What can one say about Lorde’s first album, Pure Heroine? Some would say bizarre, dark, unable to understand. But I would say it is a poetic masterpiece, painting a picture of teenage angst in its finest. The way she is able to relate to today’s youth is remarkably accurate and refreshing. It also paints another […]
Time Magazine’s list of the world’s most influential people is filled with brilliant thinkers, powerful leaders, and talented artists. All of these people have done something remarkable to leave their impact on the world. My greatest inspiration, however, does not come from a world-renowned political figure; it comes from the heart and perseverance of a […]
Looking back when I first went to summer camp, I realized I was being spoiled at home. I was always the one often needed other people’s help. My cabin members got really frustrated whenever I couldn’t do something by myself. I wished my parents had taught me how to take care of myself. Otherwise, I […]
The first time I realized that I wanted to be an engineer was during my sophomore year of high school while taking a CAD class. I was working on a project where we needed to improve an existing product. Doing this project helped me realize how satisfying it was to research a product, find a […]
Most kids’s first phrases vary from primal grunts to candy mumblings that resemble human names, however my first phrase was “thunder.” From the very starting, I’ve been passionate about the sky and its ever-changing canvas of blues and grays, lotions and milky whites. I’m tuned into the rhythms of rainfall, the dance of snowflakes and […]
I am an aesthetic: I have to admire the impeccably dressed mannequins making their debut in department stores and the contoured lines of that perfect dress. I love the shapes and cuts that flatter and accentuate, even splashes of color and pools of paisley and the slimming elegance of all black. But somehow professing these […]
It’s unusual how probably the most odd issues can encourage us and form our lives. My life modified one morning earlier than college once I was 12 years outdated. To date the yr had been jarring. My finest buddy had moved away that summer season and I felt alone in a sea of strangers. Despite […]
“For it is in giving that we receive.”-St. Francis of Assisi The overwhelming feeling of God’s presence is not something that is simple to write about. It is a feeling that you must experience in your own time. It is an emotion that is so hard to describe that words seem trivial. I will try […]
Energetic but calming, shapeless but concrete, inanimate but vigorous, water is a dynamic substance with many makes use of, most significantly for the sustenance of life. This can be true, however water exists as a vital in my life for causes that others might discover negligible of their every day routine, as a elementary part […]
“All women four×200 meter runners please report back to the monitor. All women working the four×2.” The final place I wished to report back to was the monitor. Actually, I assumed I used to be going to vomit. What am I doing? I’m not a monitor runner, and definitely not a four×200 meter runner. “Prepared, […]