Senior Reflection Blog #4: High School

High school. The name says it all. I couldn’t say I’m about to complete 12 years of my life of never-ending education. It just feels like those 12 years has been one long LOOOOOOONG dream. No, not dream, nightmare. Ugh, it’s revolting. God, I hate high school, and I’m sure that anyone that just read those last few words is thinking “Aw, why?” Or that’s at least what everyone asks me when I tell them so I just quit telling people. Do you really think I’m going to stand there and explain every single to you about my hatred for high school? Maybe if it were one of those days I would just have rant so bad, then I might. High school life is so full of stress, dread, hate, stupidity, and the list could go on. And moving from school to school every few years doesn’t help either. One reasons for sure: drama. I don’t believe high school would even be called high school if it weren’t for the drama; and it’s nothing like the high school in movies. It’s much much worse. The drama is so torturous that it makes you want to go jump off a bridge.

Of course, I’ve learned a lot, and I don’t deny that fact. But the drama is just so ridiculous. And that’s coming from an American-born Indian girl!! It’s horrible the way those Indian aunties huddle together and talk trash about EVERYONE. I mean, drama and stupid gossip is one of the reasons why I’m going to go to NOVA for two years before transferring to Mason. Yes, I didn’t have the money and my only choice was to stay home because of my parents, but would I willingly surround myself with Desi people and all their drama for another four years? Not if I don’t have to. Especially after putting up with it in high school for so long. It’s irritating.
People say that you’re a better person when you’ve gone through pain and suffering. Yeah right. All that high school suffering only taught me to watch who I make friends with…Well though, it’s finally over. And this is the last blog we’ll have to do, not that I dislike blogging. I don’t think this blog made any sense so I hope no one reads it.

“I mean high school? High school! Those are your prime suffering years. You don't get better suffering than that.” – from Little Miss Sunshine

So true. So true...

Current Event #4: Democrats’ Climate Plan Attacked

The article, “GOP attacks Democrats' climate plan,” explains how and why Republicans are so upset with the plan that Democrats crafted in efforts to fight climate change. Indiana Governor, Mitch Daniels, was the highlight of the article as he talked about how the climate plan would do more hurt to jobs and raise costs than do anything to help the deteriorating situation of the Earth, especially in his home state. In Indiana, thousands of steel- and car-making factory workers and coal miners would be removed from their jobs, according to the plan, and farmers and livestock producers would face a huge increase in costs. The solution Daniels proposed would help save the environment, keep energy costs low, save and create more jobs, and prevent tax increases. His solution was the development and expansion of domestic oil and gas. Any profits made would be then used for the development of nuclear and renewable energy and for carbon capture research.

The author of the article did a good job in present the issue to readers, but it did get a bit boring. That’s probably because it was a bit long and there was information in there that I already knew of. Besides that, though, I hadn’t known about the Republican argument against the Democratic climate plan so it was still interesting to read. I disagree with Governor Daniels about the plan only taking away jobs instead of making more. The last time I checked, the plan definitely included the creation of “green” jobs. Also, I knew that the plan would be costly, but it seemed like Daniels was exaggerating some. I did notice that while he was complaining about higher costs, what type of costs that were going to be raised was not mentioned anywhere in the article. I’m not sure. I was sure that the plan’s cap-and-trade program would not only help protect the environment, but also lower energy costs. I never read anywhere about tax increases. Anyway, I would really like to know what the Democrats had to say in response to this refute against their plan. Maybe I’ll keep an on this issue.