on Talk about a moment in time where you faced adversity and the ways in which it affected your life. Include how you overcame it and how it made you grow as an individual: Adversity. I believe that adversity is a much better synonym for challenges. The reason being is that they both mean the same… Continue Reading How Adversity Shapes You, Both Physically and Mentally – Poetry Seminar Responses
on A coward is someone who betrays their values in order to carry out what society wants them to. In the short story, “On the Rainy River”, by Tim O’Brien, we follow the story of Tim himself and the internal conflict of being deemed a coward. In modern text, being a coward is typically someone… Continue Reading Cowards Always Lose Themselves.
on Choosing whether to conform or to pursue personal desires typically leads to conflict. The Paper Menagerie, by Ken Liu, demonstrates the struggle between personal desires and conformity. One scene portraying this idea is when Jack has Mark over at his house. Mark symbolizes American culture and Jack represents his Chinese culture. At first, Jack is uninterested… Continue Reading Safety, but at the cost of Identity?