{"id":4723,"date":"2017-09-25T14:46:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T19:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/?p=4723"},"modified":"2017-09-25T14:46:38","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T19:46:38","slug":"meet-mercedes-lubbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/meet-mercedes-lubbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Mercedes Lubbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4732\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/25-Things-Blog-Heading-ml.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/25-Things-Blog-Heading-ml.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/25-Things-Blog-Heading-ml-300x105.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mercedes Lubbers is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.english.org\/sigmatd\/about\/student_leadership\/index.shtml\">High Plains Student Representative<\/a> as well as Secretary and interim President for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wichita.edu\/thisis\/\">Wichita State University<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.english.org\/sigmatd\/\">Sigma Tau Delta<\/a> chapter. She currently is applying to graduate school where she hopes to study postcolonial literature. Her first time out of Kansas in her 21 years of life occurred this year when she traveled by car to Kentucky for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.englishconvention.org\/2017\/\">Sigma Tau Delta 2017 International Convention<\/a> and then shortly after flew to San Diego for a different conference.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>My favorite movie is <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.disney.com\/tangled\">Tangled<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1320\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RyrYgCvxBUg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>I never leave the house without <strong>a <\/strong><strong>hair tie<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If I had to eat one food for the rest of my life, it would be <strong>p<\/strong><strong>otatoes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Growing up, I was sure I would be <strong>a teacher<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>I do not know all of the words to any song.<\/li>\n<li>The best gift I&#8217;ve ever received was <strong>a new bookshelf<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>My nickname in high school was <strong>Sadie<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If you find me in the kitchen, I&#8217;m typically whipping up <strong>d<\/strong><strong>inner<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m more of a <strong>reader<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The best paper title I ever created was <strong>&#8220;The Tragicall History of Donald Trump: A Comparison between a Morality Play and 21st Century Politics.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The literary place I&#8217;d most like to visit is <strong>Illinois<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>My dream job is <strong>c<\/strong><strong>ollege professor<\/strong>.<a 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http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/There-is-no-greater-agony-than-bearing-an-untold-story-inside-you..png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An author I truly admire is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayaangelou.com\/\">Maya Angelou<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>I don&#8217;t have a go-to children&#8217;s book.<\/li>\n<li>The destination at the top of my travel bucket list is <strong>San Diego (again)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>My favorite part of being an English Major is <strong>because it has helped me to analyze texts better and to see more meanings in life that I wouldn&#8217;t have before<\/strong>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OMeros.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4726\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OMeros-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Omeros\" width=\"534\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OMeros-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OMeros-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OMeros-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OMeros-74x55.jpg 74w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OMeros-111x83.jpg 111w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OMeros-215x161.jpg 215w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OMeros-990x742.jpg 990w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OMeros-1320x990.jpg 1320w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OMeros.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The last book I read was <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems\/48317\/omeros\">Omeros<\/a><\/em><\/strong><strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poets\/derek-walcott\">Derek Walcott<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>My favorite book is <strong><em>Battle Royale<\/em> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/authors\/Koushun-Takami\/27232828\">Koushun Takami<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>My favorite place to buy books is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thriftbooks.com\/\"><strong>Thriftbooks.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>In 10 years, I&#8217;m betting that the English major will be <strong>on a slight incline<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>My first job was a <strong>cashier at Target<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The last book I bought was <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterworldbooks.com\/they-say-i-say-id-0393935841.aspx\">They Say, I Say<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, but I have not yet read it.<\/li>\n<li>I honestly do not want to spend a day with any celebrity.<\/li>\n<li>If I could move anywhere in the world, I&#8217;d live in <strong>South Korea, probably<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>My Hogwarts House is <strong>Hufflepuff<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MLubbers-bookish-cropped.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4728\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MLubbers-bookish-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"Mercedes Lubbers\" width=\"334\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MLubbers-bookish-cropped.jpg 801w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MLubbers-bookish-cropped-251x300.jpg 251w, http:\/\/www.wordybynature.org\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MLubbers-bookish-cropped-768x919.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mercedes Lubbers is the High Plains Student Representative as 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She currently is applying to graduate school where she hopes to study postcolonial literature. 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