Question #1:Holiday Journalism Prompt?I am a student in a high school journalism class and the holiday edition of our paper is coming out soon. I need a creative and interesting article topic to write about that is somewhat related to Christmas or the holidays. Any ideas?Question #2:Title for Uncle Tom's Cabin essay?I'm writing an essay about Uncle Tom's Cabin.The prompt is: "One common pro-slavery argument and justification for splitting families in slave auctions was that Africans did not have parental instincts or depth of emotion equivalent to that which was possessed by whites. Using examples of both black and white characters in Uncle Tom's Cabin, evaluate how Stowe creates a counter-argument." Can anyone think of a creative title for this essay? Question #3:Can you suggest a creative writing prompt?Question #4:what are some good creative writing prompts I can turn into a poem?I googled some and really didn't find any.... thanks in advance!Question #5:can anyone look over my college essay for me?the prompt is: describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (i.e. art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you and explain that influence.Back when I was a ninth grader I was introduced into the new and exceedingly different world of high school, a place whose atmosphere I have never experienced or seen. These feelings translated to the books I read. I felt that a change of pace was in order from the tired formula of the teen novel (this was pre-Twilight and other such vampire-like young adult love stories that consume our shelves now) that Barnes and Noble gave me and others my age. The standard teen love storyline of: young girl doesn't know who she really is, she goes to a new high school or new boy comes to high school, girl starts to like this boy's confidence and independence, boy feels that he can help this cool sweet girl gain said confidence and independence, girl makes an acquaintance with this boy, boy and girl fall in love, and boy helps girl realize who she is and they live happily ever after. After this reading several different variations of this (with different names, locations, races, time periods, and insecurities of the girl) I began to wander throughout the store, and I would come to stand in front of the classics display looking over the titles that hold literary merit which millions have read before me. One in particular called out to me and my desperate search for novelty: Pride and Prejudice. Immediately, I encountered a writing style completely different than what I was used to, a new formula that I can think over and consume myself in. Instead of an confident heroine I found myself the exact opposite, a young woman who like myself understands her values and what she wants in life and won't let anyone stop her, her name is Elizabeth Bennet. This woman has come to be one of the most important people in my life and has helped shape who I am and want I want for my life to today. The male lead, Mr. Darcy, is not a character foil of the female lead which is expected but has a similar attitude and traits with her that lead them to be at odds throughout most of the novel. I can identify with Elizabeth Bennet's confidence in herself that she upholds even through the most trying times in her life. She is an intelligent, intuitive, and good-humored individual who appreciates other people's talents and prides herself in her ability to discern people's intentions and personalities. Although, this pride is to her detriment as people see in the case of Mr. Darcy. I can identify with her propensity to totally trust her intuition and immediately judge people on that standard when she first meets them, and closing herself off to any contradiction after she has made up her mind. When she does alter her opinions about others it takes a lot of evidence to convince her, which is similar to me also. Elizabeth learns to overcome this negative trait; she realizes that she cannot just dismiss others because they do not act in the way she wants them to and to give everyone a chance objectively. I learned this lesson and many others in Pride and Prejudice which I felt was written for young women like me, who are seeking a heroine and not a victim to think of when faced with a difficult situation. This novel inspires me to trust others, be open to every experience and opportunity, and understand that I have to give everyone a second chance. Pride and Prejudice is a classic that breaks the monotonous standard love story formula and I feel that it, along with Elizabeth Bennet, teaches me to break the conventional expectations I see before me and to discover a new way of thinking and looking at life that I have never experienced before. Question #6:For a UC personal statement...?The first prompt is:1. Describe the world you come from - for example, your family, community or school - and tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations. Well, my first crack at this essay turned very cliche...I basically wrote about how I came to America 10 years ago and etc. However, after reading "1000 successful college application essays" I've come to think that writing a story isn't a bad idea. I