My mom turned 49 on Monday. I decided to ask her for advice on her birthday to see what wisdom she had to impart on me after living almost half a century. Of course she was like “Wisdom? I’m not sure about that.” at first, but after a moment of thought she simply said, “My... Continue Reading →

I walk an undiscovered path of fear. Full of twists and turns and forks in the road. I stop. I spin. Where shall I turn? Oh dear. My mind is stuck from this, my heavy load. The dreaded college looms and choices leer. Pretending to have some idea of life. The months roll by I... Continue Reading →

okay... here's my actual blog post The One About Phoebe . Through the bustling Central Perk the friends come and go, sipping coffee and chatting. Stories are told and memories are made in the greatest days of their lives. . A selfless wonder who connects deeply with all, awe inspiring confidence and suggestive looks, an... Continue Reading →

*adapted from P.K. Page's “The Landlady” Through sepia air the boarders come and go, Impersonal as trains. Pass silently  The craving silence swallowing his speech;  Click doors like shutters on his camera eye. Because of him their lives become exact: Their entrances and exits are designed;  Phone calls are cryptic. Oh, his ticklish ears Advance... Continue Reading →

As I read Sylvia Plath’s poem, “Mirror”, my first impression was that it was a riddle. The way the mirror spoke in first person and described itself in nuanced terms that could be interpreted differently, relays the message that people search past the truth for something more. When the mirror describes itself as “the eye... Continue Reading →

Title: George Orwell titles his dystopian novel 1984 to subtly introduce the motif of questioned truth. Throughout the novel, fact becomes elusive as it is revealed that the Ministry of Truth actually destroys and changes fact and the party controls the past. At one point, Winston realizes that he is unsure whether it is the year... Continue Reading →

Alright, so listening to everyone brain-dump on what happened in Chapter 9 and how it relates to the real world overwhelmed me very quickly. I guess I’m just not good at taking in and retaining a lot of information at one time. And this isn’t just a problem at school. For example, when my mom... Continue Reading →

a world war II propaganda poster Since I’m working on my analysis skills, I decided to go for the option to look deeper into the meaning behind propaganda and the strategies used to persuade people. I looked up specifically World War II propaganda and it was really interesting to see the various issues that the... Continue Reading →

So an element of the first two chapters of 1984 that I found really intriguing were the Ministries that Winston described. The Ministry of Truth, Ministry of Peace, the Ministry of Love, and the Ministry of Plenty. As Winston discusses each one, it becomes clear that the ministries are in charge of the direct opposite... Continue Reading →

Humans have always done and will always do bad things. We all know this. We’ve all seen this in our everyday lives in different degrees. My answer for why this happens lies in my faith and my education in the church. I've always been taught that God gives us free will. The right to choose... Continue Reading →