Personal Connection To Nature

A time when I had a connection to nature was in Wyoming. My family rode horses to the very top of a mountain and then had a picnic at the top of the mountain. The view from the spot was amazing and I could see so far. It was amazing to just sit and look at everything God had created and how perfect all of it was. I think the truth that I saw in the nature is that everything God creates is beautiful and even if in our eyes something may not seem beautiful to God it is. The connection just made me realize that I should not judge things by looks because in God's eyes everything is beautiful and all that matters in the end is God so I have no place to judge.

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Team Nathaniel

I personally like stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne more than the stories of Poe. Hawthorne's stories have a lot of symbolism as do Poe's. The symbols in Hawthorne's stories are much easier to understand. Also, Poe has a lot of very dark writing where as Hawthorne's stories are not necessarily good but they are not as dark as those of Poe. The only problem I have with Hawthorne's writing is that sometimes he puts in too much detail and that detail makes the story boring. All together I think that Nathaniel Hawthorne's writing is better than the writing of Poe.

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Why Farms In America Are Increasing In Size

For my research paper I researched why farms in America are growing in size. This topic was very interesting. I learned many things while writing this paper.

One interesting fact I learned while writing my reasearch paper was that half of all farmers in America are between the ages of 45 and 65. This was interesting because many of my family members are farmers and the do fall in this age range but I have never noticed this before. Also, I am thinking about going in to a profession that has something to do with agriculture and this fact makes me want to go into the ag field even more because young people are very needed in the ag community.

Another interesting fact I learned was that the Milk Income Loss Contract has a cap on it. This contract means that the government will pay farmers when prices for milk go below a certain price. This amount is capped so bigger farmers cannot make as much money from the government. My family has a small farm and it is nice to know the government is making ways to help the smaller farmers.

Poem Reflection

A poem we read in class during our Romanticism unit was Tide Rises and Tide Falls. This poem was written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. It talks about a person dying and then life goes on. I like this poem because it uses the circle of life. The circle of life is inevitable and is a key part of nature. One thing I do not like is at the end of the poem life just goes on. I believe that everyone leaves behind a legacy. Some people may have a legacy that is only known to a few people. Others may be known to the world. Nobody is just forgotten after they die. We learned in class that this is how many people of the day also disagreed with the ending of this poem. Other than that aspect I thought it was a very good poem. Longfellow is an excellent author and used techniques such as alliteration and consonance to make the poem better. All together I thought it was a very good poem.

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Connection to Nature- Voki

Ending to Pit & Pendulum

All of the sudden some cawing noise is so loud above my head. Then a feel a bunch of birds! I wonder if this must be just another way of torturing me. All of the sudden I feel as if I am flying! The birds have just saved me! I have now escaped the Spanish Inquistion with the help of a huge flock of birds!

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Reflection on the Crucible

Abigail Williams as portrayed in The Crucible movie

The most of the characters in The Crucible seemed very shady in my opinion. This made me very angry because I knew who was actually at fault for the whole mess and witch trials but the blame just getting passed off. Abigail was my least favorite character because she kept ruining other people's good names. Just because she got into trouble doesn't mean she should push the blame off to someone else. Although this really bothers me I think that it happens a lot in today's society. We as the human race and our sinful nature are quick to push the blame onto someone else. So I think The Crucible gives us a good life lesson, to not make other people look bad because we do not want to get into trouble.

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