… techniques are also becoming more specific. The writers have more variety of literary tools such as allusion, metaphor, symbolism, and irony. Irony is the most common and most efficient technique of the satirist. Since this technique is so popular and…

… is the great Castle Shakespeare. You see it wherever you look. It rears its head into the clouds, reaching into the celestial sky, dominating everything around." These were some of the opening words of Fay Welden in her novel, "Letters to Alice".…

… America) "President Walker!" exclaimed the secretary rushing into the room, waving a leaf of paper. "We have just received a satellite message from the Universal Spaceship. It seems we have a huge problem!" The President grabbed the sheet of paper.…

… was my first time to watch Nascar at Texas Motor Speedway. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon as I entered the dusty, old, bumpy parking lot, driving through a sea of people, looking furiously for a parking space. Traveling through the brisk air was…

… in journal form having a main character deal with several conflicts. And seeing as I've never been one to turn down a challenge, this is Part 1 of my answer. It's set on a far-off planet named Terran that's similar to Earth. The social structure…

… It was like I was in a whirlpool, going round and round, never ending. My head and body hurting like hell. Wait, I hear a sound, shouting, a voice shouting my name. "Charlie?" I answered groggily, "Charlie!" this time I was scared, something didn't…

… Stereotypes Most stereotypes are not good. A lot of them are negative. And most of them are very insulting. And you know what I am getting really tired of it. It really bugs, and is pisses me off. I am not saying that I am not like that. But!…

… to fade away. She is just 17. She is such a baby. She needs to grow up a little. It's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. She would tell them HER story. But why. They wouldn't listen. She is only 17. She is suffering.…

… 17 back then. I don't know how I made it, but I got hired. First of all, I didn't have any experience at all. Second, I lied that I was 18. It was good because I could work a lot of hours over the weekend and at nights while studying during the day. …

… I did make-up, dressed up in all black and elegant (lady-vamp style). Check it out, baby! Everything is perfectly fine, even the pinky on my feet. You won't find a single flaw with your hungry look. And this perfection gives me a right to say…