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Instead of spending the last two weeks of summer vacation with
friends on the beach, you will be in an isolated frenzy at home zipping
through classic literature such as "To Kill A Mockingbird," "Lord of the
Flies," "and of course, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." The empty
hole where fun once dwelled is filled with rhetoric, symbolism, and
metaphors you only wish you understood. The most infuriating part is
that you will only discuss these books the first three weeks of school with
an occasional reference in essays throughout the school year. Most of
us procrastinated, not ready to give up our summer freedom to "the list."
My friends and I passed the tests with decent enough grades, but had
we actually taken the time to read the books like we should have, our
grades would have been much higher.
While some students may not procrastinate with their school work,
they're probably putting off other important things in life, like a job.
Summer is a time for relaxation, for soaking in the sunlight, for living
freely (well sort of) while we can. During the break, for those who don't
have jobs, there are no alarm clocks screaming at 6:00a.m. There are no
teachers or bosses to tell us what to do each day. These things hibernate
for two months and then come back to haunt us in the Fall, so of course
we are going to do whatever we feel like doing for the longest amount of
time possible.
But there is a consequence to freedom. Freedom does not sign
pay checks, and freedom is not cheap. Therefore, we must find a balance
Top: Mary Hudson (10) and Lisa Harns (12) between work time and free time, I guess this means we're growing up?
at Wild Adventures. M1ddle: All1son Mackey
(ll) m the Vrrgm Islands. Bottom: Julie
Ge1sler (12) m Cahforrua. -Cassandra Lents (12) and Taylor Owens (11)
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