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Nicole Nimri We do not know what another person is experiencing in their lives or what has happened to them to make them behave a certain way. We can never take people at face value because there is so much more to people than what they show. Each person in the world has passions, hopes, dreams, fears, a family, and their own desires, so it is unfair to label someone based on how they acted a certain day. You really can’t appreciate anything in this world if you only see it through the black and white lens that is your own perspective; we add color to our world when we allow ourselves to see it in a different light. We cannot expect people to behave and think as we do, because no one is you. People are themselves and we have to take the good and the bad from them and accept them for what they are. Once you are able to understand other people’s depth and their perception it allows you to understand yourself better and allows you to appreciate the world that you live in more fruitfully. Perspective Volume 1, Issue 1 Meaning of Life & De- scribe Yourself 2 Most Influential Person & Time Capsule 3 Remember Me & Child- hood Memory 4 Future Goals & Despair and Lesson Learned 5 Top 10 Books 6 Top 10 Books cont’d 7 Pop Culture Reflections 8 World News Reflec- tions 9 Art Reflection #1 (lyrics) 10 Art Reflection #2 (picture) 11 TABLE OF CONTENTS REQUIRED Inside this issue:

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Nicole Nimri

We do not know what another person is experiencing in their lives or what has happened

to them to make them behave a certain way. We can never take people at face value because there

is so much more to people than what they show. Each person in the world has passions, hopes,

dreams, fears, a family, and their own desires, so it is unfair to label someone based on how they

acted a certain day. You really can’t appreciate anything in this world if you only see it through

the black and white lens that is your own perspective; we add color to our world when we allow

ourselves to see it in a different light. We cannot expect people to behave and think as we do,

because no one is you. People are themselves and we have to take the good and the bad from

them and accept them for what they are. Once you are able to understand other people’s depth

and their perception it allows you to understand yourself better and allows you to appreciate the

world that you live in more fruitfully.

Perspective

Volume 1, Issue 1

Meaning of Life & De-scribe Yourself

2

Most Influential Person & Time Capsule

3

Remember Me & Child-hood Memory

4

Future Goals & Despair and Lesson Learned

5

Top 10 Books 6

Top 10 Books cont’d 7

Pop Culture Reflections 8

World News Reflec-

tions

9

Art Reflection #1

(lyrics)

10

Art Reflection #2

(picture)

11

TABLE OF CONTENTS

REQUIRED

Inside this issue:

The question as to the mean-

ing of life is as long as life

itself. After nearly 18 years on

this Earth, I’ve found that our

life is not defined by our time

here, but how we spend our

time here. The meaning of life

is to give meaning to others

lives. Life’s purpose is the

search for purpose. It is what

you can contribute to others, it

is the love that overflows from

your life to other’s lives. Our

purpose is to connect with one

another, to form a chain of

brotherhood and unity with

the rest of the world. We

were created to be on this

earth to experience the great-

est Love known, or rather,

unknown to man by God, and

to return this love to others.

Our purpose is the pursuit of

God’s divine love and the life-

long practice of spreading this

perfect love. I’ve come to find

that no matter how satisfied I

think I may be with whatever I

am doing at the time, our

fondest memories are those

that we have shared with oth-

ers. It is those times when we

have felt close to other people

and shared in the joy that life

brings. Our meaning is the

pursuit of a connection and

intimacy with God and others.

As a friend, I try to

embody the qualities

that my friends

should have, because

I know in order to

have a balanced

friendship you often

get what you give. I

am encouraging and

I listen without judg-

ment. Everyone

makes mistakes, and

your role as a friend

is to give your opin-

ion, but understand

that people are free

to make whatever

decisions they want

and are telling you

their story because

they see you as a

confidant. A disad-

vantage to being a

friend is finding the

balance between hav-

ing your own life and

interests and being

there for a friend.

Often, I find myself

caught up in my own

problems, other

friends, stress, or in-

terests that I become

aloof, may ignore, or

may lash out against

a friend depending

on the circumstance.

However, the advan-

tages of having

someone invest in

your life and having

someone to enjoy and

spend time with out-

weighs the cons. My

friendship with others

helps shape my char-

acter; every person

that I encounter has

some sort of effect on

me and teaches me

about myself and

about what qualities I

value in the people

around me.

The Meaning of Life

Describe Yourself….

