Cassandra Clare

Imagine picking up a book for the first time. Think about the feel of the stark pages and the excitement of starting a new journey in a world that is unknown. Tales of lost love, robot invasions, or horror stories are all books that allow our imaginations to run wild. Books bring forth new culture and perspective into the world, but most importantly they allow us to express ourselves emotionally. Authors have the ability to convey messages that make us cry tears of forbidden love for characters…

Cassandra Clare once wrote,“Lies and secrets... they are like a cancer in the soul. They eat away what is good and leave only destruction behind.” Everyone has a secret, but, it is what a person lets a secret do to them and to others that can be destructive. In Election written by Tom Perrotta, characters in a suburban town live everyday hiding secrets from their peers, elders, and even themselves. These secrets have the potential to corrupt relationships, and morals, and they do so…

Cassandra Clare once pointed out the importance of reading and comparing literature when she said, “Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.” The similarities between “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington Robinson are striking, and they deserve thorough examination. In “The Story of an Hour,” Mrs. Mallard thought that her husband died, but when she found out that he was actually still alive, she died of shock. In “Richard…

"This sucks!" That is what I would have said a couple of years ago and even further back. Writing has become important and interesting to me in the last couple of years. When I was younger, I would write every now and then of stories, but when it came to writing an assignment, I never wanted to do it. From when I was young to now, I still have not written as much as I would want to have. I still have problems trying to get all of my thoughts on paper. I tend to struggle to complete my own works,…

The purpose of this paper is to dissect the aspect of innocence and experience. The theme is found in many pieces of literature such as: movies, songs, poems, and plays. Innocence and experience is compared often and how it is applied in real life applications from childhood to adulthood. Random quotes are used to show that innocence and experience is usual. To properly analyze the theme, the album, Trilogy by The Weeknd is used as an example to display innocence and how experience changed the…

Reading can be the portal for new and enlightening experiences. Due to an abundance of material at our fingertips, how do we make a wise choice? Does grouping by age make the library a more user friendly place? An age group stands to be defined as a number of people that happen to be the same age. The notion of an age group assists librarians around the world by lending them a hand in identifying books or movies that are appropriate for a certain age group. Common Sense Media is a website…

The American Dream: Is It Achievable? Does one’s goal stop after hitting many vicissitudes in life? If something is becoming hard or an unexpected event occurs, does one give up all that has been worked for? In the American Culture, there is this thing called The American Dream which was first coined by James Truslow Adam. Truslow has stated, “’That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone… regardless of social class or circumstances of birth’” (Brandon…