A Quiet Place

Bora Bora is a paradise in French Polynesia, it is one of the 10 most beautiful islands in the world. I have never been to this island, but I have a friend who when there more than a year ago and what she told me is a spectacular place, that is the reason why I consider it as a paradise. This island is formed by an extinct volcano shaped like a castle where its valleys bloom hibiscus while the palm trees cover it, the perfect white sand beaches give way to the turquoise waters that are crystal…

felt by the soldiers, but the civilians who also experience its horrors although not perhaps to its fullest extent. War does not distinguish between civilian or soldier, its horrors spread and cause physical and mental detriment. In the novel, All Quiet on…

Americans.” Bruce Anders mentions the Peace Corps’ in his video presentation of the “Bride Finder” from the book The Quiet Time by Demitri Keriotis. Character Sam tootle had a different mission for his visit to Zaire, Africa and that was to find himself a bride. Anders shares his views and thoughts on the short story, in which I disagree with in a few aspects. In the presentation of The Quiet Time “Bride Finder” by Demitri Keriotis, Bruce Anders beings by talking about the point of view in which…

The issue with sleeping is that quiet environment is necessary. In the story “Park bench vacation” by Italo Calvino, the main character Marcovaldo also chose the wrong to sleep. There is not a forest close to his apartment, so he decides to sleep in a park for the night in order to experience serenity. Unfortunately, the bench on which he wants to sleep is occupied by a couple of lovers. After a while, he can lie down on the bench, but the light of a traffic light, the noise made by a team of…

In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, He writes about his time in the concentration camps. This book takes place in the 1940s during the Holocausts. His family was Jewish and little by little their rights were taken away. It started off with small things like no radios, to not being able to leave the new ghettos that were set up. He and his family were then transported to the first camp. Eli got separated from his mother and sister, and stayed with his father. And he never saw them again. In the…

Venice, is a very beautiful city. There are about 150 gardens in Suzhou, some of which have a history of 1000. These gardens aren't big, but they all have their own characteristics. We can find a lot of features among them. Let's introduce the two places. Humble Administrator's Garden, which I think is one of the most beautiful gardens, is also one of the four big gardens. It is also the largest garden in which many flowers and buildings were listed as world heritage sites with some other…

When you imagine the season of winter what do you think of? Do you visualize fresh snow falling from the sky or do you think of fires being lighted in the chimneys of several homes? Artists such as John Twachtman and George Luks expressed their emotions and feelings on winter through their paintings. In 1889, John Twachtman painted 'Along the River, Winter.' The subject matter expressed winter as being peaceful and still by including a dull sky, fresh layers of snow, and a small path leading to…

the morning when he started to be loud and obnoxious in the classroom so I removed him and took him to the quiet room. He proceeded to act like a caged…

A better transportation is one thing mankind has always craved for. We want a faster and an easier way to go from one place to another. Just imagine that you are a person that lives in the mid-1800s. You want a transportation that goes really fast and goes far distances. Taking a train would be hard because the train station is far. This means you cannot commute to far distances really quick. However, now we have a mode of transportation that is in most households. This works as easy as turning…

There are many immigrants in the United States, and I believe that every immigrant is bi-cultural. I am also bi-cultural. Cambodia has a king, and the United States has a president. People of Cambodia usually are dependent, quiet, and traditional. People of American are independent and outspoken. Khmer is Cambodia language, and English is the American language. Being bi-cultural in the US, I am influenced by the language, figure it out my identity and how to cope and understand the different…