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Was Prince Right?
Prince once said: “No child is bad from the beginning, they just imitate their atmosphere.” The same can be said for Pearl, one of the central characters, was not bad from the beginning, she just saw the world she was … Continue reading
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Maggies Tragic Downfall
A tragic hero can be defined as a character in a dramatic tragedy who has virtuous and sympathetic traits but ultimately meets with suffering or defeat. A character who definitely fits this is the protagonist Maggie from the book Maggie:A … Continue reading
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I have a Dream too…
My dream for the world we live in today is to be able to go to college for no cost instead of having to pay upwards of over sixty thousand dollars. Education is a basic right to humans and I … Continue reading
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The Dangerous side of Money
Voltaire, a wise man once said, “Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money.” In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Ftizgerald, there are many characters who are too corrupt … Continue reading
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My Intangible Chain
Although the cross chain that I wear around my neck looks like a normal chain to everyone else, to me, it is much deeper than that. My chain is gold, shiny, and a very appealing chain that has a lot … Continue reading
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The Corroding of Shame
Brene Brown once said, “Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change.” This is seen multiple times in the novel The Thing They Carried by Tim O’Brien through characters with rough pasts. This embarrassment … Continue reading
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Puppy Love
My dog makes my life so much happier and funny when I am with him. His name is Max but most of my family and all of my friends call him Scoobs because he looks like the dog from Scooby … Continue reading
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A Picture is Worth 1000 Words
A picture that is worth one thousand words to me is the day we went to Camp Kieve at the beginning of September of this year, 2021. The day started off as a warm morning, blue sky, and a good … Continue reading
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The Dagger Through the Heart
Confucious, a Chinese philosopher, once said, “before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” This quote directly refers to Chillingworth in the book The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne because he was setting out revenge on Dimmesdale … Continue reading
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A Picture is Worth 1000 Words
A picture that is worth one thousand words to me is the day we went to Camp Kieve at the beginning of September of this year, 2021. The day started off as a warm morning, blue sky, and a good … Continue reading
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