Raeanna's ENG101 Blog

With November right around the corner and holidays approaching, I am constantly reminded of Katie. This will be our first Thanksgiving, Christmas and New-Years with Little Asher but it will also be our first without Katie. When you lose someone you love, the pain never fully goes away. I have found that some days are extremely more difficult than others.The other day a picture of us at Disneyland popped up on my feed and I envied myself in that picture. We were so happy and had no clue of what was to come.  We had no idea that Katie was not going to be with us for very long. I find myself wishing that I could go back and tell her how much I looked up to her, how much I loved her and how I was so grateful that she was the older sister I never had. I become angry that her life was cut far too short. I live in the 'what if's' but I realize that that is not healthy. Katie knew that I loved her and even though I don't understand why she is not with us today, tha...

Food is one of the biggest parts of our lives. We need it to survive, and we also use it to socialize. It is such a common thing that I had never questioned where it came from or how it is prepared beyond getting it at the grocery store. Watching the documetry 'Fresh' was a huge eye opener. It made me question my health and wellbeing.  The purpose of 'Fresh' is to open the audience's eyes on what exactly they are putting into their bodies. The tone in this film was informative and scary. It made me feel gross about what I am consuming. One thing that I don't think I will ever be able to forget is the fact that the food industry is feeding dead cows to cows. The film also shed light on the how mistreated the animals were.  I was also very disturbed about the fact that this is a huge problem but yet not a lot of people are educated. This affects everyone but not enough people are aware and if they are, not enough people are doing anything abou...

Every single person has gone through trials. These different trials shape who we are as individuals whether it is negative or positive. This past May, I went through one of the hardest trials of my enitre life. As stated in my introduction blog, I have known my best friend, Maddie and her family for my whole life. I grew up spending most of my time at the Uthe home and going to their family vacations.  Maddie's parents became my second parents, her brother Jake became my other brother, and her sister Katie became the older sister I never had. Last November, when found out that Katie was having her first child everyone was so ecstatic and could not wait for this exciting new chapter in Katies life. (Left to right: Katie Uthe, Maddie Uthe) On May, 12th Katie gave birth to a beautiful boy named Asher. I had never been more excited. I was excited to see what an amazing mommy katie would be and I was also excited to finally meet our precious Asher. Two days later on May, 14th...

After listening to the Podcast, ' Status Update ', I found myself reflecting on my own life to see if I too was caught up in the superficial things such as likes, comments, and follows. It is easy to say that the girls in the Podcast are way too focused on the opinions of others when it comes to the comments and likes but as I took a deeper look at myself, I found that I relate to those teenage girls more than I would like to admit. When the girls talk about how they feel good when other girls comment on their pictures or more specifically their selfies, I can relate. I may not post with the intention of wanting other people to comment but it does feel nice when other girls take the time to let you know that they think you are pretty. Another thing that I found interesting was the unspoken rule of commenting that the girls in the Podcast mentioned. When I am on Instagram, I will only comment on the pictures that my close friend's post.  And it is almost expected t...