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      “No one move! No one move!” my aunt exclaimed as me and my cousins posed for yet another photo. Camera’s, you could always find one at any of my family gatherings, I even bring my special camera for events. My polaroid camera represents one main thing, memories. Each polaroid picture serves as a physical representation of who I am in society, and how my culture is reflected in something as simple as a polaroid camera. “No one move! No one move!” my aunt exclaimed as me and my cousins posed for yet another photo. Camera’s, you could always find one at any of my family gatherings, I even bring my special camera for events. My polaroid camera represents one main thing, memories. Each polaroid picture serves as a physical representation of who I am in society, and how my culture is reflected in something as simple as a polaroid camera.   Growing up with a lot of cousins, aunts, and uncles there were constant family gatherings. We had at least one birthd...

  By Leah 🥀 “A Rose For Emily” 🥀  "A Rose For Emily," written by William Faulkner tells the story of a mysterious woman, in a small town. Throughout the passage, the theme of isolation is highlighted, and greatly emphasized through the careful use of syntax and diction. Read the excerpt from my essay below to see how this is demonstrated in the text:       Miss Emily’s firm attachment to her home provides understanding to the reader by highlighting themes of solitariness as well as confinement.  This may be demonstrated when Emily composes a letter in response to the sheriff, regarding meeting with him to discuss her taxes. She simply responded with a letter, which informed the sheriff she would not be leaving her home. The narrator emphasizes this when stating, “A week later the mayor wrote to her himself, offering to call or send his car for her, and received in reply a note on paper of an archaic shape, in a thin, flowing calligraphy in faded ink,...

  Authors Note: To begin, I would like to offer my opinion on this story. While I was confused initially by the organization, I realized it was part of the stories plan, one that William Faulkner explored and employed in order to add a shock factor to the overall shocking and gloomy story. I highly recommend reading the story and taking the time to re-read and understand Faulkner's writing. Enjoy!