Trees and Knowledge

Chapter fifteen speaks of essentially a tree of knowledge. It made me realize how many different things use the idea of the tree of knowledge. In Christianity, when Eve ate an apple from the tree, she realized that she was naked and God punished her. In Norse mythology Odin hung from a tree of knowledge with a spear in his side so he could gain more information. Even in the video game series The Legend of Zelda one of the wisest characters is a tree. I find it interesting that trees produce knowledge. I'll be looking out for more intelligence trees in the future.

The Journey Not the Destination

In class we discussed the idea of not worrying about the results of our actions. We're always told not to sweat the little things, but how easy is that? If you're like me, it's not that easy. With my writing I always have to sweat the small stuff. I have to pick my words carefully and set up the scene perfectly so everything can fall in place. The little things need to be noticed or everything could fall apart. So when should this philosophy be used? Writing is a major part of my life. I find it interesting that I can't use this simply idea for something that I do almost every day.

Time for an Introduction

I'm Caryn and I'm a freshman. I'm an upstate New Yorker who is majoring in English with a concentration in literature. I think that it would be fun to go into publishing. I spend a lot of my time reading or writing and I'm working on a novel right now. I also know a lot of random pop culture trivia, which occasionally comes in handy when I'm watching Jeopardy. I like movies and gaming. And I'm running out of things to say.