Exit the large highway that connects one state to another. Make your way past the shops and the homes of downtown. Ignore the suburbs for a moment. Get on a two lane road that cuts a county in two. You will notice farmland as far as you can see, ready for the coming winter months. Crisscrossing power lines make a triangle above the fertile landscape. Then, suddenly, you notice little dirt roads that seem to go nowhere. There. There you will find the magnificent windmills. Some are in groups and some stand alone. Creating much needed electricity for the surrounding…
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The Legend of Korra
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Avatar: The Last Airbender
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Does animation do a better job of sharing emotions than live-action media?
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Over the past few weeks, I have been visiting some old friends in the form of TV characters. I decided to re-watch Anne with an E and When Calls the Heart. These shows are both wildly different and surprisingly the same. Canada is the backdrop of these adventurous worlds. Anne finds herself on Prince Edward Island, surrounded by flowing green hills that cease just before the rough cliffs of the shoreline. Before Anne arrived, it would seem that the small area of Avonlea was pretty quiet (literally) and generally very conservative. It was an area of farmers and tradesmen. Large…
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I went on a short adventure today. After a month of not leaving the confines of my apartment complex, I hit the road to visit a local state park. The low humidity keeps me grounded in the fact that I am in my new state of Illinois. I start off easy with a couple different trails to get my bearings. It’s been months since I went on a proper hike. The trees are covered with leaves and create a sunshade overhead. The birds were singing about their summer plans and baby insects buzzed around my ankles. I am wearing my…