"Go Fish!"

 I was young and naïve. I thought the home I lived in was safe, but I was the one to discover Trevor.  He laid there on the kitchen floor.  He didn’t look good at all.  I stood there in shock and disbelief as Trevor writhed in pain.  My father was also there and quickly comforted and cleaned him.  Trevor never mentioned what happened that day.  That day he turned 23. 

At home I shared a room with Kyle who was a little younger than me.  Trevor shared a room with Butch.  They were roughly the same age but didn’t get along very well.

Two weeks later Kyle and I were playing “Go Fish” in the dining room while Trevor and Butch were eating in the kitchen.  Suddenly there was a splat followed by a violent commotion coming from the kitchen.  Kyle and I quickly ran to the kitchen to see what happened.  What I saw froze me in place.  Kyle ran to tell my mother.  I didn’t want to believe the scene in front of me.  There was Trevor, flailing on the ground.  And there was Butch, looking down at him with a cold stare. 

The next day when I came home from school I ran to Trevor and Butch’s room.  I wanted to show Trevor the picture I drew for him.  I knew it would cheer him up.  But Butch was the only one there.  I asked where Trevor was but Butch didn’t even look at me.  I asked my dad.  He didn’t respond right away so I asked again.  This time my father took a deep breath and said that Trevor had died.  “How!?” I asked.  “He jumped out of his bowl when no one was home,” said my father.

Trevor was 38 days old. 

The point: Speak up if you know someone is being bullied.   

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With the good comes the bad

     The typical senior year is suppose to be easy.  Mine was anything but, due to Mr. Smith and AP Physics.  Easily the most challenging course I've ever taken, it required knowledge of calculus 3 in order to solve many of the problems.  Three years later I'm finally taking calculus 3.  My teacher demanded excellence.  Because of this, I ended up placing out of physics 1 but just missing physics 2.  In that class I learned a lot about physics and even more about how to approach any problem life throws at you.  To this day I love and hate Mr. Smith for stealing my senior year.  
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     If it were possible I would take my calculus 3 class online.  In 10 weeks this professor has taught me one thing; how to read a calculus book. I never thought a professor could simply not care for his students.  I will avoid his blatant rudeness and disrespectful acts and simply comment on his lecture style.  He is very soft spoken and has a thick accent.   His handwriting is small and faint but that's hardly the issue.  He rarely turns around and somehow blocks most of the board.  I am convinced that Yen Mao Lin could not get re-certified as a teacher. 
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