Finished “The Things They Carried”

I just finished reading Tim O’Brien’s novel, “The Things They Carried,” it was a pretty depressing book, the main character, Tim, doesn’t seem to have a lot of luck. The climax is difficult to determine, because this novel is really just full of short stories. Before he went to war, Tim was a kind, innocent … Continue reading →

Conflicts

In Tim O’Brien’s novel, “The Things They Carried,” the main character experiences many types of conflicts. He goes through man vs. self when he has to decide if he should go to war, or escape and run away to Canada. Also, he faces man vs. society conflict because when deciding if he should run to … Continue reading →

Wisdom Walk

When going on the “wisdom walk” in the beginning of class today, the place I started at was a small, open field, near woods, and a playground, I know this place very well from my childhood, I walked those woods and through the field to the park all the time in New Jersey. As I … Continue reading →

Meditating in class.

After meditating for ten minutes in class, I feel like I just took a short power nap, which is always good to have during an early morning class, but I did have a lot of trouble with concentrating and focusing on my breathing. My thoughts were scattered and jumping right from one idea to the … Continue reading →

Meditation is..

Meditation is an old technique that is used to calm someone and clear their mind of any stress and problems they are dealing with, and to reach a peaceful and happy state of mind. Continue reading →

Meditation

When I think of meditation, I think of relaxation. Stress free environments, free of any thoughts or problems, a time to not think about anything but relaxing and calming down. An old practice used to help one clear their minds, a momentary escape from reality to reduce the stress in ones life. Continue reading →

“The Things They Carried”

Reading the beginning of Tim O’Brien’s novel, “The Things They Carried,” I was pleasantly surprised with how well it was able to hold my attention. I started off liking it as soon as they mentioned New Jersey on the first page (I’m a Jersey girl) :). And I really liked the main character, Jimmy Cross, … Continue reading →

Today’s Date

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Words

What is the power of story/writing? Stories expose the truth and problems of situations/events. Stories can also make someone re-evaluate previous ideas and think about new topics that they didn’t pay attention to before. Narratives could also potentially save someone from making the same mistake that the author has made. Continue reading →

Hello world!

Welcome to WordPress.com! This is your very first post. Click the Edit link to modify or delete it, or start a new post. If you like, use this post to tell readers why you started this blog and what you plan to do with it. Happy blogging! Continue reading →