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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My true story about gardening with my parents, grandparents, or children: 2 of 29

I stood wonderingly before the rows of green. To my stubby six-year-old self, they seemed to stretch on forever. The early morning sunlight gleamed off the dew-drenched leaves, making them sparkle like emeralds. In my hands, I held a trash bag nearly as big as myself. I was ready to pick today's lunch. My grandfather clapped...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Fertility & Infertility Issues Understanding the ethics behind human cloning: 1 of 6

In 1997, when a sheep named Dolly was created by reproductive cloning in Edinburgh, Scotland, citizens everywhere realized one day such a procedure could be used on humans. Soon, sooner than they had thought, it would be possible to create a living human being that was genetically identical to another. This fact raised a num...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Asia Facts about North Korea: 2 of 10

North Korea is one country that has fascinated, horrified, confused, and awed modern countries around the world. Created on September 9, 1948, after the division of the country and deceptively named the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, North Korea is one of the most powerful Asian countries today. It is a communi...
Arts & Humanities > Marketing & Selling Writing Tips for successful self-publishing and marketing: 2 of 8

So you've written a book. Years of hard work and dedication have gone into the making of it. But it's finally finished. You could sit back and relax, but now you're faced with a challenge perhaps greater than the writing process itselfgetting your book published. The following article is intended to help you navigate through...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Breaking up: 12 of 35

SING HER PRAISES I sing her praises And I sing her song I sing her back to where she belongs. How I wish that she could stay Yet I know I must send her away. So I sing her praises And I sing her song I sing her back to where she belongs. I love her nights But by the day I know that we cannot stay And so I tear our love apart...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love & loss: 8 of 22

How I wish I didn’t have to let you go Watch you walk down that dark street Your shoulders hunched, your arms empty without my embrace. The street lights above you Make a hazy halo Round your head. And I think, my angel, who I put through hell, Who I will put through a deeper hell By sending you away. But you’ll ...
Arts & Humanities > European History French history: The outcome of the French Revolution: 3 of 7

In 1789, a revolution ripped through the country of France. Rebels crying for “Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity for all,” abolished the monarchy of Louis XVI and set out to create a new, democratic republic. But internal strife prevented this democracy from succeeding. Desperate to establish order, Revolutionary...
Arts & Humanities > Playwrights & Plays Play reviews: Milk Milk Lemonade, by Joshua Conkel: 1 of 1

In light of gay student Tyler Clementi’s recent suicide, Joshua Conkel’s MilkMilkLemonade remains starkly relevant, even a year after its debut. Many theatre productions have explored the topic of discrimination against gay Americans, but MilkMilkLemonade distinguishes itself through its dark humor. This humor do...
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Becoming a better writer: 20 of 37

I've loved writing since I was very small. I have a particular memory from my toddler-hood, which I believe sparked my passion. I was watching my mother at the kitchen table, playing with a strange machine. The machine was small and gray and covered with the letters of the alphabet. I remember feeling a c...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: It's for the best: 5 of 9

If you love him, let him go And those feelings you once did show, Keep them close like a private wish And let him find his own happiness. For if a bird is held too close, Freedom is what it longs for most. So if you love him, let him fly It’s only a parting, not a goodbye.