Discuss the idea(s) developed by the text creator regarding the role adversity plays in shaping one’s identity. Adversity, often surprisingly, appears in an individual’s life either due to unforeseen circumstances or because one chooses to turn a blind eye from the truth of his reality. The consequent unpreparedness may serve to negatively impact an individual’s […]
Category: Riya
My Escape – Polished Personal
(The following short story is a creative response to the visual given below, and is based on the following question: “Discuss the ways in which individuals struggle to restore honour and certainty”). <http://www.saudek.com> I missed it. My ears begin to ring loudly, drowning out the morning singing of the hummingbirds nesting in the deciduous trees that […]
Overbearing Family Pressures
Family pressures – influences that are often overlooked, but arguably bear a significant, if not the most, amount of meaning in one’s life. It has been said time and time again that parents always want the best for their children; and though their actions may sometimes displease them, they are rooted in wisdom and careful […]
Sheltered
The following is a creative based on Sylvia Plath’s poem “I Thought That I Could Not Be Hurt.” I bite my trembling lip as I shakily inhale the grey, piercing, cool December air. My knees begin to violently wobble, and I feel myself losing control over my body—with every ounce of power I have left, […]
Schindler’s List: A Feminist’s POV
Charismatic, successful, and honorable—these descriptions would roll off of anyone’s tongue when asked to describe Oskar Schindler; and indubitably, throughout the film “Schindler’s List,” he has demonstrated a clear mastery of them all. But why is it that his character has always solely been defined by his successes, and nothing else? Why is it that […]
Ringing
tell me how you brush me aside like i am some insignificant phone call and no matter how many times the phone rings no matter how many times my heart calls for you you continue to embody a nonchalant nature that is remarkably admirable but nothing to indicate you miss me or that i was […]
“Do You Believe in Love?”
Do you believe in love? My immediate response was always: yes, of course I do. I’ve never thought much of the concept. Love? How could I not believe in it? What else drives empathy, care, and humanity? How could I possibly deny the prevalence of such a powerful emotion? But when asked: love, the romantic […]