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  1. Sep 2024
    1. Instead, it’s a product of that civilization, and could hardly be contaminated by the very stuff of which it is made.

      I'm not exactly sure what this means. In the sentence before he said that nature can last a little while longer without contamination from civilization. But then he says nature is a product of civilization. That confuses me.

  2. Aug 2024
    1. oetry stud ents sho uld find dogfishes on theirdesks and biology students should find Shakesp eare sonnets on their dissection bo ards.

      I love this line a lot for some reason. It just shows that everyone should experience all different parts of life.

    2. once a person is seen as aspec imen of a race or a species, at that very moment he ceases to be an ind ividual

      This represents discrimination and how it makes people feel like they cannot be themselves.

    3. The biology student does not use his scalpelas an instrument, he uses it as a magic wand!

      This is showing that there is more to life than just science and logic. There is a whole world out there that is ready to be explored.

    4. The village is their child and their love for it is ananxious love because they are afraid that at any moment it might fail them.

      I like the way this is worded, A nice metaphor about how much the village means to them and how much they want to take care of it.

    5. f it looks just like the postcard

      Some people only look at nature for the look or it, or for the postcard view. I think that nature should be appreciated for what it is. I think it's good to add this in the story though, because it shows that side of thinking.