Would you rather kill 100 puppies with your bare hands or one human baby with your bare hands? This blog post is entirely speculation as I by no means can say that the human experience[…]
Tag: identity
Nature vs Nurture – Frankenstein Response
∗this post isn’t exactly an AP rhetorical analysis essay, but it is structured similar to one As the age-old debate of nature vs nurture continuously resurfaces, it seems only appropriate[…]
Stepping into my Shoes
Hello, and welcome to my first ever blog post! Since this is the starting line of my writing journey, it would only make sense for it to be about the person I currently am, so[…]
Dan Almagor’s “We Shoot Children Too, Don’t We” AP Poetic Analysis
Prompt: Read the following poem carefully. Then write an essay in which you discuss how such elements as language, imagery, structure, and point of view convey meaning in the poem. (1993) In his poem “We[…]
Morals and Manners
“Society, civilized society at least, is never very ready to believe anything to the detriment of those who are rich and fascinating. It feels instinctively that manners are of more importance than morals, and in[…]
eating pears in cold weather (part one)
I have begun writing a short story series that will become a novella. This is part 1. I have to tell her she can’t smoke on the fifth floor. Although- I don’t think it would[…]
So What Are You?
To those of you who don’t know me, or to those of you who do, I am a girl who likes to hide behind her facade, a wall between the external and internal, the separation[…]
Ted Talk: Heir to a Garden Heart
part 1: (child) When I was a child, my favorite flowers were tulipa tardas, these tiny pale yellow star-shaped blossoms. In the spring, they are the first to bloom and the first to die,[…]
Wealth, Prosperity, Love, and Responsibility… and Several Other Terrible Things from The Great Gatsby: Polished Critical
Discuss the ideas developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the ways in which individuals take responsibility for themselves or others. The Great Gatsby; F Scott Fitzgerald One[…]
The Uncertainty of Femininity
Prompt: Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the ways in which individuals struggle to restore honour and certainty to their lives. Honour is more than just a quality[…]