One box of fruit snacks vs. Morningside. How will people react to free fruit snacks? Will they think I’m crazy? Will they be suspicious? Will they take them with no hesitation? We shall find out!

During this observation period, I handed the snacks out to some people and for others I simply offered.

The first person that I handed, or at least attempted to hand, a pack of fruit snacks to was a male in the library who was just leaving from grabbing coffee so I figured he could use to some food as well. No words said, I stuck out the fruit snacks quickly and the student declined politely while continuing to walk.

Okay, on to the next. This times I wanted to actually offer them to someone and keep them in the box. So, I walked up to a group of women upstairs in the library and whispered, “would any of you like some free fruit snacks?” I was asked why they were free and if anything was wrong with them but once I cleared the air the women gladly took 1 pack each with a smile on their faces. I probably would be skeptical about free fruit snacks as well.

Given my success with the last group, I felt as if that method was too easy. The last method I tried was standing by the cafe and holding up the box while saying “FIRST COME FIRST SERVED!” The main reaction I got from people were laughs and straight up being ignored, aka no reaction. At that point I felt like I wasn’t being take seriously and I even felt like I was being punished as if I was on Impractical Jokers or something.

I was able to hand out a couple more packs without any question to a group of football players on campus that I am familiar with. Didn’t expect any of those guys to pass up a chance at a free snack! I was left with 2 packs and honestly, I took those home and ate them for myself. Ross was so kind as to give me a box for free so I figured a little indulgence for myself wouldn’t hurt anybody!

I recently watched a movie on Netflix called ‘The Hunt’. This was a movie about a woman and 11 other adult citizens who were chosen by elites to participate in a fake world where the elites essentially attempt to hunt them down and pick them off. This move is a Thriller film directed by Craig Zobel. ‘The Hunt’ is a rated R movie. Starring Betty Gilpin and Hilary Swank, the movie was released in 2020.

Personally, I am a fan of thriller movies so this is one that excited me and kept me on my toes. It was easy to tell by the production that there was a lot of money put into this movie and Zobel did not disappoint. I feel like the plot was different from lot of recent movies that have come out in a sense that it wasn’t too predictable. Watching this movie for the first time kept me guessing and I like that you never fully understand the “why” of what is happening until the very end of the movie. I feel like movies that are easy to predict are boring and that’s what makes this movie exciting to watch.

The acting in this movie was top tier in my opinion. The main actor, Betty Gilpin is a well-known actress and the perfect person for the role she was given (a badass). Hilary Swank is also a super well-known actress who has won 2 Oscars and multiple other awards for her roles in other movies and shows. Aside from these two women, the acting could always be a bit better from the other characters, but nevertheless, the vision the director had came to fruition and the cast got the job done.

One thing I will say that I didn’t like as much was the very ending. It was good in that we figured out why the 12 people were chosen to be hunted, but the action between Hilary and Betty could have been a tad more realistic.

As far as cinematography, this movie did a good job of capturing feelings and emotions with camera angles. A lot of movies do a good job with this because it is kind of a rule of thumb for movies, but it’s not overdone or lacking any sort of cinematography, so I think the movie was well shot. Also, this could also be considered an action movie and I noticed that the camera was always moving and panning to different angles and telling a story in the way, so I applaud the filmmakers for that as well.

Any adult who is a fan of thrillers and actions movies would be a fan of this movie. I feel like there is not too much to dislike about it and there aren’t too many movies that have the same storyline as this one. A lot of movies nowadays are like recreations of preexisting movies but this one was actually one that I found to be different and interesting. It almost gave me Hunger Games vibes in the beginning but I quickly realized that this was something far different. In a good way.

Personally, I would rate this movie a 3.1/4 so I think you should go watch it!

I believe in confidence, not only is it important to have confidence, but to be confident in oneself. Nothing allows you to achieve more and push yourself to your limits like confidence does. I almost see self-confidence as a drug, one that will leave a positive effect on your life. I can tell you from personal experience that being confident in yourself can take you places you never thought that you would be.

Being a confident in yourself doesn’t always mean that you are an arrogant person. I feel like there is a fine line between being arrogant and being humble/confident.

I’ve played sports like basketball and football the majority of my life and the first thing any high-level athlete will tell you that you need in order to succeed at a high level is confidence. Growing up I always believed in myself even when no one else did. Not only does confidence provide for a great sports experience, but I believe it also translates over to the real world.

Personally, I’ve never been the studying type when it comes to school. Somehow, all throughout high school I managed to get by with good test grades purely based off of confidence and belief in my smarts. I always encourage my peers who are nervous about testing, or tell themselves they are bad test-takers to just be confident in their studies and not to overthink it.

My senior year of high school I had a classmate turn to me and ask me what I do to stay so calm and collected while presenting in front of the class. While I couldn’t blame this on an overload of rehearsal and study, I kept it honest and told him that I honestly just go with the flow and believe in my abilities while trying not to overthink. After presenting that day, the same classmate came back up to me and thanked me for what I thought at the time was meaningless advice.

Everyone is different and that’s to be understood, but if you’re reading or listening to this, just be confident in yourself. Everything you do begins with you and if you don’t believe in yourself then you already failed. I promise it will take you a long way!