On Sunday mornings, during my high school years, I would volunteer at the local adult home. I simply sat with the elderly people, sometimes talking, sometimes just sitting with them for companionship. I’ll never forget this one woman, Mrs. Burdett, she had the most amazing life. She traveled tons of places and in a journal, [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Actions Speak louder than words
Posted in Uncategorized on February 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Essay #2
Posted in Uncategorized on February 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Paula Cuttica
ENG 251
Personal Essay #2
Professor Nicholas
2/19/08
Everyday has a new beginning, but often times many of us are too engulfed in dreamland to enjoy it. On Sunday mornings, during my high school years, I would volunteer at the local adult home. I simply sat with the elderly people, sometimes talking, sometimes just sitting with [...]
Reflecting
Posted in Uncategorized on February 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
What I have a lot of questions about is religion. I’m a very religious person: I attend church weekly, I have a strong sense of faith, and I truly believe God guides me. But yet it still puzzles me and maybe even makes me question my faith. Here are just some questions that I have:
1. [...]
Aphorisms
Posted in Uncategorized on February 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
1. The act of music is music
2. Be lovable and you will be loved.
3. Listen to your heart to know what you really want.
4. The heart is strong but fragile.
5. To give your heart away is to give your soul.
6. To be early is to be on time; to be on time is to be [...]
Description
Posted in Uncategorized on February 4, 2008 | 4 Comments »
It’s the most beautiful place in the world. The house is small, one floor. The shingles are grayish, almost the color of sand on a sunny clear, perfect beach going day. The inside reminds me of a cabin, the kind you read about in books. Homey and cozy, the kind of place you can curl [...]
