Ryan Bush - IB Language and Literature

My Final Reflection: A Short Story It was 11:45pm.  All of my homework was nearing completion and a wave a relief fell over me, knowing that I would soon be asleep in my comfortable bed.  As I am finishing up some final math problems, I give myself a pat on the back knowing that I will be in bed before midnight tonight.  While brushing my teeth, thinking about my always exciting A days that occur on Monday, I realized that I had forgotten something- a blog post! Being only my second post, I had not gotten accustomed to having homework that was not assigned the previous class, as it just had slipped my mind!  I was dreading it- wishing I was in bed and could not find the motivation to open my laptop again.  Knowing it was due in only a mere couple of hours, I forced myself to get started.  I sat on my bed, reading the prompt that Mrs. Genesky had proposed, dealing with our name and the origin behind it.  As a began the research for the post, I actually found it quite enjoyable l

Whitman Analysis: After looking at the "Document" tab on the New York Times website about Whitman's work, I noticed many different details.  The first aspect of Whitman's work is the notebook itself.  The old leather and worn paper reflect both the value of the notebook and the older time period that Whitman lived in.  The worn leather and pages show how used the notebook is and that Whitman always would carry it with him.  The work inside of looks like a rough draft of a dialog with Abraham Lincoln created by Whitman.  It looks like a rough draft because of the crossed out and written in a sloppy handwriting.  The images in the notebook are reflections of the dialogue of his work and help the reader understand the events by using images.  One of the more significant things in his work is a reflection of what is going on in life, such as hinting at a mid-life crisis.  This also helps reveals Whitman's inner thoughts and how his everyday life is during this