Dongni's Journal

Is There Really Any Hope Treading through the scorched wasteland, I have no other companion Only God can deliver me from such a wretched fate I call upon his name waiting for an answer Where are you oh great powerful Lord Your child is bruised and seeks life In the far distance, a glimmer of green shines like a star And I run, and run, and run, and run Thinking, oh what a merciful father I have in the sky And I run, and run, and run, and run But the glimmer disappears and all that is left is an ocean of gold How can this happen to such a virtuous creature Is there no end to which she consumes all She creeps on me slowly before nightfall I stop and pray, and pray, and pray My knees burning on the flame They crumble like the ashes around Close your eyes, for it is done Your fate, is sealed Just...Yield The poem embodies the feelings of hopelessness, arduity, and death all in one piece. It is about a person who had embarked on a journey in the desert a...

Droughts Around the World "A Global Tour of 7 Recent Droughts | World Resources Institute."  World Resources Institute | Making Big Ideas Happen , www.wri.org/blog/2015/06/global-tour-7-recent-droughts. Due to an overwhelming overconsumption of water across the world for farming, business, and residential purposes many countries are experiencing extreme droughts. Nations such as Brazil, Spain, and even the United States (specifically California) are have undergone extended periods of droughts due to an overconsumption and mismanagement of water supplies. If action isn't taken to reduce such inappropriate  management of water supplies, economic centers such as Rio de Janeiro and Los Angeles could face complete meltdowns where the price of living in these cities would grow exponentially and force people to leave by the hundreds of thousands. One key aspect that I noticed while reading this article is that most of the areas that face these unprecedented droughts tend...

I'm lost in the sand I have so much to withstand I have lost my chance All hope is lost now Mouths so dry that they blister No word I can say They circle around They see every move I make But no help they give Look up to the sky And perhaps the star will guide To some unknown life Time is not a gift As my skin burns from my sins Silence come take me Do I hear you speak Oh no, wait that was the wind Come forth and confess I need you near me Without you, I have no ground Lord, deliver me Can't you hear me cry Without you I have no rye Please don't let me die Walking without aim Is that not an Oasis Perhaps I'm not done Finally, I m delivered I am thankful I'm saved now Back to my normal life. Hot during the day But freezing cold in the night Such is desert life

How the Petra's Wonder is Bolstered through its Desert Location One of the first places that my family and I wanted to visit while we lived here in Israel was Petra. Eventually, after 2 years of settling down and planning, we were able to pack our bags and experience one of mankind's most amazing creations. When I got there I was fascinated by the beautiful and vast desert landscape that surrounded the Petra, and how perfectly the Petra blended with its environment. The location at which the Petra was built was originally deserted but stood in the middle of some very important trade routes that connected the Arabian Peninsula, the Far East, and the Mediterranean. Consequently, it lead to the construction of the Petra despite the lack of proper resources and the amount of ingenuity required to do so. The wonder is made out of sandstone, which is easily erodible through rain and it's the reason that many geologists are amazed at how well kept the Petra is despite being a...

Holes Trailer "Holes - Trailer."  YouTube , 18 May 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEvLRtDKT0c. The award-winning book Holes,  written by Louis Sachar was made into a film in 2004 due to its popularity. The entire plot of the movie revolves around a boy named Stanley, and the infamous Camp Green Lake, which used to be a paradisiacal town with a huge lake in the middle, blossoming trees all over the place, and a peaceful yet bustling town. However, Camp Green Lake has now turned into a desert wasteland completely void of people except for a detention center  that forces lawbreaking minors to dig holes in the desert as a form of punishment but more importantly to find a hidden treasure. Throughout the film, the desert setting evokes the grim sensation of hopelessness that perfectly describes Stanley's feelings throughout the majority of the movie. The desert is filled with environmental hazards that could potentially kill the prisoners such as ven...

Role that the Desert plays in the Bible Old and New Testament Mathew 4:1-11 4  Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted [ a ]  by the devil.   2  After fasting forty days and forty nights,  he was hungry.   3  The tempter  came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God,  tell these stones to become bread.” 4  Jesus answered,  “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ [ b ] ” 5  Then the devil took him to the holy city  and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.   6  “If you are the Son of God,”  he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning you,      and they will lift you up in their hands,      so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’ [ c ] ” 7  Jesus answered him,  “It is also writ...