All literature uses some kinds of special ways to make a story or a poem interesting. The appearance, actions, speech and thoughts of their characters illustrate most stories. In the stories and poems that I read: a song in the Front Yard, Girls, Mother and son, A conversation with my father and ...

The goal of Life Since the beginning of life people have always believed in a higher power. Whether it is God, moksha, karma, or jina every religion has a goal in life for its followers. Everyone is searching for the meaning of life, the greater picture, their destiny, but many people have no cl...

Ever since this novel was published in 1951, it has been shrouded in controversy. Author J.D. Salinger was born in New York City in 1919, and lived in a stylish neighborhood as the son of a wealthy cheese importer. Salinger's body of work includes many short stories and compellations, but ...

Buddhism has been called a religion, a philosophy, an ideology, and a way of life. As with all the other great spiritual beliefs or religions that have survived the test of time, Buddhism offers many different paths for people with different kinds of sensibilities, needs, and capacities. The followi...

Tuesdays with Morrie is a true story that captures the compassion and wisdom of a man who only knew good in his heart. A man who lived his life to the fullest up until the very last breath of his happily fulfilled life. It is a story of a special bond of friendship that was lost for many years, bu...