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I will be completely honest
with you, I was going to just
B.S this part of the portfolio
and video. Then as I started
putting pictures into my video
I noticed most of the pictures
on my computer were of my
family. Whether it was my
mom’s side with my cousins
Nick, Brad and Jake or on my
dad’s side with my gigantic
family most if not all of the
pictures had a family member
in them. That is when I noticed
I would not be the person that
I am today without my family.
They support me through thick
an thin and they are the best
family that I could ask for. I
really got lucky that most of
my family is health and that
they are all close enough that I
can see them a few times each
year.
Family First
“This is the third time starting over; I hate this project” -Jack Humphrey
Inside Story 2
Inside Story 3
Inside Story 4
Inside Story 5
Inside Story 6
Inside Story 7
Inside Story 8
TABLE OF CONTENTS REQUIRED Inside this issue:
Joe Lund and Me chillin in Comp
Class
Me being a model at Mikes Carwash. A sexy one at
that
There are many different theo-
ries on why we are here and
who put us here. In my opin-
ion I am on this planet to assist
people . I know that makes me
sound like I should be in a
State Farm commercial with
Chris and Cliff Paul but hear
me out. I first noticed this
when I played sports when I
was little. No matter what
sport I played I was in a sup-
port role. Whether it was foot-
ball where I was a lineman or
in basketball where all I got
were assist and rebounds I
always was in a supporting
role. I also coached wrestling
to the younger kids every once
in a while. Another reason that
points to my theory is my
choice of major and profes-
sion. I am going to Indiana
University next fall to study
Criminal Justice. My goal is to
become a criminal investigator
for the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms. ATF. I
saw the new stories of the re-
cent shootings and bombings
in the United States and felt
helpless. There was nothing I
could do to change what hap-
pened and if I was a criminal
investigator I could help bring
those responsible to justice and
maybe even prevent other trag-
edies like that from happening.
All of those factors pointed to
the conclusion I came to that
the reason I was put on this
earth was to assist and help
people.
The Meaning of Life
Top Ten Anchorman and Dogdgeball quotes
6.) Ron Burgundy: “No touching
of the hair or face… and that is
it” –Anchorman
7.) Ron Burgundy: “Milk was a
bad choice” –Anchorman
8.) Pepper Brooks: “Ouch town
population you bro” –Dodgeball
9.)White Goodman: “we should
mate.”
Kate Veach: “What?”
White Goodman: “date. You
know a social date.”
10.) Brick Tamland: “I DON’T
KNOW WHAT WE’RE YELL-
ING ABOUT!” -Anchorman
I did this list because Anchorman
and Dodgeball are two of my
favorite movies of all time. At
the very least they are my two
favorite comedies. My father and
I quotes these movies all the time
when we are around the house
and they are a special bond be-
tween us. These quotes are pretty
interchangeable in the order they
are presented because they are all
good. They are rated on how
hard they made me laugh the first
time I saw these movies.
1.)Ron Burgundy: “Brick where
did you get a hand grenade? Brick
Tamland: “I don’t know”
-Anchorman
2.) Pepper Brooks: “It’s a bold
strategy cotton let’s see if it pays
off for him” –Dodgeball
3.) Ron Burgundy “You are a
smelly pirate hooker” –
Anchorman
4.) Brian Fantana “sixty percent
of the time it works every time” –
Anchorman
5.)Peter LaFleur: [at the bar] “Oh
hey White, I didnt know Nazi
camp got out until 8... did you
decide to skip arts and craft?”
White Goodman: “Yes I did!” -
Dodgeball
Page 2 Jack Humphrey Volume 1, I ssue 1
What I will miss the most
Who has influenced me the most?
Next year I will be moving
away from Fishers and start
my schooling and Indiana
University. The things I will
miss most about Fishers High
School are without a doubt
my friends. Most of my
friends are going to differing
colleges and I will not get to
see them after the summer
concludes. I am going to miss
hanging out with them,
whether it’s driving around in
my friends Jeep with the
doors off on blistering sum-
mer days or playing Xbox on
frigid ones. Both of my two
closest friends are not going
with me to Bloomington and
I will only possibly see them
on breaks. One friend Tylor is
attending Defiance College to
play lacrosse. I researched the
expedition from Bloomington
and it is a five hours by car. I
won’t have a car so that’s a
long bike ride. My other
friend didn’t get into IU and
he changes which college go-
ing to every couple weeks. My
dad even jokes by asking, “So
which college is Ronnie going
to this week?” I will miss my
friends but at the same time I
am excited to embark on a
new chapter in my life and to
open up a little. Maybe I will
pledge a fraternity and be-
come a functioning alcoholic,
those go hand and hand
attend the same college
next year in Indiana Uni-
versity. I idolized my
brother more than any
other person growing up
and it has made me the
person I am today.
