Anna Bloom
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Why Play a Game You Can't Win?
People look at me funny when I say that my favorite game is one I've never beaten. I've played this game for four years now. From beta stages to all of the expansions, the victory has been ever elusive. Although I've played this game with the help of cheats, walkthroughs, and real-life friends, I've lost to this frustrating, maddening game every. single. time. It has taught me that sometimes, life sucks. We can't always get a gold star, but we might as well have fun losing.
By Anna Bloom6 years ago in Gamers
Muddling Through the Web of Justice
I do not remember a time during my childhood when I was not abused. I do not remember a time when I was not plagued with a burden no child should face. Now, after years of therapy, I am free from the invisible wounds my abuse inflicted on me. I no longer spend days trying to forget the way his hands felt. The only worry that still sticks with me is the thought that he might do the same crime to someone else. My experience is a thorough example of a complete miscarriage of justice at the hands of those who were supposed to protect me.
By Anna Bloom6 years ago in Criminal
Smoothie Girl
I don't belong here. I'm sick, not crazy. I squinted into the light as the girl, unknown to me except by her howls, thumped the floor. She rose from the ground, tore every pseudo-inspirational poster off the dank walls and hurled them towards me. "What are you doing here? Cause a pretty little white girl like you sure ain't in here for trying to kill your mama like me." I mumbled something indiscernible as she moved to her next victim. Three white-cloaked men appeared, shot a liquid into her backside, and dragged her away.
By Anna Bloom6 years ago in Psyche
Character Review: Arthur Dimmesdale of 'The Scarlet Letter'
The Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale's hamartia is his self-inflicted isolation for a sin that was committed in love, not in vain. His guilt turns him into a man not even himself can recognize. A minister is a caring man with a few mysterious tendencies. A noble and pious person, Dimmesdale is first introduced in the novel as a preacher and head of the community, and although he maintains this personality throughout the ill-fated story, he succumbs to his inner demons. Hawthorne portrays Dimmesdale as a man surrounded in a cloak of mystery and pain. The same questions the reader has at the beginning of the novel are the same inquiries one has at the end. Who is Arthur Dimmesdale? Why does he love Hester? How did he succumb to sin? No matter the answer, Arthur Dimmesdale is a person who, despite his flaws, is someone to inspire a passion for righteousness in every reader.
By Anna Bloom6 years ago in Geeks