Thanksgiving

Well first of all, I am thankful for partial credit because I am doing this blog post late (of course). Next, I am thankful for Amy Nicole Yip! She's so funny and I've loved sitting next to her in English both this year and last year! Amy makes me laugh and I am forever thankful for that! Last, and definitely least, I am thankful for rayt akin! She already knows I love her and it would take hours to type out everything about her that I am thankful for. 

I Celebrate Myself

I celebrate myself. So many things come to mind when I hear those words. They are only three simple words, yet they can be interpreted in so many different ways. The topic "I celebrate myself" encompasses the majority of people who seem self absorbed. When someone is self absorbed at an extreme level it is seen as selfish and rude. Yet, to some extent, most people are self absorbed, in a more minimal way. When you think about it, how we do in school, how good at something we are, and how successful we are are all ways people judge us. These things are the foundations of what make us "good people". Of course these are society's broad standards, but we judge ourselves even more harshly than those around us do. At the end of the day, everyone wants to be accepted by society. Everyone wants to be good enough. In order to meet these expectations we must focus on ourselves and do our best. Not as often as we criticize ourselves do we celebrate ourselves. We all work toward being the best and being accepted but just as quickly as we reach our goals, we set new ones. Society's standards are ever changing and it seems impossible to take the time to celebrate ourselves when necessary.

Poe

As I researched into Edgar Allen Poe's life, I found many strange, sad, yet intriguing things. Poe was abandoned at a very, very young age. Poe was always writing and always found a strong passion in writing. He attended The University of Virginia and dropped out before attaining his degree. It could be said that Poe lived a sorrow life, rather than a life full of happiness. Poe's work in writing reflects his life and his experiences. One of his more famous pieces, The Raven, is known to be very dark in nature. It is a really mysterious piece of writing and gives of an ominous aura. Seeing as Poe's life was primarily filled with ominous events and deaths, his dark style of writing is completely justified. Even with Edgar Allen Poe's amazing works of writing and talent in writing, his life proved to be sad until the very end. He was said to have been extremely confused and wandering in the days before his death. As dark and sorrowful Poe's life was, it was his many life experiences and the horrible things he endured that ultimately contributed to his works of art, such as The Raven and many others.