Pencils and Erasers

  “Live updates: Trump evacuated from White House Correspondents’ Dinner after security scare” – The Washington Post. Just this Saturday, an event occurred at the White House where several loud noises came from inside of the ballroom which caused panic among guests as people ducked under tables and ran out of the room. Security and other authorities later on were able to respond to the security threat and fortunately no one was harmed. Obviously, that won’t be the main point of my blog, but the cash money generated from the event will. My family is one that makes sure to view every perspective, so we took a look at the event on both Fox News and CNN. Additionally, just minutes after leaving my TV alone, I received notification from Apple News about the incident. The first quote of the article was simply intriguing to the point where it’s almost hard not to investigate. But if you click on many of the articles Apple News provides, you’ll quickly find out that nothing is free and you...

  When focusing on The Death of the Moth this week in class, we took a moment to capture how Woolf called the moth “little or nothing but life” when it flew into the corner of the windowpane before its death. I didn’t think too much about this statement, it just sounded pretty and poetic at first glance, but something I had seen today changed my perspective. If you hadn’t seen him on social media already, Iain Ward, more commonly known as “The King of Chemo” was unfortunately diagnosed with terminal brain cancer at the age of only 31 and given just five years to live. Knowing that his life would end very soon, he didn’t choose to step away and let himself fade into the background like countless others would. He shouted “F*** you” to cancer instead. Coming across his content, I was undoubtedly amused by what this man had done. He had literally every excuse to call it a day, pack his bags, and stay hidden. But he chose to make the most out of his life and is still actively workin...