Three Literary Pieces I Chose:
"Captured by Feministas"
"Dreams"
"We Real Cool"
“Dreams” influences me because the poem sends an important message. In the poem, the first two lines says to hold fast to dreams and for if dreams die, to me those lines mean to have dream about something you should hold on to and not let go, and to hard hard to let that dream come true, because if you don't the dreams will slowly fadd away, or you will forget all about what your dream was and what it was for. For instance, just a couple weeks ago I was in an Orientation Process for an organization and my dream was to finish and make it through my Orientation Process and everyday during my Orientation Process I always remembered that in order to finish my Process and make it through is to remember my dream or goal is to become apart of a great organzation in the end. So i set my mind to it everyday and remember that my dream will come true if I get through this and if i did not a dream that i once had will just die, and today I am part of a great organization. My opinion is that a dream is just like a goal, in order to have a dream come true, you have to put your all into it to make it come true, just like a goal you have to put your all in it to accomplish your goal.
"We Real Cool" influences me because the poem reminds me of when I was in highschool. In the poem Gwendolyn Brooks says "We Left School", and the poem reminds you of kids leaving school probably when they were not suppose to and doing things they were not suppose to either. It reminds me of when I was in Highschool because when i was in HIghschool I had my first car during my freshmen year, which was a big mistake. Having a car Freshmen year, and at the time already not liking to go to school. Me and my friends would show up to school and during lunch we use to leave and skip classes and go wherever we wanted, and did whatever we wanted to do. We did it for one day and it turned out to be an everyweek thing which made our grades loook very ugly.
"The Road Not Taken" in my opinion is about having two decision and you do not know what decision to make or which road to take. this poem influences me because I am always stuck at a decision at every I do. I always take forever at what i have to do because i never know which one to decide on. In the poem it states that Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry i could not travel both. Those lines in the poem reminds me of when it is time for me to make a decision i never know which decision to make, because I am always wondering which decision is the best decision. In the poem it states I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. in my opinion those lines means that in the end the decision you chose is what you chose and what happens happens, whether if it is good or bad. When i finally make my decision sometimes it may be a good decision. If it was a bad decision that I have made, I always learned from it and never to make the same decision again.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
5 Poems
Poems
Dylan Thomas-Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1. Emotions and feelings i have after reading this poem is confused because i d onot really understand what the poem is really about, but it seems like the poem has to do with something dark and sad, and scary.
2. My chosen image reflect th emotions conjured to the poem because the peom made me feel like someone in the poem or the author may have been scared or sad in the dark or may be goign through problems in the alone and it may make the person feel like there in the dark scared or sad.
Gwendolyn Brooks-We real Cool
1. Emotions and feelings i had after reading the poem is someone having fun, or having fun when he or shes not suppose to. I fee llike the poem is about a young person just wanting to have fun and does not want to be in school.
2. The chosen image reflects my emotions conjured in the poem because when i was reading the poem, I had an image in my head of a teenager or teens skipping school and going somewhere to hang out and get in trouble.
Emily Dickinson-I felt a Funeral in My Brain
1. Emotions and Feelings I have after reading the poem is that the writer is sad or may be going through alot of problems and may not know how to handle it.
2. The chosen image i chose reflects the poem because the image is a girl who looks like she is going through alot with problems and looks lost because she probably does not know how to handle her problems and she looks sad.
Robert Frost- The Road Not Taken
1. Emotions and Feelings I felt after reading this poemis that Robert Frost was tryng to make the person in the poem sound like he or she is a person who has to stuck with two decision and is not sure to make the right or make one decision. The person in the poem is similar to a Hiker, hiking on a mountain and when he or she reaches a two way road you have to make a decision or you will be stuck there and just hope that you made a good decision.
Shel Silverstein-If The World Was Crazy
Dylan Thomas-Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1. Emotions and feelings i have after reading this poem is confused because i d onot really understand what the poem is really about, but it seems like the poem has to do with something dark and sad, and scary.
2. My chosen image reflect th emotions conjured to the poem because the peom made me feel like someone in the poem or the author may have been scared or sad in the dark or may be goign through problems in the alone and it may make the person feel like there in the dark scared or sad.
Gwendolyn Brooks-We real Cool
1. Emotions and feelings i had after reading the poem is someone having fun, or having fun when he or shes not suppose to. I fee llike the poem is about a young person just wanting to have fun and does not want to be in school.
2. The chosen image reflects my emotions conjured in the poem because when i was reading the poem, I had an image in my head of a teenager or teens skipping school and going somewhere to hang out and get in trouble.
Emily Dickinson-I felt a Funeral in My Brain
1. Emotions and Feelings I have after reading the poem is that the writer is sad or may be going through alot of problems and may not know how to handle it.
