“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my mother.” – Abraham Lincoln I believe in the power of wisdom from parents. I believe that growth occurs once one embraces[…]
Tag: Happiness
Decisions of Happiness – (Their Eyes Were Watching God Response) – A Polished Critical
Decisions of Happiness …The ways in which individuals pursue or compromise their happiness. Individual’s must always pursue happiness. The pursuit of happiness can be characterized as the desire to obtain personal satisfaction. Furthermore, individuals find[…]
Living as Another- A Polished Critical Essay
Text: Their Eyes Were Watching God “…the significance of an individual’s attempt to live unconstrained by convention or circumstances.” When an individual is placed under unwanted pressure by either societal norms or is controlled[…]
Something Unbound – Polished Critical
– Their Eyes Were Watching God – By Zora Neale Hurston “The significance of an individual’s attempt to live unconstrained by convention or circumstance…” Convention can be defined as the traditional way something is usually[…]
The Pursuit of Her Horizon: Semi-Polished Critical
…the ways in which individuals pursue or compromise their happiness Throughout history, women have always worn chains of passivity and obedience – the two qualities of conformity, which can inhibit one’s pursuit of happiness.[…]
the abyss that is her soul
There are no words that effectively describe the horror that fills my body when someone says the words, “Introduce yourself.” Unarguably, it was as if time had stopped around me when Ms. Hunnisett assigned it[…]
The Most Beautiful Moment in Life
花樣年華 The most beautiful moment in one’s life, like when a flower blooms… When I was eleven years old I discovered my love for metaphors – namely that of ones in languages I never[…]
Dishonesty in the Face of Reality (Polished Critical)
Dishonesty in the Face of Reality ¨…role of honesty when an individual experiences tension between optimism and reality¨ Text: A Streetcar Named Desire In the face of adversity, often individuals will attempt to pursue optimism[…]
The Pursuit of Happiness Under Oppressive Circumstances (MSND – Titania): Polished Critical & Thought Process
Prompt: …Ways in which individuals pursue or compromise their happiness. The Pursuit of Happiness under Oppressive Circumstances Pursuing one’s desires is oftentimes thought to be the ultimate achievement of happiness. For much[…]
Redemption (both in your eyes and in mine)
I just want to take this moment to sincerely apologize for my lack of preparation for the first presentation of our AP year. I know some of you don’t know me very well, and I[…]