Because I could not set one above the other, and because I have been requested to select only one short paper, I must inform you that my favorite from the selection of pieces that I read was written by the wise young author in our class Emma Sily. She wrote her paper on waterproof mirrors.
I like her paper because glass and mirrors operate like the reflecting reflections in the waters of Hourglass Lake while the word Waterproof echoes in your mind. The lake is the mirror.
On a more serious and coherent note, I love that Waterproof implies "something airtight and sealed." Mirrors create a double. These two things compose the heart of the story of Lolita because the mystery is impeccably woven and reversed in words and allusions in a way that only the most careful reader can solve.
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