Birch

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but I see those words not in details in the picture, but the stories and lesson it speaks. I look at a picture that looks like any other you would typically see. It’s only a picture of a smiling boy in a frozen forest. But to me, I see a story and a life of someone in a different mindset that I can relate to. This person was not as adventurous and I would have liked, but once it came down to it, I didn't regret involving myself in these…

First and foremost, in the novel “The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind”, the author Kamkwamba portrays the significance of chasing your dream. In the text, it said, “If I could somehow get the wind to spin the blades on a windmill and rotate the magnets in a dynamo, I could create electricity. And if I attached a wire to the dynamo, I could power anything, especially a lightbulb. All I needed was a windmill and I could have lights.” (Kamkwamba, 149). William was in despair after he had to drop out of…

A Breath of Frost Book Review A Breath of Frost, written by Alyxandra Harvey, is a fictional novel taking place in 1814 London. This story contains a mixture of adventure, mystery, romance and friendship. The plot revolves around a young debutante named Emma, who just wanted something interesting to happen in her boring life. When Emma unintentionally breaks a perfume-like bottle, a binding spell was broken. Three cousins’-Emma, Gretchen and Penelope-magical abilities were unleashed, revealing…

While reading novels and books, the reader's emotions will be set on a rollercoaster. If you had to illustrate the feelings you get while reading “On the Lake” by Olaf Olafsson, you would probably be illustrating a frozen ice pond, with you walking on the slippery surface. Suddenly you notice that the surface is cracking with every single step you take. Step after step the cracks become more and more pronounced, and you can only think of two things. First thing being reaching safety, while the…

Book Poster The tree in my poster was resembling the mockingbird’s home. Just like Maycomb is to Tom Robinson and Boo Radley. With the tree I went for a drawn one because I felt that it resembled the book. It does so because the book is just a story and an “imaginary” one. The drawn tree is also not real and “imaginary,” just like the story. I chose a black and white one because that is how I pictured the story in my head. I chose grey as a color for the rectangles because everything or…

Robert Frost describes a childhood experience and the feelings acquired from it through the application of figurative language. Too began, Frost describes a beautiful scene of a childhood. In this scene, trees take the main focal point and are depicted through a simile of being “like girls on hands and knees that throw their hair/ before them over their heads to dry in the sun” (18/19). This referencing the tree's leaves and how they limp near the ground just how a girl would flip her hair down.…

but did you know there were other versions of “Cinderella”? In fact, there are hundreds of different versions of the “Cinderella” story, but right now we are going to focus on two different ones, “Aschenputtel” and “The Wonderful Birch”. The story “The Wonderful Birch” comes from Russia and the story “Aschenputtel” comes from Germany, but even though these stories come from different places they still have similarities along with differences. The Archetype chosen for both stories is the damsel…

Simon Birch, a film directed by Mark Steven Johnson, earned three stars based on the main character and the cinematography. Johnson is now known for his action movies based off comics but this movie revolves around faith and tugs on the viewers’ hearts in the purest way. A movie set in a small town with judgemental characters such as Simon’s parents, Joe’s grandmother, Mrs. Leavey and Reverend Russell. The adults are constantly ridiculing the young lives of Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth. There…

used to represent our social, physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual process of growth. Simon Birch is a film that emphasizes the power of friendship and forgiveness, whilst highlighting the importance of embracing diversity and discovering ourselves through faith. Set in 1964, is a story about two best friends who learn to overcome and rise above life's cruelest moments. Simon Birch, a young boy who was born with a disease that stunted his growth since he was born, is forced to…

Five birch trees were selected, however all of their girth lengths were not around the same size. Birch tree number 1 and number 3 have only 3 centimeters separating their girth lengths and birch tree number 2 and 5 are both around 120 centimeters wide (table 1). Birch tree number 4 is the most odd one out of the five as its girth length is only 108 centimeters. The wide range between…