College Essay UneditedWhen I first looked at the essay topics for the Common Application I realized I had absolutely nothing to write about. Nothing interesting has ever happened to me, I do not have any people or fictional figures I look up to, and I would rather not talk about issues. Then there is the "topic of your choice," which I find pointless. Why give us five other topics if we are allowed to create our own? Or, why give us the option to create our own topic when you have already thought of topics for us to write about? Anyways, I decided to avoid that option since I can be quite indecisive as to what to write about. I thought about my choice for a few da
Dear Diary, My Heart Has DiedDear Diary, he came home today! I was merely in the kitchen baking a succulent pecan pie when I heard the door creak open. I could barely hear his footsteps, so hushed as he came into the room. There is something different about his appearance. He seems so pale, so thin. His glimmering blue eyes that were once so full of life and love now seem so empty. His face is etched with a sad story. Yet all of this does not surprise me. After all, he has been in another country for nearly six months. He should come around in no time.Dear Diary, something is off about him. I have not seen him eat and I do not believe he has slept much either. I see hi
RealizeRealize “How did we get here? I used to know you so well…”“Ugh,” She groaned as she fumbled her fingers around for the snooze button. There was no point in doing so; she never fell back asleep afterwards. It had become a bad habit and all it did was give her a few more minutes of relaxation before having to get up at this ungodly hour. She lay in bed with her eyes closed; attempting to figure out what was going on. “It’s obviously 5:05… and I’m pretty sure it’s Monday…November 3rd.” She allowed more thoughts to run through her head such as homework that needed to be done during l
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