Like You

Living in America, life should be richer, and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement, regardless of social class or circumstances of birth. Everyone around the world conflicts with their differences and in America, not everyone agrees. Some have stronger beliefs than others and sometimes we meet in the middle. Living in America we have created a diverse society by expressing true opinions and understanding the value our country has to offer. Everyone…

performance at her piano recital (Tan, 391). There is a moment where she has a shouting match between her and her mother when she cries out “Why don’t you like me the way I am? (…)” and it is implied that she doesn’t feel that her mother likes her (Tan, 389). It very well could be that she has a very deep fear in her subconscious that her mother will not like her unless she is a child prodigy. Eventually, she rebels and starts to disobey her mother and stops following her instruction as a way to…

Watari, why are you two here?” “I wanted to hang out and Watari said that he didn’t have anything else to do, so I dragged him over,” the small girl at the door said, a large grin plastered onto her face as her eyes sparkled. “Not true, I came because I wanted to,” the other friend, Watari, pouted. “Kousei, I made Watari come with us so don’t let him tell you some lie,” said Tsubaki with confidence. A flash of pink went across the front window, forcing…

What do you think it's like to die. A black nothingness, A heaven and hell to take you, or is it to be reborn as a tree or plant. I almost figured that out myself one day. The day I fell out of a window. It was a cool summer day and I couldn’t stand that I was taking a nap. I was seven at the time and I was told to go take a nap with my sister. We went up stairs, mom turned on the T.V. everything was alright. After about thirty minutes I got bored and couldn’t stand lying in bed and watching…

You do not have to worry about other people opinions on how they want to proceed in an assignment. On the other hand working in groups help you bring in different ideas. Also the workload is easier when the group members are on the same page. My experience in this particular group was a little intimidating at first. The role that was chosen for me was the leader; it is not easy being in this position. The reason why is because people are looking at you to set an example. You cannot expect…

One of the most prevalent desires in a person's life is to find what he or she is meant to fulfill in his or her lifetime. Especially for adolescents, finding where one stands in a world full of chaos is a daunting struggle and a strenuous journey. In The Cather in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger, Holden is a troubled boy who is struggling to find himself and his place in the world. His journey to achieving this goal makes The Cather in the Rye an overall optimistic book because teenagers can…

tends to be an integral part of this process of discovering who we are and who we want to be. This journey comes with countless obstacles but eventually help us foster our own individual personalities. However, it is easy to pretend to be something you are not, which makes it hard to ever understand who someone is. Having a good character entails much more than feigning kind acts, but means doing what is right for the sake of doing something right. Discovering someone’s true character requires…

“What would you like to do if money was no object?” This is the question asked in a trending Youtube video narrated by the late philosopher Alan Watts. It encourages young people to live and dream as if money didn’t matter—as if money was no object. Inspiring, to say the least. The notion of dreaming and living without regard for financial reality can open the imagination to entire worlds that money had rendered unrealistic. But profound narrative, dizzying imagery and hypnotic music aside,…

Lily also finds an escape in the letters from chemistry class. In The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth Speare, and P.S. I Like You, by Kasie West, the striking similarities showcase two stories of classical and true romance. The two heroines in our stories have difficulty finding a place to belong. Kit because she is in an unfamiliar place with unfamiliar…

“You know jungle juice,” Adil said, after not getting a reaction out of Michael. “They get a large container and fill it with some cheap juice or fruit punch, then pour a bottle of this stuff in it. Gets the whole room lit up for like twenty bucks. It’s the only way people can handle this stuff.” Michael picked up the bottle and spun off the cap. He then took a long belt from it with not so much as even flinching. “Whoa,” Adil said, astonished. “I guess a big guy like you does need to water it…