“I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs.” — H.L. Mencken I had a hard time analyzing this quote. To be honest, I had no clue why hens even laid eggs, except for to reproduce (which was probably not what the quote meant). Did hens themselves even Read more…
I can relate my work with My Childhood to H.L. Mencken’s quote. I remember spending my summertime reading My Childhood. It was very slow and difficult – just like work. I spent time going over parts I didn’t get, like you would go over the parts of homework you don’t get. Reading My Childhood can Read more…
Work is necessary in order to be successful, just like how hens must lay eggs in order to be productive. From the essay prompts you assign me, I am able to map out my essay exactly, making a strong outline for my entire piece. Even though this counts as work, homework even, it does pay Read more…
A Story The small child stared at the tantalizing fairytale book on the top shelf of the bookcase with her green, glittering eyes. It had caught her eyes a few weeks ago, but she never dared ask her parents if she could take it down and open its heavy covers, because she knew that they Read more…
“I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs.” H.L. Mencken The only way to enjoy life is work. Work is much more fun than fun.” Noel Coward Considering that the semester is halfway through and that you are thoroughly familiar with all of your classes, try and take Read more…
Response “Writing fiction has developed in me an abiding respect for the unknown in a human lifetime and a sense of where to look for the threads, how to follow, how to connect, find in the thick of the tangle what clear line persists.” I understand this quote as “Writing fiction has helped me respect Read more…
Writing fiction has developed in me an abiding respect for the unknown in a human lifetime and a sense of where to look for the threads, how to follow, how to connect, find in the thick of the tangle what clear line persists. Eudora Welty Notice that Jessica matches Welty’s syntax in her interpretation. Read more…
Writing Competitions! Please see the tab on the left for links to writing competitions, and spend some time looking through for one that calls your name. Choose one and then brainstorm! At least four sentences. Student work! Please spend at least twenty minutes looking through your classmates’ published work, and write a response of no Read more…
Brightly clad joggers, at the dawn’s first light Brightly clad joggers, at the dawn’s first light Jog their firm pace across paved grey gravel Their sneakers bounce lightly throughout terrain They go in the morning, dreading the heat The sun starts to rise, orange blob floating The sky starts to turn from orange to Read more…
Lizzy has been reading “The Art of the Personal Essay” edited by Philip Lopate, for some time now. It is a lengthy collection of the best personal essays from the past four hundred years. When she read Edward Hoagland’s “The Courage of Turtles”, Lizzy was inspired to respond to the essay with one Read more…
