By now you might know that I am a senior and will be graduating and leaving high school to continue my education at college. My classes at Kickapoo will be ending on May 6. It has been a little stressful, a bit sad, but I am ready to move on with my life and become more independent. I am happy to say that I am looking into studying literature and live theater. This summer I am going to travel to California and also be part of two musicals. I will be really busy over the summer and when I go back to school I know there will be no free time so I will probably not be able to write anymore. I am sorry to say that but it was nice talking to you. I hope you enjoyed talking to me, and have an amazing summer.
From
Erin
Monday, May 2, 2016
Thursday, April 14, 2016
This is...
This is an old family photo,
that was took at Silver Dollar city
when they still had tin type prints.
This a man whose family was complete,
but he recently dealt with the lost of his dad,
and he knew he would never smoke by his children.
He would later reveal his depression and anxiety,
that would hold everyone back.
This is a mother,
who held our hands
and took us to the library every week.
She made sure we were happy,
and didn't think of her own happiness.
This is the oldest child,
who would grow up,
and separate from our family,
leaving us behind,
and joining a "better" family.
This is the only boy,
who played soccer
and any other sport.
The smarted in the family
but the only one to drop classes,
but not the only child who had an attitude problem.
This is the spectator,
who sees everything happening before her.
She wants to help her family become a family once again
but knows that it is impossible to take back things other has said.
Depression used to rain over her
because she knew the fact that her family of five,
had slowly turned into a family of three.
Photo Questions
My dad is the one who takes the photos, in fact he is really the only one who even touches the camera and of course he is also the one who is never in the photos. Our photos are in our albums that are located in our downstairs guest bedroom, on the top self of a desk. We have our school photos in a picture frame that shows the progression of every school year that is located in the hallway. All of the family photos are important to me because it reminds me of a happier time, when I didn't know of the drama that my sibling were going to create. My favorite photo is the one of my grandpa and me. It was just after I was born and he was holding me in the hospital, that is the only photo that I have of him and me because he died when I was only 3. I wish I had more photos of him and me and a photo of my best friend and me when we were babies together.
Iconic Photos
New York after power failure. |
The city was filled with lights that distracted cab drivers but they grew used to it. The tourist were the ones that were in aw of the lights. Each building was covered by big screens that showed the news or advertisements for the next big thing. The screens showed the weather and Broadway musicals that amazed those who saw the show. Tourist would look up at the sky, gasping at the screens, all of their focus on them. The day that the the power failure, the tourist were not the only ones looking at the sky. The New York city residents thoughts that the world was ending and that this was a sign from God. But the tourist didn't think anything of it, they thought it might be a regular occurrence, that they did not know about. They were wrong, and the citizens panicked.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Flea Market Photo
"I don't understand, why you fight against me so often," she spat through her teeth, making a snake noise with every s she said, making me even more irritated.
"Because you don't listen to me, you discipline me before you know what even happened, you assume, I did wrong." I yell back, there is no point of being calm anymore, I am past the point of calming down.
"If you believe that then I can't do anything to reverse you opinions." she stated calmly which made me even more angry.
"Fine, fine. Never mind." I stormed out of the room and up the stairs before she could even have the chance to respond. I passed my sister before I found my bedroom door, and she had tears in her eyes as she tried to reach out to comfort me. I shoved pass and without touching the door I slammed it, not giving my mother the satisfaction of thinking she won this fight.
I paced my bedroom, as I passed things that were a couple feet away they flew across the room as I passed by them. Even more frustrated than before, I begin to pace faster screaming random word for the whole world to hear. Who cares if everyone in our neighborhood hears me, it will prove that I exist.
I started to think over our fight, and how mother never would hear me out. Often times I had to retreat up to my room to let my emotions out so that I wouldn't send her precious furniture across the room. Our fights consisted of me yelling at her, telling her that I wanted to see what the outside world was like. She didn't trust me and my power and I honestly didn't even trust myself but I wanted to be around other people than my mother and misunderstanding sister.
