Two Essays

Hello!!! Wow, it's been a while since I last posted...I know you missed me:D Sorry, but I'm not on here to post pictures:( They will be on here eventually though!!! Maybe even some adorable pictures of Miss Gabrielle. Oh, and before I share my essays with you, here's an update on Gabrielle...

She has two teeth!!! Adorable! Her smile is so cute it warms my heart:) She is so close to crawling; she'll get up on her hand and knees and rock, but then fall. Oh, but that doesn't stop her from moving around. She rolls and scoots and rolls some more until she is on the other side of the room.

Oh, by the way, my camera is fixed!!! Thank you Lord for one-time courtesy repair!!!! I'm so grateful its fixed!!!


Now for the essays...



Historical Profile of William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce was a well-known abolitionist who used his power as a politician in the House of Commons to abolish the slave trade.
He was born in Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire on August 24, 1759 to Robert and Elizabeth Wilberforce. He was baptized at Seaton Ross a moth after his birth.
When he was seven, his father died. He was sent to live with his aunt and uncle while his mother coped with her grief. When his grandparents learned he was being taught to support the Methodist movement they brought him back to Hull.
At college William was more interested in parties and gambling than his studies. But his friend, William Pitt, who would later become Prime Minister, was more studious. Wilberforce decided on a career in politics and later became a candidate for the Parliamentary elections in his home town of Hull. He supported the Tory government led by his good friend, William Pitt. Wilberforce was elected into the House of Commons.
After reading The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul by Philip Doddridge, he regretted his former life and resolved to commit his future life and work to the service of God.


Winnie the Pooh was brought to life by a man who was inspired by his home town and his son's imagination.
During World War I troops from Winnipeg (Canada) were being transported to eastern Canada. On one of their stops, a lieutenant named Harry Colebourn bought a small, female black bear cub for 20 dollars from a hunter that had killed its mother. He named it Winnipeg (Winnie for short). In December of the year 1919 the lieutenant presented Winnie to the London Zoo where Winnie became a popular attraction and lived until 1934.
A young boy named Christopher Robin loved the bear so much he named his teddy bear Winnie the Pooh after him (formerly Edward Bear). Christopher Robin's father, A.A. Milne, was the author of the Winnie the Pooh books. Winnie the Pooh, along with Eeyore, Piglet, Tigger, Kanga and Roo, was a stuffed animal belonging to Christopher Robin. Rabbit and Owl were actual animals that lived in the surrounding areas of A.A. Milne's country home where the 100-acer wood was based.
Winnie the Pooh was a favorite of Walt Disney's daughters and Disney was inspired to bring Winnie the Pooh to film in 1966.
Winnie the Pooh was a real bear known and loved by the people of London. He eventually inspired the author A.A. Milne to write the beloved books known and loved by people even today.

I realize the extreme cheesiness of the latter essay, but I'll have you know I was assigned to do a historical profile on Winnie the Pooh; it was not my choice. It was interesting, though.

Even though these essays were written only months ago, I can tell I've improved since then as far as writing goes. The lack of interesting adjectives, the short and choppy sentences...ugh. Mrs. Morecraft's writing class helped greatly:) I even made some minor grammatical changes and it is still in need of serious alteration.

I turned fourteen last week! I had an amazing birthday!!! My family made it really special:)

I promise to publish part II of the snow pictures soon!!!

~Alex

"One does not read Jane Austen; one re-reads Jane Austen."
-William F. Buckley Jr.