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Weightless is weird feeling.  There are no stress on the body, no duress, only strength, and especially freedom.  I'm free every time I enter the circle.  Its a unbeatable high.  I'm just getting to know the bboying world, but I do it for the freedom

I never realized what I was missing out on.  In high school, my life revolved around getting straight A’s – I wouldn’t hang out with friends the night before a test, I would turn down eating dinner out with my family if I had homework, I would lose s

I feel like the most sincere way to write this post is type whatever comes to my mind while pondering the question of wdydwyd. 

Because of my parents and grandparents who grew up in impoverished conditions growing up without the rights we enjoy and t

When Love and Determination work together, expect a masterpiece. Ever since I was little I knew I wanted to play soccer. I was surrounded by people who loved and played the sport. I guess many people can say they played soccer at one point when they

What is the driving force behind the many actions of human nature? In my opinion it is most simply happiness. Along with this thinking, I have found that happiness is why I do what I do in every facet of my life.

            Volleyball has been a huge

I drum. It is what I do. My nervous tick is tapping my foot and drumming on my knees. In high school, when I was in band, drum line was literally my life. Now, as I have grown older and only drum as a hobby when I have the time, I have taken the foun

Some people live in the past; trying to recreate moments and memories they miss or want to redo. Other live in the present, experiencing things as they happen and going with whatever happens. I live in the future. I can’t help but always think about

Alexis Walker

Art and Architecture Section 1B

Professor Winter’s & Julia Barnett

Because someone has too!!

            When faced with the question “why do you do what you do” I was very puzzled and stuck on how to analyze its meaning and correctly ans

Growing up on the inner-city streets of Long Beach, CA, my life was almost destined to end up like those around me- lives filled of crime, drug abuse, alcoholism, and gang activity.  Fortunately, my life took a quick turn for the better.  During the

Count it. Nineteen units. 10 hours moving clear solutions from tube to tube in order to crystalize the frog DGCR8 protein. 10 hours of leaps, pirouettes, battements, sashays, ala silicones, and music. 3 hours playing “kitchen”, drawing, coloring, bui

Having people you can always depend on is taken for granted by many people nowadays. Growing up, I had a lot of really close friends, but even so, it would still feel like I was missing something important. What I felt like I was missing, was a close

The colorful sunset after a long day of class, a pile of crunchy leaves that you happened to step on, an unexpected encounter with a friend that you haven’t seen for a long time, finding the last piece of chocolate that you thought you already ate.

I

I daydream a lot. Nineteen years of my life have been a long rollercoaster, full of unexpected ups and downs. To bear with surprises, I adapted the habit of avoiding the shock by daydreaming. I detached myself away from my current situation to find t

The sound of thunder piercing the night sky as to honor our ancestors long past.

Each strike for tradition and honor. They play in perfect form and synchronization as their cherry red hapi coats danced to the beat. The taiko drummers were always the c

The irony is that this story begins at the “It’s a Small World” ride at Disneyland. Even Disneyland, the happiest place on Earth, turned my 6-year-old world into a nightmare when I lost sight of my mom for a few minutes outside the ride. It felt so c

Throughout the majority of my life, the ocean has been within minutes from my house. Surfing has always served as a way to escape the uncertainties and anxieties of the real world. The sheer thought of surfing waves rejuvenates my energy. The burdens

It’s 7am, who in the world would be banging on my door? I woke up to loud noise coming from my family’s front door to see a group of people dressed in uniform. Confused and scared, I opened up the door and immediately I was yanked out into the cold t