Faulkner portrayed Emily Grierson, not as a murderous madwoman, but as a desperate woman who lost everything. Her father, the only man in her life, kept her from marriage and happiness. Abandoned by her sweetheart and ostracized society after the family fortune was gone and her father died, she spen...

9-11-2001 The event of September 11, 2001 was a major marker in our country. It showed our weakness, our economy, and how quickly it could be destroyed. Many lives were affected by this disaster. And they, as I will never forget that day. If I could change the situation, it stil would have hap...

I had just been turned down for taking a girl to homecoming as her mom reminded her that she was grounded. I could not believe what had happened; when I got home my brother asked me how did it go. "She gave me a big kiss saying yes". I replied. I went up to my room got in my pajamas and cr...

The first time I met you we *censored*ed, going down in a tangle of energy in the dark room like the blue light that shoots from a socket when a cord is tugged carelessly from a wall. Are you here with me? rolled over and over in my head as we climbed and slapped at each other, co...

Shiloh April 6-7, 1862 It began on a Sunday morning, and was named after a country church near the battlefield. The Union soldiers weren't prepred for the impending charge of Confederate soldiers. The Confederates attacked at 3 am, totally taking the Union troops by surprise. Bad roads and we...