Big yellow Taxi in the song is a happy go lucky tone , while in the poem I got more of a depressed vibe, so I was shoved and my feelings on the poem changed. At first I felt sympathetic but after hearing the song, my opinion changed. I think the song when the guy sang it showed the tone better then, when the girl sang the song. So the overall mood was very depressing and upsetting. The tone the author was trying to display was to make the reader feel bad for the person because they never see stars because of all of the big city lights. The mood and the tone are quite similar there both depressing. To me the mood and the tone were different in the song and the poem because when listening to the music its hard to really listen to the lyrics when the music is chiming in. I feel like poetry means more because you are reading the actual lyrics and theres no music involved to distract you.
In addition the poem, " field below," was extremely depressing to hear and I thought the music played the perfect roll to the lyrics. The authors purpose was to make the listener feel sympathetic because all of the fields ad nature are turning into parking lots and shopping malls. The overall mood was very depressing and it makes you feel like you want to do something to help nature. The tone the author is trying to make you feel sympathetic and bad for the person just like the poem listed earlier, "Yellow Taxi." Between the poem and song, they were very similar.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Were blacks really free in the North?
Authors Note:This essay is going to be about black slaves thinking the North is the answer to there freedom, but is it really?
Black people were treated very poorly in the South; many slaves thought going to the North was there path to freedom, but that reasoning is not fully correct. Which leads me to questioning, how free were blacks in the North? In my opinion, I don’t think blacks were free because there were still slave owners in the North just not even as close to as many. Some places in the North blacks could be free but they still lived under certain rules for only race and were not free for living under white people.
Black slaves had to live with many rules. For instance they weren’t allowed to vote. Although black men could vote before white women could. Black people could never say things they wanted or speak their minds for that matter. Black women and men were not allowed to vote. No blacks were allowed to have their say in anything.
Blacks also did not have social freedoms. For example they were not allowed to own property. Blacks were not allowed to be in a white man’s church. Blacks had their own churches, and what they did in there was do all of the things that they couldn’t do outside of the church. Such as speak their mind, have their voice be heard even if it was only their own race. The church was a way to get away from all of the rules of white men and to feel free.
This racism also had to do with jobs. Blacks made way under minimum wage but they still did the work because they had to support their families. Whites gave blacks the jobs they didn’t want to do and paid the black’s way less then what the job should pay. Overall they are still working for white men.
Overall I can conclude that Blacks were treated practically the same in the North as they were in the South. They still lived under a white man, which doesn’t sound exactly what you call free to me. Although the North was less racist then the South and didn’t really believe in slavery, the North still did not see blacks as equals.
Black people were treated very poorly in the South; many slaves thought going to the North was there path to freedom, but that reasoning is not fully correct. Which leads me to questioning, how free were blacks in the North? In my opinion, I don’t think blacks were free because there were still slave owners in the North just not even as close to as many. Some places in the North blacks could be free but they still lived under certain rules for only race and were not free for living under white people.
Black slaves had to live with many rules. For instance they weren’t allowed to vote. Although black men could vote before white women could. Black people could never say things they wanted or speak their minds for that matter. Black women and men were not allowed to vote. No blacks were allowed to have their say in anything.
Blacks also did not have social freedoms. For example they were not allowed to own property. Blacks were not allowed to be in a white man’s church. Blacks had their own churches, and what they did in there was do all of the things that they couldn’t do outside of the church. Such as speak their mind, have their voice be heard even if it was only their own race. The church was a way to get away from all of the rules of white men and to feel free.
This racism also had to do with jobs. Blacks made way under minimum wage but they still did the work because they had to support their families. Whites gave blacks the jobs they didn’t want to do and paid the black’s way less then what the job should pay. Overall they are still working for white men.
Overall I can conclude that Blacks were treated practically the same in the North as they were in the South. They still lived under a white man, which doesn’t sound exactly what you call free to me. Although the North was less racist then the South and didn’t really believe in slavery, the North still did not see blacks as equals.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Who said Life was Easy?
Authors note: This essay will be about an autistic boy named Christopher in the story, “The curious incident of the dog in the night-time,” and why he is a dynamic character.
