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...

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...

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,...

The Lord doesn't always let us know when the ones we love will be taken. It happens so fast, and before you know it there gone. The first time I experienced loss was when I was ten, and it has changed the way I live life. I will never forget the way Chelsea looked. Her eyes were dark...

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 ...

Strong, durable, vigorous, and resilient. These adjectives are the most accurate means of describing Pink and her successful album, titled "Missundaztood". If I had somehow been stranded on a desert island, without a doubt in my mind, this album would be the one item that would help me to ...

In your entire life, you would never imagine having two diseases by the age of 18. This is something that has happened to me. I have lived with a Liver disease and colon disease for 2 years now. This has changed my life in a big way. I realized I couldn't abuse my body or take life for grantee...

Special Friend All my life I have heard about, seen, and even visited children close to my age with handicaps, mental illnesses, and even blindness. I realize how easily it could have been me, at birth, to be born with such a handicap to live with for the rest of my life. Even though I wil...

Most people around here worship Texas high school football like the ancient Greeks might have worshipped Zeus himself. For me football was just the precursor for what was yet to come; high school basketball. Giving my friends no choice but to attend every tournament and travel countless miles ...

"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...

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 ...

Killing Mr. Griffin 1. Susan wishes to live alone in a remote cabin, because she feels that her family is always on her back about the little things that go on in her life. So instead, she would like to have a peaceful place where she can read, write, and think, and not always have someone critic...

After much thought, one annoyance came to mind as my pet peeve. As much as some men thinking they are God's gift to women and some women thinking they are the most beautiful women to ever walk the earth annoys me to no end, nosy people are the worst. They pry their way into your social life...

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...

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...