Hamlet!

Ok, guys. I don't know about you... but I'm enjoying Hamlet so far :). What are some of the symbols, metaphors, and figurative language you've noticed in reading Act 1? I've noticed a myriad of them... such as when Laertes is talking to his sister Ophelia about her involvement with Hamlet he tells her, "Think it no more...In thews and bulk, but as this temple waxes/ The inward service of the mind and soul/ Grows wide withal." Although the language is completely confusing, he is basically describing the maturity of the mind and the soul. I love how he uses the metaphor"temple waxes" because it's just beautiful imagery.

College is AWESOME: Finish with a BANG!

Hey guys,

First and foremost, I hope that you all are well and that you are giving this last final push your all, because believe me when I say that it IS worth it.

Wow, guys! College is so amazing, I am seriously having trouble putting my feelings into words. There are so many things, so many resources that only a college campus can provide you with and (you will hear me say this a lot) it is AWESOME, GREAT, FANTASTIC, AMAZING!

However, before I tell you guys a bit about what I have been up to, I would like to express my support for you guys. I was there last year at this time of year. Ask Miss Hill, Borne, or Blank, we would have talks about my frustration--I felt that I was ready to move on from SRHS, and I was dying to graduate. I bet a lot of you guys, especially combination of the changed this year and the AP load-work, are probably feeling similar things. Yet, in retrospect, I truly wish I would have just stepped back, took a breath, and enjoyed my senior year. This is the reason I write to you guys, you should all enjoy each other, your teachers, and really the great tight-knit community that SRHS has to offer you. Believe me, a college campus with 30,000 people like UNLV, is anything BUT tight-knit. In addition, while

Fall Break

During fall break, I got a chance to sit in on a lecture on the USC graduate campus, and