Love2Learn

  God, Creator of All ... Even Science.   Is Science A Replacement For or An Explanation About God? God wants to know and be known by His people. Would anyone who loves their children, when told their child is hungry, give them a stone and say, “Be filled?” Matthew 7:7-12 As the Father of all creation, He is wonderous enough to not only give us the vast universe to enjoy, but He might possibly also give us the means to dissect, study, and build upon its foundations.  Every person has an inner pursuit of truth, yet, how to search for and find truth varies differently in times and between cultures. Even more diverse are the means people discover their ‘truths’. Is truth relative, varying from person to person? And what is the standard to which we should base truth?       John Bunyan wrote The Pilgrim’s Progress during his 12 years in Prison. His crime? Preaching the Word of God. Despite Bunyan’s caution of never taking a political position, those in po...

  May the bird of Paradise …      John Dryden was not one to remain silent and was one of the best-known literary critics of his time.   More on John Dryden .   I have read that Dryden w as considered England’s Poet Laureate under King Charles II. He is known for his plays, heroic poems, and his criticisms. So, by his own pronouncement, and the affirmation of his audience, Dryden became the expert on what is good or bad poetry and good or bad satire.   John Dryden's Satiric Poetry   Dryden considers Wit and Subtlety's essential characteristics in good satire and states that poorly written satire is when a writer is too bold that the insults hit the reader in the face like a rotten tomato. Contrarily, the insult can be so elusive that it overshoots and never hits its mark. If you are still confused as to what satire is, this teacher does a great job explaining it for me.  Miss Herbertson's English Class .      Even so, Dryden’s ...

  A Bit About Me In A Nutshell      Hello! Now that you know some of my thoughts, it's time to get to know the author of those thoughts. I'm Carlie Watt, a high school English Education major. Non-traditional doesn't seem to cover it, as I have been in and out of school for 15 years, and have finally decided what I want to do when I grow up! I love to travel the world on Missions, spreading the love of God wherever He guides me. I am a wife and mom who sews, surfs, skateboards, and am very creative. I love camping, hiking, kayaking, and hunting waterfalls! When I was 29, I had an acoustic neuroma brain tumor and have had to learn to "live life" all over again. I am learning or re-learning something different every single day. It is not easy, but Oh! So worth it!

                  “Test What I Say.” – Arthur Burt      On first glace when reading about the Enlightenment Age, my findings glorified that the century and half period was when man left God behind and decided to finally think for themselves! I couldn’t have been further from the truth. Oh yes, this was when reason and logic superseded religion, but people were really leaving behind the mind control of automatically believing those in aristocratic authority, and that included the authority of the church. During the Englightenment Age, they were on a relentless search for truth and finding a standard for what that truth is.        This new thought questioned the fact that aristocracy had more rights and privileges than the common class. John Locke is credited with helping people realize that working together for the good of the whole and not only for self and power is a natural and humane way to live...