Advanced Composition Final 1/13/14 As I strolled into the first workshop of Advanced Composition, thoughts poured into my head: What if my writing isn’t good enough? What if people judge me? What if my teacher doesn’t like it? As my group began reading their Name Pieces, I eventually discovered that mine was nothing like theirs. […]
When speaking to others, only a fraction of one’s communication is verbal, the larger portion of the message being composed of hand motions, tone of voice, posture, stance, and appearance; in other words, language is mostly nonverbal. However, this does not necessarily mean that all of these signals resonate with the same message for everybody. […]
Presents. Everyone likes them, everyone yearns for them, and everyone can turn gratefulness into greed by one present. These are my Christmas presents, to some it may not look like a lot and to others it may look like I’m the luckiest person to have all these, but to me this is too many. It […]
The world of Panem is horrifying compared to the fortunate life of an American student. Panem is a futuristic country that has replaced America in the world of Suzanne Collin’s Hunger Games. In Panem’s dictatorship teenagers are forced to enter a drawing to participate in an annual Hunger Games, a competition in which they fight […]
The 2005 hurricane season was catastrophic, causing damage throughout the Atlantic Basin (“NOAA news online”). Five storm names were retired, the entire list was used, and more were needed due to the record number of storms (“NOAA news online”). However, the worst storm of the season was Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans. It was […]
A young girl at the middle school named Jaelyn has found that some of her classmates do not have the best home relationships with their parents. She feels that the key to a good childhood, is a good relationship with your parents. She is afraid that the children without good relationships, are the “bad kids” […]
8:32 AM: Now I am really, completely awake. 9:07 AM: Now I am perfectly, overwhelmingly awake. 9:35 AM: Now I am superlatively, actually awake. This is a typical entry from the dreadful journal of Clive Wearing. Clive has a memory span of seven seconds. His wife Deborah accurately describes his plight, recounting that “it [is] […]
Poetry Oozing from my lips like a foam, it sneaks its way into our hearts. A layer of phrases and words coat onto the untouched fleshy skin, as a typewriter prints onto slightly tanned paper. It changes us, our perspective. The spotlight is dashing freely across the room, as if a child at play. Our […]
Alliance for young artist and writers. Young writers and artists should be able to write or even draw their own ideas and come up with many designs that of course make sense. Teens especially should understand. Writers should be able and aloud to express themselves through what went on during their lives or even write […]
The clock ticked as the students all sat in silence, waiting for the teacher to hand out the exam papers. The buzz of the lights hummed through my ears. Behind me, the boy with an abundance of freckles tapped his foot against his desk rapidly, keeping a dubstep beat. It reminded me of the MUSIC […]
In December 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified, announcing the freedom of black slaves. It set Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 into motion (Frazier 113). While the Civil War brought freedom from the binds of slavery, it did not offer security from angry Confederates. What did offer that security was the group of laws passed […]
You know something’s wrong when you salivate over the scent of flattened, bleached wood pulp. Or maybe the real problem is knowing that that is, essentially, paper. Maybe it’s because I grew up in a paper house. On Saturday mornings, my mother would balance her tea and bacon over the musty tablecloth of newspaper, explicitly […]
As I brush my teeth each morning it is difficult not to notice the colorful array of shampoos, conditioners, lotions, antiperspirants and perfumes that are line the countertop. Each label boasts a new and improved formula. The meticulously designed images and lettering describe advanced technology that helps the product last longer, smell better and shine […]
Teen depression occurs all around you and people don’t take note of it as much as they should. Teen depression should be watched for and treated accordingly. We need to keep teens from getting depressed because it’s a big issue and should not be a normal thing. What causes it, and how can you handle […]
There are many strange diseases in the world today, but one of the most uncommon and difficult to cope with is Amyloidosis. It affects the major organs of the body by producing proteins that breakdown the organs’ ability to function. This disease can make everyday life a struggle for the afflicted individual. Having certain symptoms […]