was thinking of writing aliens talk about me, with dialogues and have a creative essay. Is this a bad idea? If so, can you guys tell me what's a better approach to this essay? THANK YOU! Question #7:Creative Writing Prompts?I have a little bit of writer's block, and would like some sort of scenario to write about. It can be totally random, but has to make some sort of sense. Just make up some characters for me to use. I've used up most of the prompts that are online... I write a lot(:Thanks! Question #8:For the MIT essay regarding creativity, do you think it would be a good idea to talk about freestyle rapping?i consider it a creative part of my identity, but would it be appropriate for the essay part of the application?assuming i write it well, would it be seen as unique, or trying to hard? here is the prompt: Tell us about a time you used your creativity. This could be something you made, a project you led, and idea that you came up with, or pretty much anything else. i play the violin also, but i wrote about that in another one of the MIT essays what are your thoughts? thanks Question #9:Help on a creative attention getter for Beowulf essay??? A little help?I have to write an essay on the epic poem, Beowulf. The prompt is the following:Why do human beings, from almost every time period, every country, every culture, every religion, feel an inherent desire (or even need) for a hero? Can you think of a creative opening sentence to my first paragraph? Attention-getter? Question #10:College essay about k-pop?Prompt: Describe a character in fiction, an historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.I want to write an essay about k-pop, how that influences me, and how I view other people. I feel that k-pop should be more known outside of asia. I feel that this topic is different than other people who write about music because they would usually talk about mainstream american music. Any tips or ideas or is this not a good idea? Question #11:can anyone please check my college essay? its due tomorrow!!!!?i might have some grammar mistakes and even sentence corrections if someone can check my essay once again and edit it if needed, i will be very glad.Prompt: - Compose page 87 of your autobiography. Be creative and consider where your life story would be at this point. My name is Bhavya Bhavana. I am an Indian who moved to United States like many other Indian families; for the same basic reason, a better life. I moved to America in my 15th year, two years ago. My family is made up of my mother, father, me and my brother. I was born in a very small town in India which might be an earlier version of America in 1950’s. We did not have a lot of facilities then or now. We were neither rich nor too poor. A simple middle classed family like many more. My family believes that education is the key for wisdom. I spent 10 years of my childhood with my grandparents. Their wisdom and experience helped me very much to succeed in my life. I am a very optimistic person and I believe that life gives many chances to get up when you fall down. “Necessity is the mother of Invention”. This is a quotation which inspires me very much. Despite my weaknesses, I know that I can achieve anything if I really try for it. I have a strong determination and a lot of enthusiasm to learn new things. The environment where I was brought up molded me into a person who I am right now. I have actually used a computer in my 14th year. So most of my works have to be done manually and education in India is mostly theoretical which involves a lot of writing and studying. I never imagined I will have my own personal laptop. When I compare my life to these youngsters who are growing up here, I always wish I had a life like that. There have been many restrictions to girls in my town which stood as a barrier to my growth while I am in India. These were because of lack of education in people, or poverty and some because of the gender too. As I have grown in that kind of situation, I am more aware of the value of education and its benefits. I aspired to be an engineer from my childhood. I am a quick learner and also a hard worker. My friends and family always stood beside me in every situation and gave strength. I had a good percentage in my 10th grade in my school and I stood third in my school. 10th is considered to be final year of a high school in India. I have a 3.94 GPA in my high school and I am an active participant of key club, beta club, chess club and art club. Besides education, art is my favorite subject as I never had any other extracurricular activities in my old school. I strive hard to achieve my goal and get the future I wanted all my life. i checked this and i feel its all correct but its also my quiz grade where my teacher warned if i have even i punctuation error, i will lose all my points.. please make sure its all okay.... thank you very much.. Question #12:I need a writing prompt.. creative story. HELP?okay so for my english class we have to write a short story and it can be fictional or non-fiction but I stink at true stories so does anyone have and idea of what I can write about? I just need to be able to get two typed pages