Isabelle Allende's And of Clay We Are Created is one of the most fantastic short stories that I have ever read. The language in it was beautiful. Allende would use phrases like "buoyed by a premature optimism" to get across the simplest thoughts. This story jerked my heart and made me anxious as the days and hours passed by as the girl waited for the pump to come. It thought it was so kind how Rolf waited by the mud with her until she died. This was lovely because he was out there for a long time and he didn't do it for publicity. I loved how Allende showed her view of political figures helping out during natural disasters. "The President of the Republic visited the area in his tailored safari jacket to confirm that this was the worst catastrophe of the century;" I loved this because it spoke to how politicians really are. They show up trying to "blend in" with jungle outfits to say that this is a really bad disaster but only for publicity. They do not try and help even when they say that they will.
Writing an article about air pollution would be nice.
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/air-pollution/en/
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