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The poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost utilizes imagery and repetition to portray the theme of death. Imagery is employed in the poem to portray the dark forest that dictates over the course of the poem. Lines with imagery such as “The darkest evening of the year” hides an undertone (Frost). An undertone of death is present, and that is why the woods are portrayed as dark and black. Repetition also solidifies the theme of death along with imagery. The last two lines of the poem “And miles to go before I sleep” are repetitions of one another (Frost). Miles and sleep are emphasized for they are how long the character has until death. In collaboration with the imagery of the forest, the poem takes a twisted turn from something so beautiful to something so grim. The true theme of inevitable death is brought out by Frost's imagery and repetition.
Research Essay
Reflection Essay
In 2018, I started a class that I never thought I would take, AP Government and Politics. I needed another AP course for my Junior year of high school and Ms. Scioli's AP Government class was the only one left, so I skeptically signed up. As soon as I started in her class, a big emphasis was placed on sharing current events at the beginning of each period for class discussion. After hearing many current events day after day, I noticed a trend of world news being related to the issue of legalization of marijuana. From legalization in Canada, Mexico, and individual states the topic of legal weed remained one of prominence. When I heard that we were doing a research project in AP Language on world news, I immediately knew that legalization was the topic I needed to explore and write about.
Once I had decided to tackle the legalization of marijuana, I hit a speed bump in developing my research question due to such a broad topic. I already had brief knowledge on the recent legalization of marijuana in Canada and the Mexican Supreme Court ruling which declared the ban on recreational marijuana unconstitutional. My first task would be to decide which country between Canada and Mexico to center my question around. I decided I could tackle both Canada and Mexico due to similarities in their marijuana situations. My first attempt at a question was to closed-ended for the project as it focused on the general positives and negatives. I revised my question to make it more open-ended, but it lacked a specific focus to connect legalization between both countries. I researched and found legalization was being implemented and considered in Canada and Mexico because of it's potential impacts on the economy and crime rates. I incorporated both economy and crime rates into my question, and I was finally approved to start researching.
When I first started researching marijuana legalization, I didn't know what to expect. There is a lot of information about weed, and the sources could be overwhelming at times. In fact, I got through my first ten note cards in a breeze due to a multitude of periodicals. I still struggled to gather information because I didn't know what quotes, paraphrases, or summaries I would need to support my argument. I finally decided I needed to create a hypothesis to help focus my research. In my hypothesis, I made a monumental choice to make Canada my main target and use Mexico as a reference in my essay. Researching Mexico had been making my topic to broad and confusing. By making Canada my focal point, I ultimately could build a stronger more coherent argument. Afterwards, I finished my note cards at a much faster rate. Once I had my research out of the way, I knew exactly how I wanted my paper to be structured. I also refined my hypothesis into a full fledged thesis that represented my new research. I reworded the hypothesis to make the main points more concise.
Overall, this research project is the most extensively I have had to plan and explore a essay and a topic. I learned about how to gather information properly and how ideas can change throughout the process. I now know that adapting to problems is key to staying on track of an assignment, and I will now take this into my life and other projects.
Once I had decided to tackle the legalization of marijuana, I hit a speed bump in developing my research question due to such a broad topic. I already had brief knowledge on the recent legalization of marijuana in Canada and the Mexican Supreme Court ruling which declared the ban on recreational marijuana unconstitutional. My first task would be to decide which country between Canada and Mexico to center my question around. I decided I could tackle both Canada and Mexico due to similarities in their marijuana situations. My first attempt at a question was to closed-ended for the project as it focused on the general positives and negatives. I revised my question to make it more open-ended, but it lacked a specific focus to connect legalization between both countries. I researched and found legalization was being implemented and considered in Canada and Mexico because of it's potential impacts on the economy and crime rates. I incorporated both economy and crime rates into my question, and I was finally approved to start researching.
When I first started researching marijuana legalization, I didn't know what to expect. There is a lot of information about weed, and the sources could be overwhelming at times. In fact, I got through my first ten note cards in a breeze due to a multitude of periodicals. I still struggled to gather information because I didn't know what quotes, paraphrases, or summaries I would need to support my argument. I finally decided I needed to create a hypothesis to help focus my research. In my hypothesis, I made a monumental choice to make Canada my main target and use Mexico as a reference in my essay. Researching Mexico had been making my topic to broad and confusing. By making Canada my focal point, I ultimately could build a stronger more coherent argument. Afterwards, I finished my note cards at a much faster rate. Once I had my research out of the way, I knew exactly how I wanted my paper to be structured. I also refined my hypothesis into a full fledged thesis that represented my new research. I reworded the hypothesis to make the main points more concise.
Overall, this research project is the most extensively I have had to plan and explore a essay and a topic. I learned about how to gather information properly and how ideas can change throughout the process. I now know that adapting to problems is key to staying on track of an assignment, and I will now take this into my life and other projects.