Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day. And, before yesterday, all that meant to me was that I had no school. I didn't understand the meaning of the day. I didn't care enough to find out.
That all changed.
My family drove down to the University of Utah (GO UTES) and attended a Martin Luther King Rally and Marade (Marade being a mix of a parade and a march). There, we heard from a passionate and inspiring speaker and talented musical numbers. After the program, we marched from East High to President's Circle.
The theme was moving forward and originated from the following quote by Dr. King himself:

"“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”


No matter what, keep moving forward.

And ^^that's^^ what it's REALLY about.


-Elle

Ughh . . . Not Again

Every year, after Christmas and New Year's Eve, comes the time when you have to sit down with your family and spit out a bunch of empty words, a.k.a. make goals. To most teenagers, making goals is just telling your parents what they want to hear and what they have asked you to do better, like don't fight with your siblings, or get all A's and B's. And honestly, that is how it normally goes. However, the 20 minutes you spend pretending to think about what you can do better can actually be the difference between a good and a bad year. Let's face it, siblings are annoying and parents seem to always be getting in the way. But if you really think about what you did wrong the previous year and what caused all of the fights between you and your dad or you and your best friend, you can make a change in not only your life, but other people's lives as well. So this year when you and your family sit down to make goals, I hope you and I both can make worth while and productive commitments.
Have a FANTASTIC 2012!

Matthias

The Dreaded Return

Alas, the day has returned when our academic progress must continue. Winter break is not easy to move on from. The days of sleeping in late, spending hours doing nothing, chilling with your friends 24/7, staying in your pj's, and ignoring the idea of 'school' or 'homework' have come to an end. Indeed, today was the return. And it was terrible. Not only are we exhausted as a whole student body, but many of us have friends or siblings that have extra days off school. Actually, my sister has this whole week off, and that thought eats away at my focus all day. How could I, an innocent citizen, be locked in this prison while my very own sister roams free? This very thought enrages me, makes me "grumpy." Yes. That pretty much sums up the day. A bunch of grumpy teenagers locked in prison, knowing that others, who are no better than themselves, are free.

Hope you had a good day!

-Elle

NFL playoff matchups

49ers ALL THE WAY, BABY!!


AFC: (1) Patriots, (2) Ravens, (6) Bengals at (3) Texans, (5) Steelers at (4) Broncos
NFC: (1) Packers, (2) 49ers, (6) Lions at (3) Saints, (5) Falcons at (4) Giants


Saturday: Bengals at Texans (4:30 ET, NBC): Lions at Saints (8 ET, NBC)
Sunday: Falcons at Giants (1 ET, Fox); Steelers at Broncos (4:30 ET, CBS)


Jan. 22: AFC championship (3 ET, CBS); NFC championship (6:30 ET, Fox)
Feb. 5: Super Bowl XLVI at Indianapolis (6:30 ET, NBC)




from yahoo.com


Matthias

Welcome to TNAU

TNAU is a blog that we started to show the world the opinions of teenagers. We will be discussing things that everyone hears about from adult's perspectives, but are seldom seen from the eyes of an adolescent. Subjects include parents to fashion and everything in between.