Published Essays
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November 25, 2024
I entered university this summer. As you can tell from this sentence, I am an 18-year-old student attending university in the United States. I'm a very ordinary freshman working hard to prepare for a transfer because I couldn't get into the university I wanted... (see more)
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Quiet despair. I try to close my eyes, but they won't close. All I can see is emptiness. I can only stare at my fear. Even when I want to close my eyes and forget everything, it always remains in my heart. Helplessness, pressure... (see more)
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The desire for recognition: everyone's reason for failure or success. Therefore, I want to introduce the desire for recognition, which is both my worst enemy and best friend. I am a person with a very strong desire for recognition. Thinking about it now... (see more)
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Rain, wind, and puddles. I took out an umbrella to avoid the hot rain, wore a windbreaker to block the cold wind, and put on boots so my feet wouldn't get wet in lukewarm puddles. Actually, I just wanted to avoid the rain... (see more)
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After reading "Bonjour Tristesse." Françoise Sagan's book "Bonjour Tristesse" (1954), written when she was 18, is about a girl living immersed in secular beauty and pleasure who feels both fascination and pressure from the intellectual world...