Alice+Ahn-+The+Chestnut+Burr

CHESTNUT BURR
Chestnut burr is the prickly seed case or flower head of a chestnut. They are very sharp, dangerous, and arouse fear for everyone who sees the brown pointy thorns that resemble the dagger of a killer. The forest behind KIS high school campus has vast amount of chestnut trees so the ground is piled up with chestnut burrs. Walking around the forest, observing for any factor that reflected my personality, I concluded that chestnut burr had the most similarities with me in the forest. Chestnut burr’s function is protecting the chestnut until it fully grows. They may harm others by their pointy thorns and might appear scary and bitter, whether they intend to or not. Similar to the chestnut, when I first meet a person, I might appear cold or scary to them because I do not smile often but that is not what I intend to do. I am an introverted person who has a hard time talking to strangers,even saying hello to people in the hallways. For example, I have a hard time saying hello or starting a conversation with teachers whom I had last year because they might be uncomfortable or would have not liked me last year. Although I do not intend to look so cold or mean, my introverted personality prompts me to act in such ways. Another similarity would be protection. As mentioned above, I tend to talk less and rarely smile in front of strangers because it is one way to hide myself in front of strangers. Since I do not want to reveal my personality or any information about me, I tend to talk fast and short, without much expression on the face to cover myself from the stranger, like the way chestnut protects the chestnut inside. Being a chestnut burr, people might misinterpret me some times but I hope that they would know that I am a chestnut burr who is an introverted person, waiting for others to say "hello" to me.

**Citation for picture above:**
"Colossal Chestnut Tree, Chestnut Tree Varieties from TyTy Online Plant & Fruit Tree Nursery." //TyTy Online Plant & Fruit Tree Nursery: The Nursery at TyTy//. Web. 21 Oct. 2009. .

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Cordell, Diane. "Chestnut Burr on Flickr - Photo Sharing!" //Welcome to Flickr - Photo Sharing//. 15 Nov. 2008. Web. 25 Oct. 2009. .

Aleth11. "Burrs, leaves, chestnuts on Flickr - Photo Sharing!" //Welcome to Flickr - Photo Sharing//. 1 Nov. 2007. Web. 25 Oct. 2009. .

Rcvernors. "Chestnut Burr on Flickr - Photo Sharing!" //Welcome to Flickr - Photo Sharing//. 5 Oct. 2006. Web. 25 Oct. 2009. .