A photograph is a moment in time caught in a single image. It is something to always be cherished, so as not to ever forget that time and place in ones life. It can also be used to capture a beautiful and unique image. Black and white photographs could also be considered an artform. They are a way t...

Ting in life that we do not understand is that even though we are different on the outside we are the same on the inside, and even more to that point it is what is on the inside that counts more than anything else. For if there were nothing on the inside then we would be nothing. But yet still in th...

Evil, Immoral, and death all relate to the word darkness in The Jungle, a book written by Upton Sinclair. Jurgis, a Lithuanian is migrating to America with his eleven family members. Jurgis, along with his family has, his eyes set on money and happiness in America. But it didn't quite turn out...

What is truth? I think, everyone has asked this question at least one in his life. It has been the main problem of many works of art. Well, "What is truth" can also be called the key problem of the novel "To kill a mockingbird" by Harper Lee. Here all the events in a small town i...

I love to people-watch. Just sit somewhere in a bustling public setting, sipping a latte, and watch people go about their business. I have such fun picking up on snippits of conversation and wondering what was said before. There aren't many characters that stand out in the crowds of people that pass...

Throughout the novel, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, the contrasting of light and dark images permeated the text. The use of this imagery created an underlying theme revolving around the conflict between savagery and culture, knowledge and ignorance. Conrad depicts the events, locations, and id...

Fulcrum Celestial sat with about two-dozen of her best friends. She was dressed head to toe in the latest gear. Her shoes were black patent boots with a slight heel and glistened silver in the bright artificial light. Her silver pants had a slight flare to them, flowing around her boots and ...

The imagery used in "The Open Boat" brings a vivid image to the reader's mind. As four men are in a boat being tossed by the sea with no hope of life, the boat is approaching land. With the men's view of the land from the crest of each wave, the description of the land gives t...

Seatbelt Saved Me I woke up around one pm that day. I had a night job in the city of Rochester and that started at 6pm so I had to get ready. After getting ready. I would go to my friend David's house where I had my computer because at the time he had cable internet and we would play games b...

Eyeless If someone would have taken me outside and told me to look at the night sky and tell them what I was thinking, two weeks ago I would have probably said some idiotic remark like, “Cool.” If they asked me what I thought about space, I probably would have coldly answered, &#...

Halfway between West Egg and New York lies 'The Valley of Ashes' and this is the desolate wasteland, which is also home to the Wilson family. The term desolate is used to describe a place that is depressingly empty and solitary. Fitzgerald includes this fantastic farm to emphasize to the readers, th...

Shadows Black is white and white is black in the me you will never know. Words are mysteries you define. Years mask mistakes like mounds of snow. Up is down and down is up again in my clever game of charades. And with you I can forget ...

AWESOME When I woke up in the morning I knew that today is the day for meeting my best friend Radar. Radar looks absolutely gorgeous. His black expressive thoughtful eyes are always slightly sad. His moistened nostrils puff up, that is usually followed by sniffing. He breaths snoring, someti...

A character's personality is often times determined by their tone of voice. If the voice or tone of a character is misinterpreted the meaning is misinterpreted as well. In The Color of Water by James McBride, he remarkably switches between his voice to his mothers and back. Using this technique, the...

Cameronized Denver! There are no words to describe my love and passion for the city of Denver, Colorado. The mountains, the skyline there is nothing like it. No city is quite like Denver. The most important part of why I love Denver is because I was born and raised there for 7 years. I hadn'...

An Experience to Remember Throughout my life I have met many people. Some of them have left a very good impression on me, but some others haven't. Nonetheless, could you have a very clear image of a person you have just met? This is certainly not an easy question; this is the case when first...

My name is Hiday Lowchan and I'm an artist. I work for the emperor, Kizeu Deungk. An architect, also, works for the emperor; his name is Dekuni Hasasso. Dekuni and I worked well together for a very long time. However, one day I made the best piece of artwork ever. I showed the emperor. He...

When I viewed "Silver Cords" I was overwhelmed by the talent I saw on stage and behind the scenes. The amount of talent and work that goes into such a masterpiece must be very time-consuming and I believe spectators must have very good patience to put up with so many different views and attitudes...

Ruby Bridges was the first black child to cross an invisible line and enter an all white school. She was just six years old when she first arrived at that school in New Orleans on November 14, 1960. On Ruby's first day, a large crowd of angry white people gathered outside the Franz Elementa...

I've come to realize that no student is perfect. Some students excel in English while others excel in science or even athletics. I've excelled in communication. As a freshman, I only dreamed of what it was like to be a leader. Never once did I believe that I could accomplish what I have at my scho...

Loneliness is one of the main emotions Of Mice and Men. Lenny must have been lonely and George too. When we meet them in Of Mice and Men they already know each other and George has already saved Lenny from getting into trouble. Candy was lonely too because he has his dog that he couldn't bea...

The clock read 10:12 AM. As he sat in his desk beads of cold perspiration flowed down his forehead. It felt like he had finally received the eternal damnation that awaited him. He contemplated over and over the chimerical thoughts in his head that wouldn't stand a chance against a grader of ...

As I walk through the doorway, a magnificent wooden dresser greats me. It shelves most everything that I need to use in the beginning of a normal routine day. I then turn to my left and am welcomed to my not-so-big, TV. It serves its purpose (to sit there and collect dust because I never watch ...

I say a prayer. My fingers quickly find their place again and race to type my thoughts as they flood in. One sentence; two sentences; wait, no, not going to work. The passion of the idea seeps out of me as quickly as it arrived. Delete. "God, please help me out. What can I write about? What sh...

"The Chrysanthemums" John Steinbeck, in his short story "The Chrysanthemums" depicts the trials of a woman attempting to gain power in a man's world. Elisa Allen tries to define the boundaries of her role as a woman in such a closed society. While her environment is portrayed as a tool for...