I was 15 years old and completely in love. Jeff was my first real boyfriend. He was everything I wanted: fun, cute and utterly devoted to me-practically from the moment we met. After our first date, he wanted to be with me all the time. We spent every minute together. I didn't have to worry that h...

I cannot go on everyday or every step of our way and think twice about you.. how you really feel... and your real intentions. I cannot go on like this because it is tiring, it's hard and it's painful. I cannot go on and say that I love someone, yet not completely trust him... I cannot be...

Losing someone who can not be replaced by anyone else is harder than anything else. I was affected by this, learning to overcome all of the emotional disturbances that I had to face. When you lose a friend the only people that can really help you through it is your other friends, because your paren...

Afraid to dance When I was in grade 6 I went to my first dance. I remember I couldn't have been happier because I really wanted to dance with this one guy. Well right before the dance, he asked me if I wanted to go with him. I really wanted to say yes but I was with my friends (who thought ...

an event that has influenced the most was my parents' one-month long trip back to Hong Kong, my home country. In that month, I learned a lot of things. I realized how much my parents mean to me, and how hard it is to raise a child by taking care of myself. At th...

"Story is the vehicle we use to make sense of our lives in a world that defies logic," said Jim Trelease in his writing. Everyone in the whole world, no matter the race or gender, has his own stories which he can share with each other. People are preserving memories to make sense in the...

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. ...

The novel The Bluest Eye deals with the absence of love in a child's life. By reading the novel it was obvious that Pecola had no love in her life. Pecola didn't even have the love that a family is supposed to provide. I'm sure her mother loved her, but she never showed affection ...

Faith "Do you really believe in Jesus and what he did for you?" At the time the answer was no. Joetta would ask me questions like this all the time. She would ask if I believed in Heaven, Hell, God, the Holy Spirit, and anything else she could think of. I went to church when I was little,...

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, ...

As I Lay DyingI'm not quite sure what I thought about As I Lay Dying. It seemed really slow at times but when i read it again I started noticing things throughout the book that i had no idea were there the first time i read it.This book isn't narrated how most books I'm used to are written. It swi...

Saving Laura (Sigh) (Janice bends down placing a single rose on a freshly covered grave) I, uh, I'm sorry I didn't make it for the funeral, I, uh wasn't sure that you'd want me to be there. I had some work to do anyway. Things are always busy at the social service departm...

In the article of "Philosophy at 33 1/3 rpm", James F.Harris discusses how the relationship between philosophy and rock music. In the past, people thought that rock music was being no respect and ignore in the society. In fact, rock music represents the major culture and philosophy from the rock mus...

The unicorn stood at the edge of the wood baffled at the sight of the Schmendrick and Molly. "Is it truly them? Could it be that after all this time that we have crossed paths yet once again?" she paused for a moment and wanting a better look walked up a few yards and stood behind some tr...

College Students DrinkingIntro: Hello everyone how are today. I'm pretty intoxicated right now just play with you all you guys. Well for my subject that I'm going to talk about is about college drinking and what not. The reason I choose this subject is that I thought it would be good to talk abou...

Two Young lives that should not have been taking away from us. You never know what you have till it is gone and I think we take advantage to what we have, and they were something we thought we'd have here a lot longer, but we were wrong. They are out of our lives to quickly and physically, but memor...

"Wow, I don't know how this day could have been any better" There is at least one day in your life that you have thought to yourself "Wow, I don't know how this day could have been any better." Some people have experienced a good amount of these types of days. It coul...

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...

There is always a desire for adventure in a teenager's life. Whether it's climbing on top of an abandon building or flying down the road at 100 mph, there is always going to be a need for an adrenaline rush that has to be both gratifying and even troublesome. In the case of A Separate P...

A Seperate Piece The Idealist I would say that Finny(Phineas) was the biggest idealist in the story. His feelings and many things on many issues, made me think of him this way. The actions that Finny take in the novel make him seem as though he is the happiest person on the planet, like for...

As a chess player, I often have to go away from home for chess tournaments. During that time, I've had many unforgettable memories, especially highly amusing experiences. Now I'll tell you one of them, and you can believe it or not. That was the day when I had a very important game agai...

Dear Dad, I know that you are angry and upset with me, and I understand why-but I also want to explain myself to you. I am too uncomfortable to talk with you in person and I thought that, by writing you a letter, I could say what I needed to say without either one of us getting too upset or fighting...

In a beautiful small town, there was a girl called Melody. People in the town called her "Dream Girl," because she always thought about something impossible. Every day, she sat beside the window and had her day-dreaming. One day, Melody sat beside the window and began her day-dreami...

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...

A letter that seemed to heal I stared into Joey's tear-filled eyes. We sat on the cold cement of my driveway and a soft wind blew my long hair across my emotionless face. The love of my life had cheated on me. I was so hurt, but would not let Joey know. As he poured his heart out to me,...