Horizon Creative Writings Samples For Students

Janie’s moments of transition

We see Janie as an old woman at the beginning of the novel. She struggles to control her language and voice which shows the quest for defining her life which is complicated and with no single resolution for her. She dreams and desires a lot but also chooses what to forget which makes it difficult to define. Janie in this case is victim of psychological fragmentation of black America and modernity. In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, she portrays an unformed and undefined character. Her ambitions are to have a life not controlled or defined by her nanny. She ...

Following the Napoleonic wars, there was a gentlemen’s agreement between both Britain and the French empire to largely stay out of one another’s way. Nevertheless, they still nearly came to blows on a number of occasions during the 19th century. Yet, the British and French Empires gradually came to see one another as potential allies, even if not as close friends. This relationship benefited both powers in very material ways. Both were concerned about the increasingly aggressive nature of Germany and the alliances it was forming, as well as the rising power of Russia under the Czar. ...

Synopsis

A man stands blindfolded in a firing line. He is dirty, wearing rags, and looks as though he has been tortured. It is clear by his surroundings that he is being held at a type of military base. His skin color differentiates him from that of his captures, who wear cleanly pressed uniforms. Their expressions are emotionless and stern. The man shakes but remains where he stands.
A flashback takes place. We see the man’s home and himself as a child. His childhood home is small and modest. It is not dirty, but it is lived-in. His mother prays in ...