Dear Agony

hospital with great fear and anxiety to see my grandma, who just had a heart attack. Sitting nervously at her bedside, I watched her slowly die due to lack of proper medical care. As time went on, I lost my grandpa to diabetes, a cousin to tuberculosis, a dear friend to leukemia and my own mother to complications of pregnancy. Those tragic consecutive events of my life inspired in me the burning desire to become a doctor. I graduated from medical school with a philosophy in life - to provide…

have never heard. “Kill the savages, men.” They yelled. Chaos, reigned, people were running everywhere. Another bang and blood sprayed out of our warriors. Frozen I turned as I watch my father and brother fall to the ground. I let out a scream of agony and sorrow, as mother and I ran to them. Tears rolled continuously down my face They were dead. A man took aim and my mother collapsed. I let out a small shriek before I was struck across the head, I lay on the ground as everything turned black…

not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.’ ANZAC is a term which can define our nation. It is a legend which every Australian holds dear and one that will be passed down through generations forevermore. It is on this solemn day, the 25th of April, our country gathers, as one, to commemorate the audacious actions of those noble men and women, who, over a century ago, sacrificed…

Some modern heroes in our modern society include figures such as Malala and Gandhi, they are seen as heroes because of their admirable qualities such as humility and courage. The question is, is Odysseus, the protagonist of Homer's epic The Odyssey, a modern hero? Odysseus is a man on his way home from the Trojan war when he is strewn off course by the almighty Poseidon, and he must find his way home. Even though Odysseus displays traits of strength and intelligence he lacks major qualities…

She was badly tortured by the schoolteacher and his nephews. They made chokeberry tree, its trunk, branches and even leaves on her back when she tried to escape from Sweet Home. She didn’t want that her children ever feel the same agony. Sethe’s ambition to provide her children everything she herself never had, does more harm than good. Slavery destroyed Sethe’s possibility of having normal relationship with anyone. She missed her sons : “Buglar and Howard would be…

In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare there are many relationships that are essential to the plot and the showcasing of certain characters and their evolving mindsets. One such relationship is the friendship between Romeo and Mercutio. When Mercutio is first introduced his first line is: “Nay gentle Romeo we must have you dance” (Ⅰ.ⅳ.13). Instantly the sentiment given to Mercutio is one of silliness, someone who likes to have fun, and who doesn’t take no for an answer. Mind, where Mercutio…

The Man He Killed Sometimes I don’t know where I’m going or even want to admit where I came from, so when sit back and reflect on things the truth of my reality can be a bit overwhelming. I have been threw more than most people my age and have had to grow up fast, but in doing so it’s no comparison to Tim O 'Brien. He is an outstanding Author of the novel “The things I’ve carried”. O 'Brien writes of a young Vietnamese man who’s past, present, and future has been taken by a grenade in My Khe…

Taking after World War I and the strife it conveyed to American culture, apparently great circumstances were felt by all in the thundering twenties; notwithstanding, the fact of the matter is communicated through the pessimistic happenings of the "Lost Generation." Published in 1926, Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises goes about as a moral story of the time, clarifying the circumstances of American and remote youthful grown-ups of the "Lost Generation." The voyage of Robert Cohn, Lady Bret…

“The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies, but your friends and the loved ones.” The relevence of this quote is apt and embeded in the character of Amir and Hassan. They grew together and their upbringing was on equal footage. Hassan trusted Amir the most and Amir was greatly dependent on the loyalty of Hassan. The tragedy of this friendship is that Amir never considers Hassan as his friend and has condescending views about Hassan and he never leaves an…

The Rime of The Ancient Mariner by S.T. Coleridge is an eerie and supernatural tale of crime, punishment and repentance. The Mariner commits a crime at sea by killing an Albatross, and what follows is a bizarre line of events to punish the Mariner and the crew for their crimes. Morality plays an important role throughout the poem to inform the readers perception of the Mariner's actions. Symbolism is used to help support moral elements of the story and add depth to the narrative. Lastly the…