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I hear the metal tracks creak louder and louder as I approach the station. My heart speeds up to allow my legs to move at a faster pace. My lungs expand and contract so rapidly that I fear they might … Continue reading →

Every year about 1,000,000 people immigrate to America. Each with the same dream. The American dream. The American dream is the idea that you can come from nothing, but with enough hard work and devotion you can achieve financial greatness … Continue reading →

People make mistakes. This is a basic human quality that allows us to progress, even though some of the errors we make are way more serious than others. In Bulgarian, there is a famous saying: “Да ти бъде обеца на … Continue reading →

My name is Enrique Ball, and I am an immigrant from Venezuela. The year is 1980, I am scared. I am confused. Around me all I hear is words. Words that I don’t understand. I look to my brother, Carlos, … Continue reading →

Even though when people are born they are extremely vulnerable and weak, that does not stop them from entering a dangerous world. However, as soon as our first cry and breath of fresh air happen, we are already surrounded by … Continue reading →

I woke up on June 27th 2016 inherently angry. I had been angry for the last twenty six days. But today is my birthday. I heard the loud yells of my wilderness guides calling out our names and stumbled out … Continue reading →

“You have to accept your fate; do it without bitterness and stay humble”- Anthony Scaramucci. In order for anyone to develop, they have to learn to love where they come from. If they fail to do so, they will be … Continue reading →

It is a warm and sunny day, like all the days before and time to come. The weather is perfect, the mood is perfect, everything is perfect. All of the inhabitants work in tangum, all moving towards the same goal, … Continue reading →

Two people meet, overcome obstacles, and fall in love, a traditional love story. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien is also a love story, but it is not a traditional one. Like war, it is not, and cannot be … Continue reading →

Luxurious car, lavish parties, insurmountable wealth, a full and perfect life. But this life was not complete for Jay Gatsby, a wealthy mafia member in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Although Gatsby had achieved an immense … Continue reading →