War and It's Fatal Side Effects

My project is on war and how it destroys families and any type of relationship. I wrote a letter as the Pope to the president of Russia about invading the country of Georgia and discussed why it was bad and what we could do to avoid it. If you want to read it visit my essay blog, http://www.karensessays.blogspot.com , please tell me what I need to work on.

Places to Think

In a room, by yourself

Looking at the books on the shelf.

Staring out, into the space,

Different looks overtake your face.

Silent room, no sound to hear,

Mind roaming, with no fear.

* * *

Outside, sitting in the shade

Of a tree: color of jade.

Birds flying, colors swirling,

Taking in noises, mind whirling.

So many things to hear and see,

So many things around the tree.

* * *

Floating, looking up towards the sun,

Diving down, back towards the fun.

Swimming around, swimming freely,

Mind concentrating, mind reeling.

Full of thoughts about this place,

Mind goes on a wild goose-chase.

* * *

All three, together right now,

Minds chomping on brain chow.

All their eyes are blinking,

All their minds are thinking.

Winds of Change

Montag was in a state of distress; he felt no happiness, he felt no sadness, he loved no person. “One two three four five six seven days.” (pg. 28) Without any of these feelings, life is pointless; Montag felt he had no purpose in the world that he lived. Throughout the world, there was darkness – not one piece of hope in the whole world – until a mysterious light came along: Clarisse. He finally knew what it felt like to have friend, to talk and just think. She taught him how to feel emotions, how to have things you love and hate, how to actually live and not just go through the motions of life.

When Clarisse uses a dandelion to see if she and Montag were in love, it represents her as a hope figure since she is guiding him and teaching him about love. She wants him to understand, to know that there is more to life than burning books, and to do so, she must also teach him about love. Little by little, step-by-step, he begins to make immense changes; he understands that his marriage with his wife must be fixed and begins the long, tedious process of doing so. “ ‘Here now,’ said Montag. ‘We’ll start over again, at the beginning.’ ” (pg. 68) To be able to fix their relationship, they must start over, and write a new chapter in their book of life.