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How to Write a Five-Paragraph Essay

Photo by Suzy Hazelwood https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-and-red-typewriter-1995842/ In the case of many students, we learn to write a five-paragraph essay with a rigid outline. You may be learning to write formal writing, already have taken an interest, or have written essays for longer than you can remember. This article is a tool to, hopefully, help you enjoy writing your essay. So, settle into any cozy environment of your choice, and let’s…

By Hazel Handy English, Writing

Creative writing Writing

Eyes

Photo by Noelle Otto https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-person-covered-with-brown-textile-906052/ “What do you mean?” Daniel snapped his head up from his plate, eyebrows knit together. The fingers he held the knife with turned white, as he tried hard to stop himself from snapping the knife in half. “What? This is what I mean. I feel great, and you should too. Finally, for once, they agreed on something. I’m so tired of hearing them arguing…

By Kitty Zhang Creative writing, Writing

Personal narrative Writing

The ‘Dumb Blonde’ Narrative

I’ve been blonde for as long as I can remember. My childhood was filled with ‘dumb blonde’ jokes, and even after my bright locks faded to a light brown, I felt connected to the hair color. So much so, in fact, that I began dying my hair back to blonde at the age of 14. However, this hair color has always subjected me to playground insults. Classic ‘dumb blonde’…

By Brooke Schatz Personal narrative, Writing

Fashion Writing

The Truth Behind ‘Picture-Perfect’ Modeling: An Interview with Kristina Renaud

“I was seventeen. I remember walking into the room full of people and the designer gave me this bodysuit to put on,” said Sarah Stevens, a model in the fashion industry, during her interview with Vogue. “There was no changing room, she made me just... get naked. She took one look at my body and kind of just snickered and laughed and said, ‘that’s not gonna work.’” This experience…

By Brooke Schatz Fashion, Writing

Creative writing Writing

Song of the Humpback

A drop of sweat tickles my back. I fidget and try to get it off. The annoying thing just slicks down behind my shoulder blades. The air is stuffy in the car, and Mother refuses to crack a window. Something about my ears and hospitals. I swear I can squeeze the air and make some candyfloss. What would it taste like? “Jimmy, stop wrigglin’! You’ll get crumbs on the…

By Sofiia Tiapkina Creative writing, Writing

Creative writing Writing

Ghosts

First, you died. Well, probably. How else would you still be here? You drift around the yellow caution tape, morbidly curious about how you died, yet still unwilling to know for sure. The splatters of blood scare you. You walk- no, float- down, and find your funeral, with your loved ones standing still in black above a plain closed coffin. You did not know you- they could afford it.…

By Christie Wang Creative writing, Writing

Personal narrative Writing

A Tale of Climate Change: The Monk’s Fate [Part II]

I immediately started drawing parallels between this story and climate change. Maybe it was because of the class I am currently taking (Global Ethics and Climate Change), or a history paper I wrote about environmental advocacy between the 1950s to 1980s, but regardless, the connections became pretty clear to me. The tiger on the verge of eating the monk can be likened to our climate reaching its ‘carbon budget,’…

By Jungsuk Lee Personal narrative, Writing

Personal narrative Writing

A Tale of Climate Change: The Monk’s Fate [Part I]

Five years ago, sitting in the passenger seat of the car, all I could hear was a mixture of engine noise, wind, and my dad’s mumbling. I could stare out the window in peace. When we drove by the river at dusk, apartment towers on the waterfront created beautiful reflections in the dark waters, much like Van Gogh’s Starry Night. In Seoul’s urbanized version of the pastoral scene, windows…

By Jungsuk Lee Personal narrative, Writing