Miranda Kay Sinclair

“Rough around the edges,” some would say. With bracelets scaling up her arm and numerous band t-shirts, some would say Miranda Kay Sinclair is a punk. There is colorful makeup splashed on her eyes, many times bright blue. Black eye liner starting from one corner of her eye extends past her eyebrow. Bright streaks shine in her hair, including a blonde one separating her bangs from her longer hair. She wears dark skinny jeans usually paired with a “Red Jumpsuit Apparatus” t-shirt. For shoes she wears bright toms or colorful converse. Especially in high school, many students would look down on her based on how she decided to dress. They saw her as harsh and too “out there.” Her car did not help the appearance either. It was a large metal, black, SUV with skull stickers and randomly colored bracelets and necklaces hanging from the rear view mirror.

Many high school students do not like “punks” because they are known to show their feelings and make brash decisions. They are also known for not being the happiest people around campus. Few would take the time to get to know Miranda. However if, and with the few who did, they would find that she is quite opposite from how she appears.

Friends of Miranda say she is one of the sweetest girls they know. She is always looking out for others and wanting everyone to be happy. If there is a friend who is not having a great day she will do everything she can to make their day better and let them know she cares about them.

Miranda also has this quality about her that makes those around her want to be better. She is a strong member of the church. Living in California though makes it difficult to find others with the same standards as her, so she does the next best thing. Set a good example. All of her non-member friends know her standards and that she sticks to them. They all know not to ask her to do something that is against her beliefs, and that asking will do nothing. Her mind is made up. She sets an amazing example of how to be in the world but not of it.

When with Miranda, there is no way to not be happy. She has a bubbly personality that sinks into the soul and pulls the muscles around your mouth into a smile when you are near her. She has a bright outlook on life and it is contagious.

Although her inside does not match her outside, it does not take long to see her bright personality shining through her seemingly dark appearance.