Cynicism Central

Senior Year  Probably one of the most fun times I’ve had throughout high school. Didn’t lack the enjoyment which other years had just went out and had fun with the people I care about. Started to understand myself a bit more along with the world around me. And gained an appreciation for the small things in life that we tend to lack. Junior Year  The world is a different place with the reintroduction of ourselves to physical high school. Made some new friends found some new problems created a few but generally took it easy. Started studying for the various standardized tests and such.   Freshman Year  Freshman year was my introduction into high school.  I started off as a relatively naive kid with a lack of understanding of the world around me in any context. I did have friends though who made my time in high school infinitely better. This year was the definition of ignorance is bliss                       ...

  The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger It follows sixteen-year-old Holden Caulfield’s adolescent journey of angst and alienation as he leaves his prep school and moves to New York City. I chose this book because it poses an interesting idea about coming an age while also presenting a new perspective on wealth that I rarely see in literature. This book is appealing to me becuase it widens my idea of what humans think of themselves and their surrondings. Animal Farm by George Orwell Orwell tells a fairy tale of a revolution against tyranny that ends in even more unjust totalitarianism. The animals on the farm are rife with idealism and desire to create a world of justice, equality, and progress. However, the new regimen attempts to control every aspect of the animals’ lives. Similar to our own world George Orwell is the most prominent author when it comes to ideas of authortanism and I was interested in how a fairytale spin might make this story more compelling and much more emoti...

    Honestly, the fact high school ended has never occurred to me. Perhaps when I finally understand that it is over will, the emotions come rushing in. I don't tend to cry and events such as graduation, so who knows😁. High school to me, is a relatively positive experience. Made some friends and had some fun along the way along with a significant investment academically. Did it meet the expectations of what high school was from the perspective of an 8th-grade Varun? Not really. By that, I rarely have expectations for our surrounding world; I merely see and react.  I deal with the consequences or events as they come. It is what it is.  The most significant thing from high school is the tax on your mind that expectations tend to have. The constant commitment to achievement is draining and in the end, that same goal that is worked to can often be reached with minimal worry and a more relaxed mindset. A change in mentality helped me deal with various significant life-ch...