Thursday, January 15, 2015

Exploration Two from Lauren Stewart

Hi, I'm Lauren Stewart and I am a freshman at The Ohio State University. I am the middle child of 3 kids. I have an older brother who is a sophomore at The Ohio State University and a younger brother who is a sophomore in high school. My major is Early Childhood Education and I am studying to hopefully become an Elementary School Teacher. A fun fact about myself is that I was born on Friday the 13th. I was supposed to be born on the 12th, but i was born at exactly 12:07am on the 13th and I swear I have bad luck because of it, but that's just me. I am a very superstitious person but I feel like I'm required to be due to my unfortunate day of birth. However don't be afraid to talk to me because I promise my bad luck won't rub off on you, it's stuck with me forever and I have accepted it :)
 This is a photo of me at one of the OSU football games this season!

In the poem, The Lanyard, some words or phrases that really stuck out to me were the lines,

"Here is a breathing body and a beating heart,
strong legs, bones and teeth and two clear eyes to read the world." she whispered.
"And here," I said, "is the lanyard I made at camp."

I love these lines because it sounds like its supposed to be a serious, loving poem for his mother, but in reality, he's making it sound like a joke. The fact that his mother gave him life and he repays her with a lanyard is hilarious. I loved this poem because it has that sense of humor that you just have to laugh at I'm not typically a big fan of poems in general, but this poem really got to me and I enjoyed it very much, especially watching the video of the author read it out loud with a serious face the entire time.
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  1. UnknownJanuary 15, 2015 at 11:05 AM

    I am sure you will not always have bad luck. Everything has to turn around once in a while. I am sure you will be successful at your occupation. It must be cool knowing you will someday be teaching our youth to be successful. Good Luck.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 15, 2015 at 2:50 PM

    Hello Lauren, I am also the middle child, however I am stuck with two sisters instead of brothers. My older sister is 26, and she graduated from Ohio State. My younger sister is also a sophomore and she goes to Thomas Worthington High school. Who knows they may know each other!

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  3. UnknownJanuary 16, 2015 at 10:26 AM

    Hi Lauren,
    I love that your blog really let your personality shine through and was very inviting. I am also a middle child to an older brother and a younger sister. I'm not sure if I am a lucky person or if I have bad luck, it may be how I look at life that everything happens for a reason but I sure do hope someone in class has some good luck that can rub off on you :) Good luck!

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  4. AbigailJanuary 19, 2015 at 9:39 PM

    Hi lauren! I too am quite the superstitious person haha so i totally understand why you would think you have bad luck because of it, i would be in the same boat. Also i come from a family with a lot of teachers and principals and totally admire that you are going into early childhood education, i know you'll love it!

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