John Donne John Donne was an English metaphysical poet who lived from January, 1572 to March, 1631. As a poet, he was widely known for his use of parody, irony, and wit. As a priest, Donne was widely known for his meditations and sermons on love and death, and his inner conflict with both. Donne Read more…
Utopias Utopia: based on Greek: ou ‘not’ + topos ‘place.’ The definition of the word utopia is: ‘An ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects.’ We all dream of the perfect world, but each person has different ideals so our ideas of perfection may all be different. Two examples of Read more…
First Day of High School My alarm clock went off at 6 o’ clock in the morning, the sky still pitch dark. While I got ready for school, the just-woke-up-drowsiness, like fog, faded away. The worries I had built up in my mind about entering a new school came back to me. For the past few Read more…
Once there was a whale named Spot. After a huge hurricane, he got washed up on the shore and couldn’t get back into the water. A few minutes later, a poor fisherman came to the beach that Spot was washed up upon and saw a huge whale laying there on the sand. Read more…
HELEN (HANYU) LIU 8TH GRADE Helen just moved from Connecticut to Boston, MA. Just the consideration of starting a fresh school year in a new school can leave the body in abeyance and drown the mind in many hopes and doubts. Not knowing what to anticipate, the mind then constructs expectations and desires Read more…
