Maecyn Jar

        A country artist named Luke Bryan is one of many country artists that I like. I've liked Luke since he came out with his first song "All my friends say", in August of 2007. The reason why I have liked his music is that sometimes its groovy and fun to dance too, then other times it's loving and sad but all of his lyrics are really unique, for instance, one of his songs called   "My kind of Night" on the album Crash My Party , Luke sings,                                                                              "Get yourself  a little catfish dinner" The metaphor here renames both "catfish" and "dinner", it means you should go out for the night, doesn't really mean have a catfish dinner. As in another good song,   "Play it Again" ...

I chose to write about the clash between the NFL and President Trump regarding kneeling protest during the National Anthem. Paul Schwartz, Zach Braziller and, Bruce Golding in their article, "More than 200 protest racism in the loud NFL statement" , published in the New York Post. This article was brought to my attention, due to the fact that it has to do with my country. More than 200 NFL players took a knee during the national anthem, while other players locked arms with their coaches. Trump had made a speech on Friday, October 6 in Alabama, when he stated that the NFL team owners should fire any player that knees during the anthem, which that was not at all the right thing to say. Trump continued this through Sunday when he put a post on social media about boycotting the NFL. In my personal opinion, it makes me furious to see this on the news, and on social media. We are all the selfsame, we bleed the same color blood. And this country is my home, and I feel like the ...

      Well, I didn't take the test today, but I do have really bad test anxiety. I try my best to study for a test but I get so sidetracked or nervous, I try not to think about. On the day of the test, I usually get really nervous and I start biting my nails and my leg starts twitching. The night before the test I have a hard time sleeping, and I end up going to bed like at three in the morning. Test anxiety is basically defined as you know the material but isn't able to show your teacher/professor the material that you know.  Minnesota State University has the article online that you give you tips to overcome and understand test anxiety, (here is the website https://www.mnsu.edu/counseling/students/tanxiety.html). I got test anxiety starting my middle school year, because of my parents grilling my butt about passing my classes and getting straight A's. When high school came I knew it was time to overcome my anxiety, but I never did, I so nervous cause I would always...

         My name is Maecyn Ahrlett, I'm 18 years old. I was born in Bryan, Texas but raised in Normangee, Texas. Who am I you may ask? Some people would say I'm the quiet girl sitting in the corner or the girl that talks too much, but everyone will have their different opinion of me. I am who I am for a reason, and I was put on this earth to make a difference.    Growing up I had a difficult childhood, from abuse to drugs and to even alcohol. My parents divorced when I was seven, even since then that's when my life has been different. Starting around my middle school year I took a dark path, that led me to make very bad decisions, but with the help of friends and total strangers, I turned my life around. Going through that difficult time in my life made me realize what I was put on this earth for. I love helping people, I like the fact of taking care of them and making them smile especially babies. This will answer my question of what I am into, and t...

                                              David Brooks: "Building Attention Span"                                                                                                            David Brook's, in his article "Building Attention Span" published in the New York Times discuss the difference between attention span. I have a hard time paying attention. For instant when people are talking to me or when I am reading something, I tend too wonder off into my own little world. In the article it states that "Being online is like being part of the greatest cocktail party ever and it...