From Travel to Politics

I read articles from the Harper magazine. The majority of the articles that I read were based on a travel theme. One of the authors of these articles related his experience while traveling in Turkey. Another talked of the grand pyramids of Egypt. Another article illustrated the wonders of the Erie Railroad in America. All of these articles discussed the experience of traveling to a new place and experiencing new surroundings. The other articles that I read talked about politics and education. There was this one article written in the 1800 by T.S. Coleridge who showed his opinion towards the Prime Minister of England William Pitt. He just let his mind flow through his negative opinions towards the PM. It was very interesting how he set up his opinions and it was also interesting because I hardly knew what was going on in England, politically, in 1800. It brought out new ideas.
Other articles discussed education. It was interesting to read about what the author viewed education in America and in Europe during the 1850s. These articles made me want to read the Harper magazine because there was a variety of articles to read from. It was also interesting to read what people's ideas were during the mid 1800s. It is interesting to see what people thought back then and how people view things today.
-Margaret Neville