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Most Influential Person

She was

young and her

smile and energy

brightened the

entire room. She

was the only child

of my aunt’s four

children that had

the same blonde

spiral curls as her

mom- a feature

which made her

unique in our

Middle Eastern

family. Her life as

well as her death

has shaped me

into becoming the

person that I am

today, and sadly,

it often takes the

former to appreci-

ate the latter. The

courage to battle

cancer at age five

is unfathomable;

she was diagnosed

with a rare type of

cancer and had to

undergo chemo at

that age. Those

blonde spirals

vanished, but she

was still always

the most beautiful

girl in the room.

With maturity and

courage beyond

her years, she

faced it head on,

often being the

one to reassure

her family, leav-

ing behind letters

for her siblings

and mother for

them to read later

on. She possessed

the fervent curios-

ity of a child and

was eager to learn

and experience as

much as she could

with the little time

she had on this

Earth. She

showed me that

our obstacles do

not define us and

not to waste life

spending time on

the mundane, be-

cause the ordinary

that we experi-

ence is what she

fought desperately

to have.

“She showed

me that our obstacles

do not define us and

not to waste life

spending time on the

mundane, because the

ordinary that we

experience is what she

fought desperately to

have. “

Time Capsule

1.) Paper Towns by John Green; I would include this book in my time capsule be-

cause it’s my favorite book and has influenced my outlook on life and also reflects

that I love to read.

2.) Phone charger; I would include a phone charger because our generation is im-

mensely dependent on our phones, myself included. We can’t go anywhere with-

out our phones, with a plethora of social media websites, a built in camera, GPS,

and the ability to put bank accounts or flight info onto our phone, many of us

really wouldn’t be able to live without our phones.

3.) A DVD; only because if this was a time capsule, I’d want to open it up and

find that this was a time when we still watched movies on DVD, since I’m sure

that by the time our capsule would be opened, DVD’s would be long gone.

4.) My necklace with my name written in Arabic; It resembles my name and the

fact that I am Middle Eastern. My culture is the most important thing to me and I

would want future generations to know that about me.

5.) A cross; My faith is very important to me and that’s also something I would

want known about me. I also wonder what faith will be like in the future, as I see

it slowly deteriorate from our lives today.

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Throughout high school, I

really wasn’t a part of any

clubs except for recently,

Youth Alive, which is a Chris-

tian club. I hope that I am re-

flective of Christ because as a

Christian that’s we hope to be.

I hope to be remembered as a

peacemaker- as someone

who’s voice was used to en-

courage and fill people with

life. I hope that I stand out as

someone who wasn’t like what

society breeds. Remember me

as someone with ideas and a

dream to change the world that

we live in, to make a differ-

ence in the lives of others. Re-

member me as one to voice an

unpopular opinion but to have

a solution and peaceful resolve

to back it up, because words

without actions are dead. Re-

member me as a girl who

brought life into the room and

could flip a gloomy day into a

joyful experience that will

resonate with people. I hope

that I can brighten people’s

hearts and mind. I hope I am

remembered as someone you

could voice your thoughts to

with a guaranteed confidence

that it wouldn’t lesser your

image or reputation in my

eyes.

As eighth grade girls, Lily,

Josee, Sam, and I believed that

the four of us would be best

friends forever. We were sure

that our sisterhood would with-

stand the hardships of high

school, whatever they may be.

The summer before our fresh-

man year of high school we de-

cided that we would hold a sa-

cred ceremony where we buried

a time capsule containing indi-

vidual letters to each other and

little gifts and trinkets that were

symbolic between each of us.

That night we brought every-

thing that we would bury and

walked to the small wooded

area in Lily’s backyard. We set

up candles and played the song,

“Time of Your Life” by Green

Day and we read our letters off

as sentimental tears escaped

with each sentence. Josee

wrapped duct tape all around

the box to ensure that the ele-

ments wouldn’t taint anything

in our box in the coming years

as Lily and I took turns digging

up a hole in the crusted and

hardened soil. We looked at our

eyes, blackened with runny

makeup once we got inside,

wondering what would be dif-

ferent when we encountered the

box again after four years

elapsed.

Remember Me...

Childhood Memory...

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My Goals for the future...

Despair & Lesson Learned...

