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Little Pieces My little fingers wrapped around my dad's, and his heartwarming smile reassured me that one day, I would become somebody. It's quite crazy, that when you're young- nothing seems to have meaning. You run up and down, sideways and backwards all over the place ,left and right, yet you never realize who you are or what each moment means. As I grow older, the flame in my heart is set ablaze, the passion and immensity of my dreams tackles me down. The pursuit of happiness and the…

was a famous poet that illustrated his emotions through his literature very effectively. Ironically, Byron enjoyed reading and writing, but hated poetry at an early age (Pesta, Bloom and Willis 9). However, Byron’s first piece of literature to be published, called “Fugitive Pieces,” was introduced in November, 1806 (Pesta, Bloom and Willis 21). Many factors contributed to the various writing styles and themes of Lord Byron’s literature; his troubled childhood as well as the way that he…

1000+ Pieces It was a white Christmas morning, and my 7 year-old self rushed downstairs to see the giant presents awaiting me. I ripped up the biggest present with flashy wrapping paper. Behold! It was the castle Lego set I had wanted for months! Stocked with knights in shining armor, walls holding against the evil creatures, and of course, the hefty 1000 piece count. “1000 pieces? That doesn’t seem too hard. I’ll probably knock it out in like an hour.” Well, I was wrong… very wrong. I worked on…

The novel, “All the broken pieces” by Ann E. Burg, is a fantastic book. This book is a constant page-turner, and is very straightforward so you don’t get lost anywhere in the book. This book takes place in the United States towards the end of the Vietnam War. The main character Matt Pin, is from Vietnam but has to move to the States because of the war and the toll that it was taking on his country. During the novel Matt has to overcome hatred by his classmates in order to achieve his goals, and…

The bible is more than just some make-believe story for people to believe in. The bible is a huge piece of art, written by those whom God found worthy. As we begin understanding the meaning embedded throughout the Old Testament, it is important to start from the beginning, before mankind. With the great power of God, He created the world in which we live today. In this creation He also created something exceptional, one man and one woman. As the story goes on we being to learn of the important…

post. But for some reason this was weighing on my heart to share with you. I'm gonna be talking about being broken. Just the other day Sabrina posted a beautiful post titled, Embracing the Broken Pieces, where she shared her brokenness and the love of God that a sweet woman showed her! After reading her piece I knew for sure I was supposed to share this. Because Sabrina is not the only one to ever feel broken. My story of brokenness begins in early high school when I injured my back. I was in…

Once I got into hunter I picked a piece of color paper, I ended up with green. You have to sit with the group of people who the same color of paper as you. There was a red color, green, and yellow. The red was low income and they sat in a box on the ground. The Yellow was high class and they sat at a table with a tablecloth, silver wear, and glass cups. The green was middle class, they sat at a table that had plastic silver wear, plastic plates, and plastic cups. The low income only had…

that changes them for the better or worse. For some it might be getting married; for others it might the death of a loved one. Either way, these moments can last forever. For Gene, it was was pushing his best friend, Finny, out of tree. A Separate Piece is about a boy named Gene who goes to a school called Devon during World War 1. Gene’s a quiet and reserved guy who follows his only friend, Finny. Gene gets jealous of Finny though because he’s the star of the school and a leader people look up…

insuring cultural traditions, expressing spirituality, and to make sense of existential issues. Modern artists have pieces that tell a story enduring strength of the Native American peoples (Phillips, 1998) .One artist James Luna is notorious for using his body as a means to criticize stereotypes of Native American cultures in Western art. One of his most renowned pieces is Artifact Piece, 1985-87. Luna laid motionless on a bed of sand in a glass museum case wearing a loincloth. Luna persisted…

This writing considers the question of Yoko Ono’s “Cut Piece,” which is one of the most important works of that artist’s career and of its period. The essay specifically investigates the critical question of what one can learn from “Cut Piece” about the role of women in society at large. It seeks in investigating this question to uncover trends over time, seeing how the role of women has changed over time and how the role of women has been depicted in art. There will be three primary sections to…