Anxiety seems like that to me. "Where are you staying?" That
Anxiety seems like that to me. "Where are you staying?" That
Dante Alighieri once said, “There is no greater sorrow than to recall a happy time when miserable.” Though not directly mentioned, the idea of the quote seems to be explored thoroughly in both “Where I Lived, and What I Lived For,” by Henry David Thoreau, and “Once More to the Lake,” by E.B. White. While both of these authors float around several thoughts including reality, advancements, and living in general, they take very different approaches to do so. In “Once More to the Lake,” White reminisces on his journey back to a place he spent many summers as a child. His essay takes the form of a narrative, with him explaining in great detail the beauty and isolation of the lake.…
Most teenagers would probably tell you that the beginning of their adulthood was marked by having to do laundry for the first time, or being able to drive alone, or perhaps no longer sitting at the children's table at family events. But for me, it happened this past summer, when I made the very difficult decision that I would not return to Coleman Country Day Camp. To those who were not fortunate enough to have grown up at summer camp, this might not seem like such a big decision to make. But Coleman was my outlet, my second home for ten consecutive summers and spending those two months anywhere else seemed inconceivable to me.…
We didn’t need to choose where we wanted to go over the winter break, my mom was very eager to go to Lake Tahoe. My sister and I just wanted to stay home and sleep, but my mom said we needed to go out, after all, she’s the one that makes us stay ome. I didn’t have a clue what Lake Tahoe was. I found about that Lake Tahoe was a lake far up north and on the border of Nevada.…
There’s a little slice of Heaven in Marshall, Texas, where the sun shines through the pines and the sound of cicadas serenade you throughout your afternoon and the lake shines like a plate of polished silver in the early morning sun. When I first came to Camp Fern, I was on my own. Everyone else had known each other for at least two years, so I was the odd one out. In my cabin there was the usual sort. There was the popular one, the attention seeker, the joker, and the one you love to hate.…
“Come on, Amanda, it’ll be fun!” Jessie said. “I don’t know,” I said doubtfully. “We’ll be alone? In the middle of nowhere?”…
I was 13 years old, just starting off high school, when I realized what this dark cloud that’s been floating over me for the past couple of months really is. It wouldn’t be until more than a year later until I seek out professional help. It started off innocently enough as just a feeling of constant emptiness at the pit of my stomach. It slowly turned into randoms bouts of extreme rage, where I’d take out my anger physically, not just on the walls and mirrors of my childhood home and not just on my family, but on myself. I couldn’t understand why I felt this way, why I wasn’t “normal”.…
In early August of 2012, my dad and I decided to visit my Grandpa and Grandma Hurt in Florida. We hadn’t seen them in a couple years and it was time to spend quality time with them because time goes quickly, and you never know what could happen. The car ride seemed forever, but I was so excited to go to Florida. The car ride was almost unbearable to sit hour after hour. The only peculiar thought about this trip, is that my grandpa was sick, and the doctors did not know what exactly was wrong.…
I always remember Grandma Knowlton as Knowlton instead of Siegenthaler as Grandpa Siegenthaler was gone before I was born and Grandma had remarried. Grandpa Knowlton or “Pappy” as everyone called him, was the only Grandpa I ever knew. The Grandpa I knew was always quiet and soft spoken, never angry or sharp. His hearing was so bad, he missed a lot of the conversations going around him. To counter that image, he had been a very successful business man running Knowlton Construction which built many public buildings in the Bellefontaine area.…
Tegan English PAP Impeccable "Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the thing they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too. " Most people have things about them that they struggle with having. You see, I have those things but the real struggle is ,my monster, my grandma.…
Once when I was with Robin (my dad) we went over to Mrs. Clark house and he had me to tell her about the tomato plants that were under my bed. Not long after we went to live with Grandma and Grandpa Odom. Grandma and Grandpa lived in a two-story house in the middle of Lyons near Partin Park. Renee and I shared a bedroom upstairs.…
“Don't judge a book by its over”. Some things other than money are special to people, for instance my grandma's key chain. My grandma's key chain is special to me because my gave it to me, she used it her whole life, and she told me I could have it because it had a picture of me and her in it. First and foremost, my Gramma gave it to me before she passed.…
When I was in 3rd grade, the only woman who had ever taken care of me passed away due to cancer. My Grandma took care of my mother and I from the time I was born and continued to care for me after my mom moved away. Our lives weren't very luxurious. She worked at Polk Community College as their lunch lady and I never had much; including my own bed. Still, I was never unhappy.…
Long ago, in a far away land, there lived a man. This man lived alone in a rickety cabin. The floorboards creaked with every step, and the walls were bare and undecorated. The man never bothered to decorate or clean his cabin, so it smelt like old eggs and mildew. This man never paid his bills, and he never bothered to take a shower because there was no water.…
Once more to the Lake, by E.B. white, is a personal narrative that allows the readers to slip into the shoes of E.B. White and relive the memories he had with a lake in Maine. This personal narrative theme is more illusive, going back in time where E.B. White lived in delight as a kid who visited a same lake each summer. E.B White reflects his childhood memories when he took his son to the same lake that he grew to love. These reflections and memories are both pleasurable and saddening as he realizes nothing has changed. E.B. White uses figurative language that allows him to express his feelings as he relives the memories he once had as a child.…
It was Friday, October 2, 2015, when I stayed the night at my grandpa’s house. I do this every so often to spend quality time with this funny old man. When I walked through the back porch door around six in the evening, I could already smell the sweet aroma of syrup wafting through the air. As I approached the sliding glass door, I could see that he already had pancakes, bacon, and scrambled eggs waiting for us on the kitchen table. It was a “breakfast for dinner” type of night.…