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Choir Kid Prob #100
Weāve all had that bad, mandatory singing of the National Anthem. Happy Fourth, American Choir Kids!
When you learn that Francis Scott Key was your great great something uncle. I apologize to all the choir kids out there including myself. No one needs to know how to sing in four different variations
CHOIR and/or BAND TRIPS
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Greece is actually bankrupt up, but Americanās just want to bitch about a racist flag and gun control.
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Football sucks and you can suck me from the back.
Penalties will be assessed on the kickoff.
Iām glad to see the referee meme back.
This meme is completely new to me and I immediately, unironically love it.
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One of the challenges about going home for the holidays is to find a study spot that actually works. This one seems to do the trick for now!
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On Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton
I live in DC. And living in DC is really weird sometimes because politics becomes such a day-to-day thing when you live here. Itās so natural and normal to hear about your friendās dad working in Congress, or at the White House, or even be the grandson to a Supreme Court Justice. Iām very privileged to be from this town and to have the level of understanding that I do.Ā
Today I went to dinner with my best friend and her father, who works for a Democratic Senator as a lobbyist. As always, our conversation turned political. At one point I asked him what he thought of Bernie Sanders. I told him that I had seen a lot of traction online, and that he seemed to be a really interesting possibility. My friends dad, a Harvard educated lawyer, who knows Capitol Hill like the back of his hand, and is the very definition of an intersectional feminist, completely dismissed Sanders. I asked him more, because of course it was weird to hear such a response from someone I respect so much and who knows the field.
Iām going to share what I learned from him, in order to give a bit more insight into Bernie Sanders. Obviously I donāt have the intention of forcing anyones opinion or anything, but knowledge is power.Ā
First off, and this one is a huge one for me, Bernie Sanders is pro-gun. Yes, thatās right, he opposes any kind of legislation that would be considered gun control.
Second, most of the arguments being thrown around that heās in favor of a Scandinavian-type system are decades old. He had somewhat of a socialist mentality when he was in Burlington, Vermont, but none of his recent work has shown any real push to implement a Scandinavian-style social democratic system.
Third, even if Bernie Sanders were to become president (which, as I learned today, is statistically ludicrous) his power would be reduced to a fraction of what it would be perceived to be. I mean come on, does anyone who knows anything about the American political system really think that the Republicans would let someone who is perceived as a liberal extremist turn the US into the next Denmark? No, of course not. They would block congress harder than they did with Obama and nothing would pass.
Fourth, everyone on Capitol Hill who personally knows Bernie Sanders (like my friends dad) has the opinion that Sanders doesnāt really want to be president. Thereās actually a consensus that Sanders is simply enjoying the attention, but even he isnāt ādeluding himselfā. Of course, this is simply the opinion of government workers. I actually think itās kind of harsh. But they also have a firmer grasp on who Sanders is. Theres a consensus that āif Bernie won the presidency, heād me more surprised than anyone. He wouldnāt know what to do with it.āĀ Bernie could be a huge crash and burn.Ā
The rumor that Sanders has become more popular than Clinton is false. The rumor that heās gaining traction in the democratic party is false.
Bernie Sanders is a great idea. But Iām coming to think that itās not all fact. Heās too good to be true. What tumblr and other platforms have done is glorify someone who we think could be our liberal savior. Again, because of where Iām from, and because of the access I have to this kind of political mindset, I get a very different and personal look at politics. What seems far away and complicated to some, is the background noise of my life. I would love to believe in Bernie Sanders, I really would love if he was the person tumblr says he is. And even if he was, the Government and the country we live in wouldnāt allow him to do what we want him to do.Ā
As anyone who knows me personally knows, my political beliefs are extreme and absolute. But Iām also not kidding myself. I want change, and I want it now. There are so many things wrong with the country. From itās institutional racism and sexism, to its insane spending on prisons and defense. But most people donāt think like the intersectional feminists of tumblr.Ā
I could be wrong. But the Sanders that tumblr believes in isnāt real, and even if he was he could have no real power in DC. Ā
However, I think that Hillary is a real choice. Of course her ideology is behind the times. Of course she could do better. Of course, of course. But sheās someone who could win and who could make change. The republicans canāt deny her legacy or her power. And three Democratic presidential terms is impossible to ignore. The move to a more leftist country has to be slow and steady. Hillary isnāt perfect, I know that. I donāt lie to myself. But sheās got a real chance to win and to keep moving the country in the direction Obama has set it on.Ā
And yes, the fact that Clinton is Ā a woman is a huge deal for me. Seeing another white dude is a huge turn off. Even if, say, Hillary didnāt have the power or the ideology we hope, sheād be an icon for a new generation of little girls. And little girls are so important. I donāt want to wait another 12 years for a female candidate. I want change now. And cultural change, in my opinion, can lead to great political change. Seeing a female president, and all the pros and cons that come with that, would be so amazing. It could inspire women everywhere. It could help change the preconceptions about women. It would make us less of a joke, for fucks sake! Weāre one of the only advanced countries who hasnāt had a fucking woman in a position of power.Ā
Those are my two cents. I may be wrong about a lot of this, but thatās what Iāve thought for a while, and I finally found the words to say it.
