Melanie's blog

King Richard Movie Review       The movie King Richard is a 2021 film based on the true story of Venus and Serena Williams as they grow up and how they came to their success in tennis. Their story is truly one of a kind, especially from where it all started. As the movie begins it seems like a dream of both Venus and Serena to go pro one day in tennis, but as the movie continues it starts to shift more towards their dads dream that he is putting onto them.       Throughout the movie there are multiple events where Richard really made me mad. His attitude and control over the entire situation and the girls success is frustrating. Examples of when he began to frustrate me was when he got a coach for Venus but then the entire practice he tried to be her coach too, and wouldn't let the new coach help her out in his own way. He always had to be in control of his daughters decisions and wouldn't even hear them out or get their input on the decision that...

Many have heard of the multiple eve nts that have occurred around the Murdaugh family name. Whether that be murders or just suspicious activity, their story is not easy to miss. These events are now starting to be called the ‘Murdaugh Murders’. Alex Murdaugh, 54, who was once a lawyer just like the generations before him, has been accused of killing his wife and son in a failed attempt to conceal his own financial crimes. Starting all the way back on June 7th, 2021 when Alex called the police to report that he had found his wife and one of his two sons shot to death on his property. More than a year had passed without any suspects identified or motives, until July 14, 2022 when Mr. Murdaugh was indicted on two counts of murder. During this time Mr. Murdaugh had been in jail since October 2021 when he was first charged with stealing from a former client. He has just recently been convicted of the murder of his wife and son, this past winter and is now sentenced to a life in prison. Not ...

Top 10 moments I cried this year  This year has been quite a rollercoaster of emotions. I would say that I don't cry a lot, but that clearly isn't the case. I cry for multiple reasons and most of the time it is because I get so mad that I just start crying. I also tend to shove everything down until I eventually snap. This year I have already cried well over 15 times. Here are the top 10 worst times ones so far.  10. January 8th I started crying on the couch after talking to my parents about my legs and the new laser treatment that I was being referred to do. 9. January 26th I don't really remember exactly what happened but after work I broke down after multiple people had been calling me and trying to get me to plan things all at once. Such as, multiple people calling me to sign up for this overnight thing and Anna calling me to help her book her ticket for Colorado. It just got super overwhelming 8. January 11th I was very overwhelmed  7. March 6th I started crying afte...

 Hey! My name is Melanie Hintz. I am 18 years old and and go to Rockford High School. I am almost through my senior year here and still have not completely decided on where I am going to go to school next year. I have lived in Rockford my entire life and have 3 older siblings, who have all graduated and are in college or past college. I also have German Sheppard named Oakley, he's a little crazy.  Some of my favorite things are traveling, going to the beach, the color pink- in pretty much anything, ice cream, and pretty much any dessert. I love pasta, one of my favorite restaurants is Olive Garden. I like trying new food especially from different countries. In the summer I love to hang out with my friends and go to the beach all day long. I love watching sunsets and enjoying the warm weather.  I grew up doing gymnastics all of my life and it just came to an end just over a year ago, due to injury. I still help out on the high school team here and enjoy seeing and hanging ...