Feeling Essay Examples

According to Yaping Tang in “Polite but Thirsty” tells about cultural differences between China and the United States. It is difficult for people to live in the country where culture is different, because they do not have enough knowledge nor experiences about where they are in. China always should be polite. For example, Americans cal […]

In Jeanette Winterson’s novel Weight, the author demonstrates how myths have modern personal relevancies and can encourage each reader to investigate the three main subject matters in their lives; boundaries, freedom, and guilt. The numerous references to walls throughout the novel signify the boundaries, which make Atlas strive for freedom. Winterson’s Weight, is a modern […]

“Red Robin” by Clark Richard “Red Robin,” by Clark Richard is one song, which without fail always makes me cry. My little sister Ann and our father danced to this song at her quince for the father daughter dance. It was originally planned for me to sing the song but I got too emotional in […]

This is a response paper on the story, ‘the rich brother’ which is authored by Tobias Wolff. This is a short story which clearly brings out the following themes: family relationships, sibling rivalry and the definition or meaning of success. The story circulates around two brothers: Pete and Donald. The two are depicted differently even […]

The theme of love has been widely explored inn the literature work throughout history. However, the approaches that describe or expresses what all love is has taken different perspectives, with some of authors having more or less same way of expression while others approaches in a unique way quite different from that of others. The […]

Perception of men’s appearance is quite different within variety social structures and cultural aspects. In this paper I would like to show controversial biographies of two classic writers Emily Dickinson and Langston Hughes; their interpretation of our not always fully understandable world. There are many “illusions to a pure world but the characters are too […]

James Baldwin narrates a story that portrays the different aspects of cultural relationships of African-American people. Basically, the story talks about the different life choices of the two brothers who lived in the brutal African-American society. In this respect, the narrator shows how Sonny and his brother have used different ways to keep themselves safe […]

‘Understanding nourishes belonging …’ A lack of understanding hinders the ability to demonstrate how your prescribed text represents a particular interpretation of belonging. As time passes, an individual’s comprehension of others and places naturally evolves. By gaining a deeper understanding of social and cultural contexts that one encounters, an individual’s sense of identity is developed […]

They say that a picture tells a thousand words, but that only applies if the correct thousand words illustrate the picture. Often the illusion created by the picture can be perpendicular to the reality of its meaning. An illusion is said to be something that deceives, by producing a false or misleading impression of reality. […]

We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints; we spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences,  but less time; we have more degrees, but less common sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; […]

The Turning Point Finding out who you are and maturing into an adult happens in different ways for different people. In John Updike’s “A&P”, it is very interesting to see how the theme of coming of age slowly starts to unravel in the main character as the story progresses. The story portrays the protagonist, Sammy, […]

Article critique Bogeyman syndrome The topic that I chose to read is the “Bogyman Syndrome”, which seems to be very common in today’s society. Bogyman syndrome is basically a fear that parents have from allowing their children the freedom they themselves enjoyed when they were young. This type of fear that parents have is what […]

A Beautiful Life written by Michael Futcher and Helen Howard in 1998 is a brave piece of contemporary Australian Theatre, exploring the controversial and much debated issue of immigration in Australia, while providing a highly symbolic, poignant and emotional experience for the audience. This play is based on the memories of an Iranian refugee (Hamid), […]

True Strength An Indian philosopher named Mahatma Ghandi once stated, “Strength does not derive from physical capacity. It comes from an unyielding will.” In essence, when confronted with a seemingly insurmountable obstacle in life, and all hope seems lost, there exists an unbeatable power within oneself that provides the motivation and genuine strength to prevail […]

“Eleven” depicts a young and composite character, Rachel, whose birthday experience instills the connection between wisdom, intelligence, and maturity, using literary devices. In the story, Rachel’s teacher, Mrs. Price insists that Rachel wears a repulsive red sweater that does not even belong to her. Feeling powerless to her teacher’s authority, Rachel reluctantly obeys, but her […]

Photography shows us the world, but only the world the photographer creates. According to Sontag, “photography implies that we know about the world if we accept it as the camera records it. ” In other words the viewer only sees what’s within the frame. Images allowed us to see situations that occurred, however, it’s extremely […]

Book Journal (Canal de la Reina by Liwayway Arceo) The world is composed of different kinds of people. Some people are rich, others are poor. But in most countries majority of the people are the poor. Write about what your feelings are after reading the opening chapter(s) of the book. How do your feelings change […]

We go to class every day, do every bit of our homework, study for hours and think we have a strong grip on our material, until the day of the test comes. As soon as you get in the room you suddenly begin to blank out, freeze up, zone out or feel so nervous that […]

With references to “touching the void” and another book. Books and movies have similarities and differences. When we read a book we create a visual image in our heads, whereas when we watch a movie the image is already created. In “touching the void” and “my sister’s keeper” the written story differs from the film […]

Stephen king discusses his opinions on horror movies and society in his essay “why we crave horror movies”. King simply states three reasons why we would choose to watch these types of movies. The first being that we watch them to show that we can, to prove that we are not afraid. We also go […]

A person’s identity is often reflected and shaped through one’s own personal understanding of where they belong in a society. A sense of belonging is driven by both the external and internal factors that exist around them. Raimond Gaita’s biographical memoir Romulus, My Father and Margaret Atwood’s poem “Further Arrivals” clearly demonstrate similar concepts of […]

Kokology quiz – The Ride of Your Life – Do this; it’s awesome! Even for people with normally happy lives, there come times when the every day seems just a little boring and, well, every day. Although it’s certainly nice to be able to know that tomorrow will be a good day, too much predictability […]