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Going to Hebron is hard in so many ways. You have to adjust yourself to living on your own, making new friends, learning in a new environment and being far away from home. But the hardest thing for me about … Continue reading →

There was an echoing pulse of cicadas that nested gently in the pine trees. In the evening, a golden shine of light seemed to luminate the surroundings. Before the sunset, everything seemed to be still, as if anticipating the natural … Continue reading →

Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of The Scarlet Letter, intentionally made this novel antifeminist when the roots of it point to a feminist idea. The idea of the novel is of how a woman, burdened by a scarlet letter A, gets … Continue reading →

Nick Carraway, the protagonist in the novel The Great Gatsby grew up in the Midwest, surrounded by a typical midwest family. He goes to Yale for college before enlisting in the military, and when his enlistment is over he travels … Continue reading →

My orchestra in middle school made it to regionals. Everyone was so excited but not about the actual band part of the trip. What we were excited about was the trip to an amusement park afterwards. That morning we packed … Continue reading →

“67 percent of 18-24 year olds felt compelled to display ‘hyper-masculine’ behavior in tough situations” (Petter 2018). Young men are taught to act powerful or “manly” in stressful situations. They are taught to take control. They are taught to not … Continue reading →

Innocence is “a child’s simplicity, their lack of knowledge, and their purity not yet spoiled by mundane affairs’” (Oxford 2015). Loss of innocence is an important stage of growing up, it is when a child realises the reality of the … Continue reading →

Is the soul reason humans keep going for themselves or is it powered for the needs of others? Are humans willing to sacrifice themselves for others or do they simply live for themselves? These two questions tie to the fundamental … Continue reading →

Everyone talks about the American dreamAn equal opportunityAll your goals will be achievedLike a house made of cardboardDecorated beautifullyIt looks pristine at firstBut as time wears on it slowly weakensBucklingAnd eventually lays in a pile of what once wasWhat once … Continue reading →

Many authors use colors to enhance their novels. They use them to project a character’s personality, a settings description or an event’s impact. This is exactly what Stephen Crane does in abundance in the novel Maggie a Girl of the … Continue reading →