I didn’t understand why

or how a five year old

could be diagnosed with

one of the rarest types of

cancer, or why someone

half my age had to un-

dergo trials that I would-

n’t dream of experienc-

ing my entire life. I

couldn’t bear witness to

the slow degeneration of

one of the most beautiful

young girls in our entire

family and seeing the

beautiful blonde curls

that were a rarity in our

culture disappear through

rounds of chemo therapy

or the eager struggle to

fit a lifetime of learning

and experience into a

short three years because

she was uncertain she

would live to experience

these things naturally. I

definitely didn’t under-

stand burying an eight

year old in a white casket

and kissing a cold face

for the last time. I didn’t

know how to deal with

the enormous, crushing

weight of the regret I had

for things unsaid and

promises not kept be-

cause of underestimated

time. In this time of

grief, I learned to lean

not on my own under-

standing and trust God;

there were things in this

life that I wouldn’t un-

derstand or their purpose

not revealed until later,

perhaps never, and that I

would just have to accept

that. I learned that you

need to make the most of

every day, as cliché as it

sounds, because life truly

is a gift that we are not

guaranteed. I learned to

have a childlike curiosity

and eagerness to learn

and experience life, as

though my time was of

the essence, just as my

cousin, Dounia’s had

been.

“You may say I’m a

dreamer, but I’m not the

only one,” once sang my

idol John Lennon. My

hopes for the future are

indeed ambitious, unreal-

istic to some, but circu-

late around my passions.

Something along the

lines of international af-

fairs, foreign relations,

diplomacy, and even

law, with a concentration

in the Middle East is

where my heart is. My

mind never registered

and clicked with the

numbers and logic that

math offered, but instead

with the flow and beauty

of words and the past.

There is nothing more

important to me than my

culture, and nothing I

want to fight for harder

than peace throughout

the world, but especially

in the Middle East. A

dream job would be to

work in the United Na-

tions, but I don’t quite

know if I want to pursue

a path in law as an attor-

ney first or perhaps

something in English to

teach children how to

read and write. I plan on

attending Indiana

Wesleyan this fall, and

working far harder than I

did in high school and

immersing myself in my

studies and the activities

and clubs they offer, then

either getting a license as

a teacher or going on to

law or business school. I

know what I like, and I

know that I want to help

people in the world and

want desperately to be a

part of a movement for

peace but I’m open to the

journey that will lead me

to my career choice.

.” I learned to

have a childlike

curiosity and

eagerness to

learn and

experience life,

as though my

time was of the

essence, just as

my cousin,

Dounia’s had

been.”

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10. The Pact by Jodi Picoult

This book also gave me an interest in law which I’m now

looking into in college. This book really questioned the

boundaries of love and how far you’d go to make some-

one happy, and if that really counted as love.

9. The Ghost of Fossil Glen by Cynthia DeFelice

This was one of my favorite books when I was a child.

My cousin loved to explain the books she read to me, and

I was so enchanted by this book that I went and rented it

from the library and I fell in love. I went on to read the

next two books by this author. I had always loved reading

books when I was younger, but I loved reading to learn,

this was one of the first books that I read for pleasure, and

I credit this book for my love for reading and books.

8. The Boy With The Cuckoo Clock Heart by Mathias

Malzieu

I love this book because it was just so eloquently and

beautifully written. It was a rare occurrence where I loved

the book more for its flow, metaphors, and words, more

so than its plot.

7. Running With Scissors by Augustine Burroughs

This book taught me to embrace the inner weirdness that

we all have, because you can never make a fool out of

yourself if you’re enjoying yourself.

6. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott

Fitzgerald

I love this book because it sums up the empty pursuit of

the American Dream and the shallowness of the wealthy

who have nothing to lose, so use their money as a protec-

tor and in fact, do lose nothing. One of my favorite quotes

was, “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just re-

member that all the people in this world haven’t had the

advantages that you’ve had.” We really have so much,

and in comparison to much of the rest of the world are so

fortunate, and in regards have the world at our feet. This

book captivated me, because I felt like even though it was

written in the 20’s still parallels

our lives today, and for this reason

is a classic.

5. The Fault in Our Stars by John

Green

I loved reading this book. It was one of those books where

you read it, and then you had a book hangover for the re-

mainder of that day. One of my favorite quotes is, “You

don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you

do have some say in who hurts you.” You get to choose

who you invest your heart in, even if it’s just a friendship.

Life isn’t fair for anyone but it’s also up to you to choose

who gets to be apart of your life, and I feel like that’s a

very important thing to remember- that you are the author

of your life. 4. Looking for Alaska by John Green

This book is one of my favorites because it helped me

come to terms when my cousin died, and helped me for-

give myself. The book spoke things that I myself was

feeling, “We had to forgive to survive in the labyrinth.

