Be Here

better prepared to relate to others in the future. Throughout my search for the most fitting university, I found the University of Texas at Austin to exhibit the best alignment between words and actions, starting with six simple words “What Starts Here Changes the World”. The Forty Aces Scholars program can help me change…

I. My Choices Brought Me Here Action is the end results of the choices we make. Over the course of my forty-eight months at the Naval Academy I have made some choices that led me to a position where I did not graduate on time. This paper will explore my decision making, critical thinking and other character components that have put me in this situation. My aptitude for commission is under review and the reasons for this are not just due to one incident but my overall record. My record conveys a…

How I Ended Up Here I found the sleek, black briefcase on the bus. There was no one else on the bus when I boarded. No one got off as I got on. There were only empty wires where the surveillance cameras would normally be. I probably could have and probably should have just handed the briefcase in to the bus driver. And I probably would have done that had the briefcase been locked. There were locks on the briefcase, but it opened freely. I rationalized that I might be looking into the briefcase…

literary works "Sonny's Blues" written by James Baldwin and "I Stand Here Ironing" written by Tillie Olsen show similarities between the effects of the family relationships and overall themes of sin, redemption, grace, and forgiveness even though they were set in a different time and place. The author of "I Stand Here Ironing" was named Tillie Olsen. Olsen was born in Nebraska during the Great Depression in 1912. "I Stand Here Ironing" takes place during the Great Depression. James…

The purpose of the excerpt from Bill Bryson’s Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe is trying to convey the idea to Americans(and others) that Europe is very different from America in its scenery and the way the people are, all the while keeping a humorous tone. He uses techniques such as epithet, anaphora, and, parallelism. Alongside these devices, he also uses levity so as not to bore the readers Epithet, using an adjective(s) to describe something, is present throughout the first…

War poetry showcases the distress and emotional affects that were encountered by soldiers in the war. “Disabled” by Wilfred Owen, “here dead we lie "by A E. Housman and “Silent Homecoming” by Richard E. Mcginty All display the reality of war and how terrible the after effect of war is to past soldiers. These respective poems express the hurt and distress felt by the soldiers, resulting in the inability to feel welcomed back. Wilfred Owen both project the idea of isolation by the use of severe…

Journey Essay Hope has moved from place to place her entire life. She hasn’t stayed in one town long enough to create special bonds with anyone, so she doesn’t have any close friends. Maybe Mulhoney, Wisconsin will be different. In the book Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer, Hope has always been trying to do her name justice. But when she moves to a small town in Wisconsin, her whole world has been turned upside-down. She has been waitressing for a local diner and even helping a man with cancer…

Mark Edmundson, who is a professor of English at the University of Virginia and has published many books, wrote “Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here?” as an advice piece to students just entering college. He lets students know that it is a great accomplishment that they have made it to college, but their job is far from done. They have a lot of forces against them built in the college system that will try and keep them from getting a true education. He tells them it won’t be easy, but if…

house. It was supposed to be a nice and enjoyable walk to him, but it quickly transformed into a terrifying night he could not handle. Transformation obviously creates fear. This can be seen in the following three stories as well. Oates’ “Where Is Here?” and Tress’ “The Dream…

In the essay “Here Is New York” by E.B White. White in this essay combines memories, time, and “the change” that New York make with time. He talks about New York as a poem. White does not see New York like a simple city with big buildings, amazing monuments, or movies White sees deeper into New York than any other person that comes to visit. White state’s “New York will bestow the gift of loneliness and the gift of privacy” (E.B White, 1st line.) White is telling us that New York is giving you…