Christopher isn’t just like any other 15 year old boy, Christopher is autistic. His mind works differently than a normal person. Christopher notices things other people don’t, he can remember numbers, and he has rules that he makes about life. Raising an autistic kid is much harder than a regular kid. Christopher is brilliant in some areas but when it comes to people he has to think extra hard. Things such as feelings and jokes Christopher does not understand, which makes it harder on his father who does it alone because his mother died of a “heart attack, “when he was younger. Christopher is a dynamic character because of the things can do even with his disability.
Throughout Christopher’s life he has always lived within his own comfort zone, and didn’t like taking risks. After his neighbor Ms. Shear’s dog named Wellington was murdered, Christopher was on the case, he would go to any length to find Wellington’s murder. Christopher went around asking his neighbors if they have seen anything the night Wellington which was breaking his rule of talking to strangers.
Later in the book Christopher finds these letters in his father’s room addressed to him, they were from his mother. He realized the date on the letters, his mother had not died, she moved to London. Which leads him to think, if his mother didn’t die what happened to her? Why did she leave? Later when Christopher’s father came home he told Christopher that he had kicked her out, because she cheated on him with Mr. Shears. Then he told Christopher, “I’m going to tell you the truth from now on Christopher, I killed Wellington.” Christopher no longer felt safe in his father’s presence, he knew he had to take a risk and run away. Christopher has never been out of town before by himself. He was off to find his mother in London in which he would have to take a 3 hour train to get to. This was a huge challenge for Christopher.
Overall Christopher all throughout the story faces challenges, he is not normally used to. It varies from talking to stranger to taking a train to London. Without Christopher there would be no story, he figures out things that other people don’t. Christopher isn’t going to let his disability stop him from doing what he wants to do.
Christopher isn’t just like any other 15 year old boy, Christopher is autistic. His mind works differently than a normal person. Christopher notices things other people don’t, he can remember numbers, and he has rules that he makes about life. Raising an autistic kid is much harder than a regular kid. Christopher is brilliant in some areas but when it comes to people he has to think extra hard. Things such as feelings and jokes Christopher does not understand, which makes it harder on his father who does it alone because his mother died of a “heart attack, “when he was younger. Christopher is a dynamic character because of the things can do even with his disability.
Throughout Christopher’s life he has always lived within his own comfort zone, and didn’t like taking risks. After his neighbor Ms. Shear’s dog named Wellington was murdered, Christopher was on the case, he would go to any length to find Wellington’s murder. Christopher went around asking his neighbors if they have seen anything the night Wellington which was breaking his rule of talking to strangers.
Later in the book Christopher finds these letters in his father’s room addressed to him, they were from his mother. He realized the date on the letters, his mother had not died, she moved to London. Which leads him to think, if his mother didn’t die what happened to her? Why did she leave? Later when Christopher’s father came home he told Christopher that he had kicked her out, because she cheated on him with Mr. Shears. Then he told Christopher, “I’m going to tell you the truth from now on Christopher, I killed Wellington.” Christopher no longer felt safe in his father’s presence, he knew he had to take a risk and run away. Christopher has never been out of town before by himself. He was off to find his mother in London in which he would have to take a 3 hour train to get to. This was a huge challenge for Christopher.
Overall Christopher all throughout the story faces challenges, he is not normally used to. It varies from talking to stranger to taking a train to London. Without Christopher there would be no story, he figures out things that other people don’t. Christopher isn’t going to let his disability stop him from doing what he wants to do.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Fixing Something that is not Broken
Authors Note: This piece is about a famous quote from vince lobardi saying, "Never change a winning game always change a losing one," and its meaning.
All around the world there’s coaches that are teaching people of all ages to learn the lessons of the game. There’s more to just a game then running through the plays, you have to play with heart and dedication. Just the thrill of being in the game should be enough to keep you going. Sadly you can’t always win every time you play and you have to learn from the mistakes you make, which is what Vince Lombardi a former football coach meant as he said, “Never change a winning game always change a losing one”. Vince Lombardi is a legendary coach who inspires people to not fix something that’s not broken and fix something that is.
