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Journal Writing

JOURNAL Writers keep journals as a place to record thoughts, practice their

craft, and catalogue ideas as they occur to them.

I a
I am super tired of m super tired of
the amount of work
the amount of work
I did today. We built
I did today. We built
another huge pyramid
another huge pyramid
today, but we have not
today, but we have not
completed making it.
completed making it.
We just started. I will tell
We just started. I will tell
you what pyramids are.
you what pyramids are.
Pyramids are some of the
Pyramids are some of the
world’s tallest structures in
world’s tallest structures in
the world. The pyramids can
the world. The pyramids can
also be called the “Houses
also be called the “Houses
of Eternity.” The main reason
of Eternity.” The main reason
these are built are because of ing and exhausting. It takes a again, lime stones are filled, ex-
these are built are because of
the feelings we show towards great number of people to build cept for the gap we left earlier.
the feelings we show towards
the pharaohs. These are also it, and there is a lot of work to Then, a debree ram is made, giv-
the pharaohs. These are also
built to protect the bodies of the do. We use copper tools to cut ing access to the second layer.
built to protect the bodies of the
pharaohs’ from floods, wild ani- huge cap stones, granite and
pharaohs’ from floods, wild ani-
mals, robbers etc after they die. limestone bricks. These blocks Now, the second layer is built.
mals, robbers etc after they die.
We believe that the pharaohs are tied with ropes on wooden We align the cap stones very
We believe that the pharaohs
will be happier after death if sleds, pulled to the Nile, placed precisely to get a smoother outer
will be happier after death if
they have their personal belong- on barges which are filled with surface. With the second layer
they have their personal belong-
ings with them. In the tombs sand, and it now floats across of cap stones laid out, a second
ings with them. In the tombs
we put the pharaohs’ clothes, the river. Now another group of layer of fie cut blocks is placed
we put the pharaohs’ clothes,
weapons, furniture, and jewelry. workers unload the blocks and in leaving a gap in the central
weapons, furniture, and jewelry.
We also believe that the soul pull them to the place where the core with rough material. The
We also believe that the soul
can’t survive without the body. pyramids are being built. remaining blocks are filled in
can’t survive without the body.
So that is why we tried to pro-
So that is why we tried to pro- leaving a gap for the ramp to be
tect the pharaoh’s body. It is im- Building pyramids is not easy. It extended to the third level.
tect the pharaoh’s body. It is im-
portant for a pharaoh’s soul to takes a lot of hard work, effort
portant for a pharaoh’s soul to
live after death. In this way, the and energy. We first lay out the This process is repeated, and
live after death. In this way, the
pharaoh will continue to take cap stones, making the bottom with each new layer/level the
pharaoh will continue to take
care of Egypt and us. square of the pyramid. We leave ramp is extended to the oth-
care of Egypt and us.
a gap, to get access to the inside. er side of the pyramid until it
The sun sinks in the west, Then, we layer the limestone reaches the corner of the pyra-
The sun sinks in the west,
these pyramids are built on blocks behind the cap stones mid. After that, there is some
these pyramids are built on
the west bank of the Nile until the third inner ring. It goes space left for the turning so
the west bank of the Nile
River. on like this, until the whole inte- that we can go to the other side.
River.
You don’t know how hard rior is covered, but this time, the This process keeps on repeat-
You don’t know how hard
it is to build the pyra- interior is filled with rough cut ing, turning the corners again
it is to build the pyra-
mids. It feels very tir- blocks, rubble and mortar. Then and going to the other side of
mids. It feels very tir-