by RVML | Apr 28, 2020 | 2005 Idea Contest Essays
A starfish doesn’t have a brain but can flip its stomach inside out. All polar bears are left handed, the octopus’s pupil is a rectangle, shrimp’s hearts are in their heads, woman blink twice as much as men, Saturn would float in water, lobsters bleed blue, and a...
by RVML | Apr 28, 2020 | 2005 Idea Contest Essays
Since the beginnings of humanity, people have always been concerned about their purpose in life. Some people think that we are alive to worship God, others think that it is because God created us and forgot us. So, Is our goal in life just to eat, drink, reproduce,...
by RVML | Apr 10, 2020 | 2005 Idea Contest Essays
…To let sun reach its long fingers down and wrap me around each day, so I don’t pass by willow branches that will someday break or things that make me laugh. To lye on the kitchen floor and let myself fall through with the other things from the garden, just to become...
by RVML | Apr 10, 2020 | 2005 Idea Contest Essays, 2005 Third Place Winner Essays
In order to define my life purpose, I must first decide what a life purpose means to me, for I’m sure everyone has their own idea about what their life purpose is. When I first thought about my life purpose, the first thing that came to mind were my goals, hopes and...
by RVML | Apr 10, 2020 | 2005 Idea Contest Essays, 2005 Second Place Winner Essays
An almond tree stands in my yard, planted long ago by the pioneers who first settled here, mindful of their need for sustenance throughout the long winter. It has survived many seasons, and it is old for an almond tree — nearly done. It was a seed once, a kernel...
by RVML | Apr 10, 2020 | 2005 First Place Winner Essays, 2005 Idea Contest Essays
Inside the studio, time passes with ease, and we take no notice of it. It’s unnecessary, for the thin piece of wood lining one wall provides us with all the structure and discipline that we care for. The forgiving floorboards accept our flaws and imperfections,...