The Mailbox

Greater Humor Through Differentiation Have you ever started reading a book, or a text, or an article, or any piece, and feel like you cannot put it away to undertake regular chores? Well, a text that elicits humor can significantly catch people’s attention and create great interests. The following two essays, “Neat People vs. Sloppy People” by Suzanne Britt and “Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out” by Dave Barry, in fact, stimulate immense humor. They can leave readers with prolonged giggling.…

thought about how dishonest I have been to Christopher. I never told him why we didn’t speak of Mr. Shears or the dog, or that I lied about his mother passing away. I knew he wouldn’t question any of this but I still felt guilty. I looked in the mailbox as always. There was another letter for Christopher, from 451c Chapter Road in London. It was from his mother. I hid the envelope between the post and went inside. I knew Christopher was upstairs, probably in his room, so I called out from the…

who fights against the Soviets in the cold war. Parcher tells Nash that he wants him to be a code breaker for the government and convinces him to serve his country. Every time Nash cracks a code, he is to deposit it in a mansion that has a special mailbox. Nash accepts and now splits his time between teaching at Princeton and “breaking codes”. He meets Alicia, a student of his and eventual wife, when she approaches him about solving one of his problems that he posed in class. She asks him on a…

When I opened my mailbox last summer and saw an email reads “...you have been selected for a Huamei Academy Third Tier Scholarship for the 2016-2017 school year...”,I broke into tears. The email told me that I’ve failed to get the first tier scholarship, but more importantly, my tearsevoked by the email signified my failure on staying true to myself. I was awarded the first tier scholarship in ninth grade. I wasn’t even aware of the scholarship program in my school then, so when I entered tenth…

Thinking is a mental activity that helps us to solve problems, deal with situations, understand situations, take actions which helps us to move forward. Thinking means reasoning and to have an opinion. In the essay “Monuments “and “Discourse of Thinking “written by Austrian philosophical writer Robert Musil and German philosopher Martin Heidegger, the main concern is over the essence of thinking and man’s ability to cope with the modern technological era. The focus is to make the readers aware…

Every story is composed of a theme, tone, mood, or any other literary device. That's what makes them remarkable, and at the same time, gives them a sense of uniqueness. However, within the pages of every story, there is always a hidden message. Most often, these messages usually intertwine between a mixture of different literary elements and generalized concepts or ideas that make the story more appealing and relatable to the readers. In most stories theme is a prominent element that helps…

The gun that appeared in his mailbox was definitely a nudge as well. At this point there was no decision left to be made on how to deal with the abusive husband. Ed took him out for a drive, drugged him with vodka, and beat him down. “‘You feel like dying?’ My voice shivers but remains…

away. I packed my Spiderman backpack with a water bottle, a handful of crayons, and a few stuffed animals — you know, the essentials. Then, I crafted a heartfelt letter to my parents — “I’m leaving – byeeeeee!” (yes, with 6 “e”s) — and put it in my mailbox. Having checked off all the items on my “To-Do to Run Away” list, I headed down the road toward my new future. After what seemed like miles, my tiny legs gave in and I plopped down where I stood. In my exhausted state,…

The Verdict, starring Paul Newman, portrays legal ethics and justice in a troublesome yet intriguing light. This touching story had its complexities in various forms. There were ethical violations, laws broken and personal values being challenged. It shed light on how discrepancies in the healthcare system can cause a life, and how law in the justice system can easily work for you or against you. One can gain immense perspective after watching this film on how brutal and cutthroat the justice…

in front of me with happiness, and I should make cherish special memories that come amongst myself. This moment was painful because I never saw him on life support, weighing as much as a young teenager, or not having the capability to walk to the mailbox. On my dad’s side of the family, we wouldn’t see each other as often as my mother’s. While he was ill all of his aunties came to visit him at one…