I walked over to my window as I heard some of my furniture crash against my wall. If I wanted the crashing to stop I had to calm myself down, so I looked out my barred window, hoping for peace but instead I found a ax that was resting in our stump of wood. I focused all my attention, and anger on the ax and then it started to levitate towards my barred window. I quickly opened the window, reaching my arm as far out as I could with the bars stopping me, the wood handle of the ax, fell into my hand and I withdrew my arm from outside. I could feel my anger pump through my veins as items flew across the room. Walking through the chaos with my weapon in hand, heading towards the door that leads to my mother.
Monday, April 11, 2016
Chinese Friends
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Photo Hunt
Someone who makes me smile |
Someone who has taught me something |
Someone you'd like to be more like |
something quintessentially American |
something square |
something round |
interseting angle |
something handwritten |
something from nature |
somthing that looks like a face but really isn't |
something a little kid might notice |
something that brings back memories |
something that irritates me |
something beautiful |
something that will always remind you of being at KHS |
Friday, April 1, 2016
Dan in Real Life
Dan in Real Life |
1. I think all parents need advice, but maybe not from another parent. Maybe from a really mature teen, which might be hard to find. I think the main problem is that a lot has changed from when the parents were teen and their children being teens right now. My mom always tells me about technology, the pressure with grades, extra curricular activities are more of a important thing for teens now, and the fact that depression and anxiety is more present. I find that my parents do not know how to deal with this or how to talk about it without them not understanding me. This is the cause of most of our problems and I feel like if there was someone who would just tell them about the pressure then they would understand me more.
3. I might consider writing for a news paper but it would not be an advice article. Instead it might be a short story with the next chapter printed in next weeks newspaper. I might have looked at this a few years ago but now the newspaper is dying and it will probably no longer be printed but maybe posted on a online source.
4. I believe in the beginning that Dan wants his children to do the right thing and have good morals but as the movie progresses he starts to do things that he is telling his children not to do. Such as speeding, falling in love quickly and not paying attention to family. He starts to have the saying of, "do as I say, not as I do." Which is hypercritical. This is not fair because if you enforce rules then you yourself should follow these rules too. When a parent says that you are not allowed to have a snack after school and they come home from work and eats chips that teaches kids that it is okay to be hypercritical. So when those children become parents they will most likely do the same thing to their children. Parents need to go by the rules that they set for their children and follow them themselves. Because after all, don't parents set rules to make sure that their children and safe and healthy, so shouldn't they follow those rules themselves.
11. I recently babysat two boys, both in elementary school. They seemed to like me because of the fact that I would play their games and jumped on the trampoline with them. Before it got dark, we went inside and starting playing hide and seek. I was often the last to be found and when they did find me they would always say 'wow, your good at this.' But the truth is that I was often hiding in plan sight and they would just skim the room. I had to start whistling to help them find me because I could hear them calling for me to come out. The spot that took them the longest for them to find me was under a blanket in the middle of the living room. I heard them walk into that room at least 3 times and still not be able to find me.
Culture Swap: What would You Do?
We just recently watched the What Would You Do? and Wife Swap. We watched the same videos as you guys did so I will just tell you what I think of this television shows and how it portrays Americans.
I will start out with What Would You Do? I would like to say that when we see someone in need we would stop and help, but I honestly do not think most Americans would stop to help. We are raised to believe in minding our own business but then make exceptions when we see someone in need. The problem with this is that a lot of Americans are racist. I am not saying all Americans just some. You can see this with this show when there is a Muslim woman with a flat tire. When she did not have her head covering on more people helped her out but when she wore something that showed her religion, people started to ignore her. I mostly blame this on the fact that 9/11 was quiet recent and America still has issues with that part of the world. I have to admit that I find myself sometimes being a little racist. I think most of that is coming from the fact that I was raised in a place where most of the populate is white and few are black or other races. When I find myself being even slightly racist, I tend to get mad at myself. Racist is something that our parents might be but my generation, I hope, has grown out of that. It is sometimes hard because we were raised around racist people and we know it is wrong.
