As I was reading through the book “Making Nature Sacred” I noticed all the illustration captions. The captions depicted that the illustrations were of settings where writers were living when they got their inspiration for the writings that they had been recognized for. I found that very interesting that the writers found their inspiration in the landscapes that they were at. The more I thought about it the more it had made sense to me that, to be a good writer you have to know the feelings that exist when you’re at a certain place. For example for my essay on Snow, I couldn’t have written it unless I had been to places where snow was in abundance.
In my essay I couldn’t just rely on the feelings that the individuals I recognized had felt. I needed something to relate to in order to make my points strong and relevant. If I had never seen snow before in my life I don’t think that I would be able to write an entire essay on snow. It would be impossible.
If I had to write another essay on the Muslim Hajj, I don’t think I could make it that a very good essay because I’ve never endured the pilgrimage and wouldn’t know how the emotions and feelings felt. I do think I could write a research paper and with much information about what the Hajj is about but I don’t think I would be that convincing without ever being there myself.
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