Ethan Lang's blog

        Going into the school year, English wasn't a class I was necessarily excited about. Especially with this years AP English being more focused on literature, as reading had been a passion of mine that had died out in 6th grade when I couldn't read the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books anymore. But I feel like the stories and ideas that had been brought up and analyzed in class have been really interesting. When being able to apply some of the topics brought up in the stories we had read, I found it easier to be more involved in breaking the stories down. Especially with blogging, putting out the ideas that I have is very refreshing and makes the class feel like less of a class. With the freedom to read write our in class essays about an independent reading book of our choice, I could find topics that I personally enjoyed which made both reading and writing more exciting for me. When reading I used to tend to just take all things at face value but this class has forced...

          Birth and death, the giving of life and the taking of life, one of the most beautiful things in the world and one of the most feared things in the world. Why is that? What makes people cherish life so dearly?  In life there can be so many bumps in the road and inevitable setbacks that could ultimately break a person's spirit. With that thought so clear in mind, why do people still strive and break through these walls throughout their time on Earth? What motivates each and every one of us to be the best person we can be and give up at absolutely nothing? Well while I have brought up a good handful of questions, I unfortunately cannot provide you with one exact and definite answer. I can however, provide you with multiple philosophical answers! There are many different philosophies regarding life making the topic very interesting for me personally. These rhetorical questions can all be boiled down to the age old question of, what exactly is the...