Isha
9/8/2016 08:09:53 am
"Why?" was such an easier single word question to ask... "Who" is to blame for "Who?", I'm pretty sure Mr. Stetson said this was Mrs. Couchman's idea.
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Sabrina
9/10/2016 11:19:30 am
Couchman? Couchmom. SILVER OMBRE OMG
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Suha
9/11/2016 08:41:45 pm
I want silver ombre too🙏🙏🙏
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Kelsey Macaddino
9/9/2016 07:47:28 pm
Who is on my mind right now?
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Sabrina
9/10/2016 11:17:53 am
Kelsey,
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Kiera Borthwik
9/11/2016 10:18:08 am
I love your comment Kelsey, and I can completely relate. My brother left for Grand Valley at the beginning of my junior year, and I was super emotional. It's strange being the "only child" at home, and having most of the parenting directed at only me now. I miss him all the time! Anyway, I hope she is doing well at State. Don't worry, you'll get used to the change pretty soon!
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Kiera Borthwick
9/11/2016 10:21:10 am
Wow... I spelled my name wrong :(
Luca Baufeld
9/11/2016 05:07:39 pm
I've always been an only child, and when I was younger I always wanted a sibling that I could look up to and go on adventures with. Who did I go on adventures with? Often times my best friend and I, who just like me is an only child, would wander our neighborhood and walk through fields with grass growing beyond our knees.
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Cydney Hall
9/11/2016 08:50:36 pm
I can definitely relate to this question a lot. My older brother just moved out of the house and into his first apartment a few months ago. I'm super proud of him, like I assume you are of your sister, but I miss him. It is pretty weird being the only kid in the house.
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Alexa Orlandea
9/11/2016 11:22:03 pm
Nora & I are close like that, too! Whenever someone would ask me if her & I were close I never knew what to say because I never knew how to describe it, but I definitely relate to how you're close with Brittany.
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Manal
9/11/2016 11:34:57 pm
This is a really nice comment on "who". I can kind of relate to this because me and my sister are pretty close. Whenever we're both away from each other, I miss having her around because it gets boring with just parents.
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Nirja Dave
9/12/2016 11:54:00 pm
Hi Kelsey! I really loved your blog post because I found it very touching and sweet. I have an older cousin that is studying nursing in Saint Louis, and she is basically a sister to me, so I can relate to you about how much siblings can be missed.
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Melissa Pearson
9/13/2016 04:44:46 pm
I went through the same thing when my sister went to college. It is weird to not have her around all the time but you will never lose that relationship, it just takes a little bit more effort to talk to each other often and keep each other updated.
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Ali Tucker
9/13/2016 06:23:23 pm
This is so sweet! My brothers and I are pretty close, it's always more entertaining when they are around. I'm the oldest, but I know when I go off to college I'm actually going to miss my brothers even though they drive me crazy.
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Sabrina
9/10/2016 11:32:57 am
Who? Who. Owls. Owls hoot. I like owls. Owls exist in many fictional worlds. Snowy White owls are beautiful. Harry Potter had a snowy white owl. Her name was Hedwig. She's dead. JK ROWLING I STILL DO NOT FORGIVE YOU FOR THIS.
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Kiera Borthwick
9/11/2016 10:23:55 am
Sabrina,
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Isha
9/11/2016 09:05:50 pm
UNLIKE KIERA I CAN ABSOLUTELY RELATE TO YOUR FRUSTRATION SABRINA
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Harshita Kuna
9/12/2016 01:20:43 pm
Now I never read/watched Harry Potter but owls seem like really intimidating animals.
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Ritika Jain
9/12/2016 09:16:09 pm
This is actually very cute. I never actually associated 'who' to owls; I always say 'whooot' haha
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Melissa Pearson
9/13/2016 04:34:29 pm
I relate strongly to this post.
