WHAT IS SO GREAT ABOUT ORDERLINESS? WHAT IS IT ABOUT RULES THAT MAKES OUR KNEES WEAK AND BREATHS SHORT? THIS SOCIETY PUSHES IT ON US EVERY WAKING MOMENT FOR THE FIRST FEW DECADES OF OUR LIFE, EACH DAY IN NEW FORMS. DO WE HAVE TO LEARN THE RULES BEFORE WE BREAK THEM? NO? THEN WHYContinue reading “WHY DO RULES EXIST?”
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Guest Post: Departure
It feels like just days ago I was a timid little kid, fresh, green, young, inexperienced,taking my first steps through these unfamiliar halls,cowering in the shadows of the seasoned veterans.These gates seemed so high and imposing,walls like a prison, thick, sturdy, inescapable.The faces I saw and voices I heard as I trudged alonggrew dull andContinue reading “Guest Post: Departure”
An Open Letter to Justin Bieber
My Dearest Justin: At some point in my middle school career I heard rumors that you were considering attending our Christian private school in Atlanta. Back when your body was free of tattoos and I had major Bieber fever, before your voice learned to calm down, I gave a major crap about what the mediaContinue reading “An Open Letter to Justin Bieber”
Down The Rabbit Hole
“You’re incredibly bonkers. But let me tell you something: all the best people are.” The one thing that you should never try to argue with is the fact that you are crazy. As in crazy, it could mean a flaw: you’re too spoiled, too artistic, too emo, too smart. Yet, it could mean a perfection:Continue reading “Down The Rabbit Hole”
Seven Final Thoughts about Senior Year (Graduation Edition)
One final blog post about senior year and graduating, I promise. 1) I think I have finally figured out why the college process can induce so much stress. The essence of college admissions is comparison, the root of all unhappiness. Without comparing students to one another, colleges wouldn’t be able to coherently choose candidates for admission,Continue reading “Seven Final Thoughts about Senior Year (Graduation Edition)”
My Race Is a Tattoo
This is a guest post written for Afro Girl Talks. Read the original here. Your race is a permanent tattoo that people can see from far away, and before they’ve seen the whites of your eyes, they’ve started to identify you. When though, do they start to make something of it? When I was in pre-school,Continue reading “My Race Is a Tattoo”
I Don’t Care About Many Things
My friend Chelsea just started a blog, 100 Ways to Write! I guest-posted for her, and you can read the original here: Over the course of our friendship you will find that I don’t care about many things. By this, I mean that when I was younger, I obsessed over celebrity news and gossip. IContinue reading “I Don’t Care About Many Things”
The Lunchroom
She walks into the lunchroom, feet following the rhythm of those of the three girls who walk in by her side. Veering through the mess of chairs and tables, this quartet makes their way to their favorite lunch line, with their favorite lunch lady. “Ew, there’s water on this plate!” wails one of her friends. “Oh myContinue reading “The Lunchroom”
Kate Carroll: The True Cost of Being Prom Queen
Prom: an uninspiring weekend where you play make-believe as royalty. You’re pretending that you are something with a $600 dress you’ve convinced yourself that you’ll wear again, until someone vomits on you. Time, energy, and focus are wasted on an overhyped event that ends in disappointment, disaster or mediocrity. Some of us aren’t even theContinue reading “Kate Carroll: The True Cost of Being Prom Queen”
Why I wear makeup
I am not immune to the way society projects itself through the media and tries to dictate the way that we act and regard ourselves. I’ve witnessed both ends of the spectrum of body image and more specifically, makeup. I’ve seen ads that push products onto you, claiming to help hide your flaws and accentuateContinue reading “Why I wear makeup”
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