Iām sure people will disagree with what I have to say, and call me anti-femenist or whatever. But I genuinely think that if we want change, we have to go about it with Hilary. Bernie isnāt even taking himself seriously. The more Democrats we have in office, the more we can keep moving left. Eventually, hopefully, parties and candidates that really reflect my beliefs will have a real chance at the presidency. But this is a country of 351 million people, and not all of them think the way I, and a lot of ātumblr politiciansā do. Itāll take time. And Iām willing to invest in that time
Cliches to avoid for essays
The Prospect
1. The Immigrant Essay
Going back over the essays I received during the college essay extravaganza, 50% of the Common App essays I read were about students and their families moving to the US and learning to adjust. Now, Iām not saying that your familial struggles arenāt intense and worthy of talking about; after all, many students wrote about the loneliness they felt being the only new kid in school or having to adjust to American customs, and those are all absolutely valid conversations.
However, if you put all of these āmoving to Americaā stories in a pile and read them one after another, they start to bleed together. The story lines and characters all sound the same. And for you, that means less of a chance to stand out and more of a chance of being labeled āone of those immigrant kidsā. Is it fair? Absolutely not. Is that the way it is? Unfortunately, yes.
2. The āThey Taught Me More Than I Taught Themā Essay
Please for the love of all that is admissions donāt write about the time you went on a service trip to a third-world country and learned from the locals. Not only does it typically come across as condescending and privileged (since most high school students are not aware of how to talk about cultures in politically correct terms), but itās also so overdone and bland.
3. The āSki Slopeā Essay
When many students answer the quintessential ātalk about a time you overcame an obstacleā prompt, they tend to write something that I call the āski slopeā essay. In this scenario, the author was given a physical challenge (like a ski slope, mountain, scary water slide ride, etc.) and was eventually convinced overcome it. Again, itās an essay that Iāve seen over and over (and over) again, and thereās no real way to write these essays well. They usually involve a lot of cliche adjectives and some other person convincing the writer to go down the slope. Inspiring? Not at all.
Look at it this way: Thousands of people learn how to ski every year; itās boring and totally not unique. If youāre going to write about an obstacle, it needs to be an obstacle that only 0.00005% of the world has overcome. Otherwise, youāre just like everybody else.
4. The āLook at How Super Deep I Amā Essay
Kids, donāt try to go on a philosophical rant in your college essays. Not only do you typically sound like a pretentious, self-important twerp pulling stuff out of your butt (and admissions officers know it), but these tirades also tell the reader absolutely nothing about you as as potential member of a college. Donāt get meta. If you want to talk about all the great deep thoughts inside your head, start a blog.
5. The All-Dialogue Essay
Note: Spending half of your 650 words going through a conversation you had with your sister is a complete snore and a total waste of time and space. Cut our dialogue unless itās funny or actually moves the story along. Something like this is just really dull fluff:
āSister,āI said to her.
āYes?ā she said back.
She looked at me with angst. āWhat?ā she asked again.
Three lines in and youāre bored already, right?
6. The Way-Too-Extended Metaphor Essay
What do dumplings, crayons, and hoop earrings have in common? Theyāre all inanimate objects that have been used as extended metaphors in college essays, and all of those essays were not good.
Pulling off the extended metaphor essay is hard, and as youāve learned by now, itās best to go into essay writing with the mentality that you are the rule, not the exception. So stop trying to compare your life to a squashed kumquat you saw on the side of the road and find a different topic.
7. The āLesson about Failure Where You Didnāt Really Failā Essay
Remember that an admissions essay is still a story, and the best heroes and heroines have legitimate pitfalls. If your biggest failure is that you had a hangnail but you eventually took care of it, not only do you look shallow, but you also look dull. Failures need to be actual heart-stopping, āOMG, NOOO!ā failures. Either commit to going all the way or avoid writing this type of essay altogether.
8. The Bat Mitzvah Essay
When the Common App prompt asks for something that marked your transition into adulthood, stay away from cultural or religious events that actually mark adulthood, like a bar/bat mitzvah or a confirmation ceremony or something. The best essays about transitions into adulthood deal with unforeseen shifts, not obvious ones (for example, my friend wrote about the different types of boxers he bought throughout high school. Shift to adulthood? Yes. Totally freaking clever? Heck yeah).
9. The Straight Up Cliche Essay
There are many topics that are way overdone besides the ones listed above. Some examples of what I mean:
The āWhat I learned at this academic conference/camp/eventā essay
The āWhat my mom/dad/family taught meā essay
The āHow I felt about moving to a whole new place or being in a new environmentā essay
The āHow I learned to fit inā essay
The āDeath of person xā essay
The āHow my parentsā divorce changed meā essay
The āHereās a very vague essay about my familyās cultureā essay
Again, these are just a few of the many examples of cliche essays.
Geek Atlas author John Graham-Cumming help us plot the ultimate geek road trip, with sites spanning the history of science, technology, and mathematics.
sciencefriday has an awesome map of dorky places for you to visit on your next road trip!
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