Monthly Archives: May 2017

There are endless ways to write an essay. From crafting a detailed outline, or beginning with a rough draft, or maybe even taking the essay bit by bit, we have typically been taught to write essays in a certain way. … Continue reading →

My mom was an incredible athlete throughout her entire life. She seemed to accel in every sport that she played. She was a state champion in field hockey, scored one thousand points in basketball in her four years in high … Continue reading →

Every step killed me. I dragged myself across the field as I attempted to cover up what everybody could see. Taunting thoughts rushed through my head. What would happen if I wasn’t hurt? Have I let everyone down? Everyone asked … Continue reading →

Beauty can make men do wonderful and terrible things. Throughout literature readers have seen many women persuade men with their beautiful looks and charming personalities. In the novels The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway and The Great Gatsby by … Continue reading →

What effect does a child have on her mother? Or more specifically, what about when the child was conceived accidentally and born without a father? In The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, this is the exact circumstances that Pearl is … Continue reading →

The first colonists of America came over to escape religious persecution and had the ability to practice their religious freedoms. Puritans were a group of extremely religious followers of the bible. Their society reflected the bible in their best interpretation, … Continue reading →

No matter what, it is a never ending cycle. This cycle can take however long it needs, but, whether big or small, it always has an end and a beginning. In The Sun Also Rises, Hemingway uses Jake Barnes and … Continue reading →

Many famed classics have been built around the literary element of a tragic hero. Characters such as Oedipus Rex and Hamlet have risen to the top of their aspirations only to fall back to the depths of death due to … Continue reading →

I remember that day very clearly. The sun was beating down on us as if we were the anvil and the sun the hammer. Relentlessly conforming us into what was desired. What was expected. It was only a matter of … Continue reading →

Tick….Tock….Tick….Tock….Tick….Tock. Decisions. Decisions. You have to make a decision but you’re not quite certain exactly what to do. You eventually decide to just play it safe. Nothing different. Same old you. There are numerous intangible things that someone carries throughout … Continue reading →