I was amazed at this group of characters and their issues of loss in "The Sun Also Rises." The whole little group; Jake, Brett, Cohn, Mike and Bill, are all a just of lost souls. They are always traveling around and going somewhere, but never really arriving anywhere. It seemed that on...

The Art Of War The Art of War by Sun Tzu is a thirteen chapter book with each chapter explaining different strategies and tactics of war. The book starts off by explaining plains you must lay down for war and also enlightens you of the preparation you must go through for war. Then toward conclusi...

HOPE It had been a beautiful day. He thought. It would be the first day of the rains. The day began with dark overcast skies, holding heavy gray clouds, he knew a heavy downpour would occur. Now, towards evening, it had cleared up a bit, but the sun still tried to peek from behind the slumber...

How are you? I'm great; I love it here in California. Right now, I'm laying on Miami Beach in the heating sun, writhing you this postcard. This place is perfect. You couldn't even imagine how perfect it is. The sun is shining, palms, parties and nice people everywhere. The tim...

DRIVING TO CANBERRA I heard a loud buzzing noise and opened my eyes. It was three in the morning and I had to wake up. Our family was going on a holiday to Canberra and we had decided to drive. We had decided to go early, so we could get through the city easily and be halfway to our destination b...

Walking back down the long dusty path into an experience of a life time, knowing I can't go back. I've left my world behind me, troubles, truths, love, hates. The only things that accompany me on my way are the memories of all the good and bad things that have happened to me. The only thin...

CHRISTIANITY "And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward" Corinthians 4:5 I have a confession to make: I have been Catholic all my life and Ihave never fully read the bibile. Unbeleiveable considering I went to Catholic School from kindergarten to eighth grade! I hav...

In the poem "Waiting for Icarus" by Muriel Rukeyser, a woman tells the story of her relationship with a man. She loved him and trusted him but discovers that he betrayed her. The setting of the poem is on a beach where this woman has been waiting all day for this man to arrive. While s...

I bit my lips as I stepped into my classroom. I felt the wetness of my sweaty palms as I switched my pink Barbie lunch bag from one hand to the other. Suddenly, I felt welcomed as if the daisies in the summer were calling the sun. My teacher approached me kindly and put me seated. He soon told me ho...

Power Within It seemed like yesterday when my parents put me on a plane and shipped me to Minnesota, for my highly protested Outward Bound experience. Leading up to the fourteenth summer of my life, I guess you could say my actions were a little out of place, and misunderstood by m...

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...

Within Heart of Darkness, there are many different reoccurring motifs. These motifs help drive the plot and reveal deeper meanings in the novel. One of these motifs is Conrad's use of fire. Throughout the novel, Conrad uses fire to describe objects, reveal elements of the novel, and symboli...

My friends and I went on a camping trip once. The four of us (five including Choda dog) drove out to Peace River where we rented some canoes and rowed down the river, camping out at different spots every night. The entire trip was absolutely amazing. One day in particular however, will remai...

My friends and I went on a camping trip once. The four of us (five including Choda dog) drove out to Peace River where we rented some canoes and rowed down the river, camping out at different spots every night. The entire trip was absolutely amazing. One day in particular however, will remain in my...

A DREAM Dreams are a most extraodinary thing. They can be happy, sad, scary, or even deadly, you never know. They are so unpredictable, and yet so ratifying. No one knows where they really come from. But if they came from any place, I think it would have to be the stars. I b...

On the morning of June 25, 1999 my life in some perspective changed. My father and I had decided the night before that the next morning we would head down to the Shenandoah River to go fishing. He was originally going to go by himself. He thought there was no way in Hell that I, his 12-year-old d...

I'm expecting a bright blinding light and big pearly gates towering overhead, followed by a loud thunderous voice. Instead, to my surprise, I find myself smack dab in a dream I one had. Only this dream is real, and I am really here paddling in my own private pond. The dragonflies skim the su...

?My league, Prelims Cross Country race was the most intense race I had ran my sophomore season. There were five of us representing the Frosh/Soph. I was extremely nervous because I had been improving, running faster and more at ease. I hoped this would be a good day to hit another personal record. ...

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...

The event I am about to talk about is an event that has changed my life in many ways. Everyone goes through changes and majority of people have had the opportunity and privilege to experience the changes that come with graduation. I would have to say this is the one thing that has had a great imp...

Every day in our lives, we have to go through different events that we have to overcome through those. Some events are very good, but others give us many problems and never seem to leave. I remember one day in my life in which I had many problems from which I did not know of any exits. It...

September 11th 2001 Every single person in the world has been affected by Tuesday, September 11, 2001. This event will live long in our memory, both those who witnessed the unspeakable horror, those who watched it and cried from afar. Our children's children will hear of this day in ...

More than a sport, soccer is a passion, the feeling of adrenaline, the feeling of a won game, and the sadness and disillusion of a lost game, it's what makes it special. I have played soccer all my life, the first time I participated in a league I was 8 years old then and all the other guys were 11...

The video "A Man Called Horse" circulates around the story of John Morgan (Richard Harris). John decides that he is going to get away from the big city and live out in the forest. Unforuanetly, things do not go the way John planned. John is captured by Sioux Indians who treat him no bette...

When listening to any piece by Beethoven, you receive the whole range of emotions, and the Fifth Symphony is no different. Just the first four notes, a simple da-da-da-dum, is enough to send shivers up your back. Packed with all the furious confidence of Beethoven, it suggests scarlet eruptions, h...