Tuesday, May 14, 2013
A Very Good Essay and the Meaning of a "Deep Answer"
Yesterday, my ROGATE class read the essay, Joyas Voladoras, by Brian Doyle. For me, it really accents how people live their lives, and how their decisions can affect the lives of others as well. It also shows how different animals (maybe symbolizing people) have different lifestyles, and how their lives are changed. The hummingbird, the main animal in the article, has an eccentric and very fast paced life, but has the life span of 2 years. The animal in comparison is a tortoise. They have a slow lifestyle and never really move fast. They have a lifespan of 200 years. Humans are in the middle, and appropriately live anywhere from 70 to 100 years. This essay takes on a depressing tone, but it makes me feel hopeful and optimistic to learn that I can mold my life into what I want it to be. My favorite sentence in the essay is only 9 words long. "So much held in a heart in a lifetime." Hows that for deep?
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ReplyDeleteAnyway I think that that was a very deep answer. I like how you connected the animals with people (symbolizing people). I also like how you said that even though it is depressing it makes you optimistic. Good Job!
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