Nature Poem Emily D

The grass so little has to do, --

A sphere of simple green,

With only butterflies to brood,

And bees to entertain,

And stir all day to pretty tunes

The breezes fetch along,

And hold the sunshine in its lap

And bow to everything;

And thread the dews all night, like pearls,

And make itself so fine, --

A duchess were too common

For such a noticing.

And even when it dies, to pass

In odors so divine,

As lowly spices gone to sleep,

Or amulets of pine.

And then to dwell in sovereign barns,

And dream the days away, --

The grass so little has to do,

I wish I were the hay!

I think that this poem is trying to say that something so simple can have a huge purpose and meaning in life. Something that seems so simple in life to us may have a even larger purpose in life to someone else. Grass may seem so little to us but to others it is much larger. It is much larger to the bees, animals, and the entire world!!

Connection To Nature

I have never really had a complete connection with nature but nature does have a calming effect on me. When ever i am around nature and the outdoors I tend to find myself to be more calm. Every summer i go to minnesota and we stay in a cabin about 20 yards away from the lake. I find myself a lot of times just sitting outside of the cabin and staring out at the lake and all the trees around it. It seems like all my worries and problems just go away. Also me and my cousin sometimes go on night rides on the lake and we just sit on the boat in the middle of the lake. I find this really relaxing because the weather is always beautiful, and you can hear all the little noises and can see the beautiful stars! Also on this vacation i do a lot of fishing and fishing also makes me relax because i don't worry about anything else when im on the waterand catching fish with my grandpa.

Team Edgar

I choose team Edgar. I choose this team becasue I enjoyed his stories more than nathaniel hawthornes stories. Edgar Allen Poe always kept me thinking in his stories. I was always wondering what was going to happen next. Also I enjoyed his writtings because the endings to many of his stories made you look back at the whole picture of the book, and not just the main details. I also choose team Edgar because I think that there was a deeper meaning in all of his books.

Affirmations of Life

Something good that is happening today is racism is continuing to decrease. In society African Americans are becoming more excepted and are not pointed out for everything they do. They are also gaining more opportunies that they did not have years ago. This is a good thing because our country is coming closer together. This also makes our country stronger and have less conflicts within the United States. This also creates equality amongst the people. Every day and every year racism continues to decrease and this will only get better in the future.

Vokki

This is my vokki

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Research Paper

One thing that I learned about doing my research paper is about how much poverty can effect a childs mental health. This was very saddning to me becasue at a young age you are dependent on your parents and so if they can not provide for you then it is going to be very hard to get out of your circumstances. I was also heart broken for these kids because they are not given opportunites to have success and be free and enjoy life like many other kids.Another thing that i learned was that poverty in other countries directly affects us through terrisom. This fact was very scary to me becuase many peoople in a America do not think about this. The people of america tend to only think about themselves and not other people in the other countries who need help. Without some of our help they may turn to terriorsim and that will back fire on us as a country.

Reflection: Psalm of Life

I really enjoyed the poem "The Psalm of Life" I really could relate to the ending of the poem and really enjoyed it. I thought the message was a really good one. I can relate to the poems ending because I always am wanting to make an impact on people's life. I don't just want to have an impact on them only at that time but i want people to remember me and what I did. In the poems words "I don't want have my footprints washed away" Also I am going to live life to the fullest and that was also another message that was in the poem.