NICKELODEON

 Nick's 10 Year Reading List To be completely honest, I'm not the biggest reader, but I do hope that will change. Maybe, by making this list I will force myself to read something that will force me to actually learn, and something that will have an impact on my life. The 10 books in this list will hopefully help me grow, and help me tackle issues I deal with in my day to day life. #1: Holy Bible     Saying I want to read the Bible is a little outlandish, because it is a daunting task. Back in sophomore year, when I started to really recognize my faith, I wanted to start reading the Bible from the very beginning. I believe that has something to do with why I have been so on and off with reading the Bible, so to be specific I would like to focus on reading specific books that will help me, such as Psalms or Proverbs to help me grow in faith, or James or Matthew to help me resist temptations. Although this is a 10 year plan, this is something that I would want to continue th...

                                 Experiencing Music      Experiencing poetry can mean many things. To some that means what we do in class, whether thats read poetry, or listen to poetry. As most might agree, listening to poetry is much easier than reading it, and we might not be aware of how often we listen to poetry. In my humble opinion, music is the best form of poetry. The way artists are able to make songs that have each lyric filled with importance, a deeper meaning, and all while sounding good is something that always appeals to me.       This blog brings me back to 10th grade when I had to do an analysis on a Drake song and I chose ' Fair Trade '. This time, I would like to analyze one specific line of this song. "Mama used to be on disability but gave me this ability and now she walkin' with her head high and her back straight". This lyric is a ...

Why Do We Resist Poetry?  Why do we resist poetry? Like any other question, no one person can answer for all, but I can give you my answer; it's confusing. When I hear poetry I automatically think about names such as William Shakespeare, or Edgar Allan Poe, but one thing about them is that I struggle to read them. Often when I have to read their poems, I feel as if I could be reading another language. Often times there is a 'meaning' to a poem that is deeper than what is just written, and when reading something that is hard to understand, finding that meaning can become even harder. For example, I would like to use ancient Greek Poet Sophocles as an example. When reading Oedipus Rex in class earlier this year, it was one of the most difficult units for me. I struggled to understand the plot, and beyond that I struggled to uncover the true meaning of the work as a whole. If it wasn't for the pre-planned 'seed' of fate vs free will, I am not sure I would've be...

  Victim or Hero? And by what means?      Is Oedipus a victim? Well, thats the question posed to the class before our big debate on Wednesday. Though that's the main question, there are several smaller questions within it; if not a victim, what is Oedipus, a hero? What makes Oedipus a victim? What makes Oedipus a hero? The answer to all these questions lies within one simple, yet incredibly cliche question: is it fate or free will? If Oedipus is a victim, then he would be considered a victim to his fate, as he was destined by the oracle to marry his mother after slaying his father. On the other hand, if he is dubbed a hero, it would be due to the actions he made with his free will.      Now, lets imagine, you wake up, only to see that you had clicked snooze one too many times, and you were running late. In a rush, you get toothpaste on your new outfit. As you rush into your car, you try to take a shortcut to make it on time, but at every traffic light ...

      Since elementary school, I've heard all about these "college essays". They were the type of words that would float around in conversations of the adults and the older kids. When they would say "how are your college essays coming along?", it always struck me as some sort of grand project that you had to prepare your whole entire life for. I was under the impression that for a college essay, you had to write the most beautiful, life-shattering research piece that would unearth a new idea that hasn't been seen before.      In 2021, my older cousin graduated from a high school in Indiana, and was admitted to the University of Michigan. Being one of the first in our extended family to go to such a prestiguous college, naturally people wanted to know how he did it. When he explained that his essay was titled "Son of Immigrants", that's when my idea of a college essay changed. I wondered to myself, 'millions of people are sons of immigrants,...