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This I Believe: The Importance of Self-Love

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 michelle10AP 2020

Belief is a wonderful thing. Everyone has a different set of beliefs. They surround us, they control us, and they can swallow us up whole. My belief resides in self-love. I believe in the importance[…]

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Free Choice — The One

December 1, 2019July 4, 2020 suggestedsimplicityNazeefa

“When God made The Man, he made them out of stuff that sung all the time and glittered all over. Some angels got jealous and chopped him into millions of pieces, but still, he glittered[…]

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the life story of lexi: a queen’s tale

September 22, 2019September 22, 2019 lexiconaAlexis

once upon a time, in the midnight hours, a child doused in star light, fairy dust and fire adorned her curls with a crown of silver and amethyst. this is the tale of her ascension.[…]

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Beauty Is

January 17, 2019August 4, 2020 muhammad4Muhammad

On Beauty – Kahlil Gibran And a poet said, ‘Speak to us of Beauty.’ Where shall you seek beauty, and how shall you find her unless she herself be your way and your guide? And[…]

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“How well he has understood the exquisite nature of flowers!” (Irises) – Personal Response to Kahlil Gibran’s “On Beauty”

November 26, 2018August 4, 2020 tarannumrTarannum

On Beauty by Kahlil Gibran And a poet said, ‘Speak to us of Beauty.’ Where shall you seek beauty, and how shall you find her unless she herself be your way and your guide? And[…]

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Ted Talk: Heir to a Garden Heart

June 23, 2018June 23, 2018 ZiyanaKTED TALKS

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,[…]

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Pulchritude (Otherwise Known as Beauty)

January 9, 2018January 9, 2018 carmenmlCarmen

    When I was 5 years old, I wanted a Barbie. I wanted a Barbie so that I could see what perfection was without ever becoming it myself. So that I could envision myself[…]

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To English with Love

December 31, 2017 jieoalekstecsonJieo

“Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight, For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.” – Romeo and Juliet (Act I, Scene 5) Whether you stroll through the cobbled streets of Paris[…]

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A Poet’s Homage

October 21, 2017October 28, 2017 jadeb2000Jade

I am not an essayist, nor would I ever care to be one.  That being acknowledged, I do, at the same time, recognize the purpose critical writing plays in terms of its kinship to literature,[…]

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The Colour of Corruption

October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 ZiyanaKZiyana

White is a beautiful colour. White is a quiet and peaceful expression of childhood – it is pure, innocent, virtuous. White exists as a perfect combination of every colour in the spectrum – it is[…]

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