Category Archives: Portfolio
In Days Past: Drafting
Althalos eased himself back into his chair in the study. Once, he had been a spry, able-bodied man, capable of making the trek across the Ka’el Plains in little more than a week. Now Althalos rarely ventured outside of his … Continue reading
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Expanding Spanish Curriculum and Cultivating Success
The world at times might seem like it is growing smaller and smaller. Inventions like planes and cars and radios have brought the world closer and foreign peoples to new lands. The Internet, too, has connected the modern era, allowing … Continue reading
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In Days Past
Althalos eased himself back into his chair in the study. Once, he had been a spry, able-bodied man, capable of making the trek across the Ka’el Plains in little more than a week. Now, Althalos rarely ventured outside of his … Continue reading
Community Response
Nolan Schad Mrs. Jank English 12 19 October 2015 Ajora Falls LINCOLN, NE—At 313 N 27th street there is a small, unassuming little stretch of buildings. The outer decay hides an Arabic dessert bakery, a vacant, nondescript shell of a … Continue reading
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Crime and Punishment Review 2
Crime and Punishment continues to be a fantastic novel. Fyodor Dostoyevsky really hit the literary jackpot with this novel. And, what makes this book all the more impressive is the fact that he wrote it very quickly because he had … Continue reading
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Fahrenheit 451 Essay
America 451 The society created by Ray Bradbury in Fahrenheit 451 is a rather peculiar one. It’s a society where people are mindlessly manipulated, avoid real interaction, and have no independent thought for themselves at all. It seems that … Continue reading
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Did it Rain That Day?
I chose a memoir for this piece because it offered me more creative flexibility in syntax and punctuation than say, a short story or newspaper article. The memoir format also allowed me to use aloofness to my advantage so that … Continue reading
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The Pirates! Review Part 2! (There’s still Communists)
In an über Conservative region of the United States, Communism is always a very difficult thing to discuss (in a reasonable or level-headed manner that is). So obviously the best way to discuss a tricky subject is through sarcasm and … Continue reading
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