My So Called Life My life is like a monet. It looks good from far away, but when u look at it closely it's a whole bunch of swipes here and there to form my so called life. It's like a color scheme that doesnt exactly fit in to place causing the over all picture to look even worse then when you look your fist glance. Metaphorically speaking, this is the way i look at my life. To me, my life doesnt seem that bad until those nights where you just cant fall asleep and you sit up thinking and breaking down what has made you who you are and how you got there......... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Ghost stories, they have the power to throw us into another world, leading us to not only fear for the characters within the novel but for ourselves as the ghosts seem to follow the reader around weeks afterwards. It is the mastery of description that enslaves our minds as readers. Ghost stories paint vivid pictures inside the mind as they force us to come face to face with our deepest fears. Imagining ourselves as the main characters we become a part of the story, seeing, hearing, and feeling everything that the author is courageous enough to delve into the darker side of his or her subconsci...

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• Grade Level: High School