Be Here

it could be the opposite. Imagination can take over reason, because your mind goes into its state of its own, and believes whatever they are imagining, like if it was real. In the story “Where is here” by Joyce Carol Oates, shows and explains, how imagination takes over all reason. “Where is here” is a Gothic story about a stranger that wanted to see his old childhood home. As the unknown stranger looked around the…

“I Stand Here Ironing” and “Demonology” both contain main characters who have lost their loves ones, whether it be metaphorically or literally. In “I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen, the main character, who is never given a name other than Emily’s Mother, is found in an internal conflict that can ultimately change her daughter’s life. The story starts of with the mother receiving a phone call from what is assumed to be a teacher, requesting her to help out Emily. The mother quietly…

“Look here comes the immigrant”. The immigrant. Oh how much I loathed that word. As a small eighth grader, I still remember the excitement I felt about starting a new school. It was my first time studying in America and coming from another country where America is depicted as the best country in the world I was really excited. However, everything changed as soon as I got to my classroom. “This is Claudia, she is the new student that moved from Peru.” I looked around at the group of teenagers…

that bubbled with hazing richness and expensive taste. Her silky hair was a soft brown, like the bark of an oak tree, not dark but simply gentle in any light. I met her at a dance class a week prior to school; we became best friends. “Veronica! Over Here!” Shouted Lily. “Excited for our first day?” I turned around with a look of apathy on my face. “Oh come on Veronica! Don’t be a scaredy cat like you always are,” she spluttered.…

Ready or Not, Here Comes College “Hey guys, when should we go get our books for PSEO?” Jasmine asked. “Aren't we supposed to get them on August 15th?” responded Grace. “Sure, I can drive everyone to the campus,” I offered. When August 15th came around, I drove my friends to the Riverland Community College campus in Owatonna. We'd all been there before to create our schedule for the upcoming semester. The three of us walked through the doors and into the bookstore. Usually when I hear the word…

“What’s the difference between here—America—and Vietnam?” I received this question every time someone found out that I was born and raised in Vietnam. Before I came to America, I lived in a Communist country that controlled almost every aspect of your life. I had to go to a state approved school—which my family had to pay for—that propagated a lot of media that shows America as an evil country. I grew up in an environment where your future occupation is usually the occupation of your father or…

Naps are here to help people, not harm them. Naps benifit us in ways like refreshing our bodies, clearing the mind, and helping us through a long hard day. So this is why I think naps are here to help us. My first reason on why naps are here to help us is, it helps to refresh your body. It does this by giving you time to rest your body in the middle of the day so you can finsh th rest. Naps also refreshes your body by giving your body a rest if you've been on your toes alot. So if you think…

Literary Analysis for Here Comes Santa Claus The Author Gene Autry wrote this song to tell everyone that no matter who you are you should love this holiday. The theme of this song is Santa Claus coming to town. The Author Gene Autry did a good job with Repetition in this Christmas song. One literary device Gene Autry used was repetition. The line that had repetition was “Here comes Santa Claus”. The author wrote this in his song 3 times. Another line of repetition was “Cause Santa…

the outskirts of the city to live in public housing units. These projects did not allow for people to get jobs or have the resources to be successful, causing many of them to live off of monthly welfare benefits, as described in There Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz. When the Henry Horner Homes were first built they were described as majestic looking and it gave the people moving in a sense of hope. Over the years, the quality of the projects has become quite…

Television shows like Leave it to Beaver, and Father Knows Best shaped the idea of an ideal American family in the 1950’s, while today it is through the worship of celebrity mothers and families that the familial ideal is set. In Tillie Olsen’s “I Stand Here Ironing” the unnamed mother contemplates her early choices as a mother as she goes back and forth ironing. While it is possible to be a “good mother”, there is no mold for it and there is truly no such thing as a “perfect family”, yet it is…