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Ali Tucker
9/13/2016 06:24:35 pm
I also agree! I was so mad/sad I couldn't contain it when Hedwig died. I definitely feel your frustration!
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Bethany Holub
9/14/2016 07:45:59 pm
Sabrina, I really like how the entire post was just a chain of thoughts/stream of consciousness. That perspective really allows the reader to get great insight into your thought process.
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Kiera Borthwick
9/11/2016 10:15:21 am
Senior year just started, which means a lot of focus on my schoolwork. Everyone in this class has experienced "academic rigor", and understands the difficulty of the IB program during senior year. The day before schools started, my mom and I talked about what I wanted to accomplish this year. As usual, I complained about my workload. I figured most other seniors wouldn't understand the struggle of having so many difficult classes this year. At first she responded as expected; she told me that it would be worth it in the long run and that I have classmates who will be able to empathize with the stress. Then, she surprised me. She ended her "mom speech" by saying that I took these classes because its "who I am" and it represents "who I want to be".
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Kelsey Macaddino
9/11/2016 04:58:49 pm
Wow this is intense. You are definitely not alone in your stress about the future and who you want to be. However, Kiera you of all people are going to be just fine, great actually.
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Alexa Orlandea
9/11/2016 11:24:39 pm
This is awesome, Kiera. I really like the approach you took.
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Michaela
9/11/2016 11:59:42 pm
I think it's so much easier to answer these questions in retrospect. No one really asks, "who was I"; we know this. We don't know the future, but we do know that we have a choices that determine who we will be.
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Jason Liu
9/14/2016 07:27:43 pm
This is so good Kiera. High School plays a critical role in shaping our identity and if we use it right, it will become a springboard for our own futures. The classes, discussions and the things we do shape our own identities.
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Women
9/11/2016 12:52:04 pm
Who? Johnny Hines.
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Manal Khan
9/11/2016 03:36:55 pm
Who has changed our world?
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Luca Baufeld
9/11/2016 04:57:47 pm
I really like your comment, and it fits perfectly with today. I think on a day like 9/11 we should not forget local leaders and heroes in our country, our community as they too helped to change our world.
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Cydney Hall
9/11/2016 08:55:34 pm
I really like this take on the question. I find it interesting that so many people have answered the question "who?" with those legendary names. It's pretty neat to think of one person being so influential that almost everyone has heard their name.
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Nirja Dave
9/12/2016 11:50:51 pm
How absolutely LOVED your approach to this blog post because I also love to admire these heroes and appreciate their efforts to make this world a better place. We should always learn from them and try to have an impact on this world ourselves. Amazing post! :)
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Cydney Hall
9/11/2016 08:48:06 pm
In the midst of applying for colleges, the first sentence that pops into my mind is "Who am I?". This is something I've been asked and have had to ask myself a lot over the past few months. The frustrating thing about this is how am I really supposed to know who I am? I can barely decide what I am going eat for breakfast, How do I even answer this vague, existential question? I'm seventeen years old now and I am definitely not who I was when I was sixteen, and I know I wont be the same person when I am 18. So isn't answering this question is what i'll be doing in college. College is supposed to be when I "find myself". So shouldn't the real question be "Who do I wan't to be?". I find this so be more a important insight to what type of college student I will be.
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Manal Khan
9/11/2016 09:28:49 pm
I find this totally relatable. I have so many friends and family who ask me what I want to be when I go off to college. The real answer is I have no idea right now. I agree that asking "who do I want to be" is more important. I want to find out who I want to be through my college studies.
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Michaela
9/11/2016 11:40:41 pm
I think it's interesting that you would rather ask "who do I want to be" than "who am I?" People are constantly changing and growing, and it seems more appropriate to me to think of oneself as a work in progress than a stagnant identity.
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Suha
9/11/2016 09:05:33 pm
So, who broke it? I'm not mad, I just wanna know.
