First Love

The fact that the title is called "First Love", is a clear indicator of the romantic values of the plot. Vladmir's feelings can be understood and related to by readers of any age. The younger audience can sympathize with his acount while an older, more mature crowd appeals to the nostalgia of looking back on one's youth.
In a more specific manner, the titular plot of story is more a contrast between what is considered "first love" and other kinds of life. First Love refers to Vladmir's feelings toward Zinaida. However, the feels of Zinaida toward Vladmir's father and vice versa are key in highlighting the youthful yet naive views of the protagonist.

Vladimir

In First Love, the titular aspect of Vladimir's feels encompassses that of teenage angst and yearning for companionship. Vladmir, like most people his age, are in search of a romantic pursuit with a young woman. His relations with such are at most innocent and extremely naive. However, the assumption that the novella's title pertains only to Vladmir would be a misconception. In reality, the title appeals not only to Vladimir, but to 2 other significant characters as well ; Zinaida and Pyotr.

A Bird In Flight

I'm much better at writing poetry than a story, So I thought this would work.

I met a girl

from a dream

who came to life 

and split the seam

of a heart so scarred

and filled with pain

of love still lost

yet not regained

But god had given

me respite

he sent to me

a bird in flight

delicate, soft, 

and full of grace

I knew my heart

could not keep pace.

Yet years would come

and seasons go

as a broken man

once filled with woe

had lived again

to see the light

of a forgotten world

once filled with fright

but all good things

in time will end

embracing death

as a friend

a bird not destined

for the ground

returned to god

without a sound

A requiem for 

my love I sang

and from the rope

her feet still hang

THE NOSE

As I awake, the smell of fresh bread is all around me, and the world is dark. "By God", I think to my self, "What in the devil is going on"? Suddenly, a hole is ripped in the darkness, and I'm staring at a man holding a bread knife in one hand and a bottle of whiskey in the other. I said,"Are you going to keep on staring or will you explain why in the hell you're staring at me with a bread knife"?. The man's jaw drops, and in a dramatic fashion, swoons and faints in his chair.

"How rude", I exclaim, as I crawl toward the newly created hole. As I begin to climb from the hole, I find myself in a dimly lit kitchen. As I gain my bearings, I come to realize that I'm half way in and half way out of a fresh loaf of Rye bread. "Oh, That explains a lot". Fully emerged, I crawl toward the unconscious man in front of me. As I approach, he began to stir from his stupor. Thinking that I'd started things off on the wrong foot, I prepare to introduce my self. The man sits up, shaking his head in a confounded manner. "Hello there, Good Sir", I exclaim. "It's a pleasure to meet you" ! "ARRRHHG " ! "What the hell"?, screams the man. Taking one look at the bottle in his hand, he flings the whiskey into the wall and runs screaming out of the kitchen. "Never again"!, the man screamed repeatedly again, as he fled in fright.

Option 1

Dear XXXXX,

I hold this letter
as a confession of truth.
A truth I have held dear
yet withheld from all.
I fear it's meaning
for by it I'll be judged
if ever a soul
should know.
Unto you I reveal
this hole in my heart
which neither time nor wine
could ever fill.

I yearn for a companion
who fill my days
with memories of one another
whose presence
occupies my mind
for time untold
I have yet to admit
but you are this companion
I speak of so fully.

With humble manner
I pray to thee
to neither judge nor hold
thought against me.

First Pushkin Book

The first Onegin book gives us the setting of introducing the main character. It starts by telling the reader of the some- what disturbing yet comical circumstances of the death of an Uncle. It goes to say that though much of the family took care of the uncle, brought him his medicine, and provided general care, but the only thought on everyone's mind was "When the devil will the old rascal die?"  While this may have a valid point, this still seems rather cold hearted, but funny none-the-less.
The second stanza is directed by the narrator at the audience. It goes to explain that the stanza before it was a thought of Onegin, the main character of this tale. It also alludes to that this idea was born from the fact that Onegin is the "inheritor of all his kind". This I take to mean that Onegin will be receiving his uncle's inheritance or at least a part of it.  Then the poem goes on to formally introduce Onegin, being the first time his name is actually mentioned. The narrator then ventures to make a connection with the reader, suggesting that you may be familiar with Onegin's birthplace on the banks of Neva.

RUSSIA

In the last week, I have learned much about Russia as a country. What I have found to be most interesting is the way that alcohol is treated as a drink. In Russian culture,  when given a drink, it is polite to drink said liquid. This cultural phenomenon is not uncommon in many countries world wide.

However, in the United States, the consumption of alcohol is both controversial and considered some-what low brow in most circumstances. I find it rather humorous that it is considered wrong here yet in many countries world wide there are little or no cultural implications besides a universal acknowledgement of it's acceptance.