As you read A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, you first read that for Ebenezer Scrooge “[i]t was the very thing he liked. To edge his way along the crowded paths of life, warning all human sympathy to keep its distance” (stave 1). Ebenezer was a selfish man who wanted to be left alone. During … Continue reading A Transformation in Isolation →

Change is something everybody experiences. It might be a domestic, relationship, or emotional change. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein experiences an emotional change himself. His emotional change, in the context of Chapter 10, can be compared to Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “Mutability”. In the beginning of Chapter 10, Victor is mourning the deaths of William … Continue reading Ever-changing Emotions →

Francis Danby’s painting Disappointed Love catches one’s eye with the illuminated girl in white. She has her head down and is surrounded by dark and wondrous nature. One might try to see themself through the painting, but another person to be seen is Mary Shelley. The introduction of the book Frankenstein provides readers with the … Continue reading Mourning the Many Losses →

As a technological revolution diffuses throughout the world, the craft of writing longhand is gently paling. The world is dislodging the authentic pen to paper and grasping hold of a screen. For the adolescent writers of the world, it is facile to get roped into this movement. As adolescent writers ourselves, we have encountered the … Continue reading Escaping From the Slavish Grip of Technology →

Embarrassment is something people feel when they are ashamed, self-conscious, or awkward. Tara Westover grew up in a strict Mormon household. Tara and her siblings had no formal schooling, nor did her family have anything to do with the government. She writes about many stories from her past in Educated. In one of the chapters, … Continue reading The Boy That Left A Mark →

Research is something we conduct our whole lives. This may be through school, work, or your own interest. Throughout the years I’ve lived so far, I have conducted most of my research through school. This has been for classes like English, Psychology, Government, and Biology. I have also conducted lots of informal research like random … Continue reading Science is My Distinctive Lens →

Some people like televisions shows, and some people like video games. I, on the other hand, love music. Whenever I get the chance, I'm always playing guitar, humming, singing, listening, or dancing to music. It's always been a part of who I am and my family. Therefore, composing a discography of my top five favorite … Continue reading Music Reflects my Mood →

The world around us today is almost completely electronic. As I ponder on this thought, I realize that there are so many ways to engage your brain in writing and word exercises without the use of technological devices. Throughout the semester of my English 111 class, there have been many assignments and activities that have … Continue reading All It Took Was One Letter →

When searching for the dream college, what draws one to it? It may be the programs of study, or it could be the advertisements. Lenoir Rhyne University, a private college in Hickory, North Carolina publicized an advertisement in “Our State” magazine. The advertisement portrays six nicely dressed students, five that can be fully seen, chatting … Continue reading Creating the High-Class Image of LRU →

As I look back upon my eight-year-old self, I see a small girl with light brown hair and glasses. I can remember always wearing my purple glasses with a blue outfit. This was in the same year that I completed third grade. My third grade teacher’s name was Mrs. Braswell. She was one of the … Continue reading The Reading E.O.G. →