As students, we have all faced the never-ending threat of becoming victims of a school shooting. This reality transcends all districts, all cities, or states. I know I have jumped when a loud noise clangs in the hallway; the room is temporarily still before returning to normal after the moment passes. The video we just […]
Month: September 2021
My One Month Anniversary (As A PA Resident)
As of the 20th of September, I have officially been living in Pennsylvania for a month. The month that I have been here has taught me a lot (primarily how much I relied on my mom to help me with life), and I cannot wait to watch myself become immersed even more into Pennsylvania. However, […]
Rhetorical Analysis Essay Introduction: The Lost Class
Today, students are trained for a plethora of events and activities that weren’t prevalent twenty years ago. One of the most disheartening events being school shootings. The Class of 2021 will be the first class to plot out exit points from the classroom, who have had to think of which school supplies would be the […]
Women in Star Wars: Sarah Campbell’s Elevator Pitch
Sarah’s elevator pitch was one of the speeches that I found myself never drawing away from. Her artifact was a picture of the three “leading” women in Star Wars. In Sarah’s speech, she dissected the lack of women’s impact on the movie, which was primarily furthering the men’s storylines, and adding a sexual component to […]
Fire-Days
“Fire-day” is a term coined in California for wildfires enclosing an area, and school is cancelled for the day. I’ve had a few of those in my days; there were really scary. Clothes, cases of water bottles, first aid kits, and other essential supplies stacked in the trunk of the car, were ready to go […]
The Lost Class: Elevator Pitch Draft
The Lost Class: David Keene Commencement As students, I know we have faced the never-ending threat of becoming a victim of a school shooting. This reality transcends all districts, and all students feel this ever-looming fear of leaving our parents to bury us, something no parent should have to do. I know I have jumped when […]
The Recall of A Lifetime
The silent ping of my phone reverberated in the pocket of my jeans. After fumbling with the books in my hand, I see that my mom has sent a picture of a large envelopment, colored red, white, and blue, with the gray lettering “Official Ballot”, softly inscribed on the top. In the few weeks of […]
The Various Joys of Life
Laughter and love are my versions of happiness. When I am surrounded by friends and laughing until my side aches, and my eyes are watering. The swelling in my heart when I smell the salty water of the ocean near is my happiness, or the pounding in my chest after playing a great game of […]
Riots, Protests, and Boarded Shops: RCL #1
This past summer, riots, and protests flooded the streets of Los Angeles after George Floyd’s untimely death invoked the Black Lives Matter Movement. Businesses, both local shops, and chain stores boarded up their windows to save their merchandise. It felt like the apocalypse was near, creeping in slowly but surely. This article from the New York […]