I don’t want to leave you. My heart cries. I can’t leave you. My heart screams. But I have to. My heart grieves. I love you. My heart breaks. Goodbyes. Goodbyes, don’t hold closure. In[…]
Author: malikadaya
Signing Off.
“It was sunsets that taught me that beauty sometimes only lasts for a couple of moments, and it was sunrises that showed me that all it takes is patience to experience it all over again.”[…]
A Loss of Humanity- Polished Critical
Significance of Idealism and Truth in an Individuals Life Responding to: Frankenstein It may be argued, that when idealism overcomes a sense of truth, there happens to be a loss of rationality, leading to passion[…]
Polished Personal: What it Means to be a Mother
What do the texts suggest about an individual’s capacity for self-sacrifice in the face of compelling circumstances? Responding to the picture: Mother and Child, Malaga, Spain, 1996 Prose Form: Online News Article We can’t really[…]
AP Analysis- Reason and Passion
In Khalil Gibran’s poem, Reason and Passion, we see the author delve into the complexity and interplay between two, renowned, contrasting ideals. However, it may be argued that Khalil attempted to find a balance- unification-[…]
Breaking Stereotypes
After delving into the psychology behind feminist theory in relation to the famous novel by Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, it becomes interesting to study the affect and influence that characters like Elizabeth have on[…]
The School of Light
Jambo! Habari Gani? Mzuri? Mzuri! And that was it. My level of competency in Swahili reached a grand level of four words. And that’s where verbal communication ended. I didn’t literally comprehend what the children[…]
Abstract Imperfection
Do we hate him, or do we love to hate him? Shakespeare’s historic play, Richard III, came alive at the Vertigo Theater on September 27th- showcasing clever artistic direction, inspiring acting, and astounding tech- portraying[…]
An Introspective Paradise
A word I want to see written on my grave: I am alive like you, and I am standing beside you. Close your eyes and look around, you’ll see me in front of you. ~Khalil[…]
Cold Critical- Selfish Empathy
Cold Critical- SCND Ways in which resiliency is shaped by empathy? Malika Daya Selfish Empathy An individual’s strength comes from their willingness to understand and share someone’s pain, no matter how self-derogating it may[…]