The reasoning behind this quote means never change something you do right only wrong. This quote isn’t exactly a true statement. Reason being is because in every game there’s something you need to improve on. Nobody’s perfect if we were we wouldn’t need practice, but that’s impossible.
Same words and meanings of Vince Lombardi were also said by Bill Tilden(American Tennis player) back in the early 19 hundreds . Both of these men both thought when they won, “hey it worked so why change it,” and when they lost they thought, “Find the mistakes made and change them.”
When hearing this quote it brings back memories of my own father after every game I played, tell me the good things and the things that need to be improved. There was never one day that he didn’t tell me I didn’t do anything wrong. Even the littlest of things such as you moved your leg when you were shooting, can change a game.
Coaches aren’t just teaching you about a sport many things they say and do, can relate to your everyday life. For example in this quote when it says “don’t lose a winning game only choose a losing one,” what life lesson you can take from that is if you’re getting good grades keep doing what you’re doing but if you’re not then there’s something you can change. That is just one perspective many more meanings can be taken from this quote. Another is this quote also makes me think of a husband trying to fix the washing machine when nothing is truly broken. Then he tries to fix it and it gets worse, when really he should be calling an expert. Just goes to show don’t break something if it isn’t broken.
Vince Lombardi worldwide known coach teaches people everywhere the value of the game. He is a legendary coach who led his team to many victories as well as super bowls. A final message to take from this is how to look at a sports game as well as the game of life.
All around the world there’s coaches that are teaching people of all ages to learn the lessons of the game. There’s more to just a game then running through the plays, you have to play with heart and dedication. Just the thrill of being in the game should be enough to keep you going. Sadly you can’t always win every time you play and you have to learn from the mistakes you make, which is what Vince Lombardi a former football coach meant as he said, “Never change a winning game always change a losing one”. Vince Lombardi is a legendary coach who inspires people to not fix something that’s not broken and fix something that is.
The reasoning behind this quote means never change something you do right only wrong. This quote isn’t exactly a true statement. Reason being is because in every game there’s something you need to improve on. Nobody’s perfect if we were we wouldn’t need practice, but that’s impossible.
Same words and meanings of Vince Lombardi were also said by Bill Tilden(American Tennis player) back in the early 19 hundreds . Both of these men both thought when they won, “hey it worked so why change it,” and when they lost they thought, “Find the mistakes made and change them.”
When hearing this quote it brings back memories of my own father after every game I played, tell me the good things and the things that need to be improved. There was never one day that he didn’t tell me I didn’t do anything wrong. Even the littlest of things such as you moved your leg when you were shooting, can change a game.
Coaches aren’t just teaching you about a sport many things they say and do, can relate to your everyday life. For example in this quote when it says “don’t lose a winning game only choose a losing one,” what life lesson you can take from that is if you’re getting good grades keep doing what you’re doing but if you’re not then there’s something you can change. That is just one perspective many more meanings can be taken from this quote. Another is this quote also makes me think of a husband trying to fix the washing machine when nothing is truly broken. Then he tries to fix it and it gets worse, when really he should be calling an expert. Just goes to show don’t break something if it isn’t broken.
Vince Lombardi worldwide known coach teaches people everywhere the value of the game. He is a legendary coach who led his team to many victories as well as super bowls. A final message to take from this is how to look at a sports game as well as the game of life.
Getting through the Obstacles
Authors note: This essay will be a text analysis essay explaining what, “Life ain’t no crystal stair," means from the famous poem, “mother to son," along with a personal connection.
In 1902 Langston Hughes was born. Growing up as a black boy wasn’t easy, Langston wasn’t treated equal like other white boys his age. He grew up in a time period were the color of peoples skin determined their lifestyles. Langston Hughes wrote a poem called,” Mother to a Son.” Within this poem there is a quote saying, “Life aint no crystal stair,” this poem was a poem from a mother to a son saying that life will not be easy but you need to get over what obstacles life throws at you and finish the race.