Moving onto Wife Swap. I just need to say that I hate this show. I remember it being on when I was a child and I always found it odd that there was no Husband Swap. I am big on equality between women and men but this show just frustrates me. I do not see the show as an innocent way to show the different types of Americans but a way of showing that women are objects are can be traded out. Now, that might seem a little harsh but I hate the thought of it.
Well, that got a little more deep than I thought it would, I hope you enjoy the shows and please tell me what you think of them. And don't worry about having different opinions than me, I accept that people have different beliefs and I will not force you to believe what I believe.
Your Friend,
Erin
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Movie Quotes
Love Never Dies |
Pirates of the Caribbean (I love any quotes from this movie) |
Pocahontas |
Dead poets Society |
"Reel" Life
I usually do not go for the stupid comedy, I just cannot laugh at that stuff. Most of the time I laugh at peoples facial expressions and witty things people say.
Anytime I watch a movie, I always have to have a blanket and my water bottle, which means that I usually get up 50 times to go to the bathroom during the movie. I might have something to snack on but it isn't necessary.
The top two results that I got from the quiz that was posted was the information-seeking and socialization. The information-seeking means that I like to watch movie that I learn from, which can be true. but for the most part I am the socialization. This is extremely true for me. Most of the time when I watch movies I watch it with a group of friends and that is when I find a lot of the movies I enjoy.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Forgotten Station
Window
A cement path leads to the backyard,
To the left the vegetable garden and someone bushes are against the house.
Today the grass is trimmed but still has the brown dead color.
When I usually look out there is a bunny sometimes hiding in the divot of the yard.
The sun comes down at the horizon peaking through the trees.
The road buzzing with cars on a distant road brings back memories
I see my childhood in this yard and the thought of adventure.
Monday, March 21, 2016
Artist Portfolio
Love is in the air
Or at least with a little help it is
Some suggest that cupid is responsible for couple's "happily ever after"
But it is really by chance that two people meet and fall in love
After all there is love at first sight
But that is all wrong
If people did fall in love at first sight it would be for looks,
Not personality.
But how should I know,
I am just a high school student.
Speak no evil,
See no evil,
we try and avoid all evil by blocking it out
but does that really work?
Evil is still present in the world,
But we are oblivious to it.
So why do we try to hear no evil,
or speak no evil,
or even see no evil?
Friday, March 18, 2016
Artist Profile: Keith Harings
Sarah Stockstill's Floral Life
The flowers blended
but barely noticeable
still living on
Friday, February 26, 2016
Slice
I do not know what happened but I woke up and found myself in a van with blacked out windows. Panic started to fill my body again and I tried to climb over and start the van but nothing happened, there was not even a sound of the engine trying to work. I slammed my body against the door with my hand working on the handle, trying to get it to open but it failed. The thought of the back door came to my mind and I raced back to where I rest before to find that I could open the door. The light from outside blinded me and right before I was about to jump out of the car, I noticed that the tail end of the van was at the edge of a cliff. Quickly, I backed back up into the shelter of the van. Confusion, panic and the pang of thirst all filled my head.
I started to scratch at the walls of the van and pounding my fist on the floor board along with the seats. My last punch was on the drivers side seat, I had given up and began to hit my head repeatedly on the seat behind me. The sound of metal rubbing against metal occurred every time I hit my head. I slammed my head against the seat once more to make sure I was not imagining things when the metal sound happened again. I looked under the seat to find an open pocket knife jammed in between the seat and the floor. I quickly reached under the seat and tried to free the knife but just ended up cutting myself. I retracted my hand seeing blood pool at the tip of my pointer finger. I switched hands and put my left arm underneath the seat and successfully freed the weapon.
