Emily Dickinson and Poetry

Emily Dickinson was one of the greatest poets, and have created poetry that changed the way we perceive it today. She was someone who was very secretive, and did not enjoy sharing the company of others. But when she did meet others, she would be fascinated and created poems about them. Despite the fact that she lived in this isolation, she would create poems that were beautifully written. After her death, they were found in her drawers and in the end they were published for the world to see. It's quite interesting to see that so many people create poems, about events that happen around them. Many people who have had conflicts around them, do create poems because it is a great way to let you express yourself through the use of words. Emily Dickinson's life revolved around her religion, and her isolation. But, due to this it also allowed her creativity flow through. Also, because of these poems it gave us today a new perspective on American literature. It was not just Dickinson who made contributes to the poetry society today, we can also say that Edgar Allan Poe and Walt Whitman had a great hand in making the poetry in our society to what it stands today. Without these poets then the discovery of poems and expressing feelings would be very difficult. We should all appreciate these people for their work toward poetry today. 

Some Thoughts on the Reconstruction Era

Despite the fact that the African Americans were declared freedom during the Reconstruction, they were still faced with many challenges from the South. The Reconstruction Era is a lesson for everyone to learn, but it was necessary in order to get our society back in order. President Abraham Lincoln had died as soon as the Reconstruction era started and then came in Vice President Andrew Johnson. Andrew Johnson made a statement that the southern states must swear loyalty to the Union and pay their debts off and this gave them a chance to rebuild themselves. The Reconstruction Era was one step to making our nation into a world of freedom, especially for African Americans. But, with every step you will always have complications. Before Lincoln died, he declared the Emancipation Proclamation, which according to the web, freed more than 3 million slaves in the Confederate states. 3 million is not a small number. Despite all the negative impact slavery had on African Americans, before the Reconstruction, we can say it all changed due to the Civil War. 

Was the Civil War necessary?

I believe the civil war was somewhat necessary. I feel that the war determined freedom and abolishing slavery. Despite the fact that the war caused many problems in the end, it was a lesson for everyone. It helped create a sense of understanding among people due to the after effects of the war. Wars in general, are never a good thing because it creates a harmful environment, but on the other hand wars are necessary to fight in what one believes in to be true. Wars are not crucial to the society, but are usually acted upon due to disagreement upon several subjects. Slavery was one of the major reasons for the civil war occurred. When it comes to the idea of slavery, then I believe the war was absolutely necessary because the lack of slavery in our society has lead to many new innovations and helped our society grow as a whole. People may think that the war was completely unnecessary because of the huge loss of people, but the war taught people a very important lesson. It is hard to explain such a topic when the civil lead to many benefits and losses. Abraham Lincoln described in the Gettysburg speech that the civil war was a test to see whether our nation would last, and according to the conclusion of the war, the nation was able to pass this test.