A Passion to Sustain Just before you decide to experience that ephemeral aha moment of discovering a newfound passion, a raison d’etre, beware. For when you are finally bewitched with the eureka lightbulb, it may just stay for life. I was in the seventh grade when I joined my school’s Environmental Club—we called it the…
This is a character analysis essay is written by a grade 8 student of mine, based on the main character, Mathilde Loisel, in the short story, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant.
This literary essay is written based on “A Woman on a Roof” by Doris Lessing. The writer proves the harmful impacts of male entitlement by analyzing the actions, reactions, and the expectations of the male characters and
Failure of the Rebellion People should not believe in others too easily because others can manipulate them into doing something wrong or believing in something wrong. In the story Animal Farm by George Orwell, a group of farm animals kicks out the owner and takes over the farm, naming it “Animal Farm.” The revolution is…
The Masked Woman One can never tell a person’s true intentions by judging their appearance. The appearance is an illusion, which can hide people’s dark secrets. Adela Strangeworth, a woman in “The Possibility of Evil,” by Shirley Jackson, creates a fake version of herself when she is in public by showing her sweet, respectful, and…
This literary essay is written by one of my grade 7 students on the short story “Serpents and Skulls.”
This argumentative essay is written by one of my grade 8 students, arguing for legalizing abortion.
This literary essay on the human condition of greed is written by one of my grade 11 students. He based the essay on the story “Lottery Ticket,” by Anton Chekhov to show how greed can shape the human nature.