#Why Poetry

       I think what draws people to write poetry rather than novels, is the emotional appeal. In poetry, the main chunk of analysis falls under diction and syntax. It seems that in poetry each word is chosen for a specific reason, so that it can spark a certain emotion or bring upon an easier understanding to the overall message. Poetry tends to be able to translate the words chosen into a specific emotion or a mix of them more effectively than a novel can. For a novel it is required to come up with a plot, characters, setting, POV etc. However, poetry lets you write straight from the heart and in that sense can be easier from some people to write than others. For some people poetry can be a resolution to inner struggle. Being able to understand their struggles can help them come to a resolution or at least acknowledge it and move forward. Emily Dickinson, unfortunately, was surrounded by death all throughout her life. Dealing with so many deaths must have been hard and so poetry may have been her way to come to terms with it as so many of her poems speak about death. You may be able to give the same message in a novel, but a poem is carefully structured and crested to give the message but can come off a lot stronger than a novel. This doesn’t have to the reason all poets prefer poetry; some might do it just because they prefer it. 

#Was death worth the Liberty???

When learning about the civil war it is important to address the question of whether, the civil war was worth it or not??? However to answer this question you must analyze the different battles that took place during the Civil War, and the battle of Gettysburg was by far the worst. The battle took place over a span of three days and was the bloodiest with 51,000 casualties. The North and the South both took their armies to face each other head to head in Pennsylvania. Both sides of the battle did not plan for the war; however it was a result of the south trying to sneak behind the mountains and take control of Pennsylvania, to gain leverage so the North leaves them alone. The South got cutoff and from there took off the battle of Gettysburg. Over the course of the three days the North and South fought from dusk to dawn and neither side would give up easily because they knew the cost of this war. They knew that whoever was to win this battle would undoubtedly, win the war. The south realized that they lost the war when Picket said to General Lee said, “I have no division to form.” To commemorate the lives lost in the battle on the North side, the first National cemetery was built on November 19, 1863. Lincoln also made the speech of the Gettysburg address this day. Although the battle of Gettysburg was a bloody one, it was worth it because Lincoln said something along the lined of, that God would make every man pay for the lashes of the slaves with a slash of the sword. It was worth it because of the nation that America became today.

#Surviving is not Living

     Life after independence affected many inhabitants of America. It made life pleasurable for the whites, but exceedingly scarring for Blacks and Native Americans. The lives of Native Americans were impacted so much their fruitful lives in Africa or in the case of Native Americans their territories in America became lives of merely working to survive. In the case of the Blacks, ships went to Africa and took them from their homes and decided to enslave them because they needed people to work the plantations. White men of America made their selves rich over the bleeding backs of Blacks. People like Frederick Douglas realized that their lives were worthless in the eyes of the White men. They thought the Blacks were objects they could buy, sell and abuse beyond limits. Douglas discerned that his life could be more he wasn't truly living he was merely living his life through the orders of another. Roger B. Taney shows his perspective on the rights that Blacks have, and that in his eyes are NONE. Like most Whites he believes that slaves are meant to be under/inferior to Blacks. Hearing about the opinions that Graham and Johnson give us an insight in the ruling that was made in the court, about how the Native Americans should be treated. They knew it was unfair to treat humans like that making them migrate to areas like the dust bowl in which there was no way they could thrive or even survive. The Native Americans were less than surviving they were dying. However, before they died they did their best to survive. Some of the larger Native American tribes like the Cherokee, tried to hold their ground but eventually they were also pushed out. The preposterous treatment given to Native Americans and Blacks caused them to stop living their lives as humans and merely try to survive without the liberties they deserved. However, one way or another they all realized that surviving was not living.