but of my whole high school career. This blog has mapped out my last year. In terms of this blog,... Continue Reading →
It’s Just Fiction, Isn’t It?
Disease. Starvation. Bombs. Death. Slaughterhouse-Five is filled with the harsh realities that come with war. The reader is taken a journey through WWII with Billy Pilgrim, an American soldier. And the details aren't skimped upon. The story is set up with a fictional frame, allowing a barrier between the grotesque and reality. Surely the reader can... Continue Reading →
How I Fell Out of Love With Art
In English class, we read a piece by Avery Erwin titled "How I Fell Out of Love With the Internet", which uses a listed and second person narrative. I wanted to write my own version of this, with respect to art and creativity (as ironic as that sounds). I mimicked the original writer's style. 1.Fall... Continue Reading →
Trying to Quack the Case
Horrific accidents happen often: electrical wires could become exposed, someone could get hit by a vehicle, someone could drown. Like many cases that take place by the water, an automatic assumption, if someone never comes back from said body of water, that somehow the person drowned. The podcast Crime Junkie, with Asheley Flowers, delved into a... Continue Reading →
Colleges, Colleges, Colleges – Oh My!
College - a senior's best and worst friend. It looms over us, or inspires us to work are hardest for that extra point on our transcript. For me, this college process has been a huge roller coaster. I worked my butt off for 4 years, studied hard for the ACTs, and made sure to keep... Continue Reading →
Evan Hansen Who?
This past week, I was able to go on the class trip to see Dear Evan Hansen, a Broadway musical. As a musical lover, I had already listened to the soundtrack way before seeing the show, even before I knew I had the opportunity to. I knew the plot, I knew the music, I knew... Continue Reading →
Musical Rundown of the Drowsy Chaperone
A couple weeks ago, Northern Highlands put on their annual musical. This year, the theatre crew put on a production of The Drowsy Chaperone by Bob Martin and Don McKeller. As an avid theatre geek, I've seen every production that the school has put on (besides Godspell in my sophomore year, I had no interest in seeing... Continue Reading →
To be True or to not be True? That is the Question
In a world with a plethora of information and news at one's fingertips, it may be difficult to distinguish fact from fiction. This issue connected to a theme in the book 1984 by George Orwell, which explores a government which constantly alters and falsifies the past - the population doesn't know what's real anymore. Although what... Continue Reading →
Weaponized Sex
As I continue to read 1984 by Geroge Owell, one occurring theme throughout the story is how the government prohibits freedom to derive pleasure from sex. The Party (government) in which the protagonist Winston lives in desires power and control of the citizens. One way the government does this is by removing the independence that... Continue Reading →
Slogan Dissection in 1984
The ever piercing eyes of the Big Brother, the glowing of telescreens, and the blaring of Party slogans entrap Winston Smith. Set in a hyper surveillance and controlled society, 1984 by George Orwell shows the struggle of a man name Winston Smith, who secretly despises the government he works in. But in this society, people who... Continue Reading →
Ink Blot Thoughts 