There were so many of us who would have to live with

things done and things left undone that day. Things that

did not go right, things that seemed okay at the time be-

cause we could not see the future. If only we could see the

endless string of consequences that result from our small-

est actions. But we can’t know better until knowing better

is useless.” This quote resonated with me because it is raw

and has proven true with experience. The only way to sur-

vive the labyrinth that is life, is to forgive.

3. Harry Potter Series by J.K Rowling

I absolutely adored reading these books, and I’ve actually

read the whole series more than once. My brother also

read the series, and it was always tradition to see the latest

Harry Potter movie with my family. I grew up with this

series, the books were the foundation of the movies that

brought my family together and were one of the few

things that we bonded over. This series gave me a love for

reading and showed me that books were a magical thing

that could transport you to mystical places.

2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

This book was written in such an insightful way, and

Charlie’s perspective is one that has resonated with me

ever since I read this book almost five years ago. This

book has taught me that if you feel a certain way, or want

to do something you need to show it. “You can't just sit

there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think

that counts as love. You just can't. You have to do

things.” This is important to me because it taught me that

I should let people know what I enjoy about them or if

they’re doing something I don’t like. Another valuable

lesson this book has taught me that no matter if people

have it worse than you, it doesn’t belittle the pain that you

have and you shouldn’t have to apologize for feeling pain,

even if someone may have it worse than you, you still

have what you have.

1. Paper Towns by John Green

This is my favorite book of all time, because I feel as

though I can relate to one of the main characters, Margo

very much; she embodies much of how I feel and does

things that I wish I could do, but am too scared to do. This

book has taught me one of the most important lessons I’ve

ever learned and that is that you can’t expect people to be

you. You can’t expect them to live for you, or live like

you; you just have to accept people for how they are and

appreciate the good in people. You can’t change a person,

so it’s important to just enjoy the things that you do enjoy

in a person and not focus on the qualities that you don’t

like in a person.

10. )

9.)

1.)

8.)

7.)

6.)

5.)

4.)

3.)

2.)

Top 10 Favorite Books

Page 6 Nico le Nimr i Volume 1, I ssue 1

10. The Pact by Jodi Picoult

This book also gave me an interest in law which I’m now

looking into in college. This book really questioned the

boundaries of love and how far you’d go to make some-

one happy, and if that really counted as love.

9. The Ghost of Fossil Glen by Cynthia DeFelice

This was one of my favorite books when I was a child.

My cousin loved to explain the books she read to me, and

I was so enchanted by this book that I went and rented it

from the library and I fell in love. I went on to read the

next two books by this author. I had always loved reading

books when I was younger, but I loved reading to learn,

this was one of the first books that I read for pleasure, and

I credit this book for my love for reading and books.

8. The Boy With The Cuckoo Clock Heart by Mathias

Malzieu

I love this book because it was just so eloquently and

beautifully written. It was a rare occurrence where I loved

the book more for its flow, metaphors, and words, more

so than its plot.

7. Running With Scissors by Augustine Burroughs

This book taught me to embrace the inner weirdness that

we all have, because you can never make a fool out of

yourself if you’re enjoying yourself.

6. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott

Fitzgerald

I love this book because it sums up the empty pursuit of

the American Dream and the shallowness of the wealthy

who have nothing to lose, so use their money as a protec-

tor and in fact, do lose nothing. One of my favorite quotes

was, “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just re-

member that all the people in this world haven’t had the

advantages that you’ve had.” We really have so much,

and in comparison to much of the rest of the world are so

fortunate, and in regards have the world at our feet. This

book captivated me, because I felt like even though it was

written in the 20’s still parallels

our lives today, and for this reason

is a classic.

5. The Fault in Our Stars by John

Green

I loved reading this book. It was one of those books where

you read it, and then you had a book hangover for the re-

mainder of that day. One of my favorite quotes is, “You

don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you

do have some say in who hurts you.” You get to choose

who you invest your heart in, even if it’s just a friendship.

Life isn’t fair for anyone but it’s also up to you to choose

who gets to be apart of your life, and I feel like that’s a

very important thing to remember- that you are the author

of your life. 4. Looking for Alaska by John Green

This book is one of my favorites because it helped me

come to terms when my cousin died, and helped me for-

give myself. The book spoke things that I myself was

feeling, “We had to forgive to survive in the labyrinth.