I think this author wrote this poem because it was when people read the poem it teaches you to never give up and to believe there is always hope. Langston wrote this poem in a black women's point of view, writing to her young son. Langston was trying to display that life was harder blacks in the time period he lived in and that life it isn't easy, your face with many hard challenges because of your race, religion, etc. Langston poem was to all people saying life aint no crystal stair," meaning life won’t be easy, but the poem is trying to get you a feeling of never giving up.
I have been through many obstacles of my own, everybody has them. For example a huge obstacle in my life was when my parents got divorced when I was 5. Divorce is a long process and brings lots of drama. Many challenges come with divorce such as not seeing my mom or dad every day, taking different buses home, as long as many other challenges, and sure it hasn’t been easy. Even though it was a big challenge I chose to not let it get me down and fight through it.
As Langston said in his poem, “Life, for me aint been no crystal stair, there’s been tacks in it, and splinters, and boards torn up.” Overall Langston was showing people that life isn’t easy, there will be good times and bad times, but you have to get over the bad obstacles in life and finish the race strong.
In 1902 Langston Hughes was born. Growing up as a black boy wasn’t easy, Langston wasn’t treated equal like other white boys his age. He grew up in a time period were the color of peoples skin determined their lifestyles. Langston Hughes wrote a poem called,” Mother to a Son.” Within this poem there is a quote saying, “Life aint no crystal stair,” this poem was a poem from a mother to a son saying that life will not be easy but you need to get over what obstacles life throws at you and finish the race.
I think this author wrote this poem because it was when people read the poem it teaches you to never give up and to believe there is always hope. Langston wrote this poem in a black women's point of view, writing to her young son. Langston was trying to display that life was harder blacks in the time period he lived in and that life it isn't easy, your face with many hard challenges because of your race, religion, etc. Langston poem was to all people saying life aint no crystal stair," meaning life won’t be easy, but the poem is trying to get you a feeling of never giving up.
I have been through many obstacles of my own, everybody has them. For example a huge obstacle in my life was when my parents got divorced when I was 5. Divorce is a long process and brings lots of drama. Many challenges come with divorce such as not seeing my mom or dad every day, taking different buses home, as long as many other challenges, and sure it hasn’t been easy. Even though it was a big challenge I chose to not let it get me down and fight through it.
As Langston said in his poem, “Life, for me aint been no crystal stair, there’s been tacks in it, and splinters, and boards torn up.” Overall Langston was showing people that life isn’t easy, there will be good times and bad times, but you have to get over the bad obstacles in life and finish the race strong.
Friday, March 16, 2012
By the Way
By the way...
your mother
she did not die
she is alive
I know
you spent weeks
balling your
eyes out
But then again
she had an affair
with Mr. shears
so I kicked her out.
This is a parody of the book The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night Time. The speaker is Christopher's dad. The audience is Christopher. The tone of this poem is sorrowful and hateful. The mood of this is shocked and overwhelmed.
your mother
she did not die
she is alive
I know
you spent weeks
balling your
eyes out
But then again
she had an affair
with Mr. shears
so I kicked her out.
This is a parody of the book The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night Time. The speaker is Christopher's dad. The audience is Christopher. The tone of this poem is sorrowful and hateful. The mood of this is shocked and overwhelmed.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Never give up.
Authors Note:In this writing piece Iwill be teling you about what the poem meant to me and what it should mean to others.
This poem is a great poem that has to do with racism and how life isnt easy. This author wrote this poem in a time were blacks were not treated equally. As a child he grew up with issues regarding his race. The is why he said life is no crystal stair, which means life for us isnt easy, but that doesnt mean you stop trying. It means that you get over the hurrdles life gives you and finsih the race.
This poem means alot to me because when I was 5 years old means a lot to me because when i was 5 my parents got devorced. I was so young but yet I could still remember how I felt. Thatwas a huge opsticle in my life and many challenges came with it. Life is no crystel stair but that doesnt mean you can stop trying.
This poem is a great poem that has to do with racism and how life isnt easy. This author wrote this poem in a time were blacks were not treated equally. As a child he grew up with issues regarding his race. The is why he said life is no crystal stair, which means life for us isnt easy, but that doesnt mean you stop trying. It means that you get over the hurrdles life gives you and finsih the race.
