Srushti's Blog

  picking 10 books is kind of hard bc theres so many childhood favs. here's some that would describe me pretty well and some i would love to look back on when im older. i loveeee nostalgia so most of these books are reflective or bring me back to a moment. 2025 –  Atomic Habits  by James Clear This book is like a motivational speaker and a scientist had a baby. It breaks down how small, repeatable actions can completely change your life over time. I like how it emphasizes that we don't need some huge life makeover, but starting tiny and making it stick is what's important. I read this book in my sophomore year, and it changed the way I thought about a lot of things. I used to try and fix everything in one giant overnight glow-up, but this book helped me slow down. I liked the way it made progress feel possible, even when I was overwhelmed. I want to read it again when I'm 18 and trying to build new routines in college or wherever I end up 2026 –  The Miraculous Journ...

this poem was written in lowercase so i'm also going to match the "style" of this poem and write my blog similarly. the poem i decided to analyze is called love is more thicker than forget  by E.E. Cummings. when i first read this poem, it really resonated with the way i perceive the concept of love and it was simply just put into the words that i was thinking of. it goes like this:  love is more thicker than forget more thinner than recall more seldom than a wave is wet more frequent than to fail it is most mad and moonly and less it shall unbe than all the sea which only is deeper than the sea love is less always than to win less never than alive less bigger than the least begin less littler than forgive it is most sane and sunly and more it cannot die than all the sky which only is higher than the sky overview: this poem explores love as something way beyond measure, beyond any reason. it is  "most mad and moonly"   yet   "most sane and sunly" which...

I just looked at one of my old poems that I used to write when I was bored during Covid, and well-wow.  The whole thing might be too much to share, but here’s a snippet of it: "....so just find love in everything u do  find peace in everything u do find purpose in everything u do and then there will be no sadness there will be no anger  there will be no depression only life and life only" Honestly, I think poetry is really cool when it’s not too complicated. Deep poetry is fun to read because it opens your eyes to new perspectives, but the poetry we studied in 10th grade honors English, boringggg. It was so annoying to analyze, especially since poetry can have so many interpretations—why were we graded on finding the “correct” theme? Poetry is so much better when it flows naturally in a way that’s meaningful and reflective. Don’t get me wrong, complex poetry can be interesting, but when it’s packed with overly intense language, it just takes the fun out of it.  ...

If you told me a few months ago that AP Lit would be one of my favorite classes this semester, I wouldn’t have believed you. I mean, a class based on reading and writing doesn’t exactly scream “relaxing,” especially when you’re juggling other APs. But honestly, AP Lit turned out to be so different from what I expected, it’s been a chance to slow down, reflect, and actually enjoy learning. One of the best parts about this class has been how it’s opened my eyes to new ideas and perspectives. Every book or short story we’ve read has taught me something meaningful about the world, or even about myself. We’ve tackled themes like love, identity, and loss, and they hit in ways I didn’t expect. It’s one thing to know these concepts exist, but reading stories that explore them so deeply makes you actually  feel  them.           I really enjoyed reading  The Stranger  by Albert Camus. It challenged my thinking in ways I didn’t see coming. Meursaul...

Othello . Shakespeare’s guide to how misplaced trust and sneaky manipulators can ruin quite literally everything.  Trust is the foundation of any strong relationship, but it’s really easy to break and hard to rebuild. Honesty and communication are the basis of trust yet it can go downhill with blindness. Whether it’s with friends, family, or partners, trust needs consistency and care because once that's lost, it's never the same.  Iago is one of the most frustrating characters I've encountered. Conniving, manipulative, deceitful, toxic, and infuriating. Othello is the romantic and war hero who has wayyyy too much blind faith in Iago.  Cassio is Othello’s lieutenant, but Iago sees him as the perfect scapegoat. After showcasing Cassio’s drunken brawl and demotion, Iago convinces Othello that Cassio’s innocent attempts to mend his reputation through Desdemona are actually signs of an affair. It’s like Othello skipped fact-checking and went straight to full-on conspiracy theo...

  I wish I was a snail. Easy life, no AP madness. While many others go through the hallways, clutching a two-subject notebook, AP students lug backpacks filled with enough textbooks to double as workout equipment. Our grades? A delicate ecosystem where survival of the fittest means sacrificing sleep, social life, and sanity.                                                    In a spectacle more intense than a high-stakes poker game, AP students sign up for classes like it's a reality TV show. "Take five AP classes,” they say. “It’ll look good on college apps,” they say. But after just one week of AP Calc and AP Bio, students begin eyeing the school's fire alarm as a potential escape route.                                              Grades ...