"Drugs are bad." It's an everyday saying that is said for a reason. Not only because it tells somewhat of an "opinionated truth," if that exists, but to give a fine, general description to one's temptational desire. Evil was brought into the world by temptation. Ar...

Speak your Mind William Stafford once said, "Writing itself is one of the great, free human activities." Every person is entitled to his or her own opinion. In writing you can feel assured that you can be free with your ideas and beliefs without being judged. No teacher can give you a...

"THE THINGS THEY CARRIED" In war, the last thing a soldier should be thinking about is their loved ones, family, relatives, friends, and especially any distractions such as a crush on a girl or guy. Feeling one's emotions and inner feelings should not be in the same place at the s...

YOUNG LOVE The feelings that I have towards young love is that it is a waste of time. There are so many things going on and happening in young peoples lives, so there is no time to worry about your "so called" love. Young love is false. Many young people think that they are in love,...

The story "Miss Brill" by Katherine Mansfield is a story about a lady of the same name. Because Miss Brill's beliefs in herself are shattered by a couple saying that she is old and unwanted, she realizes that her belief that her life has meaning has been an illusion. Miss B...

A Glorious Day in the Fall The alarm clock sounds at seven am, Bzzzz, Bzzzz, Bzzzz! I reach out with my left hand to hit the snooze button, but a thought enters my mind, it is game day. Today is the day of my senior homecoming football game. I rise out of bed and go to the window. I pull the...

Schools today aren't in the best condition. There is teasing, violence, discrimination, cliques, and poverty. There is much to say about how having mandatory school uniforms will help these problems. My question is, will uniforms help these problems enough to dismiss the hurt that they would caus...

Toni Cade Bambara is an interesting writer. To me it is obvious that being from Harlem, shows her personal attachment to her work. My first brief read over of the piece of literature "Gorilla, My Love" was unsuccessful to me. I couldn't quit grasp what exactly was going on. I never c...