There have been many times in my life when I've been broken hearted and horribly depressed. There are only a few steps to follow in order to break someone's heart-make him that person fall in love with you, lead them on, let them down, and then dump them when they least expect it. I am her...

A person really can't appreciate the small things in life until you have it all taken away from you. I know this from many experiences. One of the longest times in my life was when I broke my ankle. The actual breaking of my ankle and the recovery time was the long and painful part, but I did l...

"When We Two Parted" is a romantic poem about a secret love, a love that is lost. The persona is speaking of this lost love and how it has affected him. His heart, which has not let go of this love, is broken and he is dwelling on these feelings. This poem brings the reader back to a t...

Willa Cather's masterpiece, "My Antonia," is a story of nostalgic wistful relationships, mainly between Antonia Shimerda and Jim Burden. With Jim being the narrator, Willa writes through him with sympathy and an evocative, reminiscent tone. Much can be said about Jim Burden and the st...

A letter that seemed to heal I stared into Joey's tear-filled eyes. We sat on the cold cement of my driveway and a soft wind blew my long hair across my emotionless face. The love of my life had cheated on me. I was so hurt, but would not let Joey know. As he poured his heart out to me,...

A letter that seemed to heal I stared into Joey's tear-filled eyes. We sat on the cold cement of my driveway and a soft wind blew my long hair across my emotionless face. The love of my life had cheated on me. I was so hurt, but would not let Joey know. As he poured his heart out to me,...

Soft, wet tears trickled down my face. The light, which filtered through the trees into my bedroom, glistened in my damp eyes. The edge of the cliff drew closer in my mind. It felt like the wind was blowing through my hair, the folds in my clothes were throwing themselves around me. I felt free, lik...

"A Life You Love" A Last Goodbye from Sydney to Lucie Today is the day I will save your life; I will die for your husband and best friend, But for me, this is hardly a difficult task; I can't find a better way for my life to end. The last hope for my salvation, I pledged to be by ...

More than two decades ago, I was born from the loving warmth of my parents and unconditional concern of my entire clan. A girl was born, I was born. I can imagine the amazed smile of my mom as she caressed me with those callused hands and the triumphant laugh of my father as he took me in his bare b...

I wonder if the world would be any better if we didn't lie. Lie, sometimes better to man kind to lie, withhold the truth. Would humans be a stronger species if we didn't feel sadness. Sadness, to feel sorry for something or someone. Would humans be stronger if they didn't know what the feeling h...

Feet dancing, children playing, women bearing the weight of their "new-born" on their backs, intoxicated fathers laughing and cheering. I am talking about the dusty, overcrowded pathways found in the heart of my "habitat", Soweto... It appears to be a cheerful situation, but all ...

Why do I feel so much pain inside? Why do I feel like the more I love you the more you hide? Is it because you are so sure I will always be here? You say you love my smile, yet all you see are these tears. I gave up everything you asked me to. I changed my ways to assure you. I spend so much time d...

Through out my life, I have learned from others and I have grown, certain people have influenced me in the choices I have made; the biggest influence on me is Gods calling for my education at Olivet. While I'm pursuing my further education at Olivet Nazarene University, I am going to major in ...

I still remember the day my grandmother walked for the first time in 3 years. Every single thing that happened seemed so great. Even the noise the floor made as she walked was astounding. I watched her every move as she made her first steps. At that moment I felt like the happiest person alive. Ma...

The first thing that comes to mind when I think of my mother is her ability to reason. For as long as I can remember, my brother and I have fought. Im not talking about physically fighting, although we've had our share of those, im talking about the "he stole my toy", or ...

Mellamo and Maileena At the beginning of time, little life existed in the vast universe. No planets existed, only a man, a moon, a sun, and many of his cherished stars inhabited space. The man was named Mellamo. Mellamo was content living on the moon and polishing each star. Yet, there seemed...

A Scary Conflict I can remember taking a family vacation out of town somewhere back in the 80's. Like every other black family, I was the little kid in the back seat of the car being ignored by my parents and older relatives. In my mind I'm thinking, "Why does my mom ignore me when we have com...

Creative Writing WHY DO UNICORNS HAVE A HORN AND WINGS? One day a long, long time ago, a beautiful white horse came trotting through the wood that lead to a marvelous rainbow waterfall. When a flash of beautiful colors caught her eye. Then, the white horse looked more carefully and she r...

Who Is A Hero? Who is a hero? What are the qualities of a hero? Are there any heroes left? These questions are actually the basis for this essay. Even though most of them can be answered by you, the reader, I shall try to incorporate fact and personal opinion in order to give a b...

Who am I you ask? I am an individual who speaks his own mind and lives his own life. People in this world take things for granted. Using resources that should be untouched, taking over land thats beauty should be described in books, and bringing social justice to people who need no liberation. When ...

Kids are Worth It! In the kids are worth it, Barbra Coloroso explains her experiences raising kids and what she has found to be a great way of raising your children and being the best parent you can be without abusing your children. In this write up I am going to grasp on 3 cons, Bed Time , and ...

THE MIGHTY WINDS OF NATURE (Narrating) July 23, 1979 was a hot summer afternoon in Mullins SC that many town folk will remember forever. Many remember it as the day the mighty winds of nature came calling. This afternoon began no different from any other afternoon. Families were doing their...

Purpose: To convey through my experience, how good and bad experiences can come from something that is life changing and the effect it has on people. How hard it can be to come to terms with a major change in a person's life and show that taking away bad experiences is not necessarily good. ...

Money In the modern time, Money is energy for a life, and could purchase every thing, but sometime money can't buy a truelove. In fact, if we have no money, we won't spend for our life. Money is as well as blood in our body. Therefore, one of us can't lack of it. In the other han...

Reasons to be beautiful There was a boy/a very strange/enchanted boy/they say he wandered very far,very far/over land and sea/a little shy and sad of eye/but very wise was he." This boy, who had no more than eighteen years, was born in a wealthy family. His name was Thom. His mother and ...