I was once told by my parents that there were no such things as ghosts. It didn’t take me long to see otherwise. When I was eight years old, I visited the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) for the first time while on a field trip with my elementary school. Since my sense of direction […]
“So, Jess, I was just wondering . . . why are you so into horses? I mean, your parents know nothing about them, your brothers pretty much ignore them, and no one in your family has ever owned a horse before.” A typical question. The same answer. My best friend. When I was five years […]
“Anya* is not good… But she wants it.” A pretty harsh line for a twelve-year-old to hear, but this moment helped in my development of how I deal with life’s persistent challenges. Some people see sports as an outlet, a tactic to release energy that has been bundled up for too long, a way to […]
Why am I crying? I mean, I’m barely three years old – am I always expected to provide a legitimate reason? Something really bad must have happened, though, considering I’m sure I was so cheerful a couple minutes ago when the nice nurse gave me some candy. What would Blue’s Clues do in this situation? […]
Have you ever noticed how ugly the word ugly is? It is only used when describing something repulsive or undesirable. The world as a whole shys away from the word. Nobody wants to be ugly. This fact is utterly important. You see, I do not believe in ugly. Ugly, does not exist. The problem with […]
Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Cauldron’s opinion on Barbie conventions The writer called Cauldron is not a Barbie fanatic. Cauldron affirms that “for all of the people who were light up whenever they saw a Barbie, it had nothing to do with her” (139). In addition to that, Cauldron had a negative attitude towards […]
On August 30, 1831, is the most exciting news for Charles Darwin. He got the offer of a position on the H.M. S. Beagle. This offer was from his guidance, Henslow, at Cambridge. Henslow had been welcome to be the natural scientist for the ship, but he had turned down the opportunity. Fitzroy is a […]
“Yeah, she wanna get married but she don’t wanna marry me” is a heartache to hear just like a numerous amount of Thomas Rhett’s songs released in September of 2017 in the album Life Changes. A lot of songs released in the more recent years are either about a desirable type of love, falling out […]
In movies and books, people often describe a defining moment when they figure out who they are. However, I never thought it actually happened in real life. I never expected to have a “moment” of my own. When it arrived, mine was much more powerful than I could have ever imagined. During the spring of […]
Alost 3 million children, most of them girls, from the ages of 6 months and 17 years compete in beauty pageants annually in America. Competition can be local and national and they compete in categories such as swimwear, talent, costume of your choice, and eveningwear. This is an industry where mothers give her daughter energy […]