My Antonia Definition Essay

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I beleive that Antonia would most definitely agree with this definition. "To be dissolved into something complete and great" is a great translation. It means what it feels like to be enjoying something that you truly love doing. If you truly love it, than you basically dissolve yourself into it and lose yourself. For myself when it comes to sketching I dissolve myself into it. When I sit down at the table with a sketch pad and pencils I tend to loose track of time. A 30 minutes drawing session can turn into a two hour long drawing session. When you love what your doing you loose track of time, and I believe that's what this definition means. "When it comes to one, it comes naturally as sleep," is also a great definition. If your doing something

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