This is an analytical response to Chapter Four of Frankenstein which I believe is the foundation of the novel as a whole, for it compares and contrasts Victor’s changing nature in relation towards the monsters[…]
Tag: life
Reparations
Life has given us a choice. To follow the story written for us, Or build a bridge to our own, …. The city was prospering; the people were happy, and living peaceful lives. The last[…]
To Fall In Love With Ones Self…
For a long time, I had been afraid of judgement. I’ve been scared of the rude remarks said behind my back, the statements and facts about me that everyone but me could see. As time wore[…]
Evancescence
I am tired. In the spaces between my heartbeats I find moments of silence anchored by shadows to the breath of every dawn, but this is before the daytime expels sunrise’s misty serenity and thrusts[…]
I Died of Heart Disease
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[…]
Patterns We Follow and Choices That Enlighten ~ Polished Personal
When grief or hardship assaults us, we as humans fall. In the face of any difficulty, our instincts are to despair, to treat the situation as incurable, and to buy into self-pity. But the human[…]
The Miracle of Love
Dear My Future Baby, Love. What is love? Love is madness, love is delight, love is pain, love is passion. Love is behind all the rational and irrational decisions we make in life. And it[…]
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,[…]
Moments
3:14 a.m. My mind wanders to a place it can only reach in the stillness of the night. This is where I seek solace under a soft ivory blanket without any worries of the outside[…]
What is Your Greatest Fear? (Free Choice)
My greatest fear? Failure. Not failure in terms of academics–which I am afraid of–but the fear of personal failure. The fear of not accomplishing all that can be accomplished, and the subsequent shame within myself. The self-doubt[…]