Response to Journal 1 “I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them them when they’re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart… Continue Reading Everything Happens For A Reason
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A Ray of Sunshine – Response to Literature
The Miracle of Morning The poem, The Miracle of Morning by Amanda Gorman, is an uplifting composition on the event of COVID-19 and its effects on society. In the poem, the author chooses to focus on how the pandemic has created a sense of community and promoted the idea that hardship allowed humanity to find a… Continue Reading A Ray of Sunshine – Response to Literature
Induced Fantasies Through Isolationism
Therefore keep in the midst of life. Do not isolate yourself. Be among men and things, and among troubles, and difficulties, and obstacles. – Henry Drummond Isolationism results in an environment wherein an individual’s optimistic convictions leads to fantasies and materialistic bonds, in order to compensate for a lack of social contact. Miss Brill humanizes… Continue Reading Induced Fantasies Through Isolationism