Later on in my life,
around the preteen phase,
I started to split away
from my brother and start
doing my own thing. He
played baseball and I
played football and wres-
tled. He would dress up
more dapper and I would
wear my stark athletic
shorts and athletic t-
shirts. But, in a strange
way Danny still influ-
enced me. I did not want
to be just like him and
without him knowing he
influenced me to become
my own person. Without
my brother I would not
be the person I am today
and he will continue to
influence me later on in
our lives.
The most influential per-
son in my life is undoubt-
edly my older brother
Daniel Patrick Humph-
rey. Growing up I did
everything my brother did
from participating in
sports to dressing the way
he dressed. We played
outside together, our
knees scraped from fall-
ing down on the rigid and
chilly concrete. I would
start using the same slang
and jargon as him. Next
year we are even going to
“Quit #%^$ing
copying me” -Danny
Humphrey
Page 3 Jack Humphrey Volume 1, I ssue 1
I don’t have an abundance of
memories from my childhood
due to numerous concussions
but one that I do remember is
the first time I went to an IU
game. I recall standing on the
seat in Assembly Hall to see
the line-ups being called and
seeing my favorite player, AJ
Guyton trot out onto Branch
McCracken Court. I had his
jersey on with matching shorts
and I had to look through bin-
oculars to see him because at
the age of four my eyes had
not finished developing. The
game was just an exhibition,
since I was only five at the
time I do not remember what
team they played, but I am
assuming it was a small school
with two directions and the
word state in their name i.e
Central Northern Iowa State. I
went to the game with my dad
who, though quiet everywhere
else, was a maniac during IU
games I recall that went out-
side the locker room after the
game with an Indiana Univer-
sity red and white basketball
to get autographs. I do not
remember which players I got
to sign the ball but eventually
the whole ball was filled with a
plethora of signatures of play-
er and even the coach, Bob
Knight, and to this day that
ball is situated on top of my
dresser like a championship
trophy.
A Special Memory
What major changes have I made?
years. My brother assisted
me in getting a job at the
Mike’s Carwash on 96th
street where he also
worked. Before then I was
a lot less outgoing and I
didn’t like talking to peo-
ple. Partially due to the as-
sociates and managers
working there and partially
due to all the customers
that I met while working. I
became a lot more talkative
and I wasn’t afraid of social
situations anymore. After
that summer I made a lot
more friends both in and
out of work. I became
more of a people person
and the job also turned me
into a remarkable salesman.
I am always in the top two
for sales numbers at my
location in mikes and I am
top 75 in the entire compa-
ny. I have more confidence
now and I am overall a
happier and more ambi-
tious than I was when I
entered Fishers High
School.
From the time I disem-
barked for the first time to
Fishers High School to
now many different varia-
bles in my life changed. All
of these variables have
shaped me into the individ-
ual I am today. The most
obvious change was in my
personality and my interac-
tions with other individu-
als. This change hap-
pened in the summer
between my sopho-
more
and
junior
Page 4 Jack Humphrey Volume 1, I ssue 1
Personal Reflection on How I want to be Remembered
Time Capsule
Nobody wants to be completely
forgotten. That why I hope I
leave some mark on Fishers
High School. But as I reminisce
on my high school career I can’t
think of anything that I leave a
definite mark on this school.
Injuries forced me to quit foot-
ball in both years I went out. I
never really spoke to too many
people my underclassmen years.
I was a .500 wrestler on varsity
and injuries plagued my wres-
tling career. I never attended
any club meetings unless they
were sports related or to get a
ride home with my brother. My
grades are slightly above average
with a 3.3 and I never really got
on honor roll until senior year. I
didn’t really leave much of a
mark on this school and I don’t
expect to be remembered for
much.
I expect to be remem-
bered in wrestling for my arm
throw I always did and for being
the kid that had the shoulder,
knee, concussion, and back
problems. I think I will be re-
membered like a kid that was a
senior when I was a freshman
that always got hurt named
Nathan Carnes. As well for
academically I don’t really have
much to be remembered for
but I did get academic all state
this year for wrestling. So I
have got that going for me but
that is just a small spot on a
wrestling banquet agenda and
not much to be remembered
on.
huge part of my high school
career and I really enjoyed
wrestling and glad I stuck with
it through the rough first year
and all of the injuries. The
headband represents all of the
football games I went to all
four years. The basketball jer-
sey represents all the basketball
I watched except for our high
school team because I was
bitter that nobody came to
wrestling. I would put Randy
Wheeler to save future genera-
tions at his feeble attempts to
motivate us with his “words of
wisdom”. The headphones
represent the large part music
has played in my life and how
it has gotten me thorough
rough times in my life.
