An Open Letter to Pretty Girls that are EXTREMELY Conceited :/

Dear Pretty Girls that are EXTREMELY Conceited,

Yes, we get it. You’re pretty and you are very photogenic, but that doesn’t mean you have to upload 500 pictures of yourself each day. It’s obvious that you know how pretty you are. A little TOO obvious. I log onto Instagram and I see that almost every other picture is of you and if that’s not enough, you go on and call yourself a “bad b*tch” and what not. Some of your pictures are literally just to show off your body and let guys drool all over you. That doesn’t make you gorgeous. All you’re doing is letting guys know that they can have their way with you. It makes you look like a slut. I mean, it’s one thing if you’re wearing a swimsuit or something, but it’s not okay if you’re just sitting in your room doing absolutely NOTHING!

Also, just because you’re pretty, doesn’t mean you are above anybody. You do not have the right to judge anybody or treat them like dirt. A pretty face is nothing if you have an ugly attitude to go with it. Most pretty people think that they are just better than everyone else and they can do whatever they want. That is not true. You have to treat others the same way that you want to be treated. If you get called a b*tch, it’s not because they are jealous of your “beauty” and want to be you. It’s probably because of your behavior and how you present yourself.

There’s not really anything else that I need to say, but I do want you to think about this: Your beauty might make you popular now, but how is that going to work out when you are trying to find a job, attend a university, or start a family? Being pretty is not everything. It’s more like a gift that must used wisely and I don’t think you’re using it wisely. Stop being so conceited because it’s not a good look. I’m just saying.

Sincerely,

Joia Pollard

Safety on Campus

I can’t believe that we are actually graduating in a few months. It seemed like yesterday we just started as little freshman. So I read the article about guns on campus and whether or not it is safer to prohibit them. I for one am not a fan of weapons, like most people. If I had the choice, guns would not be allowed on campus at all. Guns just cause unnecessary problems. For example, I have a best friend that goes to the University of Louisville. During the first semester, he posted some news reports about people getting robbed around or outside of the campus. There weren’t any shooting but they did hold up a gun. It was happening multiple times.

But according to the article, schools are actually the safest place to be because there is no easy access to guns. In fact, shootings and other crimes usually happen outside of campus instead of inside. To be honest, I don’t think I’d have to worry about situations like this at the school that I’m going to. I think that I will be pretty safe on campus. But, hey, you never know what’s going to happen? You just have to be prepared for whatever. 

My Guilt

The Guilt Trip is REAL!! I'm sure the we all took a journey on it once in our life. I know I have. Tat article made me realize how often I feel guilty. I mean, I already knew about the guilt trip, but I realize that there are so many things that I have done that I have felt guilty about, but I never admitted to them. I haven't done anything wrong that would make me build up so much guilt that I would just explode. My guilt is never that serious. There was only one time that I had so much guilt inside of me that I broke down into tears and that was when my sister made my mother cry. It wasn't even my fault but I still felt terrible because she is my mother. I mean, who wants to see their mother cry. Nobody!!
Speaking of mothers, my mother is one of the only people who can find out if I'm hiding something by just looking at me. If I'm not looking her right in the eye, then she knew that something wasn't right and she was not going to leave me alone until I told her what was wrong. I think of it as one those motherly instincts because she is like the only one who does it the best. It's not just when she looks at my face. But the tone in my voice can give hints as well.
Guilt is something that all humans experience. It shouldn't be new to anybody because nobody is perfect. We are human and we all make mistakes.

Not Without Laughter

My second independent reading book in entitled Not Without Laughter by African American poet, Langston Hughes. This was Hughes' first and only novel. It is about young boy named Sandy Rodgers who lives with his mother and grandmother. Sandy's father is constantly moving around looking for employment. When his mother decides to leave town and join her husband, Sandy has no choice but to live with his aunt and uncle because his grandmother passed away. Sandy does not enjoy living with them, but has to stay with them until he is old enough to live on his own.
While reading this book, I hope to learn about the struggles that a young African American boy would go through while living in a time period where money, success, and happiness was not earn very easily. African Americans did not have the best jobs in the twentieth century. They would work in fields that required little or no education at all. In the book, Sandy's mother is a housekeeper for a wealthy white family, his grandmother does laundry, and his father is currently unemployed. Sometimes, I think about how grateful I am to be able to have a opportunity to earn a college degree and be able to achieve my goal on becoming an Athletic coach.