My Thoughts on Things

Dr. Agriss,      It is hard for me to reflect on just a few things from this quarter. The whole quarter was so meaningful and  had such an impact on me. I learned more about myself as a future-teacher and more about myself as a person than I have in any classes prior. The many parts to this class that made it challenging, made it great. From weekly blog posts to boo talks to final projects, this class gave me a lot to stress about and a lot of things that helped me relax. I found out a lot about myself and the person I hope to be one day. But, with all of these very important aspects, a few things did stand out to me as being the most beneficial in many ways.       Book talks to me had many positives. This was a fun way to introduce new texts that would be perfect for our classrooms. I found myself wanting to read some of the books for fun as well. This assignment gave us a chance to share and have the free choice to choose a novel we really wanted t...

After reading Night by Elie Wiesel, I found myself at a loss for words. This story is one of many who suffered inside of concentration camps and one of few who get to tell their stories. I was amazed at how intense this story was. I have grown up in the American Education system and have heard for many years about the Holocaust many times. I feel like in school we are desensitized to think that this horrific thing can be grouped as if all the people imprisoned had a similar story. However, this book made me realize that as people we need to realize the millions of different stories ans how they differ in so many ways. This story in particular is one that cannot be compared to, as all of the others should not be as well. Each story is a terrifying testimony and should be treated as such. This specific story had me feeling empathy for this man to a point where my heart broke to think that any one person would ever have to go through this, let alone millions. I think that teaching this su...

For this blog post I wanted to talk about my thoughts on Poe's work, along with my favorite poems of his. Poe's Work: I think that Edgar Allan Poe has some of the darkest and creepiest work that I have ever read. I personally do not like his work because of that. I realize that this is not a popular opinion. Most people who are studying to get an English degree love Poe and his twisted thoughts. Don't get me wrong, think his writing is poetic and fluid in a beautiful way, but the subject matter is where I get a little shiver down my spine. I have never been one to like the creepy or the dark parts of the mind. I have always been one to enjoy sweet and beautiful poetry written to a loved one or explaining nature. Though I do know that Poe writes poems that I would like, the underlying tone of death and or some sort of creepy thought is present still. My Favorite Poems: 1. To F--S S. O--D: This poem to me was a beautiful piece of work from Poe. To me this poem is a simple ...

This novel to me gave off the feeling of a murder mystery story. Although it was not a murder story, there was a mysterious death that is contemplated on throughout the story. I felt like the whole time I was constantly asking myself, "But how did he end up dead in the woods?" I had a hard time connecting the back stories on the main character who had died, to possible reasons for his death. The whole purpose of the back stories was to give the reader some sort of reference as to who the main character was and how they could have possibly ended up in the woods in Alaska and how they ended up dying. Since I personally did not enjoy this type of book prior to reading this specific novel, I did not find any connections to the text personally or any deep connections with the text. For those who like the murder mystery type of story where the reader cannot put all the pieces together until the end of the story. I would however recommend this book to someone who liked this kind of ...