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Madison likes to Photoshop and we did an ¨ugly¨ sweater shoot the other day.....

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Madison likes to Photoshop and we did an ¨ugly¨ sweater shoot the other day.....

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Last but not least, another thing in my life that I value above most, is my sister Madison. Our relationship is very complicated from our childhood up to now. We started off very rough -- with both verbal and physical fights constantly. She hated me, so I hated her. Madison had always been someone I looked up to, but for her she saw it as me ¨copying¨ her. Anything I wore, said, or liked, I somehow got it from her and she insisted I not like whatever it was or not wear whatever it was. For a long time it went like that. Thirteen years worth. But when we both subconsciously knew it was petty and worthless to keep fighting, one day we made a truce. From that day forward (over the summer), we were best friends. Whether it was a drive to dairy queen or a trip to Hobby Lobby, we made the most of it. We´d sing our lungs out to One Direction and whatever fun music she was into at the time. The only downside was she was a senior in high school. So the only time we had to be friends was that short year. When she left for college, it was one of the hardest things I had gone through at the time. Even though it was a short hour train ride away, it was so hard for both of us to have time to even talk to each other. It´s now been three years and we´ve built such a strong relationship than we have ever had. We support each other when we need it, and share a humor that I have never had with any friend before. She makes me feel sane and down to earth when I feel otherwise. Madison has introduced me to so many new movies and different sorts of music that have made a bigger impact on me than we both know. In general, her kind, weird, hilarious, personality has rubbed off on me and vise versa. She has made me who I am today, even if she is almost 40 miles away. We now count down every day, hour, and minute till we can see each other.

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What societal events have impacted your life?

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What societal events have impacted your life?

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(in bold are the three events) A lot has happened these past few years under this new presidency, and a lot of really historically awful things have occurred. One event that impacted me were the countless (and still continuing) shootings. Every time I hear about one, my heart breaks. I think of all the families and lives that have been altered and ruined. Then I think of my own, and how awful it would be to feel what they´re feeling and going through. Not to mention, I´m a student so this very directly effects me because I sit in a classroom for seven hours for five days of the week. There has been a shooting, on average, almost everyday of this year. Not to get morbid or dark, but who´s the say it wouldn´t happen here? Nobody was expecting it to be their school. Nor their church, grocery store, home, hospitals, movie theater, and many, many more. I don´t want to go to school everyday in fear of never coming back or saying bye to my parents before I leave and wonder if I will ever see them again. I don´t want to watch the door every-time someone walks in and fear the worst, I don´t want to live in this constant state of fear. I know that was super dark and sad, but the only possibly good thing to even come out of this, is the walkouts and protests that have been uniting young adults and teens to stand up for what they believe. As a 17 year old woman, I believe that everyone´s voice should be heard and to stand up for the safety of everyone in the country seems like a pretty universal idea (you would think). I always hear people talking about their views on the horrendous attacks, but it´s always opinions I don´t agree with. So going to the school walkout in 2017 was one of the best experiences I have ever had. Not only was I taking a stand for what I believe in, but I was walking out for the safety of kids in schools everywhere and just about everyone in between. It was also an experience I will never forget because I was, for once, surrounded by angered and scared kids that had the same views and opinions as I do. Nothing will be more empowering--more belonging that being surrounded by people who want nothing but safety. Lastly, the third social event that impacted my life was the 2016 US Presidential Election. Sorry this is all political basically, but that´s what the past few years have been like. It´s pretty hard to ¨not have an opinion¨ nowadays. The reason it had such an impact on me, is because I was a clueless freshman at the time and had no real idea about anything that was going on in the world. It wasn´t until the election where I began growing my mind more and becoming more educated on politics. My parents both decided to not tell me and my two siblings about their political beliefs and which party they mostly identified with as we grew up, until we were old enough to decide for ourselves. I will admit I was very ignorant, thinking I knew what I was talking about when I truly had no clue. I had claimed arrogant beliefs that makes my skin crawl. But I grew from it, I educated myself, and I like to think it brought my mom and I much closer. Two years later, and I have grown to be a much more open-minded and caring person. I now know the kind of future I want to create for myself and what kind of future I don´t want.

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What is the most important ¨thing¨ in your life? Why?

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What is the most important ¨thing¨ in your life? Why?

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I know I talked about movies/writing already, but the most important ¨thing¨ to me besides family are movies. Movies create a pace to escape or to focus on versus their own lives. For me I love the idea of creating a whole universe of my own, and the endless options there are. Creativity has always been a huge part of me and how I think. When I started writing ¨seriously¨ and transitioned into the love for movie writing (screenplays), I felt like I had a part of myself that nobody else knows about except me. I also love to think of all the people I could connect to and inspire if any of my stories ever made it far enough. Movies are most important to me because of the feeling I get when I come up with new idea. I feel like I know something of my life for certain, which is very rare I feel like (especially for me).

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How has media/technology impacted your life?

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How has media/technology impacted your life?

