The Year of Magical Thinking

of readings varying in style and meaning. The different types of readings were meant to enrich our minds of knowledge and shape our human experience. After reading some of the forms of literature, such as Walden and Civil Disobedience, A year of Magical Thinking and the Auto Biography of an Ex-Colored Man my mind has expanded to consider different parts of life. I think about the way I live my life and the things I do as a human being. The course as a whole has allowed me to expand my mind,…

6 months since the incident at Point Nepean occurred. It’s time to return to school. I’m looking forward to seeing Abby. I’ve been thinking about her all the time. I don’t think there’s been a moment where I haven’t – even in my sleep. I arrive at school and she is there waiting for me. We walk to class together. When we arrive at the classroom, everybody starts to walk over to me. They all start shouting ‘everything was your fault! You’re the reason that girl went missing. You didn’t even find…

Years after WWII and the resulting economic boom of the 1950’s, many Americans rose up to protest for peace and civil rights. In doing this, this group of people went against the expectations of society to follow a lifestyle that many considered to be disrespectful and wild. Compared to the white picket fence era of the 50’s, the 60’s were completely different and unconventional. Those who became apart of this counter-culture did so because they felt trapped by the system they were born into…

villain named Maleficent. This fairytale has provided the basic definition of good and evil -- that is, until the live action film, directed by Robert Stromberg, appeared in 2014. Maleficent begins with a flashback to her childhood years, and progresses through her teenage years straight to adulthood. Through this progression, Maleficent meets Stefan, whom she believes to be her true love, but is betrayed time and time again. Maleficent releases her anger by cursing Stefan’s child, Aurora, and…

Disney World Memory My memory starts back on March 31, 2002. For my fourth birthday my family went to Walt Disney World, it being one of my all-time favorite places. Everytime we go there it’s a brand new experience and it makes me always want to go back for more. This memory is extra special to me because it is the first Disney vacation that I remember fully from the time we stepped on the plane at JFK to the time I got back to my house in Bethpage. On March 31st, my family boarded our…

MacLeod, is a coming-of-age story “seen through the eyes of an eleven-year-old boy, who as an adult remembers the way things were back home on the farm on the west coast of Cape Breton” during the Christmas of 1977. Along the lines of the story, the protagonist awakens to a bigger picture of life outside his own small world as he steps his way up from ignorance to knowledge, idealism to realism, and thinking of self to thinking of others. The narrator comes to see himself as a precious…

the 12th month of the year. It is the time of giving and the season of joy and love. It is always the month most people look forward the most. It is the month wherein everything seems so magical and lively. Everything in it, the happy atmosphere, the jolly songs played in the radio, the sparkling Christmas lights, the jingling bells, and the presents underneath the Christmas tree is always visible and evident. Days before the month of December arrived, I had been thinking about how my life…

Scandinavian Folklore Magical superstitious stories and whimsical creatures define Scandinavian folklore. Tales of great woe and triumph spread a sense of awe to its readers and envelop them with cultural significances. Scandinavian folklore has been passed down for generations with regional customs and superstitions filled with tales of magical and horrendous creatures. Various themes can be found through folklore. It’s themes range from magic, evil creatures, spirits, mischief, lessons, and…

valuable”(654) in the workforce. Allowing young readers the opportunity to choose their reading material, whatever it may be, will foster their love for reading, expand their creative horizons, and ultimately lead to a generation of more creative and critical thinking…

rather than wanting through thinking, doing what is right, and knowing the consequences. In “The Monkey’s Paw” is showing how Mr. White is not thinking about what he needs and is thinking about what Herbert wants when he says, “I wish for 200 pounds,” (Jacobs, 36). Mr. White was testing the paw he was not thinking straight about the…