There were so many of us who would have to live with

things done and things left undone that day. Things that

did not go right, things that seemed okay at the time be-

cause we could not see the future. If only we could see the

endless string of consequences that result from our small-

est actions. But we can’t know better until knowing better

is useless.” This quote resonated with me because it is raw

and has proven true with experience. The only way to sur-

vive the labyrinth that is life, is to forgive.

3. Harry Potter Series by J.K Rowling

I absolutely adored reading these books, and I’ve actually

read the whole series more than once. My brother also

read the series, and it was always tradition to see the latest

Harry Potter movie with my family. I grew up with this

series, the books were the foundation of the movies that

brought my family together and were one of the few

things that we bonded over. This series gave me a love for

reading and showed me that books were a magical thing

that could transport you to mystical places.

2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

This book was written in such an insightful way, and

Charlie’s perspective is one that has resonated with me

ever since I read this book almost five years ago. This

book has taught me that if you feel a certain way, or want

to do something you need to show it. “You can't just sit

there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think

that counts as love. You just can't. You have to do

things.” This is important to me because it taught me that

I should let people know what I enjoy about them or if

they’re doing something I don’t like. Another valuable

lesson this book has taught me that no matter if people

have it worse than you, it doesn’t belittle the pain that you

have and you shouldn’t have to apologize for feeling pain,

even if someone may have it worse than you, you still

have what you have.

1. Paper Towns by John Green

This is my favorite book of all time, because I feel as

though I can relate to one of the main characters, Margo

very much; she embodies much of how I feel and does

things that I wish I could do, but am too scared to do. This

book has taught me one of the most important lessons I’ve

ever learned and that is that you can’t expect people to be

you. You can’t expect them to live for you, or live like

you; you just have to accept people for how they are and

appreciate the good in people. You can’t change a person,

so it’s important to just enjoy the things that you do enjoy

in a person and not focus on the qualities that you don’t

like in a person.

10. )

9.)

1.)

8.)

7.)

6.)

5.)

4.)

3.)

2.)

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http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/lady-gaga-our-lady-of-pop/#

This article was about Lady Gaga and trying to understand who she was on and

offstage. It discussed her crazy and raw self onstage and her one of a kind relationship

with her fans, and what she thought of herself, and how in person she was very different

from the person she was onstage. The article made a great analysis of her name, in the

essence that as a performer she is “GaGa” and that in person she is more of a Lady.

Lady Gaga was actually named second most influential person of the decade in a Time

Magazine poll which makes her a perfect candidate for the pop culture portion of this.

Although shock factor in artists has been forever, Gaga has taken it new extremes, with

her Grammy egg entrance and her meat dress. Lady Gaga is also a huge advocate for

equal rights in the gay community which also adds to her popularity and even contro-

versy. Although she had only been around for three years she is a common household

name and always sure to turn heads, raise eyebrows, and stir up questions about her lat-

est performance or outfit.

Lady Gaga– Pop Icon of the Decade

A Decade of Movie Making Over—Harry Potter

http://nytimes.com/2011/07/03/movies/the-fans-are-all-right-for-harry-

potter.html?ref=harrypotter&_r=0

This article discusses the evolution of Harry Potter as movies and as

books from becoming progressively darker and about the huge success that the

movies have been in the box office and throughout the decade. The article talks

about the influence that Harry Potter has had in bringing adults to the fond nos-

talgia or being young, and equally, the children in the fascination of growing up

all the while woven in a captivating fantasy cinema. It is vital to include Harry

Potter as one of the most important pop culture movements of our time because it

was based on beloved best seller books that many of us read as children, and

movies which literally were with us throughout most of our lives. The Harry Pot-

ter films lasted over a decade, meaning that I had begun watching Harry Potter at

the age of 6 following me to age 16. This movie series has birthed an era of fan-

tasy movies and books risen, inspired by J.K Rowling’s art work and has brought

people together through a love of this book. I know this to be especially true as it

is the biggest and one of the few things that my family and I bond over. We

would watch every Harry Potter movie together when it came out, and my

brother and I would watch it in the car on long road trips. It is one of the rare and

few book and movie series that you get to enjoy as a child and actually grow up

with as the characters grow up as well.

