“Why Leaves Turn Colors In Fall” by Diane Ackerman really related the topic of leaves to people for me. I have always thought this though. Leaves start as small seeds, grow over time, and when it’s a certain time of year, they die off. They change colors as people changes moods. Also leaves are not all the same color. Some can be red, some can be yellow etc. Just like people, whether talking about color as race or color as in personality, everyone can relate. For example a red leaf could either represent an African American or someone who is angry or has a bad personality when a yellow leaf could represent someone who is lighter skinned, with a happy or mellow personality and a great attitude. Even reversed colors they could represent anyone. I felt that this reading was very informative in the science aspect. It goes very into detail on how leaves change scientifically from where colors come from to exactly what happens inside the leaf to make it fall off the tree. I am a biology major so it really was enjoyable to me to be able to read about the scientific aspect of the article yet also interpret it in my own way. I feel as if this article was written to not only inform people about the actual title but to make them think harder about it and turn it into something along the lines that I did. The author’s use of similes really helped me to turn this reading into what I wanted it to be and not what she was actually describing. Most of the things I read I ask questions throughout such as why she chose to write about leaves? What made her pick the trees she talked about when there are thousands more to choose from? What was she thinking when she wrote this? Was it her plan to make the audience translate her words? I feel as if this reading was a hidden message, to teach people about the stages of life through the use of leaves. We are no different than they are, just