...thousands) of letters each day requesting help from deserving individuals. I know that it may be difficult to distinguish one of these letters from all the others, but if you are going to read just one letter today, please let it be mine. I know you won't be disappointed.
I am a 29 year old...
...search for the character of Los Angeles, but what is that exactly? Can one really get to ‘know’ the personality of a place, or is it constantly shifting so that it is impossible to define. Or, is it merely a subjective question, in that Los Angeles means different things to different...
...big decision, and is often one of the biggest decisions anyone will make in their lives. People can choose to have a child for a variety of reasons, and there are perhaps just as many, if not more, reasons for not having a child. As such the decision could be a difficult one and is, regardless,...
...of her secondary career, Jane has pursued a variety of different areas of study. Jane entered each of these areas of study with great enthusiasm, with an inquisitiveness that is refreshing, and with adaptability, recognizing that different areas of study require different strengths. Jane has...
...from stress and unhappy as they have to attend school. To many children this is such as torture that they feel the need to miss school and play ‘truant’. At the same time it is costing the state millions in resources to keep the school open, and while some may enjoy this they are in...
...narrative is to write as though you are speaking with a good friend. This 5 essay provides a personal narrative as an example of how one might describe a ...
...on different things. For example, a person who is sitting at a bar and drinking will perceive the atmosphere and crowd very differently from someone who is in the same room but not drinking. Two essays, one from the perspective of the drinker, and the other of the alcoholic non-drinker, are...
...big old bear hug that is reserved for only the closest of friends. This particular crony has a strong and almost overpowering scent of perfumed smoke, but one tends to overlook such unfortunate trivialities on behalf of a loved one. As I make my way through the inviting...
...but some call me Phillipe the mouse, or Pip. Nonetheless, for several days I had found myself in the company of a group of pilgrims bound for Canterbury. Now, lest you think that I am in any way associated with these people let me assure you that I am not. It’s just that certain people in...
...by the ceaseless parade of homicides, rapes, drug deals, and other sorts of violence perpetrated one man to another. The question that arises from a viewing of man’s inhumanity toward man is why some people seem to have the proclivity toward violence while others, clearly capable of the...