Favorite Book for Class and Life

To Kill a Mockingbird is not only loved by millions around the world, it is also loved by me therefore being my favorite piece of literature discussed in my AP English and Language class. I had heard all around that this novel was a spectacular one, but did not believe it until I actually read it myself. I was angry that we had to read novels during our precious summer break, but when I began reading this one, suddenly my boredom had faded away. I have no siblings but the love and care siblings have for each other melts my heart and has me searching for more. The main characters in the book, Scout and Jem, had an imaginative, innocent, carefree, joyful childhood. They played with each other, relied on each other, cared for each other, loved each other, and were best friends. When reality hit their lives and suddenly all was turning worse, they still stuck together and did not leave each others' sights. This is the reason this book is so heart catching. This book taught me that once you know and trust someone, they will always have your back. It also taught me never to be prejudice and judge people or things by their covers or what has been said about them. The entire book was based on prejudice thoughts. Boo Radley was being judged and feared from throughout the book, but at the end the one that was there to save the day was really only him. He now was more than a neighbor, more than a story, more than a scary man to Scout and Jem. He now was a friend.

Nature Vs Jobs

"Report finds it pays -- literally -- to live near wilderness"
Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times 
Published on 12/2/2012
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-wilderness-economics20121202,0,4282900.story

Due to protected federal public lands and, of course, the beautiful environment, people are beginning to live more by nature and the wilderness. They get paid more and employment rates are higher than those of not federally protected lands. With federal protection, lands and jobs get funded, calling people's attentions towards them. Aside from the economic status of these lands, they are beautiful, breathtaking, and know how to capture one's attention. Although this seems to be the ideal lifestyle, these public acres of land are being used in order to build companies. All these companies are what jobs come from and that is why employment rates are high. It seems like a beneficial enforcement, but is it really? Nature is being abused to create and stimulate jobs. Beautiful land is being taken away for jobs. Already the world has been destroyed for money, and sadly the rest of what is left is being abused, also.