Blog #5- Noncomformity

I don't believe in nonconformity. I know as a teenager, I strive to be different from most other teens, but I will never truly be completely different. When I go shopping, I try to pick clothes that I don't think anyone else will wear, and when I change my hair, I try to do something different from everyone else. All of my attempts to not "conform" are never enough though, everyone is just like someone else in one way or another. So many teens try so hard to be different, but in the end, we're all just like each other: crazy, silly, a little foolish, and very stupid teenagers. Conformity isn't necessarily a bad thing though. I try so hard to be different, but there are times when I just want to be like all the other girls in my school. Conformity is a crazy idea because even though everybody is alike, everyone is different as well.

Blog #4

My step-sister, and myself. We couldn't be more different, but at the same time we're so the same. We grew up in completely different households, with completely different rules, and completely different standards. I would never think of us as being alike, yet we are in so many ways. We listen to different music, we don't eat the same foods, the clothes we wear are so different from each other, but we act so similar to eachother. Maybe it's because we're both sixteen year old girls, or maybe it's just because we really are more alike than most would think.

Blog #3

The Kite Runner was a beautiful tale of tragedy, happiness, and history. Amir, the main character throughout the story, struggles with courage and acceptance. He strives to be the perfect son, but is nothing like what his father wants. As he grows up in Afghanistan during the rise of the Taliban, he learns about trust and family, and always standing up for what you believe in. When the Taliban gains control of Afghanistan, Amir and his father leave the place they've always called home and the people they've always known to start a new life in the US. When Amir is an adult, he travels back to Afghanistan and learns things he never knew about his past, and the life he was leading. The whole story kept me wanting more, with its wonderfully depressing plot, and to-the-point sentences. The Kite Runner was a wonderful book full of surprise and suspense.

Nonfiction History

I don't read nonfiction very often, but when I do, it's usually National Geographic or something my dad gives me to read out of Newsweek or something like that. I can't remember what the articles my dad gave me were about except one, which was about eating vegetarian and how good it is for the environment. I've read a lot of articles from National Geographic! I actually really enjoy reading them. the last article I read was about Afghanistan and how it's fallen, but had it's rise after the Taliban lost control. It was really interesting because I read The Kite Runner over summer, which was about a boy from Afghanistan, so I was able to learn a little bit more about the country. The only other nonfiction I can think of that I've read would be things from class, like Anne Frank, or history articles.

Introduction

I'm Annika, I'm sometimes shy, a little funny, really weird, and not very creative. I'm on the drill team at school, I love to eat, I hang out with my friends a lot, and I have a really great family. I'm excited for this year:)