Getting closer to the end of the semester, I am not where I want to be in a couple of my classes unfortunately. After being sick for a week, and my daughter being sick as well the following week, I fell behind in a lot of work we were doing and wasn't able to catch back up. I will be taking a smaller work load next semester so that I can focus on the few classes I will still have as I continue to work full time as well. Sometimes there just aren't enough hours in the day to complete everything that needs to be done.
Josiah Royce wrote about the early settlements of California and the atmosphere within the built up cities. He speaks of the structure of businesses and working men within these cities. What drives them, their vices, their motivations and their downfalls. We get a glimpse into the lives of early California settlers and the San Francisco area before it became the area we know and love today. John Muir writes more about the landscapes and the beauty of untouched nature. Lands that have been previously undiscovered like Yosemite Valley. His many journeys throughout the country undoubtedly left their mark, but the Sierras also left their mark on him. He says the Sierras should be known as the “mountains of light.” He says that every rock in Yosemite seemed to glow. His connection to nature clearly drove him to continue exploring so that he may appreciate more of the lands untouched by men. George Sterling also seemed connected wi...
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