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I'm a college student who loves writing. I have my associate's degree in English and am working on finishing my BA in Literature. I also enjoy playing acoustic guitar and walking among nature.

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Arts & Humanities > Literary Themes & Ideas Writers who influenced your life: 1 of 29
One writer who influenced my life was William Wordsworth. After planning on being a history major and having never taken a literature class before, I signed up for British Literature II at my local college and hoped for some interesting readings. We started with his Odes, particularly "Ode: Intimations of Immortality". Not o... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing (Other) Writing: Gift or curse? A glance at the ups and downs: 8 of 63
Writing can be a gift in many ways. For one, it is a way to express a person's ideas. This is helpful to many different types of people. For the introvert who cannot seem to peacefully speak their mind in public, it allows them to fully open up and let everyone interested hear them. For other people, simply writing something... More..
Education > Education (Other) Do you really need an education to succeed in life?: 16 of 100
The question truly begs another question: What defines being "successful" or "succeeding" in life? If we define it as those who have somehow advanced to a high position in a job field, without a formal education, does this mean that they are successful because they work hard? In that case, wouldn't working hard by earning a ... More..
Arts & Humanities > William Shakespeare Poetry analysis: Sonnet 27, by William Shakespeare: 1 of 5
William Shakespeare's Sonnet 27 is an interesting piece that deals with a type of insomnia. Through a calm and contemplative reflection, Shakespeare explores how he has exhausted himself and yet he cannot sleep, due to the queries of his mind. In the first eight lines, Shakespeare explains that he is "Weary with toil" (proba... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literary Themes & Ideas Favorite literary characters: 3 of 12
To start, my favorite literary character of all time would have to be Mephistopheles from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Faust". The devil from this epic piece is probably one of the most likeable villains in all of classical German literature. Humorous and sly, cunning and wicked, he has a razor wit and serves not as the ult... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Is free verse really poetry?: 2 of 8
A block of random words thrown together for dramatic effect is not true poetry. A string of words that have some abstract meaning is not true poetry. Free verse is definitely not true poetry. While it has become quite popular and can be recognized as a type of art, it is not true poetry. Poetry by definition falls under the ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Humorous dining experiences: 4 of 15
Bloodbath I don't want to go in. I hear them. Clawing and scraping. Ripping and grinding. Its best if I wait outside until it quiets down. One more goes in. Why am I still standing here? I can't imagine what I look like to those inside. Why can't I just go in? Perhaps now it's safe to enter. No, three more are coming, they l... More..
Hobbies & Games > Board Games Best family board games: 10 of 33
The best family board games are the ones where each player has equal footing, everyone ultimately wins, or there is more of an emphasis on fun and less on skill and luck. While games like Monopoly and Scrabble may seem like great family fun, in truth, they hold a lot of potential problems. In Monopoly for example, the proble... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Poetry analysis: The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner, by Randall Jarrell: 1 of 3
Randall Jarrell's "The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner" is an incredibly complex piece that spans only five lines. While on the surface level it is a great piece, the true wonder of this poem comes from its powerful metaphor. In a literal sense, the title really says it all. The poem details how a gunner who inhabited a figh... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Poetry analysis: Song of the Old Mother, by William Butler Yeats: 1 of 3
William Butler Yeats', "Song of the Old Mother" is a ten line poem with a good rhyming scheme that deals with the roughness of life through an older perspective. The first four lines of this piece introduce the reader to the speaker: "I rise in the dawn, and I kneel and blow / Till the seed of the fire flicker and glow. / An... More..