2. The chosen image i chose reflects the poem because the image is a girl who looks like she is going through alot with problems and looks lost because she probably does not know how to handle her problems and she looks sad.
Robert Frost- The Road Not Taken
1. Emotions and Feelings I felt after reading this poemis that Robert Frost was tryng to make the person in the poem sound like he or she is a person who has to stuck with two decision and is not sure to make the right or make one decision. The person in the poem is similar to a Hiker, hiking on a mountain and when he or she reaches a two way road you have to make a decision or you will be stuck there and just hope that you made a good decision.
2. The image reflect the emotions conjured by the poem because the picture shows a hiker and trail and the hiker is stopping, to think did he make the good decision to take that road or should he have took the other road.
Shel Silverstein-If The World Was Crazy
1. Emotions and Feelings I have after reading the poem is that the writer is going to do what he or she may want no matter what others may think or say and he or she will do things that may look crazy and what is normally not done.
2. The image I chose that reflects the emotions conjured by the poem is the Burger King. I chose te Burger Kind because Burger King's Slogan is Have It Your Way and the person in the poem is going to do crazy thing and have it his or her way, no caring what people think or say.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
1) Define poetry in ONE sentence
* Poetry is way to express your feelings in a certain way of writing like in a type of certain rhythm.
2) What do you believe determines what is a poem & what is not a poem?
* My opinion on what determines a poem and what does not determines a poem is that the way of writing a poem is in a type og rhythm, and usually a poem does not tell you straight forward about what it is about or what the writer is trying to say, usually a poem has to be read a few times to really understand what the poem means and what the writer is saying. what is not a poem is when it has not type of rhythm to the writing and it tells you exactly what is going on, because my opinion is that a poem is not like an essay. an essay you may read or a story you may read and it tells you directly what the story or essay is about but a poem does not do that.
3) Visit http://www.poets.org/
Summarize 2 poets biographies (one paragraph for each)
Select one poem for each poet to share with the class.
How are these poems an example of what poetry is to you? Explain
*Maya Angelou, she was born on April 4,1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, her birth name was Marguerite Johnson. She grew up in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. She is best known for her autobiographical books. Maya Angelou is an author, poet, historian, songwriter, director, and civil rights activist. She has been nominated for the National Book Award. Maya Angelou is the first black women director in Hollywood. In 1959, she became the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Maya Angelou wrote and delivered "On The Pulse of the Morning" poem at Bill Clinton's inauguration.
Still I rise poem by Maya Angelou
http://poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15623
This poem is an example of what poetry means to me because in her poem she speaks about no matter how you try to bring her down she will still rise. and she did not say it styaright forward she used saying and other meanings to express what she was trying to say and how she felt.
*Nikki Giovanni's real name is Yolando Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni. She was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on June 7, 1943 and was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. She attended Fisk Univeristy in Nashville, Tennessee, and attended the Univeristy of Pennsylvania and Columbia Univeristy for graduate school. After receving her Bachelors degree, she organized the Black arts Festival in Cincinnati. She is an English professor at Virginia Tech since 1987. She has been named the womne of the year in the Essence, Ebony, and Ladies Home Journal Magazines. she is a lung cancer survivor. She also was a poetry judge for the National Book awards and was the first recipient of the Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Awards.
Possom Crossing by Nikki Giovanni
http://poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16548
This poem is an example of what poetry means to me because in this poem she tells about the animals and how a mother to be possom was in the middle of the road and drivers should realize that they are not the only ones on the street and that animals and creatures are too. The few poems i read i noticed her title is what the poem will be. For instance Possom Crossing is about a mother to be possom crossing the orad and how the writer is he driver and what happens when you see animals and have to slam on brakes, and her other poems also are the same way. the titile is what the poem is about. But in her poems she has a way of telling her story but in a way where it does not tell you to the point.
* Poetry is way to express your feelings in a certain way of writing like in a type of certain rhythm.
2) What do you believe determines what is a poem & what is not a poem?
* My opinion on what determines a poem and what does not determines a poem is that the way of writing a poem is in a type og rhythm, and usually a poem does not tell you straight forward about what it is about or what the writer is trying to say, usually a poem has to be read a few times to really understand what the poem means and what the writer is saying. what is not a poem is when it has not type of rhythm to the writing and it tells you exactly what is going on, because my opinion is that a poem is not like an essay. an essay you may read or a story you may read and it tells you directly what the story or essay is about but a poem does not do that.
3) Visit http://www.poets.org/
Summarize 2 poets biographies (one paragraph for each)
Select one poem for each poet to share with the class.
How are these poems an example of what poetry is to you? Explain
*Maya Angelou, she was born on April 4,1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, her birth name was Marguerite Johnson. She grew up in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. She is best known for her autobiographical books. Maya Angelou is an author, poet, historian, songwriter, director, and civil rights activist. She has been nominated for the National Book Award. Maya Angelou is the first black women director in Hollywood. In 1959, she became the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Maya Angelou wrote and delivered "On The Pulse of the Morning" poem at Bill Clinton's inauguration.