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Isha
9/11/2016 09:13:11 pm
[parks and rec theme plays]
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Kelsey Macaddino
9/11/2016 09:15:48 pm
This definitely sounds like an argument/conversation that would occur at my house. Also... who broke WHAT?
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Alaina L
9/11/2016 09:24:20 pm
This is me and my family anytime a dessert goes missing.
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Suha
9/11/2016 09:34:49 pm
I read that as desert and I was honestly so confused.
Bethany Holub
9/14/2016 07:53:11 pm
Suha, I really like the ambiguity of this post, and how you incorporated the prompt. The entire story starts and ends at the same point: "Who?" You also include the question throughout the story though too, because the reader does not know any of the people in this scenario they are an unbiased third party, and they do not know who or what has been broken. Also your lead in really grabbed my attention to keep reading.
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Suha
9/11/2016 09:07:47 pm
My sister upon seeing this prompt: "WHO TOOK THE COOKIES FROM THE COOKIE JAR?"
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Alaina L
9/11/2016 09:22:23 pm
It was me. I took the cookies. What are you going to do about it?
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Suha
9/11/2016 09:33:58 pm
"Accuse you of theft and robbery"
Isha
9/11/2016 09:30:59 pm
Me: Riju how would you respond to "Who?"
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Jacob Pollitt
9/13/2016 08:41:48 pm
Your sister presents one of the great philosophical mysteries of our time. We may never know exactly who took the cookies from the cookie jar, but that is the beauty behind the question "who?". It allows for many answers, it allows for many trains of thought, and, most importantly, it is not a leading question. Because of this, our minds are free to roam and ponder in any way we see fit. This is a rare question that doesn't point you in any direction and because of that I hope we never find exactly who took the cookies from the cookie jar.
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Alaina L
9/11/2016 09:21:34 pm
Who, me?
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Isha
9/11/2016 09:28:16 pm
No not you, her over there
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Suha
9/11/2016 09:35:37 pm
That girl? The one with the brown ponytail?
Luca Baufeld
9/11/2016 10:25:22 pm
I honestly thought about what to write so many times and I definitely think that the prompt "Why?" was easier to write about. While thinking about what to write the movie "Horton hears a who" came to my mind. I remember watching this movie with my aunt in theaters, and I was so fascinated about the little people living on this tiny speck of dust. I thought that Horton was so cool for protecting Who-ville from the jungle, and that even though he could not see the people living there he believed in their existence. Horton did bring the village to safety and the movie did end well. Throughout the movie all of the animals in the jungle doubted the existence of the tiny town, but they were wrong. I think this movie teaches a live lesson that you need to believe in yourself and not think about what other people say. Believe in the tiny speck of dust!
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Michaela
9/11/2016 11:27:55 pm
"Who in the world? What kind of sicko would do this?" Kendra muffled from underneath her cupped hands. "It smells like something actually died in here."
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Kelsey Evans
9/12/2016 08:32:02 am
Michaela why must you always do this :/ but also who is in there please continue this story
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Ritika Jain
9/12/2016 09:19:58 pm
Michaela, I love the way you made 'who' into a story. I love the intense drama.
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Alexa Orlandea
9/11/2016 11:52:44 pm
I really wish this question was "What?", but I'll just have to figure out how to say what I wanna say & answer the question at the same time.
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Harshita K
9/12/2016 01:15:33 pm
Hey Alexa,
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Utsav Trivedi
9/13/2016 04:57:10 pm
I too feel the same way about what my upcoming college decision will make of me. I try not to look too much into it because I know that no matter the school, determination and handwork will get me to the success I want to be.
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Jacob Pollitt
9/13/2016 08:39:24 pm
Kind of crazy to think about how much decisions now can affect us later, huh? Time flies. But at the end of the day, you gotta believe that everything is gonna work out. Helps to keep from being overwhelmed and keep from overthinking too much.
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Harshita K
9/12/2016 01:11:52 pm
Who? Well that's an easy answer. Me. Selfish rightt?
