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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Hatred and what it does to you: 3 of 17

Hate can only grow. Grow till it consumes you. Till you don't recognize yourself anymore. It's not just intense, it's so intense that it suffocates you. It doesn't just grow inside you, it grows on you. It changes you. It makes you a different person. Hatred is poison for the soul, it's almost as bad as selling your soul to ...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Loneliness: 30 of 121

There's a difference between being alone and loneliness, I was told by someone not so important. I shrugged that thought off, thinking, what the hell is he talking about? Now I know. I am alone. I'm happy being alone. When my abusive husband was taken away by the police, I was devastated. I stood in the middle of the room, m...
Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) Bombing in Pakistan: Who tried to kill Benazir Bhutto?: 4 of 8

Benazir Bhutto, daughter of Pakistan and the symbol of modern Islamic women, was assassinated on December 27, 2007. Like father, like daughter. Controversies surround the sudden, shocking demise of the woman who was advocating democracy in Pakistan. She was seen as someone who can bring hope to war-ravaged, military-based Pa...
Relationships & Family > Break-Ups & Exes Abusive relationships: When to call it quits: 18 of 31

Love is supposed to be the most cherished emotion in the world. When your boyfriend nudges you because he's a tad jealous of your best guy friend, you feel good. Don't you? You smile to yourself when he berates the good looking guy in your class, because you know he's doing it because he's just a little unsure whether you're...
Relationships & Family > Domestic Violence & Abuse Reflections: Surviving domestic violence: 24 of 31

It was a fairy tale courtship. It was love at first sight. Well, almost. I was walking past who later became my husband, when he followed me to the little shop where I went to get coffee. He introduced himself, shook my hand, oh so gently. He looked at me intently, his eyes speaking a thousand words. Words, that he didn't ye...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Breaking up: 48 of 58

Guys will come and go, but friends are forever. A very hackneyed statement, but it holds a lot of meaning for me. Not because it's true, but because the opposite has been true for me. After a sequence of bad relationships, I had given up on love, and men. That's when someone walked into my life, someone so bashful and full o...
Style & Beauty > Style & Beauty (Other) Reasons behind people's apathy at their appearance: 3 of 3

Your eyes are the windows of your soul. Your face is what people judge you by. How you look is what attracts people to you. Your shoes say more about you than anything else. You sould dress nicely if you want to attract nice men. We've all heard statements such as the ones cited above, haven't we? While going through a diffi...