sMiRiam's blog

I have always been an honors student. I hung out with kids who by society's definition are weird, but smart. They're the ones who love celebrating pi day (which is March 14th by the way) and find children's movies to some of their favorites. I didn't hang out with people who did drugs, were promiscuous, drank, or smoked. My friends just didn't get into trouble, but last year, things changed.  Read More »

Although Islam is the second largest religion in the world, it still has little popularity in America. I am an American Muslim. I live in a rural area with people that I have know my whole life. I generally get along with everybody, and in my hometown, being a Muslim was never anything that my friends and the people I know were really prejudiced against.  Read More »

I am a senior in high school looking to go to college. One of the many. However, I cannot afford college on my own, and my parents can't either. So, logically, I'm looking for scholarships. In fact, that is the primary reason why I am blogging here, instead of the usual on myspace. I understand that it may seem very selfish to all of the people on this website  Read More »

I had always thought that I wasn't very knowledgeable when it came to politics. I'd watch the big speeches and do my homework through them. I'd listen to what my parents had to say about the issues and I would adopt those ideas as my own. And to an extent, I still do, sadly enough. I figured that my political habits were just about normal, though, that is, until last thursday.  Read More »