English Description Exercise

The sky was a brilliant shade of azure and the sea a bright cerulean. On the low horizon you could just barely make out lots of yachts slowly drifting along the current. The sand shone and sparkled in the sweltering heat of the day. Had I not been standing under this palm tree, I think I would have fainted with heatstroke. Even the leaves of the tree were balding and spiked, as if to reject the attacking sun rays. The white hull of the small boat glared in the sun and the little blue roof stood out against the cerulean sea, leaving ripples as it went along.

The Historica and Cutural Context

You cannot appreciate a text without pre-reading about the background. Sure, you can understand it, but the onlt way to truly appreciate it is to earn more about it., What was the author going through when he wrote it? Was he in a sate of joy? Grief? What was going on when the text was written? A economic downfall? A war? You could only know if you checked it's background. That''s why to truly appreciate a text, you first need to know it's background.

Pre lesson blogging: Prejudice

What is prejudice to me?

Well, prejudice is an idea which has existed throughout the years. Be it the Holocaust or apartheid, it has been ever present. Most often, prejudice arises from pride or power. People who are in power often frown down upon the weak, poor or needy and influence others to do the same thing. Also, proud people regard others not like them or in the minority as inferior and thus stereotype them. People who come across as unusual or have a different race or religion are usually the victims of this sort of prejudice.

There is only one way to prevent this - humility. Only with a humble heart can we not succumb to prejudice.