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History Repeats… Israel & Palestine Divided by a Wall

9/11

http://www.aljazeera.com/indeptch/features/2012/12/20121225825178322.html

There has been a wall being built progressively over the last ten years

dividing Israel and Palestine, cutting through more of Palestine’s land that has

been claimed by Israel. Israel has excused the division by saying it is for security

reasons but many speculate that it is to set future boundaries for the would-be

division of the states. The article discusses the negative effects that the wall has

had over the economy in Palestine and the social structure of Palestine as well,

since it has separated families and friends from each other. The wall also has

forced people to leave their homes so that they would not forfeit their right to

visit Jerusalem. This angers me because it’s just another step that Israel has

taken in their process of ethnic cleansing that no one has done anything about.

History repeats itself; is this the next Berlin Wall? When will it be torn down

though? I hope to see a day where there is peace and justice served.

http”//www.dogonews.com/2012/9/10/0-slash-11-a-date-americans-will-never-

forget

This article gave a synopsis of the events that happened on September 11,

2001, briefly explaining the four hijacked planes and the two that crashed into the

World Trade Centers, killing over 3,000 people. I think this is important to include

because this was the most massive terrorist attack to happen to the United States and

it happened to occur in our lifetime. This act of unnecessary and senseless violence

ignited the longest war in the history of the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan

and ultimately the war on terror. Not only did this awful act take the life in thou-

sands in a day, but thousands more in the coming decade. It soiled America’s name

in some parts of the Middle East, believing that in the end more harm then good

came out of our retaliation but we did prove our might and that we would not stand

against terrorism against us. 9/11 was one of the solemn events that brought together

our nation; hero’s rose up to bring people out of the ashes and help those in need,

and that’s what makes me thankful to be an American. That’s something that all of

us should be thankful for, that we have heroes who will fight for us and our coun-

try’s safety at all costs.

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A Little’s Enough by Angels & Airwaves

When all is said and done

Will we still feel pain inside?

Will the scars go away with night?

Try to smile for the morning light

It’s like the best dream to have

Where every thing is not so bad

Every tear is so alone

Like God himself is coming home to say

I, I can do anything

If you want me here

And I can fix anything

If you let me near

Where are those secrets now

That you’re too scared to tell

I’d whisper them all aloud

So you can hear yourself

Green trees were the first sign

The deepest blue, the clearest sky

The silence came with the brightest eyes

And turned water into wine

The children ran to see

The parents stood in disbelief

And those who knew braced for the ride

The earth itself then came alive to say

I, I can do anything

If you want me here

And I can fix anything

If you let me near

Where are those secrets now

That you’re too scared to tell

I’d whisper them all aloud

So you can hear yourself

I’m sorry I have to say it but you look like you’re

sad

Your smile is gone; I’ve noticed it bad

The cure is if you let in just a little more love

I promise you this, a little’s enough (x6)

I listened to this song nearly every night of

the summer of 2010. This song really helped com-

fort me when my cousin died. This is one of the

most important songs to me because it helped me

grieve her passing and it also helped me understand

my best friend being on suicide watch and his drug

addictions. It was a reminder that no matter how

much you closed your heart off, and no matter how

much pain there was, that God and people in gen-

eral will be there for you, and all you have to do is

let them in. All you have to do is let love in, and

even if it’s a little love, a little is all you need to

make a difference. A little love would be enough to

save someone. I know this to be true because when

I let God’s love into my life I was filled with a

peace and hope that I didn’t know existed. All I had

to do was let Him and open up to Him and tell Him

all the secrets I was afraid to tell. This is still true

now, not just with God but with people, that all you

have to do is let people in to get close and connect

with them.

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Reflection

Reflection

I love this portrait of Adele Bloche Baur by Gustav Klimt. It stands

out to me because the girl is just so captivating somehow. Her blueish tint

along with her bright cheeks and lips is entrancing. Her sad eyes make me

want to stare at the painting forever, and her posture makes her look timid

and wary which makes you wonder why. I like paintings that can have you

ask questions with just one picture. I also love Klimt’s color sheme and

shapes that he uses. Especially what looks like eyes on Adele’s dress. An-

other reason for choosing this piece besides that I like it, an ex best friend

whom I had an unhealthy controlling friendship with, would forbid me of

getting this in our dorm room because it was too creepy for her. I’ll be pick-

ing up this piece from Broad Ripple Vintage for my dorm sometime this

summer, and I’m absolutely ecstatic for it.

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Special Thanks to God for helping me get

through obstacles I thought were

impossible ,to my family who have supported

me and disciplined me through it all, my true

friends who have been by my side through

everything, and for books and music for

providing an escape.

Hamilton Southeastern Schools