Personal Essay Prompt: What do these texts suggest to you about the forces that inhibit or encourage an individual’s actions? Thesis: The ultimate driving force behind every decision — good or evil — is one’s[…]
Author: Judy Gu
Season Shift – Polished Personal Response
Creative response to the poem:”Swing Valley” by Frank Gaspar Prompt:What do these texts suggest to you about the ways in which individuals pursue or compromise their happiness? Theme statement: An individual’s pursuit of happiness is dependent[…]
Happiness and Love – Polished Critical Essay
Prompt: (…) the ways in which individuals pursue or compromise their happiness. (Jan 10) Happiness and Love Happiness is often thought of as an intangible experience; however, happiness for some may be embodied within an[…]
A Mother’s Legacy – Polished Personal Response
Creative response to the text: *I am still looking for the poem, however, I’ve posted another polished personal which meets all the criteria* Prompt: What do these texts suggest about the human need to either pursue[…]
Lessons Learnt from Unrequited Love
Helena: A Character Perspective Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the conflict between choosing a personal desire and choosing to conform. (January 2011) Link to the evidence list[…]
The Effects of the Past on the Future
Prompt: In many works of literature, past events can affect, positively or negatively, the present activities, attitudes, or values of a character. Choose a novel or play in which a character must contend with some aspect of[…]
Picture Perfect
Picture this: a reserved girl. Newly crowned with shiny, long, dark hair. Standing on wobbly legs, she poses in front of a dreary hospital – despite the circumstances, she almost looks cheerful with a small[…]
Limestone Love: Quotation Presentation
A creative emulation response to a quote from “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khaled Hosseini: “Already Laila sees something behind this young girl’s eyes, something deep in her core, that neither Rasheed nor the Taliban will[…]
(a letter never sent)
Dear best friend, How have you been? Tell me about the continuous stream of photos from you filling up my Instagram feed for I’m sure there’s an adventure to tell behind each one. Oh, how[…]
A Collection of Past Thoughts and Insecurities
What do these texts suggest to you about the ways in which individuals deal with the uncertainties of the past? Creative Response to the Poem “ Itinerary” by Eamon Grennan. Theme statement: When an individual deals[…]