Harlem

The person that I looked at was Augusta Fells Savage. She interested me a lot because of her skill with modeling and making portraits. One thing that stuck out was that he made a lot of things that related to a religion rather than being something obscure. One thing that happened to her that made me thought a lot about Bessie and Sadie was when she was denied admission into a school. The sisters felt strongly about having blacks and whites in schools together.

Having My Say

I hate it when people say that people of different color do not have an equal chance. It's complete crap. Everyone has equal chances at the things that they do. They may not have the best situations in life but they have to look past that and strive and try for the things that they hope to achieve. If anyone works hard enough they can do anything they set their mind to. A good example is Donald Driver of the Green Bay Packers. He was a homeless kid for a lot of his life but now he is one of the best wide receivers that the Packers, or the NFL have seen. I also hate when people blame their failures or lack of success in life on their family. They blame it on how they lived a tough life and had issues but everyone has problems in life. No one has a perfect life, everyone has struggles and all you have to do is push past them and learn from them and it will make you a better person. So in conclusion I believe that everyone has equal chances for success and opportunities in life if they just strive for it and possibly make sacrifices in life.

Expressions in Art

The name of this picture is The Human Race. I found this as suiting because the end of Having Our Say was called "Outliving the Rebby Boys". Outliving the Rebby Boys is winning, sort of like beating them in a race. Sadie and Bessie always wanted to show what African Americans can do and they did it with showing they can beat out the people who were trying to put them down.

Connections from Whitman

"And the first object he look'd upon, that object he became," I can relate with this well because when I was kid I had a big imagination. I would imagine being a race car driver or anything that I would encounter throughout the day. Now a days if we ever did that we would be made fun of for enjoying life, so clearly our childhood was when we could live freely and enjoy life.

Emily Dickinson's Garden of Poetry

http://www.poetseers.org/early_american_poets/emily_dickinson_poems_nature/5/

Some keep the Sabbath going to church;

I keep it staying at home,

With a bobolink for a chorister,

And an orchard for a dome.

Some keep the Sabbath in surplice;

I just wear my wings,

And instead of tolling the bell for church,

Our little sexton sings.

God preaches, -- a noted clergyman, --

And the sermon is never long;

So instead of getting to heaven at last,

I'm going all along!

- Emily Dickinson  

What I believe Dickinson is trying to say is that while everyone is at church, she is at home enjoying her garden and nature in general. She is also then in heaven all the time, where she really wants to be. 

Affirmations of Life

Something good that is happening today: Nothing is happening which is good. Other than writing blogs, there's nothing to do today which is a relief. It's always nice to sit down and relax sometimes after being stressed out or very busy. Everybody needs it once in a while and is always something that is greatly enjoyed.

Connection to Nature

A recent connection to nature for me was looking at the stars on the river for a star chart I had to do. It was just interesting and fun to look in the sky and see the vast space that is up there. You can also get the feel of how small we are compared to everything else. It was also a nice time to just sit back and see nature do it's work, so to say.