1.) Headgear
2.) Headband
3.) Basketball jersey
4.) Randy Wheeler
5.) Headphones
The five things above are my
choices for the time capsule. I
would put in the headgear
from wrestling because it was a
Page 5 Jack Humphrey Volume 1, I ssue 1
When I heard that Junior Seau
killed himself because of a
degenerative brain disease my
heart sank somewhere into my
abdomen. Not just because of
the loss of human life but I
have had some problems with
concussive blows to the head
from participating in football.
After reading into it more I
wondered if those same symp-
toms would affect me. I had to
stop playing football because I
had received five concussions.
My doctor determined that I
had a considerable amount of
head trauma and I could have
problems if the future with
depression along with demen-
tia. My doctor also stated a lot
of studies were inconclusive
with correlating brain trauma
to these degenerative brain
diseases so there was no way to
be sure. To be on the safe side
I elected to stop playing foot-
ball. After hearing about Junior
Seau I worried that I could
meet the same fate he did or
worse I could hurt somebody I
loved along with me. The story
justified that I had made the
correct decision to quit foot-
ball. Recently have not had as
many of the complications that
come with head trauma that I
used to. Said complications
include memory loss, trouble
with getting words out and
splitting headaches.
my life. One piece of
“artwork” that stuck out to me
was a pile of bicycle handle-
bars. That’s it just a pile of bike
handlebars with some house
paint and it was in an art muse-
um. If that is art I could be the
next Michelangelo because I
could do that easily. I think
that people think too much
I went on a family vacation
when I was in eighth grade to
Washington D.C. and other
than being in constant fear of
being murdered we also visited
a museum. At that museum
there was a contemporary art
section. On this floor was pos-
sible the stupidest collection of
“art” that I have ever seen in
into art and think that some-
thing has a deeper meaning
than it really does. It is not that
I do not enjoy art I just don't
enjoy stupid pieces of garbage
that are called art. I hope I
don't sound unintelligent when
you are reading this and I hope
that you can see things from
my perspective
Personal Reflection on the Death of Junior Seau
Inside Story Headline
What moment helped me develop as an adult
was the palest I had even seen
him. He couldn't see so to
know I was there I had to hold
his hand and my grandma had
to yell that I was there. He
wasn't expected to die that day
but the doctors said he didn't
have much time left. My broth-
er and I took my younger cous-
ins to the park to shoot some
hoops to take them out of the
situation. About half an hour
later we saw my uncle walking
toward us telling us that we
had to get back and that it did-
n't look good. My uncle told us
that “he may not be alive when
you get back.” I had never had
anyone die in my family so I
didn't think anything of it
when he said that. By the time
we got back my grandpa had
passed away. We each said our
goodbyes around him and the
funeral was held the next week.
I grew from this experience
because it was the first real
time that I had felt mortal. I
thought death was way down
the road and I never thought
about it. Now I know that our
time on this earth is short and
you should live every day like
its your last.
I have been on this earth for
eighteen years now and a lot of
events have happened that
have helped me develop as an
adult. The one that sticks out
the most is the death of my
grandpa. My grandpa died in
February of 2012. I do not
remember the exact date but I
remember it happening. I re-
member when we got there the
usual happy environment that
went with the grandparents
house was gone. My grandpa
was on a bed from hospice and
his eyes weren't open but he
was breathing heavily and he
We planted sun flowers
in honor of my grandpa
at my grandma’s house
in South Bend, Indiana
Page 6 Jack Humphrey Volume 1, I ssue 1
Art Reflection
Personal Reflection on Pop Culture
Oklahoma Tornado Damage Could Top $2 Billion http://nation.time.com/2013/05/22/oklahoma-tornado-damage-could-top-2-billion/
Pop culture now a days has
more of an emphasis on social
networking and the instant
information of the internet.
Teenagers and adolescents
alike have profiles on Twitter,
Instagram and Facebook and
not only follow their friends
but their favorite celebrities
and athletes to know what they
are doing and saying.
Sportscenter can now just take
a quote off an athlete’s twitter
instead of interviewing them
like they had to before the
years of social networking.
Cyber bullying is popular now
that somebody can hide be-
hind a keyboard and computer
screen to say mean things on a
message board or social net-
working site without having to
worry about the consequences.
Remakes and movies based off
books dominate the movie
industry because people are
running out of ideas. Pop rap
and country are the three most
mainstream music styles and
dubstep was big a while ago.
