Monthly Archives: May 2019

Both Gatsby and Nick represent very popular versions of the American Dream seen in today’s society. Gatsby’s “up from the bootstraps” self-made idea is something looked highly upon in today’s society. For example, many people online who have made a … Continue reading →

Home to many individuals is a house, a trailer, an apartment; to many it is a place that they love and consider home. I consider home as my residence, the environment I have lived in my whole life. This has … Continue reading →

Hi, my name is Logan, I’m 18 and I was born and raised in Toronto, Canada but currently live in Orange Country, California. I have an older brother as well as a mother whom I am very close too as … Continue reading →

I have never been the type of person to be super open about my emotions. I would much rather deal with things on my own and not open up completely with anyone. It’s not that I don’t want to talk … Continue reading →

The first Europeans to arrive in the New World fled from Europe to escape religious persecution. Morality was based on the Bible as well as religion in general. Biblical law was societal law; there was no separation between church and … Continue reading →

There was always people rushing around. In the train station, the carts were usually packed to the brim. Except at ten o’clock am, that was the deadliest hour, when silence creeped up onto the subway tiles and covered the concrete … Continue reading →

I’ve spent an hour staring at this page, typing intros and deleting them, all with a different idea- but every time I get through the introduction and realize that that’s not what makes me feel alive. Sitting here in the … Continue reading →

October 30, 1929 11:00amYesterday we were informed of terrible news, the stock prices plummeted very dramatically. This is especially terrible for my husband and I as we are expecting a baby in March. November 12, 1929 2:00pm Our neighbors and … Continue reading →

By Sam Gumprecht It may seem normal– it is typically stated a lot by kids going through this time in their lives–, that all high schoolers just cannot wait till the four years of high school drift away– which they … Continue reading →

Journal Entry #548 Date: August 28, 2019          The sun rays felt as though they were burning through my skin on that late August day. I stood there at the Lincoln Memorial, only thirteen years old waiting for his speech to … Continue reading →