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Writing this letter is going to be hard for me, but, in the end I need it. I need to get everything that I’ve bottled up or I’ve ever felt over the past three years. I’ve been struggling to find the ability to put my thoughts and feelings into words. When I think of you, I have too many things to say but hopefully by the end of this letter, you’ll hopefully understand what I want to get out. For 17 whole years, you were the center of my universe. I was “Daddy’s Little Girl,” I was your princess…

The Congo in The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is one of the greatest obstacles that Marlow (protagonist) must face when he decides to journey to Kurtz’s station to meet the legendary ivory collector. On Marlow’s journey nature provides a constant and arduous threat that Conrad embodies as the jungle in the Congo. Nature itself in the book has a multitude of meanings and uses, such as an antagonist for Marlow, and a constant theme throughout the book. For Marlow, while on his journey he…

It’s A Small World It’s the summer before my seventh birthday and I am invincible. It’s my first time at Disneyworld and everything is perfect. I am with my entire family, my sister, mother, and father. My heart flutters and I feel a surge of excitement. The ferry carrying us from the parking lot towards the magical kingdom is finally getting close to that iconic castle that I have seen so many times on TV. It is easy to forget we are riding a boat across a small lake that separates this…

Some of the happiest moments of your mother and I lives were when we brought each one of you home from the hospital. That great feeling and joy can never be measured or really explained, you must experience it for yourself. And maybe that will occur one day for each of you. But, before that day occurs, you must be well prepared mentally, emotionally and financially fit. This led me to this transparent communication to each one of you. I write this letter because speaking directly has become…

Before the story I…. (what you did to prepare the children for the story): I read the title of the book and author then I asked them what they think the book or story was going to be about. The one little girl in the group answered that she thinks it was about dogs. Then I turned to a random page with a scared dog on it and ask them why they think the dog is scared and they answer with they don’t know. So I said why don’t we find out. During the story I…… (how did you engage/keep their…

I was recently asked to meet with a friend that has been feeling depressed for about a year and a half. I have noticed and others have noticed that he is not his normal self. He told me he is not sleeping well and his social engagement has diminished severely. He seems to be isolating himself and he visibly appears to be carrying a heavy load that those who know him have noticed. In addition, last week someone filled me in on information concerning the actions he has taken over the past two…

After another phone call to Betty without getting an answer, Louise placed her hands on the sides of her face and moaned. “Oh me, I’ve tried so hard to get through to that stubborn woman and to think I was even willing to work with her, but I was wrong. She might be a bitch, but I still need her help.” “Wait a minute,” Louise thought placing her hand over her mouth.”Oh my God, I know what I can do. She might be the mayor’s wife, but she will learn I am just as brilliant as she is. She…

Once upon a time, those adventures were everything to me. Ven, Silas and me. Everyone knew we were the three musketeers, the three amigos, and to some’s surprise, the two boys were content with my never-waring presence. Looking back now, I realize how lucky I was. Most older brother’s barely bothered with their younger siblings, let alone a little sister. They would occasionally spend time with them when pressured by their parents, but never out of their own choosing. Silas seemed to always want…

In the story “The Open Boat”, there are four men who are a captain, a cook, an oiler and a correspondent. They were in a tiny boat after their ship sank off the coast of Florida. At first, the crew thought they could be rescued because of the house for refuge and a couple of people showing on the beach. But the fact was cruel so that they were required to depend on themselves. So the captain decided to swim to shore when they still had the strength. In the end, everyone was rescued except the…

Victor Hugo once wrote: “Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise”. Grief never ends. It haunts and buren 's someone 's life for years. In M. L. Stedman’s The Light Between Oceans, grief, loss, and healing is a recurring theme in the novel, as all characters go through at least one devastating loss. Hannah’s husband has died, her daughter’s alive but not with her. Isabel and Tom have two miscarriages and a stillborn baby. These situations are hard for everyone to cope with, and…