Srushti's Blog

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 ...

So, I didn’t go to the Fatham play although I wish I did so I could write about what all the seniors were talking about (excluding the inappropriate jokes I totally didn’t miss out on). But I do want to talk about the importance of close, complex character analysis. Every single story has a deeper meaning behind it, and we as humans tend to miss those small details. I, myself, overlook the complexity of most things because it’s usually “not that deep,” but in reality, it is. For example, the boy learning how to swim was a prime example of this. What’s so deep about that (excluding the water)? The camera angle, the music, his facial expressions, his surroundings, his clothes, his movement—on and on. People say the small details count the most because they make up the whole. I couldn’t agree with this more. In my book club book,  Homegoing , there are so many plots going on. It’s not just a storyline with one protagonist, one side character, and one ending. In this book, we get viewp...

     College essays, where do I even begin. The week we started discussing college essays and Mrs. Feldkamp said "It's about the WHAT and HOW" is when I realized I had none of those in mind and I might possibly be behind the whole class. My legs started shaking and my mind went all over the place, stressing over the million possible things I could write about. Do I trauma dump? Nah, colleges don't want that. Do I write about my failures in high school? No, too cliche. Do I talk about about my anemia? Nah, I don't want pity. Every single idea I came up with was a failure to me. Every. Single. One.  I finally got over my writer's block and stopped whining. I made a list of legit ideas and started drafting instead of overthinking about what's good and what's not good. I started getting the flow of things but wasn't content with my writing. So, therefore, I took a break. Now you may ask why take a break in the middle of something so good. My thoughts w...