All posts tagged "Column"
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The choices we have to make
I am 16-years-old. I turn 17-years-old in five months and 20-years-old is starting to look closer than it ever has before. College is just around...
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Managing Media Consumption
I have often filled the idle moments of my day with a steady stream of incoherent digital stimuli that have left me feeling empty and...
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College applications make me cry
Bam! That’s the sound of my face hitting the floor at the start of senior year. But what caused me to fall so hard? Well,...
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Learning to live without her
My whole family loves Young Frankenstein, not because of Gene Wilder, but because of my mom’s impression of the monster horrendously singing “Puttin on the...
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Grieving through senior year
On November 27, my dad passed away tragically in my living room. My mother and I gave him CPR for what felt like hours while...
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History has its eyes on your dress
Ever since I was little, I was told that I focused too much on my appearance, regarding what clothes I wore, how I did my...
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To Be Perfectly Imperfect
It’s a cheesy cliche to say “everybody is perfect in their own way,” and in my honest opinion, that’s not true. My entire life, I...
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Let kids draw in class
When I was 11-years-old, I received my first C letter grade. It was on a notebook submission and points had been docked for disorganization. I...
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Senior year is not as easy as it seems
During the first semester, many seniors are buried under the pressure of college applications or their plans after high school, while also facing the stresses...
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Growing up Jewish during the holiday season
Strolling through the local Target and inevitably laying my eyes on the bright, giant Christmas tree used to be my least favorite holiday occurrence. To...