AP Lang. IRL

There was once a time where the no one had transportation anywhere. This lasted up until the invention of the automobile. Cars changed the way people lived and communicated. But now, in recent times, cars are just a way for people to show wealth, spend money, stress over car salesmen, and get from point A to point B.  With modern day issues like road rage, texting while driving, and drunk driving, cars cause more problems than it solves. People cause more issues by trying to get gaps, squeeze through parking lots, and honk their way through heavy traffic. Half the time, this is caused by middle aged adults driving to work or carpooling kids. The other demographic of drivers (under 25) are just inexperienced and either drive way too fast or way too slow and demonstrate irresponsible driving. Lastly, older people cause the same problem. Usually driving too slow and holding up traffic. Driving is a huge stressor by itself. This is without even mentioning the different types of cars. I...

  Reading “The F Word” by Firoozeh Dumas has gotten me to explore much further into the lack of willingness to learn about different cultures. However, it’s also gotten me to think about ways in which I can personally relate to closed-mindedness present in some people. Being named “Kaitlin”, I tend to get my name misspelled all the time, and I mean ALL THE TIME. Not only does Kaitlin have a million different spellings, but mine is one of the less common ones. Apparently, my name was going to be “Caitlin” until my mom decided she didn’t want my first initial to be the same as my last initial, so she picked the closest variation, with a K. Although this isn’t something that I am usually offended by, it still shows me how ignorant some people can be when learning to spell my name. Even people that I’ve known and have been correcting for years still spell my name wrong. It’s currently at the point where I don’t mind sometimes and don’t mention it to avoid awkwardness. “Katelyn, Caitlin...