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Growing up, I was always a pretty creative kid. Whether I was drawing, painting, playing with play dough, or making up plays with my neighbors/friends/siblings. The one consistent component, though, was writing stories. As I got older I still thought of fun story lines and characters that would fill them. But writing it all down by hand was a lot for me, considering I had SO many ideas and no way of containing them. Of course there were computers when I was little but I never had access to be able to actually type out a story--nor would I have the knowledge on how to. I remember I wrote a story about a pink bunny that had a mustache....why? I have no clue I was obsessed at the time...But my mom and dad sat with me and my mom typed out what I had written in my notebook, since I wasn´t very fast at typing at that age. As years went on, I wrote and typed my own stories and developed a strong passion for it. Up until ¨recently¨ (sophomore year-ish) I had figured writing books was it for me. But then I realized how much I truly love movies and the thrill I feel watching them. I also  imagine scenes from my story ideas in my head as if they WERE movies, as well as the music that could be playing in certain scenes (music is a huge inspiration for story ideas). So without technology, it would be pretty hard to write movies and bring them to live on screen. Without technology and movies, I wouldn´t have found my true passion i screenwriting. Although I haven´t actually written a screenplay before, I plan on learning either online or through other screenplays. Without technology, it would be impossible for me to live out this dream. And I cannot wait to carry out this dream with technology and the advancements that will come out in years to come :)

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My family consists of My dad, mom, Sister (Madison), brother (Travis), me, and my 145 pound dog (Bowie). Over the years we´ve developed a lot of really fun traditions--usually on holidays of some sort. For Christmas, we used to go to church every Christmas Eve and afterwards pick up food and eat with my cousins. However as we got older, we grew to believe in different things. So, last year was the first time me and my siblings all skipped going to church on Christmas Eve. I felt bad for having my dad go alone, but, I don´t follow Catholicism and it felt like I was in a version of Hell every time I went (ironically). Not only do me and my siblings (and mom) not go, but my cousins had a recent family change and now they spend Christmas Eve with two different families. Although it makes me sad when traditions change, there is nothing else I can do about it. At least that´s what I tell myself to feel better, or else I´ll dwell on the idea of bigger traditions altering! Another tradition in my family, is birthday dinners. This is probably common for every family, but whenever we have a birthday that person gets to choose the food option (usually from a restaurant) and then we do the usual birthday cake (for me recently it´s been cinnamon rolls because they are my favorite) and opening presents thing. In addition, ever since I could remember my mom would make a handmade poster for us reading ¨Happy Birthday ___!¨ and tape it on the windows in our kitchen, hanging right above our presents on the table. It´s not a very unique tradition, but I love it every year!

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Who are people that are famous that you admire? (names are in bold)

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Who are people that are famous that you admire? (names are in bold)

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Although, I do see some celebrities as annoying--especially for other people to get so obsessed with them, that they think the celebrity owes them something. However there are still some celebrities or people in the public eye, who I look up to and have been looking up to since I was little. The first one is Hayley Williams. She´s the lead singer from the band Paramore. I loved them when I was younger and jammed out to their songs ¨Still Into You¨ and ¨Ain´t It Fun¨ on Rock Band on the drums. For a long time I looked up to Hayley solely because she had a great voice and made music fun and different. But as I got older, the connection grew the more my own identity grew. I was able to connect in deeper ways than my toddler self--considering all I thought about was food and if my mom would let me get a new Barbie from Target. But, as I got older, I understood that Hayley was a strong advocate for mental health--something I deal with in my own life too. So the past couple of years, my admiration for Hayley grew even more. Another ¨celebrity¨ I admire would be Niall Horan. You may or not know him, but he was one of the members of the band One Direction. Nowadays, he has a solo career that is incredible. The reason I admire him is because as long as I have known about him, Niall has always had such a positive and happy attitude and personality. He´s very Irish so when he laughs it´s the most contagious sound I think I have ever heard. One Direction will always be a band people look down on and laugh because they were a ¨boy-band¨ but the impact even a ¨silly¨ boy band can have is shocking. At the time where I was really into the band, I needed someone to focus on and admire--an escape. And just like then, Niall and his solo career provide a similar role in my life. His music can lift my mood and allow me to get lost in something other than whatever is going on. On the flip side, he also makes me happy on a day to day basis and encourages me to be uplifting and a better person in general. Niall often collaborates with charities and donates money to organization that matter to me as well. Overall, Niall helps me cheer up when I´m down but also keeps me going when I question my self. He also makes really fun music (it´s on the border of country but I let it slide) that is really fun to jam out to :) Lastly, the third person I admire (celebrity) is Mark Ruffalo. It might sound random, but he has always been very vocal about current events and is very persistent with changing them. I have very strong views about the current political climate, and following someone who is so strong and proud of those same views is very refreshing. I feel like, especially around here, there aren´t many men who stand up for women or at least don´t act like and having such a kind presence to stand behind and support women, is so admirable. Not to mention he plays the Hulk in the Marvel universe and is totally epic...But basically I admire Mark Ruffalo because of his courage and strong beliefs to stand for women and men and all those in between. He, too, donates and participates in a lot of charity events and has no other intentions other than spreading love and peace. Hopefully this wasn´t too cheesy or sad haha!