"All My Sons" Prediction

I think Chris and Ann will end up getting married.  I think George has found something that is going to cause problems with the family, but they'll end up together anyway.  I hope so at least.  I have a feeling George has found ways to prove Keller as guilty and is going to try to really put it to him.  I still don't understand why George would have waited two years before he went to visit Steve.    

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Darkness

Eliezer's life is in darkness. Darkness portrays fear and hopelessness.  He is lost, confused, and see's only dark around him.  He see's no goodness, or hope.  Only black.  He doesn't even consider himself a man.  He is a black flame in his eyes.  He has no soul.  He see's nothing good in the world. He is surrounded by hatred. 

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Fire

In the bible, fire is very common.  From God appearing as a burning bush, to destroying a city with fire from the sky, to saving Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego from a firey furnace.  Fire is a symbol of power and up until this time in his life, Eliezer has linked fire with his God.  Seeing the Nazi's in control of this power makes him question his faith, along with everything else he has seen.  It diminishes his hope for God to save him.  The Nazi's control everything.  They become almost God like in his eyes.

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In the Back of His Mind

Eliezer's survival throughout the holocaust is solely caused by his desire to live and stay with his father.  They became all each other had at the camps.  Their love for one another is what kept them from giving up.  All around him, Eliezer, see's hatred and sin.  He swears he will never treat his father the way some had treated their's.  He was more important to him than food.

I choose this photo because, as much as he tries to stay by his father, he is slowly seperating himself from him.  In the back of his mind his is seeing him as a nuisance and he hates himself for that. He doesn't want to out of his life, but it would be easier for him in some situations if he was.

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Living in a Nightmare

Eliezer is still a child when he is thrown into the ghetto's and eventually forced into the concentration camp.  He has never seen the evil possible in the world and can't understand why this is happening.  The brutal acts of the Nazi's are horrific to him.  He is living in the worst nightmare possible.  Not only do the Kapo's and other officer's treat them like nothing, they turn against one another! Why would they do this?  At thirteen years old, Eliezer will never see the world through a child's eyes again. 

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Elie is Disgusted

While Elie suffers all the pain and is forced to live in a hell created by the Nazi's, the world outside the concentration camp stays silent.  There are no attempts by the German citizens around him to stop this, or find out what or why this was happening.  He is not capable to doing anything.  He is completely helpless.  Not only are the people staying mute, his own God has shown no intention of retaliating!  He is doing nothing to save his people.  Elie is disgusted.  This severely scars any type of relationship he had ever had with God.  He doesn't understand how He can turn his head and apparently be on a leave while they are being persecuted.  The Holocaust was a major event in many people's lives, but it also has become a metaphor for our century.  There cannot be an end to speaking and writing about it.

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A Walk in the Woods

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Eliezer's Struggle to Maintain Faith

We're all used to the sun and a bright sky, not many of us go out at night.  I doubt any of you go for a night time walk through the woods by yourself. If you did, it would be easy to get lost.  We second guess ourselves. Everything changes and looks different.  The light in this picture represents God.  Eliezer's life used to be full of his God.  He felt surrounded by him. Now, he is thrown into darkness. He is lost. 
I choose this photo to represent Eliezer's struggle with his faith in God simply because of the contrast in light and dark.  Throughout the book, there is so much darkness around him, it's hard for him to keep the light in sight.  God is still there for him, he just doesn't look hard enough.  There are bad people and darkness closing in all around him.  It's hard for him to see any light. He feels blind.

Cross Country

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I've participated in sports my whole life.  I started playing basketball in kindergarden. I've played soccer, tennis, softball, golf, ran track, cross country, and I've probably missed some.  They've taught me so much.  I'm more confident because of athletics.  I have more determination to succeed.  I like to keep myself busy.  

My favorite sport has been cross country.  I absolutely love running.  Running clears my head.  After a bad day where nothing went right, or you are completely stressed out, running is a major stress reliever.  I prefer to run alone.  It's my alone time where I don't have to think.  I concentrate on my legs and everything around me.  I consider myself lucky.  I live in the middle of no where, so I'm not interrupted by many cars, or people looking at me.  Down the road from my house there are a few trails.  In my earlier post, I mentioned I like to hike and be outside.  To some, these may just be ugly openings in the woods, but to me they're beautiful.  I've seen so many types of birds, trees, plants, and yes, even snakes!  I'm slowly getting to where I can identify them rather easily.  I'll run back about five miles where there is an open field, sit or lay in the grass to catch my breathe, then head back home. 

"We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves...The more restricted our society and work become, the more necessary it will be to find some outlet for this craving for freedom.  No one can say, 'You must not run faster than this, or jump higher than that.'  The human spirit is indomitable."
          - Sir Roger Bannister

Amazed by Animals

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I have felt a love for animals all my life. All of them amaze me. Not only mammals, but reptiles, amphibians, insects, just all of them. I want to learn everything possible about all animals. Discovering an unknown species would be the most amazing thing EVER! I used to think I wanted to be a veterinarian after high school, then a microbiologist, then a park naturalist, but now I'm leaning towards an ecology major.  I think you can judge a persons personality from how they treat animals.  I want to save, or make the environment better for all of them, everywhere. 

Music Is Endless

I've played piano for about 12 years now. I started taking lessons in kindergarden and stayed with it. I love the challenge of music. It is endless, there are never any boundries. Music is a part of me. I wouldn't be who I am today, if music weren't a part of my life.
Right now I'm trying to prepare myself for contest once again this year. Every year I participate in the Indiana Federation of Festivals program. This year I am entering in solos, hymns, duets, and sight reading. The past two years I've advanced in my solos to regional, but have come short of advancing to state. The first year I forgot my music for the judges to look off of. I had my music memorized and forgot to pick up a copy of it for them, so I was disqualified. Last year, I got the preforming times mixed up (it was central time, not eastern) and missed my district. This year I'm determined to advance to state. Third time's the charm, right?
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"All As It Should Be"

Camping has always been an important part of my family. It's what we do to get away from everything and be together. We ride horses, swim, play tennis, ect., but my favorite has always been hiking. I love being alone with nature, it's so peaceful and beautiful. Hiking brings me closer to God. There are very few things I enjoy more than seeing and hearing all of His different creations.

"The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be."- Ann Frank
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I'm Back!

I haven't posted anything in FOREVER! I'm back to blogging, how exciting.
Right now I'm sitting in class, hoping it doesn't snow tomorrow. I dont' want our first sectional game to be cancelled! We're all ready to play. It would help me get caught back up in pre-calc though if we had a few days off. I could work on memorizing my contest pieces too. The meteorologists say 5-6 inches of snow this afternoon and night. We'll see I suppose.