My Ideal World
In my Language Arts class towards the end of the year, we read a dystopian book called The Last Cuentista. This book was about a girl moving to a new planet because Earth died, and readers follow her aa she… Continue Reading
Keep Durham Beautiful
On March 5, 2024, I got to go on a field trip. This year, my grade has been focusing on trees. As custom at DA, we did an activity to enhance our understanding of trees. We first watched a tree… Continue Reading
My Music Taste
I loved music and continue to be infatuated with it! The way music fills your ears and heals your heart is something magical. Music also teaches us lessons like perspective and gratitude. Every song is a story and a beautiful… Continue Reading
Sexism in Sports: American Football
The American sport, football, is a huge part of American culture. Played with an oval-like ball, football is played over a hundred yards. Touchdowns, pick-6, and incomplete passes are a few widely known terms related to football. Not only is… Continue Reading
Running
I didn’t always like long distance running, but now I do it at least twice a week. What changed? Well, I was kind of forced into running. I’m a person who has lots of anxiety, so in order to help… Continue Reading
The Picture of Dorian Gray: Book Review
The Picture of Dorian Gray is an excellent read, and a must have, especially for the philosophical minded readers. This satisfying and intriguing book, written by Oscar Wilde, is set in the nineteenth century. It follows Dorian Gray, an innocent… Continue Reading
The Tiger’s Whisker: A Wisdom Tale
This year, for trimesters one and two in our Language Arts class, we studied stories. It started with some background information about stories, how they came to be written, the difference between tales and myths, etc. Then we looked at… Continue Reading
Building Habits With a Plank
For 7 weeks, my G period class and I took on the challenge of planking every day. We built up, adding 15 seconds per week. From the beginning to where we were all struggling at 1 minute, to the… Continue Reading
Love/Death, It All Leads Back To You
Love/Death, It All Leads Back to You My soul, separated from you Ruins me I unravel Fall apart I break because you make me whole Without you my internal tears fall heavily And a storm rages inside of… Continue Reading
My Blackout Poem: The Rebellious Disease
Singularly Intended Was afterward And glad Half expected Work Hands Do Dreamed Splendidly Majestically Took that discretion Independence Self sufficiency Gentleness Rebellious disease