The book opens in the 1990's with the son of a German Nazi Officer, Cornelius Engelbrecht, whom is obsessed with a painting that he believes to be a true Vermeer. ... A baby is found flouting in the boat next to Saskia and Stijn farmhouse. ... As Saskia looked out her window she looked down and saw a baby flouting in her boat, she then noticed a painting and a message that read, "Sell the painting, feed the baby." ...

• Word Count: 1031
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Buying expensive things, such as cars, boats, houses, clothing, etc...can make someone happy for sure, but the pursuit for more happiness comes when they get bored with all the materialistic stuff. ... When a person can find humor in their life, they might be more open to laughter and happiness. ...

• Word Count: 1180
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In this day and age marriages are filled with an unprecedented amount of romance. Previously marriage was something to better one's social standing or to improve one's political connections. Never before have so many people chosen to marry because of the ridiculous notion of love. In the Importan...

• Word Count: 1055
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Time went by fast and at the end of December leaving me in the same lonely boat as I started in since high school. ... I opened the bottle of wine my father gave me for graduation my senior year which he told me it would bring me good luck in the future. ...

• Word Count: 901
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Themes Picked for the Audience People of current culture have trouble digesting a biblical movie. The Matrix is a movie that is loaded with references to many different themes throughout. People in general have different takes upon the movie. Some see Neo as Christ, Morpheus as God, or the movie...

• Word Count: 1659
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

It was just another typical Friday night; school was the usual amount of boring and stress all thrown together. I was with my closest friends on our way to Disneyland, our usual Friday night adventure when there wasn't a very important football game to attend. We jammed out to our favorite music as ...

• Word Count: 2531
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School