A Piece of Advice

Next AP Language class, AP Language class is a concrete commitment that will guide you to write to your best ability. Not only will this class occupy you with great knowledge but prepare you for college expectations and guidelines. The summer assignment is the appetizer of the commitment you signed up for. As overwhelming as…

The Language of Letting Go

abridge a. (v.) to cut down, shorten; b. (adj.) shortened Jumping through hoops, silently screaming, and constantly falling for the gift of growing up. Aging physically is not growing up and I have learned why. Every single aspect, every thought, every perspective, every idea and every emotion that has ever been transmitted by my brain…

The Land of the free

  Congress officially adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776 which declares that all men are created equal. You, like I are endowed by our certain unalienable rights. Governments are instituted among men to secure these rights obtaining their control from the approval of the governed. Also when a Government becomes vicious of…

Alone Together

Dejected: sad and depressed; dispirited Abate: to reduce or to lessen I am all for people doing what they need in order to change their lifestyles for the better. But as my head is flat on the table and all of the rest lay beneath me, the cold metallic flatform stang into my skin, it…

Brown and Proud

Zealous: ardently active, devoted, or diligent No shade? No problem. The golden hands that burn under the sun for hours are only seen as the ash. The golden hands that hurt under the sun for hours are labeled and looked down on. The golden hands that sweat under the sun for hours fill the unwanted…

The Power of Education

  In reality, education is the only hope. It has shaped everything we know today and having education should be an unalienable right to all humankind. Those who are not educated usually tend to value education more than those who are. There is a candid child out there more than happy to fill the seat…

Agree to Disagree

The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way, is a book written by Amanda Ripley that captures the diversity of education globally. There were numerous questions circling at top of Ripley’s head. She wants to reveal the transformation of the education system, countries that had the lowest performing students came to…

Ambushed Autonomy

Reverent – feeling or showing deep respect To my brother: You are no Picasso but you have painted the picture for me to know what combat training is like. I give credit to your 40-second phone calls and almost weekly letters. I have always avoided eye contact when passing by a soldier or awkwardly smile….

Sheltered Hopes

Reminiscent: awakening memories of something similar; suggestive “She has not shown up to school for three weeks now!” “Maybe they went on vacation and did not want people to know?” “I am her best friend, of course, she would tell me!” Adina was banging her fork onto the kitchen table waiting with a puzzled look…

The Stranger in the Photo is Me

I always enjoyed the big deal over pictures. I love the captured light, captured poses, and captured unsaid words. These images are snapshots of moments that in reality you only acquire once. Yesterday is not today. And I still remember the full smiles when it came to huddling together as a family posing for the…