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Hello Internet!

Hello people, My name is Lan and I’m from Vietnam. My last name is Pham and my middle name is Hoang but I never like putting all three of them together, therefore you can call me Lan Pham, which is … Continue reading

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Gatsby: The Only Honorable Character

The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, has been praised as one of the most remarkable work of American literature. In the book, Nick – the narrator – tells readers a sad love story between Gatsby and his … Continue reading

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The Maturity Of The Boy Through Time

The Road, a novel by Cormac McCarthy, is about a father and his son trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. The father tries to every way to keep his son safe and protect his sanity. Nonetheless, after seeing the … Continue reading

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The Definition of Hope

What is hope? It does not have any shape, no color, nơ smell or any sign for its presence. No one even knows if it is real or not. People just created it and and gave it a name. Still, … Continue reading

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Two Female Epitomes of Literature in the XX Century

The Great Gatsby – a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Sun Also Rises, written by Ernest Hemingway are two of the most influential books that shaped what American literature is now. Written in the late XX century, both … Continue reading

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A Letter to My Roommate

Dear My Roommate, As you are leaving me after this year and we will probably never see each other again, I am writing to thank you for an awesome year and for being the best roommate ever. I will forever … Continue reading

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Jimmie: A Sympathetic Or A Spiteful Character?

Maggie – A Girl of the Streets, the first novela of Stephen Crane, is a book about an Irish-immigrant family in New York at the start of the twentieth century. Maggie, the main character, is a naive, young and beautiful … Continue reading

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Contrasting Images In The Things They Carried

The things they carried is a work of Tim O’Brien, a historical fiction about the Vietnam war. With captivating and powerful language, O’Brien has succeeded in bringing readers back to the time, breathing and living the atmosphere of Vietnam, feeling … Continue reading

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Not an All A’s School Report

If you have ever met someone with a pale face, short breaths, and a trembling body, you might conclude that they are extremely anxious, and you might even ask to help. In some people’s circumstances, they get uneasy when they … Continue reading

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Unanswered Questions

It irritates me so much when I cannot answer a question. I recall when I was a seventh grader and we were given a quiz about Geometry. I solved all the questions except the last one, and I stayed at … Continue reading

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