My Story

just follow. I would be lying if I said that scared little girl inside my heart didn’t still believe this to be true to some extent, but with age came wisdom but we’ll get to this a little later. Seeing all the “pretty” people on tv, movies, ads, even in real life can be intimidating, convincing us all for the most part that this is just how life is. I hate to admit, but this way of thinking was apparent in my own family. My own mother was so unhappy with how she looked and the way the world…

My mother always told me I had a “bad” sense of humor. watching someone fall or slip or dive into pavement always has the ability to put me into tears (tears of joy of course). So if you are anything like my mother my story may not seem funny to you but if you are anything like me I hope you are spreading contagious laughter. It was the middle of football season so the weather was still warm but not warm enough that you could wear shorts comfortably. I was hanging out at my friends house and…

The song, “Be My Escape”, by Relient K, uses one main poetic device to convey the story that the speaker is telling: metaphor. Throughout the poem, the speaker illustrates that they are locked inside a house. We are told that they know how to get out, because they know who has the key, however they are afraid of what lies beyond their safe walls out in the world. They initially think that they know what is best for themselves. Eventually they come to the conclusion that they must take the chance…

In my essay I will first sate the traits of an ideal knight and then discuss the characteristics of an ideal knight as represented in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight while comparing and contrasting them to the characteristics of ideal knights in traditional texts. Quoting examples from the text, I will then discuss, analyze and come to a conclusion if Sir Gawain has been represented as an ideal knight in the 14th century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. During the Middle Ages and in many…

were so much more interesting than the real world. They were better, brighter, and full of magic. My love of reading from a young age was the foundation to so many other branches of my personality as well. I read so much that understanding words and writing them was almost like as easy breathing. One of the first people to introduce me to the world of literature was my 2nd grade teacher Mrs.Gross. One of my first memories of ever picking up a book was in her classroom. It was a small book about…

The importance of silence in Mohammed Hanif’s A Case of Exploding Mangoes and Nadine Gordimer’s My Son’s Story hinges on the assumption that the spread of information is simultaneously valuable and dangerous. Each of these authors frame their stories around political upheaval where violence and oppression are constantly just beneath the surface. The apartheid-era South African activists of My Son’s Story, like Sonny and his wife Aila, use information to find support in a movement that opposes…

For our ancestors who did not understand the physical sciences, this is quite understandable. In those days, creation stories gave our ancestors a false sense of meaning, a purpose for living which ignited zeal into their hearts as well as the heart of the entire community. Just as the ancient religions, the same pattern is seen with the major world religions of today. Now…

Kelsie Hardester: My Story… On December 1, 1955 I was sitting near the black section of the bus. I was reading a book when I heard a commotion behind me. Behind me the bus driver was talking to a black woman, this interested me. I closed my book and leaned in to listen to their conversation. The bus driver kept telling the women to get up. He was yelling and appeared to be angry. He told her that he would have her arrested! This was ridiculous! I didn’t understand why someone would do all this…

charming of fellas. My patience has always run as thin as a strand of hair. I’ll hear people blabbing above me on the streets how awful it was that I, “Stole the lives of so many innocent people.” WELL LISTEN HERE! I do not decide when it’s time for someone to part, that is in the hands of the three fates. They decided when the string of life is due to be cut. I on the other hand, have the honors…

little diversity and culture represented in my Massachusetts home; it was a bit of a culture shock arriving in New York City. Here; different cultures are represented, various opinions are presented, and social norms are rejected. With this refreshing outlook on life, I believe it is necessary to get outside of your comfort zone and become aware of your surroundings. Back in my home town of Marshfield, I felt completely closed off to the rest of the world. My town was made up of little…