Claude Monet

The title of my blog is Claude Monet, one of my favorite impressionist painters, because I wanted to talk a little bit about impressions that people give off. I think it is interesting to see people in the classroom setting versus outside of it. I will not name any names in particular, and I am not judging anyone, but I find it odd how differently people can act when it comes to pleasing the teacher, or being comical for the sake of the class. I have heard some outside stories about one classmate in particular and I honestly feel bad for this student. I feel like the stories I've heard are making them out to be someone they are not in class, or perhaps they are acting this way outside of class to cope with some other kind of personal struggle they are having. I hope that this person realizes that what they are doing does circulate through the student population, whether they are wanting it to or not. I hope that when people see me they are seeing the same person all the time. I know that in high school I was judged many times; for being cheerleading captain, for dating someone younger than me, for breaking up with a popular boy, and once opinions are formed they are extremely hard to change. I know (now that my brother is in high school and he has been told) people have said bad, or hurtful, things about me that I would not consider true at all. It is terrible to get a reputation from the rumors caused by other people, in this case my ex, because although the people that actually mattered to me knew the truth it is hard not to care what other people think. I have enjoyed coming to college because it has allowed me to leave my old "reputation" behind. It is not that I did not enjoy high school, but coming to college is like opening a new door. I hope that this person, as I have, will eventually realize that even small mistakes, actions, can turn in to large rumors of false information; which is why I am not judging this person, because it may in fact be I have just heard multiple rumors. In fact, I hope that is the case.