Personal Narrative : ' The Last Remain '

Humans struggle their entire lives to find affection that satisfies them. We assign this affection to objects that we obtain throughout our lives. An engagement ring, for example, is a large meaning attached to a small object. While it still has quite a high expense, women care more about the man who it’s from than the store, well, hopefully. In Akiko Busch’s story The Uncommon Life of Common Objects, she explores the objects her two sons, and people in general, become attached to over time. There’s a certain box she brings up and says “Sometimes the little box had value, sometimes it had none, and its worth seemed to come and go, by pure chance” (1). She discusses why certain things are worth more than others and why certain things have more

A lot of things about me could be read from these objests, from my basic information such as sex and birthday, to my living habits or even my DNA. These significant objects are collected since they accompanied me for a while, some of them appeared in my childhood and some appeared in my teenage life. Memories are recalled when I am looking at this collection, and the presence of these objects reminds me my presence.

Objects can prove to be the cause of some of the most impactful features or events in someone’s life. “Once he finished work on the Prospector and we struck it rich, he’d start work on our Glass Castle.” (Walls 25). The Prospector was a symbol of aspiration, she wanted to have a more exciting and fulfilling life. Although it also represents lies and distrustfulness because her father never actually worked on the Prospector. Instead, he went out and got drunk. The Glass Castle is quite impactful in Jeannette’s life, it gave her hope for a better life. However it’s not just that, it’s confidence in her father. That he will provide for her and create a good life for her, despite the drinking and other horrible habits he has developed. Jeannette

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The object you gave us was a pillow and it looks Native American. It looks like a throw pillow, but it is medium sized. It has a rectangle shape. It has a real texture to it when touched. The pillow has a soft texture since a pillow is usually filled with cotton or foam, it has a simple structure to it. The material of the pillow seems to be cotton and hand stitched. It is very light and has a small mass, one that is not too heavy. It has a stable state, meaning it will not break or fall apart easily.

It is now the end of the war and I feel that I have changed a lot over the course of these five years. At the beginning of the war I was a small, boy who loved to go to school and listen to Shad’s lessons. My top priority was learning and then helping my mother on the farm. (Hunt, 13) Once my brothers and Shad left for war my family was divided, with Bill on the Confederate side and everyone else on the Union side. (41) As the war goes on and Shad stops being my teacher I don’t like school as much as I did before. My father has a heart attack and I need to step up to help my family more. (91) The most important thing to me now is making sure my family is all right, school is enjoyable but not as important. Getting letters from my John, Eb,

The object is an Ancient Greek ceramic pot known as an Attic vase produced using clay. Having looked on the British Museum database, a ‘stamnos’1 vase used for storing liquids. ‘The vase was decorated using a fine clay slip…a liquid mixture of clay and water which would eventually turn black during the firing process’’2.

The object I carry is a black leather key chain from a dream car I want. My dad’s friend gave it to me when i was about 6 years old. It is a hand made kangaroo black leather keychain with a light brown stitching.It feels like a small leather medieval shield with a metallic engraved logo that has red and gold stripes, a black horse in the middle and some reef shapes on the bottom left and top right sections. I always just used to have it laying around and wouldn’t really value it. The keychain was as big as my hand when I was 6 and I would use it like a little shovel to make little moat for my “imaginary castle” in the backyard. I never honestly cared about it until I saw the same logo on a car while my family and I were coming home from a road

The object is classified as a vase. It is approximately 15 inches in length and 10 inches in diameter. It features one handle on each side of the vase along with a painting or “shield” of Medusa in the middle. Due to its age, the paint has begun to chip off but

When I first saw this sculpture, I was quite happy, because I have found something in the Brigham Young University’s sculpture garden that I actually feel like I can write about it. It is a very engaging sculpture, I was thrilled to take a look from all sides, there’s always something exciting awaits me. Not only was the object itself was something to look at, the shadow it casts on the floor was also something to look at. I think this sculpture is hinting me something about the future, some technology advancement that will one day come and revolutionize the world. This sculpture helped me open the door to my imagination, it gives me something new to explore. Not only did I really like this piece of sculpture, I also feel like I can connect

The Red Figure Caylx-Krater is 45.72cm in height, with handles on either side indicating that the object is intended for holding; therefore the object could be used for drinking from or perhaps pouring from. The object is black with terracotta decoration; it is decorated around the top with a pattern that continues all the way around. There is also a repeating pattern of small squares of crosses and swirls, which is situated towards the lower part of the object, between the handles on both sides.

You are right. We have to learn to write correctly and sometimes that can be difficult if we do not speak properly. I have to admit; I am guilty of it at times. I come from a small southern town, and at times I find myself using a lot of the southern slang I grew up hearing. I did not realize how much I did it until I started college. It is a hard habit to break at times, but like you said, it is important in the academic world and our professional lives.

The object I am analyzing is a fake septum ring. It is used for aesthetic purposes solely. It is about half an inch tall and wide. Its size relates to its small impact. It’s in a streamlined horseshoe shape so as it fits in the nose with little friction but is not loose enough to fall out. I would categorize it as jewelry or a beauty aid. The object is handmade from a strip of silver wire. This is relatively common and inexpensive as you can get 40ft of this silver wire you’re your nearest craft store for about ten dollars. Piercings themselves have an air of mystery around them, even the more common septum ring. They recently gained popularity with the punk and hipster subcultures of American millennial cultures.

I will never forget the shrill of the final buzzer. I remember every detail of the game as if it were yesterday.

Everyone has some special tangible object with importance to them, for me it’s my Jackson guitar. Being that it was given to me by my uncle who had bought the guitar and additional separate components to do his own repairs, for me it took on an early importance. Though to this day I haven’t exactly had the guitar for an extended period, its unique appearance and tone quickly made it a staple of my everyday life.