ask me what I knew about Perry. Usually it was new kids of the ones who ran the newspaper, but occasionally there would be kids who couldn’t contain their curiosity any longer. They would come over and ask their grimy questions without waiting in between while I would sit there in a cold sweat hoping it would end soon. My friends would tell whoever was asking to scram and then coincidentally I would be sent home with a stomach bug or a bad cough. It wasn’t just the kids who didn’t know anything…

wants to be just like all took the challenge at least once. I sit on the grass near the pool. Once, they built fence around the water, but they took it down one year for “cleaning”; no one knows what happened to the fence after that. I am drawing in the Moleskine notebook my dad bought me for Christmas last year; the journal’s green and smells like the library. I’m with friends, but they are talking about silly school stuff that I don’t care about. My friend Marcy’s mom sits on a bench a few feet from…

When anyone goes downtown, they do not tend to think of it more than just buildings. In my mind, I would think of perspective, color schemes, proportion, and more art terms. My hippocampus, responsible for processing long term memory, pulls out art concepts because I have been taught to see things differently. Artists are taught to look at how things relate to each other, how they were formed, and why they were placed there. Our brains processes things the same way everyone else 's does, but we overthink…

During the 11 years that I lived in India, I had two Christian friends. I never asked them what kind of Christians they were as I was unaware of the existence of the different sects of Christianity. I am sure they did not know either as we were too young. I am familiar with Christianity and Sikhism as I grew up around people who followed these religions. The city that I grew up in had and still has a large Muslim population; however, I never got a chance to learn anything about Islam. This was partly…

I cannot remember a time where I have been without a means to express myself using either text or words. One of the primary ways I express my language, or I guess, where language was expressed to me was through books and text. I cannot remember a time where I could not read, where I could not have access to the written text. Some of my earliest memories are about learning to read and just about reading in general. Books give off a certain essence of learning, knowledge, and command of language so…

We all know that there are about 7 billion people in the world, but each and everyone one of us have different or similar qualities. My friends have seen me go through many difficult obstacles and keep supporting me. I am strong because I can endure pain and sorrow; however, people that haven’t got the opportunity to know me can’t tell. Throughout the many tragedies I have faced I learned how to accept what has and will happen. I know I can change the way you view me and help you get through tough…

Upon entering this class, I thought I had a pretty clear understanding of the medical field. I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do, but I knew I wanted to pursue medicine. I thought for sure I wanted to go through medical and become a doctor of some sort. I was interested in physical therapy or even just a pediatrician. I was really excited to join this class because I still wanted to get an insight on other professions in the medical field. From taking this class, I hoped to have all my questions…

be both? If I had to choose, I would say I am more of a backstage person, rather than frontstage person. I typically use frontstage behavior when I meet someone for the first time or when I am feeling out my environment. I often use ethnomethodology to not only assess the people around me, but also to learn boundaries within a group setting so that I am careful not to offend the wrong person with my opinions and/or humor. I find that it often breaks up the group into smaller sects, and I use this method…

Sex and Alcohol The first thing that I noticed when reading this article were dates. It article was accepted in 2015, however the data was from the years 2004 and 2005. This does not question the validity of the article, however I am curious as to how the date has maintained. The number of drinkers could have very well changed over the course of over 10 years. I am curious to know whether or not this is still accurate. Could have factors such as changes in our political positions, the stock market…

That is what my mother taught me. My mother says I rejected her almost immediately when I was born. It could be because I was dealing with the pain and symptoms caused by a slight birth defect; but I suspect my real defect was being born with a tendency to be less affectionate than most humans. From then onward, I’ve continued being somewhat cold. To this day, I prefer not to have unsolicited skin contact, I rarely ask for hugs, and I am extremely uncomfortable when strangers touch me. I am perfectly…