A Moment To Remember Forever

Throughout my life so far, I have experienced many little moments of happiness and joy. There are some I hope I never forget. From the first time I held my little brother in my arms to how it felt to perform the piano for the first time, there are dozens of little memories I take for granted but want to remember forever.
I remember the first time I was allowed to hold my brother very clearly. He was born at home, but for the first week or so (it felt like years) I was only allowed to look at him since I was too young to be trusted with holding him(I was two). I loved to sit next to him in his bed and just watch his little stomach go up and down as he breathed.
When I could finally hold him, I had a hard time controlling my excitement. He looked like a tiny little human and I felt so lucky to have him. He had been crying for a while, but the minute he was set in my arms, his entire face lit up with a giant smile. I wanted to hold him forever. It made me so happy seeing him light up like that; I will never forget it.

Persepolis Personal Writing- Doing Things Like a Girl

What if someone said you did something “like a girl?” Would you be offended? Would you feel as if the person making the comment was degrading you somehow? For the longest time, my answer to this question would probably have been no. I never really thought about how that phrase degraded me because, for whatever reason, I felt as though it did not relate to me.

This phrase “like a girl” can be so condescending and creates such a vivid image in our mind of some super girly girl doing something stupid. I thought this way for the longest time and since the media and TV do the same, it is automatic for people to think this way, I had accepted it and just thought nothing of it, as any people probably do, but this obvious sexism is actually a serious problem. You run like a girl, you cry like a girl, you throw like a girl — these are all comments meant to degrade people.

We hear people everyday say things like “you run like a girl” in an attempt to insult someone. The fact that it is a subconscious phrase used so often means we have a greater problem than we think. When people are using insults without stopping to consider what it actually means, and just accept it is a normal, comfortable and acceptable saying, we see that sexism and inequality is not just a myth.

This phrase has put a veil over me and all girls and given boys a way of putting us down just because we are the opposite sex. It is so easy for a boy to just say “Oh well you’re a girl” and immediately have everyone think that she is lesser somehow, although this is just wrong. 

My Own Comic

This is a comic strip that I created with the intention of trying to describe my life or an event in my life. I play many instruments, one of them being piano and I would like to think I am pretty good at it. One constant event when learning new songs or new styles goes something like this:

I feel as though this can apply to many situations when if comes to hard work and discipline, and it also reminds me of this American Proverb 

If at first you don’t succeed, try try again. 

Understanding Comics and Their Power

“Understanding Comics” by Scott McCloud talks about the power of a picture and how broad the idea of comics are. Some people believe that comics are not real pieces of literature and for a long time, I agreed with them. Since so many of them are about fictional stories, it is hard to imagine them being used instead as another version of writing. This relates directly to the idea of a single story and people deciding on how they feel about a subject before truly understanding it. "The Complete Persepolis' by Marjane Satrapi is a perfect example of how real and deep stories can be created in the form of a comic. 

Although The Complete Persepolis is not a cartoon, it is still closer to this idea than a regular novel is. Because we are able to see ourselves in comics, The Complete Persepolis gives us a different way of thinking and looking at the characters than a normal book might have. This makes relate to the story with a bit more depth and maybe even agree with it’s views. 

Understanding Comics page 36