I attended the Learn How to Sew Rose Scholar event. I had some experience sewing prior to the event from my mom, but I have long forgotten what she taught me. I feel like now that I am living away from home, it is important to improve on these skills because you never really know when it is going to come in handy. It actually turned out that I bought a skirt that was too big for me, but I had no time to get a smaller size since the event was going to be soon. This event gave me the skills that I needed to successfully sew my skirt. Also, I was really happy to get a free mini sewing kit as well. This came in very handy because I actually needed to use the skills that I learned from the event at the kit multiple times following the event.
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50/50 – an emotional rollercoaster
I could not fathom to think how I would react if I was told that a malignant tumor was found along my spine and I only had a 50/50 chance of survival. The same probability as a flip of a coin. I can only hope that I wouldn’t be defeated, that I would remain strong. But truly, I don’t know. I believe you can only know your true strength when you experience your toughest moments. I believe that we all have the capability of surprising ourselves and don’t realize our true values until those moments. 50/50 for me was an emotional rollercoaster and I recommend watching it!
Black panther – greatest marvel film?
It appears that I could never get tired of watching black panther, so when I heard this was the movie that was chosen to be played at rose dining hall, I was thrilled. It seems that I continue to get excited, laugh, cry at the same parts that I did when I watched the movie for the first time. Other than the most recent avengers movie, endgame, this has to be one of my top marvel movies for the reason that it continues to elicit so many emotions every single time that I watch it.
Let’s Party Like The Greeks
I go out and party every weekend. I am constantly trying to avoid real life running away to the closest frat party or kickback (a small get together with friends). Every weekend I overindulge with drinking often doing way more than I need to because I like the feeling of not being in control. Growing up partying was something only the white kids did and I was always jealous of the freedom they had. I grew up with very strict parents and had to hide everything. So when I came to college I fully got into the partying culture because it was version of freedom. The loud beats, the dark room, and strangers all give me a sense of freedom that I didn’t have as a kid. Drinking is very much a weird part of college it’s something we do but never really think about till it get’s bad.
Sunset Blvd
On Friday, I joined the Rose Scholars and watched Sunset Boulevard, which I really enjoyed. I liked how the gender roles of the time were challenged in a sense. At first, when Joe Gillis, a young screenwriter looking for work, is trying to get his screen play turned into a film, a young woman is asked to review it, and she critiques it, calling it tired and boring, that it had no message. Gillis obviously challenged this, but her opinion obviously meant a lot to the opinion of the producer, who turned down the screenplay.
Later on in the film, Gillis attempts to manipulate a washed up starlet who hires him to write a screenplay. She refuses to allow the new Hollywood age her out, and holds on to her stardom fiercely. She reflects a strong woman figure who not only refuses to be forgotten, but also refuses to be manipulated. Gillis finds out that it is more difficult than he originally thought to control a powerful woman. I thought this concept was very interesting for the 1950s.