Books reflect the joys and woes of my life. Almost every book I read, I fall crazy in love with. I fell in love with Pride and Prejudice and now I'm going to name one of my children after Elizabeth Bennett. I fell in love with Vampire Academy and two series (a total of nine books) later, I have picked out two more names for my future children. But I have yet to find a book that changes my life dramatically.
Sure my life changes to fit around that particular book for about a month, but after that, I go back to normal until I move on to my next obsession. I think I'm not really changed by books because I haven't found the one book that touches my soul. There are books that touch your heart, but then there are books that touch your soul and change the way you think and act. For me, that book has not come yet.
Just like soul mates, I think there is a book out in the world that is destined to change someone's life. Even if you aren't a big reader, there will still be that book that alters your lifestyle forever. Searching for it will do you no good because there may be a chance that it isn't even written yet. However, once you find that particular book, there is no going back to the way things were. f
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Excuses or Books? What's the Difference?
At a young age, we are taught to read, not because it is fun, but because we have to in order to be successful. As the years progress, reading begins to focus less about the story and more about the techniques and devices that are used to make books genius. But the thing I love about books is that no matter where you are in your life, they stay the same and can always help you out of a funk when the time is right.
Books have that affect on me in different ways. I always look to my bookshelf when I'm feeling down because I know there are characters that will make me smile. When I get tired of the same old boring stuff, I read any of the Percy Jackson novels because they go beyond our little universe. If I need some romance, I pick up a Nicholas Sparks novel. Yes, I am one of those girls. And if I'm feeling very emotional, I read Pride and Prejudice because Elizabeth Bennet is a roller coaster when it comes to men.
Books can give people the best comfort they need. They take you away from where you don't want to be and transport you into a world where no one has to worry about the ending since it's already been mapped out. But, usually, books are just an excuse to hide from reality. Coping with your life can be hard, and in some ways, I think books give people the opportunity to run away from their problems rather than facing them. However, if you aren't ready to face the music, then books are the perfect hiding spot.
Books have that affect on me in different ways. I always look to my bookshelf when I'm feeling down because I know there are characters that will make me smile. When I get tired of the same old boring stuff, I read any of the Percy Jackson novels because they go beyond our little universe. If I need some romance, I pick up a Nicholas Sparks novel. Yes, I am one of those girls. And if I'm feeling very emotional, I read Pride and Prejudice because Elizabeth Bennet is a roller coaster when it comes to men.
Books can give people the best comfort they need. They take you away from where you don't want to be and transport you into a world where no one has to worry about the ending since it's already been mapped out. But, usually, books are just an excuse to hide from reality. Coping with your life can be hard, and in some ways, I think books give people the opportunity to run away from their problems rather than facing them. However, if you aren't ready to face the music, then books are the perfect hiding spot.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Definitions of Poetry
The fact that there are fifty different versions of poetry definitions makes me was laugh and pull my hair out. Poetry and I do not get along with each other. The fact that I actually caught onto something in class that had to do with poetry surprised the pants off of me. I honestly don't understand poetry, especially Shakespeare and older forms of poetry, but some of these definitions hit my thought of poetry exactly right.
"Poetry is basically anything that calls itself a poem." I will not lie and say this is probably one of my favorite definitions on the list because this is how I feel 90% of the time when I have to read poetry. Modernist totally threw all the rules out the window and made everyone a poet. I can write something horrible about candles and call it a poem. Poems are just not poems anymore which makes a student's life more difficult.
"Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them." I agree with this definition because poetry is used mainly describe and event or what someone felt during a particular event in their life. But because the readers never get to experience the same things as the writers, it never has that great of an experience on the readers as it did the writer. It tries desperately but never succeeds.
Those definitions are just a couple I liked on that list, but there were a lot more that I saw fit with my interpretation of the definition of poetry. Maybe one day I can actually relate to the definitions that define poetry as "beautiful."
"Poetry is basically anything that calls itself a poem." I will not lie and say this is probably one of my favorite definitions on the list because this is how I feel 90% of the time when I have to read poetry. Modernist totally threw all the rules out the window and made everyone a poet. I can write something horrible about candles and call it a poem. Poems are just not poems anymore which makes a student's life more difficult.
"Poetry is an orphan of silence. The words never quite equal the experience behind them." I agree with this definition because poetry is used mainly describe and event or what someone felt during a particular event in their life. But because the readers never get to experience the same things as the writers, it never has that great of an experience on the readers as it did the writer. It tries desperately but never succeeds.
