MinLK Story

The Scholastic Writing and Arts Award sparked an exigence for me to reflect the world I am inheriting. As an upcoming young adult, I am the Future. Current events continue to reveal the fragility of our world, social injustice, environmental crises, and political unrest weigh heavily on the present. My poem reflects this tension, acknowledging the weight of inherited challenges while asserting the potential for renewal. Here's to myself, my generation and the future to come.  I am the Future, a new cure, a quiet seed that was planted, a pulse beneath soil that breathes the echoes of what came before. Some days I wake drowning in the echoes that were left behind, And when I see mothers weep in corners of the map, children fade in photographs, and hope bleeds away like color held to the sun, a wreckage drifts across my ribs. Fear still writes your choices for you. It scribbles over voices, presses dreams into smaller shapes, folds rights into envelopes that never open. And yet rain c...

The Great Gatsby || Analysis Summary || Highschool Reading The Great Gatsby (2012) Warner. Bros. Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby is an American novel exploring the themes of the American Dream, wealth, love, social class, and the illusion of happiness. It is considered one of the greatest American novels and is frequently studied in high school English classes. Important Characters: Nick Carraway: The narrator of the story. Nick is a young man from the Midwest who moves to West Egg, New York, and becomes involved in the lives of his wealthy neighbors. He is observant, thoughtful, and often serves as the moral center of the novel. Jay Gatsby: A mysterious millionaire known for hosting extravagant parties. Gatsby is deeply in love with Daisy Buchanan and dedicates his life to winning her back. He is ambitious, hopeful, and driven by an idealized vision of the past. Daisy Buchanan: Nick's cousin and Gatsby's former love interest. Daisy is beautiful, charming, ...

 To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee || Analysis Summary Written by Harper Lee,  To Kill a Mockingbird  is an American novel exploring the themes of racism, injustice, and compassion. It is one of the most celebrated novels of all time and is read by many students throughout middle schools and high schools.  Important Characters:  Scout (Jean Louise) Finch:  The narrator of the story. Scout is an intelligent tomboy who has a strong sense of justice and compassion,  Jem (Jeremy Atticus) Finch:  The older brother of Scout. He is intelligent, as well as responsible. Jem's point of view and understanding of the world, change throughout the novel by the events that take place. Atticus Finch:  A widowed, middle-aged lawyer and the father of Scout and Jem. He is kind, patient, wise, and a strong advocate for justice and equality.  Tom Robinson:  The accused black whom Atticus defends.  Arthur "Boo" Radley:  A recluse who lives i...

 New York Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan museum of Art, located in 5th avenue, is one of the worlds largest art museums in the world. It is the largest art museum in the Western Hemisphere.  On Friday August 12th, I went to the Met museum with my parents. I liked that the museum had a parking garage, and it was next to central park. If you are a New York State resident, the price you pay for tickets are up to you. Since our family lives on Long Island, we only paid 5 dollars. But tickets are usually $30 for adults and $17 for students. Kids under 12 enter for free. To find out more, you can visit their website  https://www.metmuseum.org/visit/plan-your-visit The museum has over 2 million artworks, so it is impossible to see them all in one day. We only visited 4 different galleries.  Map of Metropolitan Museum second floor (Created by Met) Circles are the place we visited ‘The Death of Socrates’ by Jacques Louis David located in the European paintin...

Cellular Reproduction Notes for middle school ; Meiosis and Mitosis ; Middle school life science All notes were written by LH and MyLK. Section A: ALL LIVING THINGS Reproduce Grow/ develop Use energy (breathing, eating, exertion) Respond to their environment (stimuli) Have cells Have metabolism/ homeostasis (maintain balance) Contain DNA Evolve (as a species Section B- Vocabulary Parent- the organism that reproduces Parent cell- Cell that is reproducing. Doesn’t die, divides. Daughter cells- the cell that is created Chromosome- A clump of DNA (and some protein). Also has hereditary information. 1 chromatids per chromosome, unless about to do mitosis/ meiosis. Then there is 2 per chromosome Gene- A part of the DNA that holds hereditary information. Passed from parents to the child. Contains instructions for producing specific proteins Heredity- passing of physical/ mental characteristics through generations. DNA- Instructions for organisms. Like an instruction manual. In the nucleus. Co...