Moment of Truth

In English, we have done a wide variety of things, from analyzing plays to novels to writing essays on those plays and novels. When we first started them, I did not like Harkness circles very much. But I'll admit it, they are beginning to grow on me. Harkness discussions actually help me understand and analyze a piece much better. Usually, when I first read a piece, I have little to no idea what's going on. And then after the discussion ensues, I slowly start building on my basic observations to get to a deep level of analysis. As for the writing aspect, I really struggle with in-class essays because I usually take twenty out of the forty minutes just brainstorming. But for the out-of-class essays like the lyric essay or the midterm, I find that I have had a lot more success because I have as much time as I need to organize my thoughts and get it all out neatly on paper. Hopefully, my brain can speed up in time for the AP test.  First half of senior year was very hectic. Over t...

They say “power tends to corrupt,” and in a society where money is power, it comes as no surprise that money tends to corrupt as well. No matter where or when you look, it is very typical for the rich to act and live out very materialistic lives. Nowadays, in contemporaneous society, the wealthy may acquire a wide variety of material possessions, engage in excessive and often useless consumption, and flaunt their wealth. This isn’t necessarily bad, but it usually spirals out of control when they become too obsessed with their wealth which prevents them from seeing the more important things in life. But let’s rewind a bit and see how aestheticism has changed throughout the course of time. Going back a couple hundred years, to the Middle Ages, the nobility didn’t really have to do anything to become, or even stay rich. And I wish I was exaggerating when I say “anything.” As I’ve learned in my World History class, they were born into a life of luxury and got a steady inflow of money to ...