Lilies Last Forever "Diiiiiiing Dong!" Lily's eyes slowly fluttered open. She glanced at the alarm clock, which said 11:39 a.m. Getting out of bed, walking slowly down the carpeted stairs which tickled her tired feet a little, and rubbing the sleep out of her eyes, Lily went ...

Running, Running, Running, through the desolate woods not knowing where I am going or what I am going to find ahead of me. Voices of angry men penetrate my ears, they sound like a pact of hungry wolves on the kill never stopping until they have gotten what they wanted...fresh meat. Mother had alw...

To Live and To Write "A Woman Writer" The first story by Tamura Toshiko, "A Woman Writer" was incredibly upsetting. This intelligent, successful woman seems very unsatisfied and unhappy, though it would appear that she has everything that she could ever want. Looking deeper though, one se...

"I hate life." I casually said to her roommate. "Clarissa, why would you say something like that?" Keryn said. "Life has been so hard for me. All my life, I have been the outcast white chick, my mother clearly hates me, my sister is crazy, and life sucks." I di...

"Nathaniel" I remember how it all started. It's been so long now I can't remember the when's but I remember how as if it was branded into my mind. I was out tending the fields at the time. I was only 10 but what could I do? My father was sick someone had to do the job and my sister and...

The relationship between the mother/daughter, in "Girl", and father/son, in "Reunion", are very different. In what way are they different? They are different because in the "Girl", the mother is teaching her daughter the right way to live, the way to act. She is teac...

Katherine Frank's novel, "A Voyager Out," tells the life story of Mary Kingsley talks of her childhood, her young adult life, and her traveling life. She wanted to tell the world what this woman explorer did for Africa. Mary Kingsley had a famous family, many of whom were writers. Mary herself wr...

Many western-oriented films tend to focus on reckless cowboys running from town to town, killing anyone who may potentially threaten their power. The Outlaw Josey Wales by Robert Daly, however, portrays a new type of main character defined by an entirely different set of morals and values. Through...

Frankenstein's Ill Fated Life In both publications of Frankenstein whether it was the movie or the novel, we see Frankenstein's ill fated life. For a man who is extremely intelligent, he just can't shake off his bad fate. The reason I decided to select Frankenstein's ill-fate...

The day to day struggles of life has caused many to go astray. Acceptance in society can make or break a person when they feel as if they have no one to turn to. Whether it is society continuously breaking ones character and telling them that they can not strive in life, everyone struggles to feel b...

"Lone Star" "Lone Star" is a modern day based western. Director John Sayles is one of the many great independent directors. "Lone Star" was made in 1996 so it is a more contemporary film. This film has a basic western theme. But it is set in the present day. It is...