Backbencher

Recently, I chose to look at three issues of the New Zealand Herald online. I first started looking last week around January 18th. Obviously, the first thing I chose to look at was the Sports column. I chose to read an article about cricket entitled " Black Caps Cup Build-Up in Doubt." That fact that the article was about cricket was intriguing itself because I have never watched or knew much about the game. In the article, there seemed to be some problems between New Zealand and India in terms of India returning next summer before the start of the World Cup. There was another article heading the news sections entitled “ Just Three Queen St. Trees Saved." Apparently, a council had decided to upgrade Upper Queens Street in Auckland City, which entails the removal of 17 exotic trees. However, it seems like from what the article suggested the trees would be replaced with other exotic trees. After looking over the newspaper for a few days, I felt a real sense of culture in New Zealand. The article on the exotic trees was very interesting. Here in the mid-west, there's not too much exotic to capture, more historic buffalo. It depicted the beautiful landscape that has been described in class. Also, I felt a strong sense of community throughout the land and also dedication in terms of both articles. Sports and the land are very important it seems. Also, preserving the culture, whether it's saving trees or keeping sports traditions alive, it all was very interesting. By taking the class, I felt I knew a lot about the landscape and culture, which added to the understanding of the articles.