out of it! Any ideas would be great.. thanks(:Question #13:how to write a csu personal statement? should i get creative with it or..?I recently looked online and found example personal statements where people are using analogies and metaphors, for example, there was one where someone compared themselves to tomatoes and onions (onions= layers that people put around themselves to prevent from getting hurt..) and tomatoes (easily bruised like their personality..) or something to that extent..I showed my dad and he says this is all garbage, that I should simply list things about myself and career objectives.. no fancy metaphorical blah blah the 2 csu prompts just say: 1. Tell us important things about yourself that arent addressed or apparent in the application AND 2. give statement regarding career objectives. since its so blunt, i am thinking that maybe my dad is right..but im not sure. Anyone who's already applied to california state universities who can lend a hand? Best answer!! Creative or strictly list: "oh, im an ap student, i do these activities, I like this as a hobby.." ???????? Thankies! Question #14:I need a creative title to my essay about losing a friend to drug overdose.?We're writing college essays in english and my prompt was to write about something I've learned in the past year. It's basically how precious life is and how fast it can be taken away, plus the whole stay away from drugs thing. But I wrote about how I just lost a close friend of mine a couple months ago to oxycotton overdose. I have the essay all finished but I need help finding a creative title.Question #15:I hope this is alright in this section, but what do you think?Last year I was rejected from my first-choice Ivy League. I'm re-applying this year (long story).I feel that my essays, while meaningful to me, weren't creative enough. One of the essay prompts was to write about a person who influenced me- I chose a family member who I am very close to, but maybe it was too expected. Someone told me that it can be a person who I didn't admire as well. I have a sibling who people strongly suspect is a sociopath (I wouldn't say that she is in the essay though, how cruel that would be), and my entire life I have been put down by her and beat up (I mean intense put downs, I can hear the need to cause as much pain as possible in her voice). I am the opposite of her (of course I love her, but I never wanted to make others feel how I have always felt). It means everything to me to help others and to be kind no matter what, and being "abused" by her was actually a gift because as much as I hate myself (no one knows, thankfully) I love others very much. Do you think it's too negative to write about someone who was cruel to me? Also, if it's not, how can I write it without selling-out my sister (I never tell anyone how she actually treats me, so how awful of me to tell a room of strangers on an admissions board)? I felt good writing about my family member who is really kind, because I said all this stuff about how as a child I was shown how important it is to give to others (I want to become a doctor and solely volunteer with my degree, hence my obsession with the empathy essays, haha). Any advice is welcome. Thank you very much! **Also, I'm very sorry for being really cruel here. I don't blame my sister at all, I try to see it form her point of view all the time and I guess that's how I wound up despising myself. That's why I'm looking for advice on here, because I don't know what to do and I don't want to be an awful person. Question #16:What does you guys think of my creative writing story?Prompt is about someone that gets too involved in their work/job that it becomes bad. Wow, if anyone reads i'll be extremely happy because it's extremely long. I added southern flare, supposed to be humorous. Tell me what you think. 10th grade, "super short fiction"It is the month of November in Iowa. Temperatures have dropped from 48 to 30 degrees farenheight this afternoon. And it’s only getting colder. I’m confined in empty space. No house, no job, no- I’ve got me four walls and a toilet. A room, er- cell so empty it crowded itself with thoughts and feelings that were long gone even forgotten. Well, I’ve got time to kill. Nineteen years to kill. I bet you’re asking why. Well it’s an interesting story actually. I remember it like it was yesterday. Yeah, I had a home- and a family too. Our home was decorated so gaudily for the holidays that maybe it shoulda been in a housing magazine. I was nothin’ but a young feller. Didn’t know nothin’ but how to play stick racket ball with the neighbor’s kid and bake pumpkin pie with my Mama. It was a snowy evening just like today in the suburbs right in this very state, good ol’ Iowa. We kept our windows locked but shades the shades were open so we can watch the snowflakes dance and tumble down the glass of our windows. My sister asked me if I wanted to help her back some hot chocolate. I flashed her a smile and nodded. I couldn’t even fathom anything I love more than sipping on some liquid form of nature’s greatest invention- the cocoa bean. That’s all the mattered. My mama was lettin’ me light the stove. I was especially