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Every one of us carries a weight, whether it be emotional or physical or a combination of the two. In the novel The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, each of the soldiers carries their own weights. The physical objects often … Continue reading →

The Great Gatsby – a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Sun Also Rises, written by Ernest Hemingway are two of the most influential books that shaped what American literature is now. Written in the late XX century, both … Continue reading →

Dear My Roommate, As you are leaving me after this year and we will probably never see each other again, I am writing to thank you for an awesome year and for being the best roommate ever. I will forever … Continue reading →

Maggie – A Girl of the Streets, the first novela of Stephen Crane, is a book about an Irish-immigrant family in New York at the start of the twentieth century. Maggie, the main character, is a naive, young and beautiful … Continue reading →

The things they carried is a work of Tim O’Brien, a historical fiction about the Vietnam war. With captivating and powerful language, O’Brien has succeeded in bringing readers back to the time, breathing and living the atmosphere of Vietnam, feeling … Continue reading →

It was 7:26 PM, and Jack finally left the room. “Why does he come in at this time if he already knows the answer?” Ben had asked me. “Just cause he doesn’t have homework, doesn’t mean we don’t.” “I know, … Continue reading →

In The Road by Cormac McCarthy the son acts more like a little boy than an adult.  SInce he and his father have been on the road for so long, we start to see the son start to mature and … Continue reading →

Everywhere I went, everything I did, it followed me. It was attached to me and wouldn’t leave my side. Even in my brightest moments when happiness took over everything, it was still in sight. It was dark, big, and looked … Continue reading →

How will you ever know what pride is If you never put on the green and white? How will you ever know what pain is If you never gave up a one goal lead in the last five minutes of … Continue reading →

If you have ever met someone with a pale face, short breaths, and a trembling body, you might conclude that they are extremely anxious, and you might even ask to help. In some people’s circumstances, they get uneasy when they … Continue reading →