Language

It is so interesting to think how language has changed over the past four years. As a freshman, I didn't use half the terms I use now. For instance, take the term "legit". People now use it as a filler word because they think it's cool but really it is WAY over used. It actually means Conforming to the rules. So it barely makes sense when anyone says it. For example, we say that an event that happened was "legit" to say that it really happened. Like " I legit just fell down the stairs". We also use the term to describe if something is cool like "this house is so legit" (it basically means the house is really cool). A new term that also came about is from Jersey Shore (or as I like to call it "Jersey Whore") is entitled "fist pumping". While this is a gesture that mostly celebrities do, Jersey Shore brought it not only around America, but also into everyday lingo. People use it all the time. There were songs made about fist pumping, people even made fist pumping cereal for the marketing class at SHS! Language has changed so much just this year, it will be awesome to see how it changes in the next year or two.

~ Jessie

This is SO Stereotypical

Freaks and Geeks is probably one of the best shows on the planet because as outrageous as it seems it accurately depicts high school. There are many social groups including, the jocks, the geeks, the outcasts, the druggies, etc. But watching this show made me realize something about myself: I'm not defined by one certain social group. Rather, I like to go from group to group. And then I wondered- is my lack of identifying with a certain social group proof that I am going through a severe identity crisis? For a while, I panicked. I mean, what else was I supposed to do? My identity was already lost, so I thought.

It turns out that it is because I go from group to group that I don't have an identity crisis. Yet I am so comfortable with who I am that people from a vast majority of social groups feel comfortable around me. From these people I learned that while they may be part of one certain social group, they aren't defined by it by any means. Rather these students prove to me every day that there is more to them that meets the eye.

Groups don't define you- you define yourself. As Eleanor Roosvelt said "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent", don't let anyone make you feel that you are a geek or a nerd and that you aren't good enough. You are. There is no such thing as a geek, it's just a term people made up to feel more powerful.

Enjoy the weekend!

Sincerely,

Jessie