I was...Depressed

Senior year was definitely memorable.  Here is my collection of crying pictures throughout the year.  The cause for these pictures varied (IB, stress, college, heartless ex-boyfriends, corona, coach Eds, Beller) however they can all unite in one way.  That is, they were all shared with my friends via Snapchat.  These friends were my rock for my senior year and they helped me through each of these emotional days.  I was depressed, I am now slightly less depressed. We've come a long way, goodbye IB.

But also, shout out to my best friend Ryan, because without her I wouldn't have survived senior year.  Thank you for all the pointless car rides, ice cream runs, beach trips, homework help, and facetimes.  Through every one of the pictures shown above, Ryan was there for me even if I was crying over the same thing for the 500th time.  I cannot wait to watch you have the time of your life at your dream school.

As stressful as IB was, it gave me my best friends, the most dedicated teachers, a sense of pride and community, and helped get me into my dream school.

Blog 14! WOOOOOOOO! A long one!

Walt Whitman's journal is full of many different and unique drawings. There are many quick sketches in his journal with no explanation, poems about things in his life, and religious references.  The first page has random names, the next page has information about Abraham Lincoln and the following page seems to consist of ethnic groups, like Greek and Jew. He discusses the issues of the Civil War, religion, and freedom in America.  In this discussion, he reveals his thoughts that America needs change and revolution, and Whitman himself is dire for progress.  Page 11 consists of Whitman drawing different interpretations of himself.  Overall, Whitman appears to have wrote about what inspired him and about real things from his life. 

Whitman wrote down names that had ties or importance to him, such as Abraham Lincoln, who was Whitman's president.  While Whitman's journal was very chaotic, it helped him create his own beliefs.  He created his beliefs by incorporating both religion and the Civil War together. When writing, he  made sure to include all religions and ideologies to allow universal understanding of his thoughts.  The drawings I stated were of himself, the website contradicts and says is unlikely, which made me question the purpose of them until I landed upon the answer that it was a representation of all different people. I think the information in the notebook helps the world understand how Whitman formed his thoughts and evaluate the effectiveness of his journalist method.