Expectations, unfortunately, are the assumptions that society has dumped on us. Regardless of who you are as a person, as soon as you were put into this world, a list of expectations were bestowed onto you. In fact, these expectations … Continue reading Expectations
So, this story follows that of either an infant or a peach sapling growing to new heights. In my life I have seen many things whether it be people, ideas, diseases, or movements. I find this to be very symbolic of how something insignificant can grow into something greater than it was. This can be taken in a literal sense, with people being used as an example, since they literally grow larger than their infant selves. However it could also be a metaphorical rise as well for non-tangible things. This can be seen in the growing epidemic of people refusing … Continue reading Peaches
People who know me, and/or people who grade my papers for this class, will know that I sound like a broken record when I say reading is far from one of my favorite things. If the text is literally longer … Continue reading let’s talk about death, baby.
rou·tine /ro͞o’tēn/ n. [1.] A customary or regular course of procedure. [2.] Regular, unvarying, habitual, unimaginative, or rote procedure. We all have our own routines. Some of us love and live for our routines, while others are constantly changing their lifestyles in search of a routine that fits them. The thing is, once we set our routines, it all becomes automatic and ‘unimaginative’, according to Dictionary.com. Personally, I get bored quite easily and quite often, which explains a lot why I don’t personally like routines or at least routines that last longer than a few months. which is also … Continue reading rou·tine
Reading The Heart as a Torn Muscle instantly reminded me of the new song “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart” By Mark Ronson, featuring Miley Cyrus. Below is a link provided going to the song with its lyrics. Starting off her … Continue reading My Response to: The Heart as a Torn Muscle
What is life? Is it a series of steps taken or processes to continuously go through in order to get a job, get married, have kids, grow old, and eventually kick the bucket? Or is it a never-ending stream of … Continue reading Depressing but real syllabus: Advanced Seminar in the First Ten Years of Your Adult Life
Love is many different things. Love is patient, selfless, hopeful and kind. Love is also jealous, selfish and blind. Ask both your grandfather and your best friend what they think about love. I bet their opinions will drastically differ from … Continue reading The Heart as a Torn Muscle Review
The prose God: User Reviews, obviously, is introducing the religion Christianity and God as a service. As someone who grew up in a Christian house, and went to church most Sundays, a lot of these reviews I can somewhat relate to. It starts … Continue reading God: User Reviews: Review
We all suck and that’s ok, but we should do something about our suckiness. :- ) The Heart as a Torn Muscle highlighted something that I am a big supporter of: taking care of your mental health. This piece uses … Continue reading Devon Conant
Everybody has struggles in their life growing up, some more or less than others. I don’t feel as if I had a bad upbringing or even a “good” one but in comparison to most I realize it wasn’t the best … Continue reading Kenneth Kersey
Spring 2019 LIT 2000 