I have fractured eyes and a jigsaw soul. Years of perusing the stiff, sharp-edged pages of just-bought books have broken and crushed me physically. My eyes are not clear-sighted, despite the endless dishes of squash that my grandmother insisted would cure my deteriorating vision. My spine has curved in subtle ways over time, and perfect […]
Finally everybody begins a group of one thing, whether or not it’s sea shells or film tickets. I by no means collected something till I began highschool. I unintentionally started to gather bracelets, every representing one thing vital in my life that I’ve realized and found. I now put on these 4 bracelets as a […]
Wow! Life is so short. Who knew? People constantly told me this, I thought I knew what they meant. Yes, it is difficult to perceive and more than we can grasp but, that is the value of life. Truth is, I had no idea. Life is so delicately fragile and can just be snatched away […]
My palms began sweating as I looked at the homework board. It read like a danger sign posted in the front of a condemned building. “COLLEGE ESSAYS DUE SEPTEMBER 27.” Panic set in. I have never written anything about myself before. Where do I even start? I had no idea, and time was quickly running […]
It is important for adults to be involved and to intervene in children’s imaginative and creative play because if children are playing or doing something inappropriate then the adult will have to encourage the child to play something which is suitable for the children involved to play. It is also important for adults to be […]
#1: Describe the world you come from — for example, your family, community or school — and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations. I’ve always loved a good map. I’ve always hated folding one. Naturally then, since the age of five, the bookshelves in my room have been filling up […]
Life is beautiful. No matter how polluted the world may be, at the end of the day, it only takes one glance at the brilliant stars in the night sky to realize how incredibly blessed I am. I feel goose bumps on my body as the wind chill passes me by and I shiver with […]
“Shut up, Dette.” That was the final I noticed of that individual earlier than the massive funeral. As I stood within the cemetery, I appeared on the wreath that I used to be holding. “Dette, the man by no means actually appreciated you, so why trouble?” I believed to myself. I had no reply to […]
Family. The people you’re either blessed with, or cursed with. Sure, everyone is affected by their relatives in one way or another, but not everyone has the same outcome as a result. Personally, I’m not an exceptional human being. I’m not working on a cure for cancer or saving woodland animals from extinction in my […]
Popular culture can be defined in various ways. Depending on one’s definition, popular culture can encompass anything from forms of dance to movies on the big screen. Regardless of one’s definition, it is clear that media has a huge role in reflecting and shaping pop culture. YouTube, a popular video hosting website, is playing an […]