The Imagination of a Child When you are young, you can make an ancient junk yard your new bike shop. You can make an old, torn down house your castle. You can make an old, weeded, dirty garden your ultimate playground like in the story, The Monkey Garden. This garden was filled wi...

Untitled I do not profess to be a writer; therefore, I must search through my thoughts painstakingly. I am given the world to write about, yet I can think only of my mother. I do not think of the happier times; instead, it is misery that I can clearly envision. My mother was the very fiber of our...

The Responsible PersonThe discusion about who is ultimently responsible for Finny's death could be endless. A couple of characters that could be thought of for the fault of Finny's death are Gene because it first started off by causing Finny to fall from the tree. Then another character could be a...

Lost Love Everybody always thinks that love is so great and that it is so easy. Love is not easy, not in the least bit. Love is a very complicated matter. I never understood love until I realized that I could lose it. Not to sound cliched or anything, but the experience changed my life. ...

I have always sought for 'utopia' in my fourteen years of existence. Well, everybody does it anyway... But my weakness blindfolded my sight in my search for the perfect world. It's a natural instinct of a man who suffers to attempt to manipulate time. So whenever sorrow and darkness ...

Since the day you left, my life has been filled with pain. I wish I knew what to say to hold you again, Cause me without you drives me insane. As I sit and reminise the time we shared, I realized the finest days I ever knew, were the days I spent with you. It drives me crazy everyday, ...

Why Mary Jane is My New Girlfriend! Mary Jane is my new girlfriend for many reasons. I am sure that you will see my new girlfriend as not only a fairly reasonable decision but one that is incredibly intelligent. It may also change your thoughts about her and what her place in society is. Mary Ja...

I really hated the sound of that alarm clock, that piercing, irritating repeated beeping. After a second or two I slowly started realizing that it was not just another day, it was the day. I felt the movement in the bed as she reached for the clock and then the beeping stopped allowing m...

How I Write Writing is for me a capricious art, sometimes being stubborn and unforgiving. However, there are times when writing comes easily and my thoughts are pollinated. I cannot quite describe how I know when I will write well, I just know. Usually what happened in my day gives it away. A go...

Everyone comes to a point in their life where they realize they do not want to be alone. This is the situation in the poem \"To His Own Beloved Self...\" by Vladimir Mayakovsky. The author is alone, and by the use of figurative language, mood, and random sound, he conveys at the moment that he wants...

Freedom to Breathe Running here, running there, doing this, doing that, arguing, listening, talking, working, what about me? Like millions of people I have a busy life. It's hard to find time in a day just to breathe, collect my thoughts, or just relax when I'm always spending tim...

Many people in this world have trouble speaking in front of an audience. Some people hate it because they get nervous about saying the wrong thing or looking like an idiot. These are some of the problems I encounter when I speak in front of a group. This is why taking an oral communication class ...

Parable of the CaveThe Parable of the Cave by Plato is a very well written story. It has many well-structured arguments and thoughts throughout the story. My main focus is on the role of education and understanding and how it is a struggle at first, but after awhile it gets easier. How the prison...

For my English creative writing assignment, I have chosen to do a letter correspondence between a modern Romeo and Juliet. I have turned the play around a bit, and it differs from the original story. Near the end of the play, the Capulets discover Juliet and Romeo's marriage and forbid her to s...

ONLY YOU Only you, can make me feel the way, I felt so long ago. Only you, can make me act this way, and let my feelings show. Only you, can hold me, and let my feelings stay the same. Only you, can argue with me, and let me know I\'m not to blame. Only you, can look at me, and let me know ...

A Night of Cocaine Have you ever wondered what it was like to try cocaine? About a month ago, I was wondering how it would feel to be on snow. A few of my friends were doing it quite often; being around them all the time it struck my curiosity...

Dating There is a stage in your life when a new door is opened. Something new is introduced. This is when your interest in the opposite sex becomes an attraction and a decision is made to date a person. Dating is a different way to get to know a person in a more intimate manner. The intention of d...

The Scarf "The Scarf" is an American short story written by Joyce Carol Oates that appeared in Faithless, 2003. In the followings I will try to focus on the analyses of the boundless love between mother and daughter theme; the relationship between whites and blacks; the sacrifice fo...

It was just like any other June evening turning into the night in my town, but for me it was a time with a lot of emotions. Sentimental memories were intertwined with curiosity and sadness. I was leaving home again; only this time, I did not feel excited. I knew it would be hard to say goodbye to...

Wherever there is love there seems to be tragedy. Is this the fate of love or does tragedy teach us about love, even make it stronger? I would like to think it does. Having to write a letter like this to you for Valentines day and more importantly our anniversary weakens my body with a sickness ...

My thoughts on God vary from day to day. I guess my views on the subject change with my mood. When I'm in a good mood and everything is going well, I tend to think there is an existence of a higher power. There are days, though, when it seems like the whole world is against me; and these are th...

In life you have many goals. My goal for this year is to achieve good grades. I want to be able to do well this year and get good study habits. I am very focused and ready to begin a new year. This year, there are many things I want to accomplish. One of the most important is getting good grades. I...

"On the Pulse of Morning" "On the Pulse of Morning," is a poem written by Maya Angelou. In this poem, Angelou depicts personification. Personification is an element of literature in which an object or an animal is given human characteristics. Angelou uses personification to giv...

When I was just a young boy, I always dreamt of something. One day, I hurriedly went to my Lola's house and asked her, "Lola Mamang, what does one do to make a wish come true?" My Lola answered back with a smile. "You know, Nonoy, just wish upon a star and wait until your dream comes true," she r...

We all do things in life that we regret. We also do things in life that make us proud of the people that we are. Still, there are things in life that we hope to someday be able to do. All of these things make up who we are and how we've come to be ourselves. Occasionally we'd like to chang...