Dear Admissions Office, I would like to use this college application essay to explain two blemishes on my record: an F in my creative writing class and a suspension for nearly killing my teacher It is my hope that if you know the whole story, you will still consider admitting me to your institution. You [...]
By Hannah Katch She comes home every once in a while to load Napster onto our computer dump more dirty laundry on her bed and then leave again Days after she’s left I still find long red hairs in the shower drain discover wilting flowers and Milky Way wrappers on her desk Her friends still [...]
By Andrée Dion Her mother begged her to stay; but try convincing a butterfly to stay grounded. Her father tried to bribe her, but try finding a replacement for freedom. They couldn’t teach her experience. An untamed creature, she roamed the streets without boundaries. Finally free. Windows are transparent, but still there to crash [...]
By susie harrison In the midst of my familiar surroundings, I frolicked and played with wonder. When suddenly with unexpected horror, My world literally began to collapse around me! I wanted to grasp on to something solid to hold, Fear of the unknown griped my soul. I could not bear to leave the place I [...]
By Deborah Russell I Think I Did Think I imagined things, like I was able to predict a future I think I did think (I was prepared for most situations) Now I laugh, wonder, who the hell did I think I was? It’s Not The finality – I watch from the door to your room [...]
By Evan M Horetsky I sing of farms and of a lamb: his lust has fallen upon him war! Armies swarming with war-torn horns thrusting at his homeland’s door. Bound by hate and confounded by treason, This sheep finds too late that passion rules reason. His friend, now foe, fights for the frail reward, Rumbling [...]
Lee Adams, born in Mansfield, Ohio, received a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University in 1949 and a master’s from the Columbia School of Journalism in 1950. For ten years he labored as an all-purpose popular writer, providing material for magazines, revues, and comedy acts. His long collaboration with the composer Charles Strouse, beginning in [...]