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SEBASTIAN B

Sebastian studied Edward Lear‘s limericks, and then produced some of his own:   Limericks   There was a young boy in a pool. Who would fiddle with a spool. Who would nap in the tide, And get o’ so very wide. That lazy, fat boy in a pool.   There was an old man with Read more…

ROBERT C

Ambition       Ambition must be made to counteract   Ambition, itself its greatest hindrance.   Old ambitions are so often attacked,   Crushed, replaced, leaving only an imprint.   See, Ambition’s prey is satisfaction,   Satisfaction, the result of getting.   Getting, the end of a vast reaction,   Catalyzed by a sneaky Read more…

JUSTIN PAN

We Can Do Something With Courage     If you are a person who has no money and no power but a big idea, what would you do? Complain about the unfair treatments of society? Or just devote yourself to the idea hastily? When these situations take place, our natural instincts will usually resist adventure Read more…

SAMMY X

  The Source of Preservation   Throughout Tolkien’s entire life, he studied languages. When Tolkien was very young, he learned Latin and French, during middle school, he learned Spanish, Welsh, Anglo-Saxon, Ancient Norse, Finnish, Icelandic, and Greek. Tolkien learned to speak 35 different languages! His study of words gave him the capability to invent new Read more…

SAMMY X

The Plague       When Mr. Watt comes to Hong Kong,   I’ll find a place to hide,   I hope I won’t be there for long,   but that’s what I’ll decide.     The wait may be long and weary,   but it’s what I must do,   I may eat my Read more…