Journal Two from Madi Conrad

Journal Two

Hello! My name is Madi Conrad. A fun fact about me is I have a 4 1/2 year old half brother. I also commute to school from Delaware, OH which is about 20-30 minutes south of Marion. I first moved to Ohio when I was 3 after my parent’s became divorced. I was born in Michigan, but I will always be a proud Buckeye fan! I am a huge sports fan but, hockey is my all time favorite because I grew up with a dad who used to coach hockey and ice skating. So, I quickly became very interested in watching the sport and I have even considered playing the sport as well.

This is a picture of myself and Michael Gildon, an OSU freshman hockey player.

The theme that has stood out to me most in the book The House on Mango Street is that life is not about what you can afford, but your attitude about the situation. I feel this is important because people in modern day society tend to judge people before they get to know them, based on how they dress or what they can afford. I witness this theme on an everyday basis. I have seen people judge others based on the things they own without even getting to know the person. I am also guilty of judging others before getting to know them. One of my favorite passages from this reading is Hairs. This is because I am intrigued how in depth the author goes about the details her mother’s hair while everyone else has only a sentence or two written describing their hair and what it is like.