Having Our Say and Harlem

       Bessie's dentist office was at 2305 Seventh Avenue which was at the corner of Seventh Avenue and 135th Street. This was by a lot of African American landmarks from the Harlem site. Close by was the Speaker's Corner, where many African Americans voiced their oppinions about matters at the time. Also there was Striver's Row close by that was home to many succesful African Americans at the time. Sadie and Bessie were actually friends of many famous African Americans because they were in the heart of Harlem and often protested with them or ran into them on the streets. There were at least four churches nearby Bessie's office, and this was likely because Blacks were very religous and would always go to church when possible. Not too far away was Minton's Playhouse, which was a main gathering place for jazz musicians and fans of the time.
      It is quite possible that the Delany's were part of some of the NAACP's silent protests, because they believed they should stand up for what they believe in. The Delany's avoided the Harlem Hospital as much as possible because they believed that the hospital would not help them at all so they never went. It was less likely that the Delany sisters and Madame Walker ever met paths because Sadie and Bessie weren't too into looks and such, they were more businesslike and just wanted to help a cause.

The Great Depression

This is a painting of how greatly the great depression affected America. I know that Bessie and Sadie did not speak much about the depression but they talked about it a little. They told how Sadie got kicked out of her dental office for not paying her rent and they just put her papers out on the street. That's how desperate people were for money. I think this picture is very touching because it makes it all seem very sureal. Many just think the past is the past and it doesn't matter now, but many lives were affected by the depression. Jus look at those kids, who are suffering and how distressed the mother looks because she can't provide for her children. Its very touching and hurtful to see how hard it was to live back then. I think the the great depression really taught people what was important in life and that is to have your family and friends save and healthy.

HAVING MY SAY

One of the things that i feel very strongly about is ANIMAL CRUELTY. I think it is one of the worst crimes a person could commit. I think you would have to be heartless if you think its okay to abuse innocent animals. Animals can't fend for themselves (unless they are feisty) and it is completely inhumane to hurt them for personal plessure. I dont care what you have gone through, what somebody has done to you, or how bad your day has been you do nat have any right to cause harm to animals in any way. Abusing an animal is no better then abusing a person. Animals can not run off and report you, they can't escape, and most of them can not survive without what you provide for them, so they have to stay put and put up with you. It disgusts me that people think it is okay to purposely hurt and innocent domestic or any kind of animal, and i think it is a horrible thing to do no matter who you are.

"There was a child went forth"

"THERE was a child went forth every day,
And the first object he look'd upon, that object he became,
And that object became part of him for the day or a certain part of
the day,
Or for many years or stretching cycles of years."

I know that this is the first stanza of the poem, and it is very generic to review the first stanze, but it is the part of the poem that really stuck to me. I think it shows how what goes on around you really affects how you will end up when your older. Just like if you grow up with parents that are very strict about manners, you will eventually have amazing manners. As a child grows up, their main inspiration is their family. A little boy generally looks up to his father and wants to be just like him, because thats all that the kid knows. Or a little girl who is just in awe of her mother, who wants to grow up to have a career in the same thing as her mother. What goes through the household as a child will change the way a kid grows up. This impacts me a lot because i have three siblings and of course i want them to be amazing adults so i try to do anything i can to give them the right impression.

Summer Shower

A drop fell on the apple tree,

Another on the roof;

A half a dozen kissed the eaves,

And made the gables laugh.

A few went out to help the brook,

That went to help the sea.

Myself conjectured, Were they pearls,

What necklaces could be!

The dust replaced in hoisted roads,

The birds jocoser sung;

The sunshine threw his hat away,

The orchards spangles hung.

The breezes brought dejected lutes,

And bathed them in the glee;

The East put out a single flag,

And signed the fete away.

- Emily Dickinson 

I think, that there are many different hidden meanings behind Emily Dickensons writing. In this particular poem i think that the real meaing behind the words is unity. In the second stanze it talks about how one drop of rain helps a little brook, but the brook goes on to help the river, which then goes on to help the ocean. It shows how everything in life is linked in someway, even if you can't point it out clearly. It also shows how nature does everything to benefit the rest of nature. Nature isnt like humans, they arent selfish and greedy. I also believe that this poem shows the natural aw of what God has given us. Nature is very soothing but many people dont take the time to stop and let the calmness in.

Transcedentalist

I would much rather be a transcedentalist because they aren't so debbie downer all the time. Anti t's are very "the half is glass empty", and i feel as if they go through life looking at the bad side of everything. I feel like they never got to enjoy anything because they always thought of how things could never be that good (Tanner Long). T's got to enjoy life while they were living and cherished what they had. They lived with purpose and saw the good in things, instead of always seeing the bad side. T's would see the good come out of evil while the anti t's saw the evil come out of the good. I think that the t's could find peace because they could find the truth and trust others but the anti t's could never fully be at peace because of all the bad around them.

Pit and the Pendulum ending

As the walls were closing in, i could feel my last portion of hope exscaping me, knowing that this will be the end. Just when the walls get so close that i let out my last scream, the lights in the room turn on. I can see a hidden doorway and i run to it to see if it is a way to get out. Just as i turn the knob to open the door, a man opens it abruptly and makes me jump back. This man explained to me that it is all over and that i will be safe from now on. I got taken into another room and given food and a warm blanket until we could find a way of transportation. That night i got to go home to my family and knew that the terror i had gone through that day would never escape the back of my mind.