Those definitions are just a couple I liked on that list, but there were a lot more that I saw fit with my interpretation of the definition of poetry. Maybe one day I can actually relate to the definitions that define poetry as "beautiful."
Bullying
Bullying is one subject that everyone tries to fight, but in the end, they end up enabling it. I really hate talking about bullying because it is such a delicate topic. There is the serious bullying and then there is the pettiness that we call "drama." The difference is sometimes hard to tell, but then again it also depends on the person who is receiving the bad names and humorless jokes.
Bullying is a subject that students and even adult workers hide behind because it is easier to blame it on the other person rather than settle the situation. I think the word "bully" is misused everyday because it is overused in today's school systems. Anytime there is a problem at school, students and parents first response is usually bullying when sometimes its just a unresolved conflict that no one wants to deal with.
Our society today hides behind bullying and the prevention of bullying. I think that it is made too aware to the students and society. If it was taken care of behind the scenes and if students would take the action and talk to an adult about their situation then I doubt the problem would escalate into something as tragic as suicide.
Balancing bullying and drama is hard to balance in school. But our society needs to stop hiding behind the excuse of "my child was being bullied" and actually own up to the real situation.
Friday, March 1, 2013
Dear Family
Dear Family,
Family, you have pissed me off about 42 times this passed two weeks. But what is a real family without its lies, secrets, and fake caring? Nobody will ever know. Especially not me, because my family is just full of crap. There is not a chamber pot big enough to hold how much crap that goes on in my family.
What is family? Is it the people who lie to you or is the people you spend most of time with? The people that will have your back no matter what? The people you hit balls all afternoon with. While I have been losing my regular family, I have also obtain 16 new sisters in the past two weeks. Softball. Got to love a sport that requires a hour and a half cry session. It's just intense.
Family, I am very tempted to give up on you. But I know I can't.. or else my mother will kill me. I am just a teenager who doesn't want to deal with the problems that you cause. My very out of control girl emotions that control everything that comes out of my mouth. Emotions that make me smile, yet make me cry in the same hour.
Family, You are CRAZY. I love you, but seriously, can you take it down a level because my mind will explode. And not in a good way.
-Katherine
Family, you have pissed me off about 42 times this passed two weeks. But what is a real family without its lies, secrets, and fake caring? Nobody will ever know. Especially not me, because my family is just full of crap. There is not a chamber pot big enough to hold how much crap that goes on in my family.
What is family? Is it the people who lie to you or is the people you spend most of time with? The people that will have your back no matter what? The people you hit balls all afternoon with. While I have been losing my regular family, I have also obtain 16 new sisters in the past two weeks. Softball. Got to love a sport that requires a hour and a half cry session. It's just intense.
Family, I am very tempted to give up on you. But I know I can't.. or else my mother will kill me. I am just a teenager who doesn't want to deal with the problems that you cause. My very out of control girl emotions that control everything that comes out of my mouth. Emotions that make me smile, yet make me cry in the same hour.
Family, You are CRAZY. I love you, but seriously, can you take it down a level because my mind will explode. And not in a good way.
-Katherine
Love Sucks.
Sethe's love of Beloved is very disturbing. Now finishing the book, I realize that I may have a similar love like that. Someone I love and would go to the end of the world for, but they don't love me enough to tell me the truth or even acknowledge me for about 2 weeks.
Me being who I am, I'm not exactly sure how I can control this love that I feel for these people. Yes, there is more than one.. but I dont think there is any absolute way to control the way I feel. It all comes down to if you are meant to love this person. Fate has chosen you to get the short end of the straw, and it may be impossible to change.
I have actually tried to not love them. I have tried to ignore them, but they won't let that happen. Both of these people are unstable. One is suicidal and the other is an addict that lies to my face. I have been dealing with both of these people for most of my life. I think its more about how these people control their urges rather than me loving them. It shouldn't me who has to fight the control, but yet it is. In reality, you can't control the way you feel. You can't stop from loving the people you are meant to love even if they are unstable and dangerous.
Me being who I am, I'm not exactly sure how I can control this love that I feel for these people. Yes, there is more than one.. but I dont think there is any absolute way to control the way I feel. It all comes down to if you are meant to love this person. Fate has chosen you to get the short end of the straw, and it may be impossible to change.
I have actually tried to not love them. I have tried to ignore them, but they won't let that happen. Both of these people are unstable. One is suicidal and the other is an addict that lies to my face. I have been dealing with both of these people for most of my life. I think its more about how these people control their urges rather than me loving them. It shouldn't me who has to fight the control, but yet it is. In reality, you can't control the way you feel. You can't stop from loving the people you are meant to love even if they are unstable and dangerous.
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