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In Wendell Berry’s “Life is a Miracle”, the idea that major changes need to be made within society is argued for with examples of ignorance and propriety. For us to understand what for Wendell Berry is arguing, we must first understand the definitions of both ignorance and propriety; Ignorance is pretending to have knowledge where we do not, and propriety is conforming in action and speech to what is socially acceptable. When responding to …

…helped me learn how to put them into understandable and organized ideas. The best way to approach the essay is with an open mind, it teaches you about yourself and your society. The essay is also helping me form ideas and opinions that I probably wouldn’t have otherwise. “Life is a miracle” is really forcing me to open myself up and question my beliefs and things that I had accepted as true just because.