Still I rise poem by Maya Angelou
http://poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15623
This poem is an example of what poetry means to me because in her poem she speaks about no matter how you try to bring her down she will still rise. and she did not say it styaright forward she used saying and other meanings to express what she was trying to say and how she felt.
*Nikki Giovanni's real name is Yolando Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni. She was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on June 7, 1943 and was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. She attended Fisk Univeristy in Nashville, Tennessee, and attended the Univeristy of Pennsylvania and Columbia Univeristy for graduate school. After receving her Bachelors degree, she organized the Black arts Festival in Cincinnati. She is an English professor at Virginia Tech since 1987. She has been named the womne of the year in the Essence, Ebony, and Ladies Home Journal Magazines. she is a lung cancer survivor. She also was a poetry judge for the National Book awards and was the first recipient of the Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Awards.
Possom Crossing by Nikki Giovanni
http://poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16548
This poem is an example of what poetry means to me because in this poem she tells about the animals and how a mother to be possom was in the middle of the road and drivers should realize that they are not the only ones on the street and that animals and creatures are too. The few poems i read i noticed her title is what the poem will be. For instance Possom Crossing is about a mother to be possom crossing the orad and how the writer is he driver and what happens when you see animals and have to slam on brakes, and her other poems also are the same way. the titile is what the poem is about. But in her poems she has a way of telling her story but in a way where it does not tell you to the point.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Ernest Hemingway
Blog Assignment
Part 1
1. Describe the setting. Why is the idea of a well-lightened place so significant to this short story?
The setting is at at cafe with a bar and it takes place late at night. The idea of a well-lighted place is significant to the short story because, there is not much drama or problems going on and that a well lighted place is a better place to relax and when you want to drink and be alone.
2. Why are the characters nameless
The characters are nameless because it is a short story and the author did not want to tell who is who but only by a description for example the old man his description was gthat he was an old man and the younger waiter who was in a rush and the older waiter who was not in a rush.
3. What is the connection between the old man and the older waiter
The connection between the old man and the older waiter is that they are older and the older waiter understands what the old man may be going through and at the end of the night the older waiter and the old man goes home late and sleeps.
4. Outline the plot of the story. There are 5 pieces to a plot you need to outline each of those five pieces
Conflict: The conflict is that the younger waiter does not want to serve the old man anymore and wants to close the cafe
Rising action: When the older waiter asks the younger waiter who is in a rush because the cafe is not closing yet and the younger waiter does not want to serve the old man anymore and does not understand what the older waiter is trying to tell him about the his youth and confidence and having a job.
Complication: When the older waiter is still talking to the young waiter and the young waiter just does not want to listen.
Climax: In the end the waiter goes bar and rinks like the old man did at the cafe.
Falling action: The conflict is when the cafe is closed the older waiter goes to a bar and he says no thank you to the barman for another copita, and the older waiter noticed a clean well lighted cafe is very different and that he goes home during daylight and sleep and thinks that it may be insomnia and maybe everyone may have it as well.
5. What is the theme? One sentence as a result but back it up with quotes
The theme of the story is to appreciate what you have. For instance the quote the older waiter says to the younger waiter " you have youth, confidence, and a job, you have everything" and the older waiter also said " we are two different kinds and it is not only a question of youth and confidence although those things are beautiful. each night i am reluctant to close up because there may be someone who need the cafe".
Part 2
Research hemingway
Get bio and give a biographical paragraph summary.
Find 3 specifics elements of his life that you find evident to the story.
Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois. He a writer at the age of seventeen for a newspaper office in Kansas City. When he returned to the United States after being a volunteer in the first world war, he became a reporter for the Canadian and American newspapers. Hemingway used his experiences in his novel.
Three Specific elements of his life that are evident to the story is that
Part 1
1. Describe the setting. Why is the idea of a well-lightened place so significant to this short story?
The setting is at at cafe with a bar and it takes place late at night. The idea of a well-lighted place is significant to the short story because, there is not much drama or problems going on and that a well lighted place is a better place to relax and when you want to drink and be alone.
2. Why are the characters nameless
The characters are nameless because it is a short story and the author did not want to tell who is who but only by a description for example the old man his description was gthat he was an old man and the younger waiter who was in a rush and the older waiter who was not in a rush.
3. What is the connection between the old man and the older waiter
The connection between the old man and the older waiter is that they are older and the older waiter understands what the old man may be going through and at the end of the night the older waiter and the old man goes home late and sleeps.