With my confidence upgraded because of my new knife, I opened the back of the van for the light to fill the inside of my prison. I stuck my head out the back with my knife safe in my pocket. There was a ledge to the right of the van and if I could hang on to the van and find my footing on the other side I would be free. I tried just that and succeeded, with ease. I began to run, trying to hear for a near highway but there was no sound, just the crunching of leaves that I stepped on. I paused, trying to find my way when the crunching sound continued but I was not walking. I turned around to find a man with a wide grin on his face. He was wearing a police hat and a purple shirt. I made eye contact with him and registered that he was not here to help me but to hurt me. I started to back up as I took our my knife in my pocket. I opened it up so the blade was pointing at him. I was ready to strike when he gave me a questionable look. I did not want to get anywhere close to this man so I threw the knife at his heart. The knife came down, missing him by inches, and he took off.
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Famous First and Last Lines
"I am an invisible man"
The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (1952)
Wrote by Ralph Ellison (March 1, 1914-April 16, 1994) his book The Invisible Man won the National Book Award in 1953.
This book takes place in the South and says that black men were reduced to fighting against animals, and are seen as trophies at a Communist rally.
This book seems interesting but the summary that I read did not tell me much of the plot. This would not be at the top of my to read list but it might make it onto the list.
"The knife came down, missing him by inches, and he took off."
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (1961)
Joseph Heller (March 1, 1923-December 12, 1999) was the son of a poor Jewish family from Russia and grew up loving writing. At the age of 19 he joined the United States Army Air Corps.
This book is about a Colonel who keeps raising the amount of flights the men must complete to end their service. The main character decides to fly in a dangerous situation and is considered insane.
I have seen this book on many "Classic Books You Must Read" list. I have considered reading it and the plot sounds interesting. I might not get to reading this book because there are so many other classic books that have been on my list for awhile now.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Magazine and the Future
- Some interesting things that I found all connected to my previous work with Kickapoo Theater Tech class making the program. I found it interesting that I was not the only one that struggled to get the advertisements that people bought and also that I didn't over complicate it because of my nonexistent knowledge of what I was doing. It was also informative that they have school teachers write some of there articles.
- How many drafts do they go through for each magazine?
- I would love to work for playbill.com. It is more of a virtual magazine but it has all to do with Broadway, which everyone knows I love. The job that I actually see myself doing though is being a High School English teacher, I feel like Mrs. Fraser and Mrs. Butcher gave me a clear understanding of what I want to be as a teacher and these people have gave me more confidence that I can accomplish my teaching goal.
- In one year I see myself still living at home to save money and going to school at OTC and hopefully I will still have a close relationship with my friend who is going to Truman.
- In 5 years I know I will be out of my parents house, and hopefully I will have a job in the career I want to peruse. I honestly do not care about having a husband or boyfriend as long as I am happy and have a pet.
- In 10 years, I want to have my own house and have my dept payed off. I do not want to have any kids of my own (I don't like the process of child birth, it freaks me out, don't ask) but I want to adopt kids.
- In 50 years I will be 68, I will probably be retired or close to retiring. I want to have something to do in my retirement and have some passion that will keep me "okay" in the head. I honestly do no care about how my future goes, just as long as I am happy.
Friday, February 19, 2016
Lost in The Sky
The people were always gloomy. Like they did not know how to enjoy the simple things in life. They did not know how to live life to the fullest and laugh at the bad things in life.
Maybe that is why I like rain. It was something that most people found irritating but when I had a bad day rain was the best thing. Anytime I found myself upset, I wanted to go outside on the roof of my apartment and lay on the pavement while watching the water fall from the sky. It was a claiming method, I knew that the rain would not do anything for me physically but mentally it washed away all of my worries and regrets, it was a way of me letting go of the past and become a better person. I found love in something that most people hated, and it always made me feel renewed.
Note: This is my Newspaper-inspired piece from an article that was named "Lost in the Sky Above Tokyo"
Blackout
Bloodshot eyes work at killing his childish throne
bestowed from truth and order.
Destroy, slaughter, lesser creatures.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
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