A Rose for Emily is a recollection of the life of Emily Grierson on the day of her funeral. It talks of her actions and secrets that make up the peculiar woman. William Faulkner is one of the country’s greatest 20th century writers. He is most known for writing about morals, as he does in […]
After several years of trying to get Boylor to open a ward for for mental patients and multiple attempts to get a hearing with the medical center for backing Dr.Blackman realized that his dream of treating and curing the mentally ill would not come to fruition. Frustrated with the situation Dr.Blackman began to develop plans […]
“People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be” (Lincoln). Happiness and depression are far too complicated to be controlled solely by levels of serotonin, a chemical in the brain. Instead, there are many variables in life which can affect a person’s overall mood. Happiness is an attitude, and can be […]
The Economic Costs of Sugar on Human Health It is undeniable how much healthcare costs can strain individuals and the economy. Many people throughout the nation struggle daily to try to pay off these debts. Sugar is one of the biggest contributors to healthcare costs because of how cheap sugary the foods are and how […]
“The girls stood aside (Jackson).”The short story “The Lottery” was written by Shirley Jackson in 1949. Shirley has been writing since she was a young teenager. When she entered Syracuse University she wrote her first story in 1937. Jackson wrote novels that were made into films and won a poetry contest in college (Jackson). The […]
Today it is easier than ever for an upcoming author to publish a book. Two main ways of publishing are available for authors: traditional publishing and self-publishing. According to Infinity Publishing, traditional publishing is when a traditional publishing house- such as HarperCollins or Penguin Random House- buys a manuscript and proceeds to publish the book. […]
Close Passage Analysis – Romeo and Juliet Feminist Critical Theory In this passage, two men, Capulet and Paris, are speaking of their arrangements of marriage for Juliet between Paris and Juliet. Capulet informs Paris that he would like to have his daughter Juliet marry Paris, and asks his opinion on that. Capulet says, “Sir Paris, […]
[We are Human Beings. Human Beings have always been fond of possessing gold. This lure has led to many weird and strange adventures. Above all, the most strangest and mysterious of all expeditions lies in search of Eldorado- The Golden Land. For centuries, the legend of Eldorado, the fabulous land of gold led many people […]
What forest do they live in? Bengal tigers live in tropical rainforests in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Myanmar and Nepal. However, most of the population is found in grassland or deciduous forests. Bengal tigers like the constant shade that the forest floor guarantees with the understory’s leaves leaving the tigers cool. The tropical rainforest temperature […]
The benefits of space exploration are vital to our rapidly advancing world. One can say that the benefits resulted from space exploration can better ensure the safety and wellness of individuals, and to the well-being and survival of mankind, as there are useful spin-off technologies, sophisticated satellite technologies, and advanced space travelling technologies that can […]
Just over nine years ago, Congress passed a bill known as No Child Left Behind. To put it simply, this new act required that students from all over the country be tested and tracked in their progress in Math and Critical Reading. Little did people realize at the time, by heavily emphasizing Math and Critical […]
I believe that physical money creates more opportunities for crime and drug smuggling than electronic money does. Imagine that you are a one hundred dollar bill and are being shipped to a cash depot in Lighthouse Crossings, Florida off the west coast of Tampa. There you are sorted into circulation with the other one hundred […]
e. e. cummings nutoriously used visual representation of his poems as well as the connotation and denotation of the words that compose them, then tampered with the rhythm of the lines to get across his point to the reader in “i thank You God.” He presents his spiritual rebirth with the renewal of how he […]
Poe creates an overall sense of dread and gloom by using nature to weave an atmosphere of horror. He uses cacophonous word choice and evokes a feeling of despair in the reader with the words “dull,” “dark” and “insufferable. ” Poe includes “phantasmagoric” to add to the haunted effect. The setting, described mostly by imagery, […]
Imagine being a kid and living in low income housing near abandoned buildings. Your mom struggles for money to feed you. She is unemployed, like most of her neighbors and you suffer with asthma, like many of your friends. There are fields you can’t play on because long ago manufacturing plants dumped hazardous waste and […]