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Jason Liu
9/14/2016 06:55:19 pm
I love how you focus on the big picture. A little introspection always does us good. - that was poetic.
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Ritika Jain
9/12/2016 09:25:44 pm
Who? Who wonders what tomorrow will bring for us? Who knows what the meaning of our life really is? Is there anyone with answers to my questions? Who can hear my cry?! I demand to know. Who can feel the tremors spark within my veins when I am made to think of my future? Who knows what score will I get on my SAT? Who understands the suffering I go through everyday? Who knows what college I will go to? Anyone?
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Nirja Dave
9/12/2016 11:47:32 pm
Who? Who has influenced your life? Who are you now? Who do you want to be to be a better person? Who are your closest friends? Who do you live with? Who do you respect the most in your life? Who is always there for you? Who are you always there for? Who created the world? Who? This is often the beginning of many questions. To be a successful IB learner, you must be an inquirer, and this word helps you do that. Keep asking "who" until you know HOW to be your best self and live life to the fullest:)
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Nicholas Maxmillian
9/13/2016 01:12:01 pm
Who is the most important? Probably your parents. Although they pressure you and make you feel useless almost always, they show their appreciation and how proud they are in the end when you finally succeed. An example of when they finally show it is after winning national champion in Science Olympiad or getting into that college you have dreamed of going to since childhood. It is normal to rebel and want to be independent but do not take things too far because this phase will end and soon you will be on your own away from parents. In the end, they will die before you anyways so succeed for them and you will also get what you want out of it with a great future.
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Melissa Pearson
9/13/2016 04:40:46 pm
Who? Who in their right mind would forget about the first blog post of the year? Me. That's who. Anyway, when I see the word who I think of the people who are going to be in my life that I don't know yet. Who will be my college roommate? Who will I marry? Who will my friends be in twenty years? There are so many unknowns in our futures, and the people that come in and out of our lives is a major one. If I were to know who would be in my life in the future, it would tell me more about myself and who I will become. I wouldn't want to know all of this though, because getting to that point and learning who I am over time is a part of growing up.
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Utsav Trivedi
9/13/2016 04:54:39 pm
Hi Melissa,
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Utsav Trivedi
9/13/2016 04:50:14 pm
Who?
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Ali Tucker
9/13/2016 06:32:07 pm
WHO? Like Melissa and Utsav, who would forget the first blog post, me.
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Jacob Pollitt
9/13/2016 08:37:19 pm
What better question to ask than "Who?". As many of my classmates have mentioned, we are starting to question who we want to be when we get older. As college is becoming more of a reality, this is a completely reasonable inquiry. I think that this investigation into who we are is so important and prevalent, especially that we are all 17 and 18 year olds preparing for the real world and adulthood. Asking the question "who?", although simple and seemingly unimportant, can be a very important step in preparing for college. Going into college, I would like to know who I am and who I want to be. If I can go into college being confident in who I am as a person, I think I will be less likely to lose myself amidst the chaos of college. I have heard stories of kids completely changing once they get to college. Don't get me wrong, I want to change and evolve as a person and student, just not in a negative manner. So, by asking "who?" right now, it prevents asking "what happened?" later.
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Jason Liu
9/14/2016 07:18:16 pm
Instead of focusing on myself my 'Who' will be more of us as a society. Who are we as an identity? Our society is at a crossroads right now, with a sizable portion of the population engaged in a push-pull battle for control over societal measures. Someday we will all look back at this and wonder how we got here.
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Bethany Holub
9/14/2016 07:59:56 pm
Who? That is the first question that comes out of my mom mouth when I am leaving the house. WHO is the acronym for the World Health Organization. The Who is an English band which formed in the 1960s. Who? This word holds the ability to control the identity of anyone and everyone. Without it, all of us blend together into a single conforming society. With that singular word and question mark, a person gains a piece of themselves and their individuality.
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