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My name is Amanda, which is a great name if you like the letter “a.” I graduated from high school with five other Amandas, and I keep meeting even more Amandas at Appalachian State University. We should start our own union. Your name is usually your first response when someone asks “who are you?” I’d [...]
Hey Y’all! The name’s Rachael. I am a vivacious Native Texan who has big dreams and goals in life. Guess the quote “Everything is bigger in Texas” can be fitting for the type of dreams I envision? I am confident, independent, and driven. I guess I soaked up the slogan of my home state more [...]
“Capture the Moment”
In the midst of recess at an elementary school, there is always constant chaos– a proud boy’s ego hurt after losing a game of four-square, a group of girls running in hot pursuit of a grasshopper, and the ever-constant screams and laughter. No matter the temperature, children will always run out [...]
Try to remember this situation, which, I’m sure happened to you thousands of times. You meet someone you haven’t met in a while, plenty of things happened in your life since the last time you met, but when the common “what’s up?” question comes, all you think about is just “nothing special, usual life”. This [...]
My life has only recently evolved to a point that I would characterize as being on the “right track,” as one might say. Most of my teens and early twenties consisted of a series of consecutive and escalating adolescent, poorly-motivated and corruptive decisions, which always ended with me in compromising and detrimental situations. Eventually my [...]
Rapid advances in technology has enabled the creation of new and innovative products that are far superior to the products they replace. One such product is “Gorilla” glass by Corning. This new glass is thin, lightweight, and damage resistant. It was first used in 2006 to form a scratch resistant surface on the Apple iPhones.
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My parents are an inspiration, role models, and leaders in my life who has set high standards for my future which seem to be impossible. I noticed these standards when I was six years old in a care free world stepping into the batter’s box at my very first baseball practice. Until this day, my [...]
My father is very good at telling stories…or maybe the fact that he’s able to go on and on about something for hours makes me think he’s good at telling stories.
The night my mother went into labor, there were a total of nine families in the delivery ward. As the night went on, the [...]
Given my 21 years of experience in this country, I’ve been given the opportunity to learn to love, hate, and celebrate indifference. My name is Britt Todisco, and I’m a junior advertising major at Appalachian State University, in Boone North Carolina.
I’ve noticed, more recently than previously, that the world is increasingly unhappy with itself. [...]
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