August 28, 2019 | The Clarion
Arts & Life
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'13 Reasons
By Breanna Queen
staff Writer
This story isn’t about Hannah Baker anymore.
Season three opens our eyes to high school
students that struggled. The show opened eyes
of millions to seeing what happens in high
school students’ minds. Before seeing the
third season, we should recap the last season.
Clay stops a bombshell from dropping; Tyler,
a student at Liberty High School couldn't take
the harassment, bullying or sexual assaults
anymore. Tyler was going to end everything
once and for all. He was going to shoot up the
school and kill himself. This show test the limits
by talking about problems that are happening
in America today. Season three showed so
much raw emotion and took us into all of the
characters’ minds and showed how everyone
was thinking. The question that is on everyone’s
mind is, “Who killed Bryce Walker?”
The show talks about drugs and also continues
to talk about sexual assault.
Justin, out of all of the characters, we
wouldn’t have expected watching him describe
being sexualy assaulted by one of his mother’s
boyfriends at the age of five. Everyone is
questioning the mental health of Alex and when
he’s going to let loose because surprise, Justin
and Jessica got back together. Unfortunately
Jessica didn’t break things off with Alex, she
just went behind his back. A new character is
introduced which is Ani, you will later learn
about how she plays a major role in this last
season. Life is never going to be easy and you
have to push through. You have to tell someone
about your problems and stop holding them
in. This show lost two major characters in
the last two episodes. Everyone should watch
“13 Reasons Why” and try to understand why
they’re putting this message out to the world
and why right now at this very moment. When
finishing this show the last episode leaves with
a last message for watchers. In the last scene
we’re shown that friendship means everything
and you need your friends to lean on when hard
times come.
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Photo from Netflix.com
Professor profile
English department's Kristina Holland
By Carmen Boone
Copy Editor
Kristina Holland is a beloved faculty
member on the BC campus. Many know
her as an adviser or professor, while others
consider her a close friend.
Sadly, Holland will not be joining us on
campus for the 2019-2020 academic year. She
slowly lost her ability to walk a couple years
ago, a mystery which might never be solved.
By doing physical therapy, meditation, trying
to live stress free, maintaining a healthy diet
and spending time in nature, she has been
focused on healing this summer and continues
to work through that process this fall.
‘“What I have found in this time of healing
is our wounds are often the openings into the
best and most beautiful part of us.’ These
words by David Riche capture the essence of
my summer,” Holland said. “There is beauty
in every journey, even during these moments,
we find the beauty of human existence.
The beauty I have found in friendships,
family, nature, etc. has been a blessing, and
I am deeply and forever changed by this
experience.” Holland said.
As the Fall semester continues, Holland
is involved in an extensive physical and
occupational therapy regiment that keeps her
busy traveling to Asheville twice a week. She
says she misses her students and being able to
teach but by focusing on her health she hopes
to gain as much strength and coordination as
she can in these few months.
In the Spring, Holland will be on sabbatical
working on an online magazine titled Upscale
Appalachia. Having lived in Brevard her
whole life, she has fallen in love with the
mountains here and the culture that comes with
them. She will be capturing the “flavor of the
region.”
The magazine will include photography,
creative writing, oral history and art from the
Appalachian mountains. Students are always
welcome to submit to the magazine or to work
on their editing skills with the magazine.
Holland had a helpful tip to share about being
successful as a student. “At Brevard College, we
often remind students that participation is one of
the most important building blocks for success
in the classroom and beyond. I am living proof
that just showing up is a huge part of being
successful,” Holland said.
Even though she may be tired, or having an
off day or even just not feeling up to going to
therapy, she is there and puts in the work. She
is diligent and dedicated to make an effort for
the best possible outcome. She says her advice
to students is, “show up and give it your best!”
Holland leaves us with these final thoughts for
the 2019-2020 academic year:
“Finally, this journey has taken me away from
campus for the 2019-2020 academic year, and I
will miss my students each day. Some of them
I already know and love such as those in Quest
and Environmental Literature and some I had yet
to meet such as those registered for ENG 11IH.
I miss you all. The familiar faces and the new
energy that fill my classrooms each semester.
Know that this is not a journey I chose, but one
I was meant to take, and the best that I can do
is choose to travel it wisely and with grace. My
hope is there is an important lesson in that for
each of my students, inspiration, if you will,
for knowing that we don't always choose our
journeys, but we can choose how we travel
them.”
“To learn more about me and follow me
throughout the year, check out my blog at
https://cripplingfaith.life.”
Holland in Isle of Palms, SC, enjoying some
time on the water. This photo was retrieved
from her blog, “Cripplin’ Faith.”