Its raining. Its cold. I love it. Its been nearly 4 month since I first come here. However, the day, April 30 is still so clear in my mind. Its was haft past eleven on the clock, and I just walked out of Vancouver International Airport. Late at night, unable to contact my driver and …
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My Impressions of the Bill Reid Gallery
Last Friday, I got a chance to visit Bill Reid Gallery in the city of Vancouver. It was the first time I ever visit an art gallery. Through out my one hour visit of the gallery, I was very impressed with the masterpieces from the hand of the acclaimed Haida artist Bill Reid (1920 – …
Two Major Literary Devices in the novel The Fault in Our Stars
Books help people retain knowledge. Books help people connect with each other, whether they are from two faraway places. Books also teach people about life by telling stories about moral values and love. I was lucky to read the book in my English 10 class, The Fault in Our Star by John Green. The novel …
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Augustus Waters Analysis
In the novel “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green, the main character Augustus Waters is presented as a very beautiful, complex and interesting character. First, he is a man of metaphor and symbol. “they don’t kill you unless you light them, and I’ve never lit one. It’s a metaphor, see: you put the …
The Thing That Make Me Happy
It’s hot outside. I am walking back to my house. Holding a treasure in my arms. A few steps left, and I sat down in my room. That was it. I open the box and begin to assemble the Gunpla. I look at the assemble instruction, and cut out the parts from the runners, then …
CANADA DAY!
I was at Canada Place with my friend on the 1st of July. Casually hold a bottle of Canada Dry, put on that Canada maple leaf fake tattoo on to my cheeks. Walking down the tight-packed street, hold the flag of Canada, Canada Balloon, basically, we did the whole shabang of fun Canadian stuff. I …
It Happen, Often
“It Happen, Often” by Edwin Meade Robinson is a poem about how people overcome their problem. It was a little lovely poem with 20 lines. It was divided into 5 stanzas, and each stanza has 4 lines. The Poet used the “A B C B” rhyme scheme for the poem, we can see this by …
My Name, My Identity
Every one has a name. Every one is different. Some can even have more than one name. Let’s take an example: me! I have two names. James, the one that everybody call me. And my real name: Vo Minh Quan. Because I have two names, you can say that my name is meaningless and meaningful …
The Grasshopper and the Ants
It was a sunny day in the spring, the Grasshopper was playing around and eating delicious food. From afar, it saw a pack of ants hauling food back to their nest. It jumped down from the branch, and greeted the ants. “Why are you working so hard?” It inquired. “Let’s come and play with me!” …
My Reflection on The Sea Devil
The weeks before, I was presented with 3 short stories from the book Inside Story: “The Persian Carpet” by Hanan Shaykh, “Sea Devil” by Arthur Gordon, and “Wild Horse” by Brian Fawcett. But, my favorite story is “Sea Devil” by Arthur Gordon. The Protagonist of the story is a well-off man, in his late twenty. …
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