To start off, my name is Mackenzie and I am high school senior. You may be wondering, why? Well long story short, we have to create a blog for my senior year english course and here is mine! Not only did I have to create a blog, but I had to pick an overarching lens or umbrella which I will use to explore various ideas and topics throughout the year.
A theme that really interests me is the idea of perception and perspectives. When looking at the world around me, I sometimes feel like I perceive things and look at things much differently than other people. This idea of perception completely fascinates and intrigues me. Each person has such a unique way of thinking and viewing the world and no one person's perception of the world is the same as someone else's. Why do some people perceive certain things one way, while other people may perceive the same thing completely different? How do people perceive other people? How do people perceive themselves? And most importantly, why does everyone have totally different perceptions of everything? Why do people think the way they do? I can't say I can really answer any of these questions, but I will explore these ideas through a variety of topics.
As for the title of this page, well its a song. (by Brandi Carlile if you were wondering) But its really just all about looking at things in a different way and seeing things from "the outside looking in". And that's what I plan to do here: look at things through different perspectives and analyze perception and how it plays a role in our life. Thanks and stay tuned for some more good fun.