excited that evening because I had just learned how to light it. And what do I do? I make the stupidest dog-gon mistake I could. I dropped the match. I yelped like a wounded dog. Without thinking I got as far away from the fire as possible by running down to the cellar and slamming the door. I would have thought that within a few minutes my Papa would have thrown the fire blanket on it and everything would be alright, but boy was I wrong. The fire was burning brightly; I could view through the cracks below the cellar door. Its devilish claws were tearing down our home, and casting a mournful red glow on my family’s faces. I left my family sufferin’, that’s what I did. The kitchen that we’ve eaten in for as long as I can remember was being condensed to heaps of ashes. Their muffled shrieks are heard but I wasn’t sure what to do. Moments after mustering enough courage behind the door, I open the cellar door back up only to see a room full of hazy smoke. My family isn’t there. That’s the day I lost everything. Also the day I knew what I wanted to do with my life. I couldn’t let something like that happen to myself, or anyone else ever again. At the age, I decided I wanted to be a firefighter. And that’s just what I did. I went to a fire fightin’ school, graduated at the top of my class, had a coat with VELTKAMP across the back, and I even got to ride down a pole. What a thrilling experience! I would really define that as a highpoint in my life, I had my whole future ahead of me. Just as you folks do. I was rescuing little kiddies and their parents left and right from burning buildings. The first time I actually felt like a real hero. Lloyd Martin Veltkamp was a real hero. There came a time in my career where days, weeks, months went by and sittin’ in a fire station become blasé. Then the idea came to me, like a lightning bolt hittin’ Ben Franklin’s kite! If I set a small fire, we’d actually have some work to do. But as time went by, my idea got the best of me. I was addicted to the flame, the excitement, the putting out of the fire, I couldn’t stop the addiction was too much. The excitement of not getting caught as well as the thrill of putting out the fire got the better of my character. Then I started making mistakes, I was leaving behind clues that eventually got me caught. And here I am, serving a twenty seven year sentence without the hope of parole. The real kicker of it all is the whole reason that got me into puttin’ out fire was the senseless death o’ my beloved family. Ironically, I’m sitting here doin’ time for accidently killin’ someone else’s beloved family. © wow. i actually didn't think it was that good. :| thankyou all, wow. i actually didn't think it was that good. :| thankyou all, Question #17:Short story on an old married couple....?I'm writing a short story for my creative writing class on an old married couple. They love each other, but bicker a lot. They invite their new neighbors over for lunch: a young couple of newly weds. They end up reminding the old couple of "yester-year" and realize why they love each other in the first place.Does this sound like a cute story or no? I know it's pretty cheesy, but it's all I could think of w/ the prompt I was given. Anyway my question is how should it end? Plus any suggestions would be awesome Question #18:how do i start off an essay? im totally stuck!!?my teacher assigned us to write a story thats min. of 300 words.the prompt is:write a story about the next person that may walk into the classroom as a new student.w ho is this person? describe them and some of the events that might happen. i have noo clue what to write!! im not creative at all, i jut need help on how to start it off. im use to writing the things that i think and stuff. please help me people of yahoo answers!! im desperate. im getting realy frusterated Question #19:College Admissions Essay help please?The prompt is "Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you."I know I need to be creative and stand out. I have a few ideas in mind but although they are important to me they are kind of boring to an outsider. I know none of you know my life but do you have any suggestions about what types of events would be good to write about? Any other pieces of advice? This topic was one of the few on the list but i got to thinking one of the topics was topic of choice. I'm a pitcher on a fastpitch softball team and my name is well known by the softball community. If I wrote about the adrenaline rush and all the excitement and hard work paying off, that might be a good topic. If I write it right then it could be a stand out essay. Tell me what you think? Question #20:I have to write a simple creative writing essay. and i need help!!!!!!!?i have to write an essay with the following prompt; write about the neighborhood in which you grew up and how it helped shape you into the kind of person you are today. I realize this prompt is personal and i need to be the one to write it obviously, but i am completely stuck on an opening paragraph and ideas on how to help me?** Powered by Yahoo Answers Click link above for correct copyright license. |
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