2nd and 3rd legs

currently listening to: Imperfection by Skillet (throwback camp drama song).

these will be interesting one we get to the deepr stuff, but for now, this is what's going on...

2. vocab: we had to pick 20 words. define them. write down the text sentence. and create an origina setence. an example of one of mine:

17. stanchion - [stan-shuhn] – n.- an upright bar, beam, post, or support, as in a window, stall, ship
-“‘The boiler was in the fore-end, and the machinery right astern. Over the whole there was a light roof, supported on stanchions.’” (109)
-The stanchion upheld the glass separating the man from the frigid cold and biting winds of the night air.

BORING, RIGHT?! RIGHT.

3. universal quote/reponse
Quote:
“What greatness had not floated on the ebb of that river into the mystery of an unknown earth!... The dreams of men, the seed of commonwealths, the germs of empires” (55).
Response:
Throughout history, mankind has pushed past physical and mental limits to explore the mysteries of the world. For centuries, the desire to discover uncharted lands gripped the minds of explorers all over the world. Today, although the urge to explore new continents is not prominent, men and women pursue other mysteries, going out of their way to get everything they want. Society thrives on the discovery of the unknown: if humans didn’t take risks and step out into the unknown, societies would make little progress.
Marlow, after pursuing his own dreams, and traveling into the wilderness, realized something that many people don’t. He recognized the selfishness of men. He knew there was a problem. But Marlow came to this realization after it was too late. He witnessed so many tragic things in the African jungle and did nothing to stop them. Marlow fell into the mindset held by many if not all pilgrims to the Congo. They believed their skin color produced ultimate supremacy and they took all means necessary to get what they desired.
“Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart” (Psalm 37:4). The Bible clearly commands us to follow God. He is thoroughly pleased when people desire to live for Him. If they desire to follow God and if their hearts are fully devoted to Him, their desires will be fulfilled. The pursuit of material items, the very pursuit that causes men to dream, is the seed of commonwealths, and corrupts empires is the pursuit the Bible so many times instructs men to avoid. It is true that societies should take risks, but many times risks taken don’t produce the results desired. Perhaps society should reevaluate the risks, their purposes, and ultimate goals.