The hipster movement is a
movement against move-
ments if that makes sense.
Overall popular culture has
changed drastically since I
was younger.
Page 7 Jack Humphrey Volume 1, I ssue 1
wondered after reading
the article. Then I just got
really sad. I thought of all
of those people that lost
everything. They have
nothing left and are at the
mercy of whatever the red
cross has and whatever
other more fortunate than
them feel like giving. It
made me really glad that
with all of the tornado
warnings that we have
gone through in Hamilton
County we never have had
one touchdown and do
any real damage. I used to
be completely terrified of
tornadoes when I was lit-
tle. That fear originated
from second grade when
The time magazine article
on the tornadoes in Okla-
homa really got me think-
ing. It is the twenty first
century; we can send a
man to Mars and a video
around the internet in a
matter of seconds. With
all of these technological
advances how in the world
can we not build houses
that can better withstand
natural disasters? If not
that why do we not have a
better system for natural
disasters? We keep focus-
ing on newer technology
to make our lives easier
but why aren't we making
our lives safer? These are
some of the questions I
we had to take cover for
what felt like hours for a
tornado. For three or so
years after that I was mor-
tified of tornadoes. I
would be scared to go out-
side if it were cloudy out
and I would hide in the
basement whenever there
was a thunderstorm. I
found it amazing that one
TIME magazine article
could get me thinking so
much about the past like
that.
I love sports. I know that that isn't a very love opening sentence and
that probably isn't the best way to start off a paper but I don't care
because it is true, I love sports. I have loved sports since I was three
years old playing tee ball. Watching , playing or just talking about
I love it all. That being said one of my favorite sports spectating
stories that I can tell is when I went to game 6 of the Pacers vs
Knicks playoff series this year. The series was renewing a rivalry
that was sparked around the time I was born. I had gone to all of
the Pacer’s home games that series and I was excited to see if the
Pacers could pull off the win and lock up the series. Growing up
watching games in Assembly Hall I was used to a crazy ath-
mosphere but when the fourth quarter roiled around and the game
could have gone ei- ther way I was
supprised to see Bankers Life
Fieldhouse get louder than I had ever
heard. I had so much fun at
that game with my dad and the
article helped remind me of how much fun I had at it.
meet new people. It is not
that I do not like the people
in Fishers, they are what I’m
going to miss the most (see
page 3) but I want to start
over and meet some new
people. That is why when I
get down there I want to
rush a fraternity. That is
another goal of mine is to
become a frat star down at
Bloomington. I plan to do
that by meeting a bunch of
I have many goals for the
future. One being the afore-
mentioned goal of becom-
ing an ATF investigator. I
plan to achieve this by going
to school at Indiana Univer-
sity and getting a Bachelors
degree in Criminal Justice
from the College of Arts
and Sciences. First I have to
finish this project so I can
pass this class and graduate
from high school. But after
I finish this paper all I
really want to do in col-
lege is to get a fresh
start in a new city and
people down in college and
then dressing in Polo and
Tommy Hilfiger and wear-
ing boat shoes. The last ma-
jor goal that I have is to
have my first mixed martial
arts fight. I have been train-
ing for about six months
and I would like to have my
first fight by the summer of
2014. That goal will be ob-
tained by training diligently
and not getting discouraged
when I get my butt kicked
in training. I have my work
cut out for me to obtain my
goals. Luckily have things
planned out and I have great
people around me to help.
Goals for the future
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I chose to do my other Art Reflection on the song Otherside by
Macklemore. Macklemore is best known for his song “Thrift Shop”
which is a somewhat silly song about shopping at stores like Good-
will. “Otherside” has a completely opposite tone compered to
“Thrift Shop.” First off the beat is much slower on “Otherside” and
the music overall is much sadder and more depressing. The song is
about him fighting his addiction to the codeine that is found in
cough syrup. The story speaks about a man that starting taking
“lean” when a friend talked him into it when the told him all the
other good rappers are doing it including Lil Wayne who is men-
tioned numerous times in the song because he is famous for doing it
and was actually hospitalized for it after the song was released caus-
ing a social media firestorm with false rumors of him being on his
deathbed. The song continues to tell the story of the man that start-
ed taking drugs as Macklemore ends up describing what an overdose
is like and eventually the man dies and his girlfriend finds him. That
is when Macklemore says my favorite line “we live on the cusp of
death thinking it wont be us.” That line really hits me because I once
went to a party before a concert over the summer and got danger-
ously drunk. One of the few things I remember from that night is
heading over there I never thought an overdose could happen to me.
This song really spoke to me and I have stopped drinking since then.
Art Reflection