on Tim O’Brien’s short story On The Rainy River delivers an intricate story telling piece from the fictional perspective of Tim O’Brien himself. Upon receiving a draft letter to go to war in Vietnam, Tim’s faced with a moral dilemma: Fight a war he does not believe in and potentially die, or flee to Canada while carrying… Continue Reading The Rainy River Dilemma
on How does war impact individuals and their relationships? And to what extent can someone endure war and emerge unchanged? Often times on media, especially in the modern era, we hear about the various conflicts occurring in our world, and yet we often times don’t/cant directly relate to the people that are situated in these unfortunate… Continue Reading The Nightingale’s Resilience: A Tribute to the Human Spirit
on The Nightingale” by Kristen Hannah is a haunting recollection of the lengths to which an individual will go for their own survival. The novel takes place at the time of the second World War. It follows two sisters as they begin to understand the depths to which an individual will go to survive and the… Continue Reading A Bird’s Song
on In Tim O’Brien’s short story, On the Rainy River, the narrator recalls his moral conflict whilst deciding whether to serve in the Vietnam war or flee to Canada. Throughout the story, the protagonist, Tim, encounters another character who plays a pivotal role in helping him determine his own destiny. Tim’s recollection of this life-altering experience… Continue Reading Drive to Destiny
on “Self Doubt”, Brian Jones, 2014 Traitor to our country! A true citizen! Turncoat for the enemy! A model leader! Weakling! Selfless young lad! Scaredy cat! So inspiring! Lily-livered chicken! What a coward! What a hero! Run as far as you can, but you will never escape what you are. I admit it, I am a… Continue Reading A Hero’s Cowardice
on War is what happens when language fails – Margaret Atwood I Explain A Few Things by Pablo Neruda After reading I Explain a Few Things by Pablo Neruda, the overall message I had taken away from this poem was how conflict destroys treasured memories. Neruda’s description of Spain once the war began in the country,… Continue Reading The Destruction Of Beauty
on In response to In a Time of Peace by Ilya Kaminsky: In today’s society, people are always on their phones, and we often take them with us everywhere we go. Social media is an integral part of people’s lives and we always want to document what’s going on in our lives. However, this “obsession” with… Continue Reading Poem Personal Responses
on In Maya Angelou’s poem Still I Rise, she expresses the importance of confidence and self respect. In her poem she expresses her pain due to racism and discrimination, however when she talks about this hatred she recives from others she always follows it up with the line “still I rise.” This shows how she has… Continue Reading Life’s Secrets
on Acts of Humans In today’s society, things are extremely fast and happen at an increasingly faster rate. I have realized this as high school has progressed and this year time seems to fly by. At not many points have I stopped and looked around. I think this is a huge problem that plagues our… Continue Reading Zane Schroh – Blog #3 – Poetry Seminar Response – Acts Of Humans
on In Maya Angelous poem, “Still I Rise,” one of the main concepts she covered was how she was able to ignore what other people thought of her and overcome it. It spoke to me because I often worry about how other people think about me, although I know that Ill never experience the kind of… Continue Reading Powerless