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  The Fourth of July: A Letter Overseas

  

  By Ashleigh909, Buford, GA

  Today is the day of the Red, White, and Blue Today is the day I think of you You are my soldier, my protector, and my hero You were watching the day World Trade Center became “Ground Zero” You were there for the days after the attack And now, I know you’re still in Iraq I nee...
• Reviews > Music Reviews
  Suddenly by Allstar Weekend

  

  By Ashleigh909, Buford, GA

  Get ready to Dance Forever! Because Cameron, Zach, Nathan, and Michael have whipped up an amazing track list for their first studio album, “Suddenly”. With their two hit singles, “Dance Forever” and “A Different Side of Me”, this band will undoubtedly blow your socks off! Also making gu...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  One September Morning

  

  By Ashleigh909, Buford, GA

  The pain of that Dark September morning Still rings true In the hearts of millions. The rage of that September Morning Fell down on all of US Like that plume of smoke That was OUR towers; A terential downpour Of hatred across the nation, Plunging US into a hell Full of darkness, unce...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  True Colors

  

  By Ashleigh909, Buford, GA

  Are you black? Are you white? Will you always stand and heartily fight for those who need you? Am I racist if i fly a proud southern flag? Even if I help any black man dressed in rags Race is a color but now so much more It can lead to mourners knocking on your door I...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Hometown is the Best Town

  

  By Ashleigh909, Buford, GA

  I’m from a place where it’s not uncommon to hear that alluring Southern Drawl. A place you can always see the Magnolia blooms even graceful as they fall. Where I’m from, the weather never ceases to change It can change in an instant from sun to rain A place where the seasons seem to go fr...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Unsuspecting Ally

  

  By Ashleigh909, Buford, GA

  One against one thousand cannot win. I am the one. I stand out, I am brilliant but I am the one in the thousand and I cannot fight alone. The thing about allies is that there is always some way they can let you down. Whether that way be purposeful or not makes no difference. There is a way, and so a...
• Poetry > Free Verse
  Light, Life, and the Universe

  

  By Ashleigh909, Buford, GA

  The night is the darkest just before the dawn, but the day that is dawned upon must end. Sometimes the days are longer and brighter, and sometimes they are short and dismal, but the day must always give into the darkness once again. You prove you are an amazing human being and that you deserve to be...
• Reviews > Book Reviews
  The Power of Five by Anthony Horowitz

  

  By Ashleigh909, Buford, GA

  “The Power of Five”, or “The Gatekeepers”, as it is know in the US, was first published in 2006 by Scholastic, Inc. It is a series by renowned author, Anthony Horowitz, also known for his bestselling “Alex Rider Adventures” and “Diamond Brothers” mystery novels. In this series, which...
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  Symbolism in Novel Covers

  

  By Ashleigh909, Buford, GA

  Covers play an important role in the symbolism of novels. They contain crucial information to the reader. They have the author’s name, a title-which may or may not symbolize something in the story- and it also usually, on modern books, has some form of cover art. The best books to use as examples ...
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  Lost in Thought

  

  By Ashleigh909, Buford, GA

  I started to think Just the other day If i would write a poem What would it say? Would it say something about me? My tendency to be a teenage drama queen No. I'd write about one time I got lost But, which time to tell? Now i'll have to think for a spell. For i have gotten lost oft...
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  A Letter Never Sent

  

  By Ashleigh909, Buford, GA

  If I will write a letter Never to be read Say what would I in that letter? Now I must use my head. Would I speak of The name of the man of my dreams? No, said she. Too personal. Would I share My thoughts of infinity and beyond? No, she said. Too complex. Would I preach The words o...