The following is my personal response to the short story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin. I died of heart disease. I was a woman trapped in the merciless cycle of conformity. I[…]
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Cold Critical: Triumphs Fueled by Resilience
The following is a cold critical essay written in response to the prompt “discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator in your chosen text about the ways in which an individual’s resilience is shaped by empathy.” […]
Personal Response: I Am Superman
The following is a cold personal response to the picture featured in this post as well as this prompt: what do these texts suggest to you about the human need to make a commitment or renounce[…]
If You Believed In Me
The following is a monologue from Blanche’s perspective; it takes place in scene 7, just before she begins singing (page 120). That wretched Polack! That monster of a man! [Mimicking] “Canary bird… Lies… Not[…]
Twelve – Polished Personal
When I was twelve, my father became suicidal. He used to run fiercely to the filthy train station of Andheri, Mumbai in the hopes of killing himself. He used to steal bottles of unknown medicines[…]
Lost
I still remember the moment when my eyes first peered into yours. They were like oceans – though they were nowhere close to blue – and I could’ve swum for an eternity in them. They captivated me from[…]
Why Do We Laugh?
This piece is my personal response to the movie Life is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni. It’s currently 4:18 p.m. in BC – 5:18 p.m. in Calgary – and as I gaze out the car window,[…]
Two Simple Words
Who would’ve known that two simple words could hold such power, such depth, such misery? Two simple words which didn’t merely slip from the surface of your tongue, which didn’t merely linger on your lips.[…]
A Million Reasons to Live and to Love
I believe in faith. I believe in hope. But most importantly I believe in love, because love is the greatest of these. Not love in a sappy, whimsical way – not the kind you feel[…]