4. Outline the plot of the story. There are 5 pieces to a plot you need to outline each of those five pieces
Conflict: The conflict is that the younger waiter does not want to serve the old man anymore and wants to close the cafe
Rising action: When the older waiter asks the younger waiter who is in a rush because the cafe is not closing yet and the younger waiter does not want to serve the old man anymore and does not understand what the older waiter is trying to tell him about the his youth and confidence and having a job.
Complication: When the older waiter is still talking to the young waiter and the young waiter just does not want to listen.
Climax: In the end the waiter goes bar and rinks like the old man did at the cafe.
Falling action: The conflict is when the cafe is closed the older waiter goes to a bar and he says no thank you to the barman for another copita, and the older waiter noticed a clean well lighted cafe is very different and that he goes home during daylight and sleep and thinks that it may be insomnia and maybe everyone may have it as well.
5. What is the theme? One sentence as a result but back it up with quotes
The theme of the story is to appreciate what you have. For instance the quote the older waiter says to the younger waiter " you have youth, confidence, and a job, you have everything" and the older waiter also said " we are two different kinds and it is not only a question of youth and confidence although those things are beautiful. each night i am reluctant to close up because there may be someone who need the cafe".
Part 2
Research hemingway
Get bio and give a biographical paragraph summary.
Find 3 specifics elements of his life that you find evident to the story.
Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois. He a writer at the age of seventeen for a newspaper office in Kansas City. When he returned to the United States after being a volunteer in the first world war, he became a reporter for the Canadian and American newspapers. Hemingway used his experiences in his novel.
Three Specific elements of his life that are evident to the story is that
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Sonny's Blues
#1
1.Research the setting of Sonny Blues- Harlem, New York
* Harlem is located in New York City the borough of Manhatten. From the 1920's Harlem was a prodominately African American neighborhood. Harlem is named after the city of Haarlem in Netherlands. In Harlem crime rate was very high and poverty was very bad.
2. How does the setting affect/shape Sonny's character and create conflict/complications in the story
* The setting affects Sonny's Character because Harlem, New York is a rough neighborhood to live in especially for children who can not grow up in a safe neighborhood and children gets in a lot of trouble. It creates conflict and complications in Sonny's life because Sonny can not have a great day if someone is always trying to bother him.
1.Research the setting of Sonny Blues- Harlem, New York
* Harlem is located in New York City the borough of Manhatten. From the 1920's Harlem was a prodominately African American neighborhood. Harlem is named after the city of Haarlem in Netherlands. In Harlem crime rate was very high and poverty was very bad.
2. How does the setting affect/shape Sonny's character and create conflict/complications in the story
* The setting affects Sonny's Character because Harlem, New York is a rough neighborhood to live in especially for children who can not grow up in a safe neighborhood and children gets in a lot of trouble. It creates conflict and complications in Sonny's life because Sonny can not have a great day if someone is always trying to bother him.
#2
1. Research the history of African-American men in the military – Pre-Civil
Rights movement.
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2. Why is it ironic that Sonny wants to enlist
* Sonny wants to enlist in the army because he wants to get out of Harlem, and he wants to be a musician,but he does not want to finish school. and his brother is saying that he is crazy for thinking of joining the army and he was looking at Sonny with crazy looks.
#3
1.Research song lyrics by Billie Holiday. Find a song or verse that you feel best
represents the suffering of Sonny – his blues. Include song title and lyrics here.
* George and Ira Gershwin
* Sonny wants to enlist in the army because he wants to get out of Harlem, and he wants to be a musician,but he does not want to finish school. and his brother is saying that he is crazy for thinking of joining the army and he was looking at Sonny with crazy looks.
#3
1.Research song lyrics by Billie Holiday. Find a song or verse that you feel best
represents the suffering of Sonny – his blues. Include song title and lyrics here.
* George and Ira Gershwin
A foggy day, in London town
It had me low, and it had me down
I viewed the morning, with much alarm
The British Museum, had lost its charm
How long I wondered, could this thing last
But the age of miracles, it hadn't past
And suddenly, I saw you standing right there
And in foggy London town, the sun was shining everywhere
2.Explain why?
And in foggy London town, the sun was shining everywhere
2.Explain why?
* The lyrics relates to Sonny because at the time when he was living in Harlem he felt very low and down. what Sonny went through he probably felt how long is his problems going to last.
#4
#4
1. Research Bebop
* Bebop started in the 1940's, bebop is a style of jazz music. when bebop is played it is usually played in big bands. Samll bands usually consist of four to six players, and big bands usually consists of ten or more players in the band.
2.Bebop is the music that Sonny favors. What does the music represent
politically and socially to Sonny? What does the music represent to Sonny’s
brother?
politically and socially to Sonny? What does the music represent to Sonny’s
brother?
* How the music represent to Sonny's brother is that he really love music and that he wants to play with jazz musicians
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