Author Willa Cather embedded literary devices, such as metaphors, similes, and personification, within her writing. 

"As I looked about me I felt that the grass was the country, as the water is the sea. The red of the grass made all the great prairie the colour of wine-stains, or of certain seaweeds when they are first washed up. And there was so much motion in it; the whole country seemed, somehow, to be running."

"The grave, with its tall red grass that was never mowed, was like a little island."

"Winter comes down savagely over a little town on the prairie.  The wind that sweeps in from the open country strips away all the leafy screens that hide one yard from another in summer, and the houses seem to draw closer together.  The roofs, that looked so far away across the green treetops, now stare you in the face, and they are so much uglier than when their angles were softened by vines and shrubs.

The amosphere between the characters change from time to time, like when Antonia claimed she did not have time to learn, because she works like a man.  Then, there was a time when the amosphere was good at one time, like when it was Christmas, the kids were not arguing or fighting, and they were getting along. Also, the behavior they had was better than most times, and they were being polite when they needed something.

The land was a very good piece of land, it was as big as Texas, also, there was a bunch of vegetation in the area. The grass was so beautiful, and the leaves were the most wonderful leaves I have ever seen. The land also had more hills, but there was a spring that had the most beautiful waterfall that looked like a big, vanilla ice cream waterfall that made me feel hungry when I looked at the falls.  There was also a few small towns around the area we went to was really, beautiful, until we had to leave.
My front porch symbolizes an oasis to me, especially during the Christmas season when the soft Christmas lights help create an atmosphere of quietness and solitude.  Gently, in the background, the leaves rustle and whisper to each other their appreciation, too, of this seasonal seclusion, seeming to understand that the holiday should truly be about getting back to the real reason for the season. These tall trees stand as sentinels, much like the toy soldiers we have placed along the entrance to our driveway, guarding, protecting, providing a sense of security.  I truly appreciate having my oasis, an oasis from the busy hustle and bustle, an oasis from this materialistic season.

Argument: the right dating age

 Thesis statement:

·         It should be okay to date someone that’s 2 or 3 years younger or older than the other person.

Reason 1: 

·         The reason why would be because, if there was a problem with dating someone that would be 2 or 3 years of age, then there would be a set law that you can’t date under or above someone’s age by 4 or more years.

o   Commentary 1: the government and about 52% of the United States would say they wouldn’t pull through with it. 

o   Commentary 2: if there would be more complaints about dating someone, then there would be a law, but nobody has a problem, it would just be good to have a relationship with someone that’s 2 or 3 years above or below you because there would never be any doubt in anyone else’s mind about someone dating above or below them that would be 5 or 6 years above or below them.

Reason 2:  

·         There are more relationships that is better than someone being more than 3 years older or younger than them.

o   Commentary 1: those types of relationships usually fail more than the other being 2 or 3 years above or below them.

o   Commentary 2: it would make it easier, and more reasonable.

Opposing claim:

·         I don’t think that this would be right, beczuse of all the failed relationships in the world.

Rebuttal:

·         May be true, but if you ask them if that person was good to them, then I can almost bet 9 chances out of 10, the person would say that the relationship was better than the other’s.

My thinking:

·         Nobody cant say that being 2 or 3 years above or below their significant other that their relationships fail all the time, there has to be someone out there that has this same reasoning and thinks the same way anyone would if they believed this.

Book Review for Touching Spirit Bear

In the book, Touching Spirit Bear, the main character, Cole Matthews had been stealing, fighting, and making things bad for other people for a long time, then he was sent to court. Cole had two choices for his punishment, to go to prison, or to go to the Native American Circle Justice.  He chose to go to the Circle Justice, and as soon as he went to the isolated island in Alaska, he got attacked by a bear that almost killed him.  So now Cole has to fight for his life in order to live, do you think he will make it? Will he understand that he should be nicer to people, instead of bringing pain to them?

Henry vs. Forrest

In intense situations, a person's instinctual reaction causes him/her to react for self-preservation, whether that means taking fight or flight.  First, Henry's intentions for running were a little bit different than Forrest's. One reason would be, Henry ran because he was scared of dying, he also ran blindly, and then eventually started running sneakily afterwards, because he was running away, and did not want to get caught.  Second, Forrest's intentions for running was different than Henry's reasons.  Forrest ran, but he was trying to find Bubba, because he ran so fast that all the people were behind Forrest.  Forrest took about five or six wounded soldiers in the safe part of the island they were in.  As one can tell, forrest was more courageous than Henry would be.