Thank you and Goodbye. The Final Post - Zelda Peach
Well, I can't believe it, this is the final blog post that will ever write for Honors. It's bittersweet because I won't really miss the work of writing it, but I will miss what comes along with it. The laughs, the tears, the friends, and group. Honors is something so unique and special that I almost don't know what to do without it. On Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 next year I will be in a different classroom, and that is going to feel weird. But before I leave, I would just like to say thank you. Thank you to each and every one of you, all of you have contributed to this amazing and challenging year of my life. Honors was the reason that I chose this school, and God has reinforced the idea that that was the best decision I have ever made again and again. Though this year of being your president was far from easy, it allowed me to grow both myself and this program that I love so dearly. I have never felt more thankful for an experience than I do for having this year. Being your president was the highest honor I could have ever received and I will never forget everything this year has taught and given me. So thank you, for the memories, the projects, the prayers, and the love. You all are my family, and family is forever. - Zelda
Okay, I am done being sappy. Here is my the actual blog post:
I have to be honest, I was really happy this week when we were assigned some poetry again. I absolutely adore poetry and this semester has contained the least amount of it. So, with that being said, I have decided to blog on the Holy Sonnet of "Death, be not Proud". It is not my favorite of the poems, but, I felt that I got the most out of it. So, Let's begin, the poem initial reminded me of the deathly hollows from Harry Potter. IF YOU HAVE NEVER READ HARRY POTTER STOP READING NOW (or be subjected to be spoilers). John Donne here is telling death to not be proud as that in the end, death will die. I find this poem fascinating because as we see in Harry Potter, the same thing exists where death is proud and thinks that none can escape him, but then Harry Potter does, as he becomes the master of death. Now, of course, this poem is almost 500 years old and referring to religious matters and not Harry Potter, but that is extremely obvious and everyone can understand that. My point is simply this, there is nothing new under the sun. Everything is continually cycled through a period of time, bringing about things that seem new but aren't really. It has always amazed me when I can find a connection to something of today to something made or thought so long ago. But, I guess I should be thankful for it, as I do love a good scrunchie. :)
I commented on AnnaKate and Eliza's posts.
Why am I crying? *swipes tears* No, but for real, I think I speak for everyone when I say we all appreciate you and the tremendous amount of passion you devote to our little honors family. I have never seen anyone as commited or driven to a single program, and you definitely inspired me this year to work a harder. We will definitely miss you next year. As far as the Harry Potter reference, heck yeah! That's a great modern comparison! Great Blog, Z!
ReplyDelete^ how do you swipe tears? I'm just kidding... ahhhh, someone give Zelda a Dobby sock since she is no longer a slave to the honors program. No more stress with planning events and budget cuts, just the usual college stress but with all the honors fun. We'll miss you pres. Thakns for the Harry Potter parallels; I really enjoyed that and I see where you're coming from. J.K. Rowling would be proud. :)
ReplyDeleteLove you so much Z! Honors will not be the same without you! But I absolutely love the connection you made to Harry Potter! I did not even think about the parallel while reading, but oh my gosh it fits so perfectly! Cody is right, J.K. Rowling would totally be proud of you right now!
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I think all the Honors members can easily say that we've had a very good council these past two semesters and will dearly miss the change. Your connection with John Donne and Harry Potter is very interesting. It speaks to the importance of understanding those in our past. There is so much content in history, and if we continuously worry about the present, we can miss out on the luxuries in the past. I constantly find myself feeling guilty for initially ignoring a work until reading in class for an assignment. There are so many lessons to be learned, and people are the same throughout history. Great Post!
ReplyDeleteMen only become great by standing on the shoulders of giants… That’s basically another idea that sits at the core of Honors. Is there NOTHING new under the sun? Or is it just that everything under the sun draws inspiration from some worthy source? The new is birthed from the old, or the old is made new once again. The intellectual giants that we’ve spent the past two years studying are the stepping stones from standard cram-and-forget learning to this critical thinking we’ve been trained to do. Harry Potter (which I have never seen or read) takes this idea from Donne (or at least happens upon the same one), but from what I understand J.K. Rowling did add one or two original bits of lore and world building into her book series. The new things are founded on old things—common sense dictates that. But this doesn’t mean they aren’t still new. They grow from their foundation into something ever-expanding. If they don’t, then we really didn’t have much purpose in our Honors education—much like the depressed writer of Ecclesiastes might say.
ReplyDeleteZelda, thank you so much for your time in honors! You are one of the many people who have made my first few months at this school absolutely amazing. Love you girl! "Nothing new under the sun" Love that. Thankful that amazing works like this continually come up again and are such great reminders even today! -Anna Grace Gay
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