Essays on Childhood Memories

Childhood has always been a wonderful theme in poetry, and an amazing one to write about, as it dives our emotions deeply to childhood memories whether good or painful. Therefore, I have chosen from our given anthology the following poems for my coursework; “Piano”, by D.H. Lawrence, “Hide and seek”, by Vernon Scannell, and “Once Upon…

In my lifetime I’ve come across many different people who have shared a piece of their souls in my formation and left their marks on me. I look to people who have had an impact on my life and who I know on a personal level. One person who has and continues to greatly influence…

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always believed in the power of people. This conviction defines me in a world of doubt and hypocrisy. I have witnessed the power of mankind and their capacity to join forces in times of need and dejection. At heart, humans aspire for welfare and community; while hatred…

Most people have happy childhood memories about the ocean! Swimming at the beach, making sand castles with family, a fun filled day out on a boat, or even a long day out fishing could be some happy memories for most people. Sadly, people may lose the chance to do the many fun and exciting things…

My name is Catherine Nalule, I come from a small town in Uganda known as Kampala am a junior here at the University of Portland still underdeclared but looking forward into pursuing a degree in Operations Technology management at the school of business. One interesting fact about me is that I love swimming. I started…

A child always dreams of having a family as perfect as the books they read describe them. A family that sticks together in the good and bad times, where their parents show love and respect towards each other. But all these changed one chilly and windy fall night an eight-year-old innocent girl realized those stories…

In his 1982 essay, “Can We Know The Universe?” astronomer Carl Sagan wrote, “It is an astonishing fact that there are laws of nature, rules that summarize conveniently- not just qualitatively but quantitatively- how the world works.” (p. 46) There are rules of the universe we can’t change, all we can do is try to…

As a child the bookshelves in our home were always full of reading material, now whether or not we were allowed to actually read them depended on my mother. My mother collected books from as far back as I can remember. She was what you would call a hoarder of sorts. She loves things and…

Picture a family of Gorillas. Imagine fuzzy monkey babies and loving parents that are lazily dwelling in the rainforests of Africa. Who would save these innocent creatures from being killed by poachers? Hello SVMS! I’m Dian Fossey and I spent decades as a zoologist studying the endangered Mountain Gorillas. I worked my hardest to end…

Speech is something that is powerful, we use it to persuade, to convert, and to compel. Growing up I had speech problems, I had a stutter, and I had problems with pronouncing words. Sometimes, I would talk and no one would understand me. I still remember spending long afternoons, after school in the compact room….