Sep 29 2009

My Chinese Mestiza Manang Easther

A writer talks sweetly about her sister.

my-chinese-mestiza-manang-eastherFor miles around, I believed, there wasn’t a finer sister than my eldest sister, Manang Easther. She was made of a different stuff and was everything we three younger girls were not everything we ever wanted to be. I was proud of my Manang Easther, and my greatest frustration was that I could never be quite like her.

She was special in every way, but I thought the most special thing about her- the one thing that I secretly coveted most- was her creamy, almost flawless skin. The slightest insect bite had the most devastating effect on us younger girls. We were plagued with skin rashes and allergies which festered, leaving their ugly, telltale trademark stamped on our arms and legs. It was nothing unusual; really, every other kid we know suffered the same fate. But not Manang Easther. She always managed to escape unscathed from the hordes of fleas and mosquitoes that accompanied our childhood. Or, if she did get bitten, it didn’t show.

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Sep 17 2009

Love Essay

love-logoWriting about the most wonderful feeling in the world will bring you a lot of pleasure. Love gives us inspiration in everything and of course it will inspire you to produce an A level love essay. Love essay has a lot in common with definition-essay, if you are just explaining the meaning of the word. If you choose to debate different opinions on love, then your love essay will turn into argumentative/ persuasive essay. You may also want to tell the reader about some romantic story that impressed you greatly. In this case you will have to adhere to rules of writing the narrative essay. Your love essay may have a great number of purposes. You can concentrate on developing some argument, after considering different points of view of love. It can compare different “kinds of love”, expressing your personal preference. It is a good idea to enrich the introduction or conclusion with powerful quotes or a piece of poetry.