This poem means alot to me because when I was 5 years old means a lot to me because when i was 5 my parents got devorced. I was so young but yet I could still remember how I felt. Thatwas a huge opsticle in my life and many challenges came with it. Life is no crystel stair but that doesnt mean you can stop trying.
Monday, March 5, 2012
"The Summer I turned Pretty"
Authors Note:This short essay is a retelling piece of a book, " The Summer I turned Pretty."
Jenna is a teenage girl who has to choose between her first laugh and her first love; she has to make the decision that will change her relationship with both of them forever. Who will she pick?
Jenna is a teenage girl who has to choose between her first laugh and her first love; she has to make the decision that will change her relationship with both of them forever. Who will she pick?
Just a Little Bump in the Road
Authors Note: This story is going to be about the conflict in the story, Rules of the Road, by Joan Bauer and how it was resolved.
When you’re in a car for 200 miles you really get know a person. For instance in, Rules of the Road, by Joan Bauer young Jenna learned a lot more bout Mrs. Gladstone then she ever thought possible. She found out the stress her son has been putting her under, by trying to take and change her business. There are many conflicts and obstacles in the story but Elden her own son trying to take his mother, Mrs.Gladstones business away from her and forcing her into retirement is the main conflict.
In addition the previous statement, you can tell the son Elden is tired of walking in his mother footsteps and wants to take over making more profits, but not making the money the way he should. Elden is trying to change shoes and use materials such as plastic which is cheaper and not even close to as comfortable. Elden tried changing the way people see Gladstone’s shoes, just to make a couple more bucks. Throughout the story Elden is hiring new people, changing the quality of the shoes, and is fighting his mother for the whole entire company.
Why I think this is the main conflict is because throughout the story is because throughout the story old Mrs. Gladstone and young teen Jenna are doing everything in their power to keep her business and to get the most votes of stock holders, gaining there trust. Jenna and Mrs. Gladstone show that selling shoes aren’t just another job, and that a person’s shoes are a person’s lifestyle. What Elden is doing is practically changing the motto Gladstone’s shoes has always been known for, “We don’t just sell shoes, we sell quality.”He is doing the opposite he isn’t selling quality he is just selling poorly made shoes that will give peoples blisters, and other problems.
Overall the conflict got resolved in the end, because Mrs. Gladstone got to keep being an owner of Gladstone’s shoes, but her son got a piece of the business as well, the main point was she was no longer forced to retire. The young teen Jenna showed all of the stock workers the importance of keeping Mrs. Gladstone around, and the impact she has on the company, and letting her retire would be a big mistake.
When you’re in a car for 200 miles you really get know a person. For instance in, Rules of the Road, by Joan Bauer young Jenna learned a lot more bout Mrs. Gladstone then she ever thought possible. She found out the stress her son has been putting her under, by trying to take and change her business. There are many conflicts and obstacles in the story but Elden her own son trying to take his mother, Mrs.Gladstones business away from her and forcing her into retirement is the main conflict.
In addition the previous statement, you can tell the son Elden is tired of walking in his mother footsteps and wants to take over making more profits, but not making the money the way he should. Elden is trying to change shoes and use materials such as plastic which is cheaper and not even close to as comfortable. Elden tried changing the way people see Gladstone’s shoes, just to make a couple more bucks. Throughout the story Elden is hiring new people, changing the quality of the shoes, and is fighting his mother for the whole entire company.
Why I think this is the main conflict is because throughout the story is because throughout the story old Mrs. Gladstone and young teen Jenna are doing everything in their power to keep her business and to get the most votes of stock holders, gaining there trust. Jenna and Mrs. Gladstone show that selling shoes aren’t just another job, and that a person’s shoes are a person’s lifestyle. What Elden is doing is practically changing the motto Gladstone’s shoes has always been known for, “We don’t just sell shoes, we sell quality.”He is doing the opposite he isn’t selling quality he is just selling poorly made shoes that will give peoples blisters, and other problems.
Overall the conflict got resolved in the end, because Mrs. Gladstone got to keep being an owner of Gladstone’s shoes, but her son got a piece of the business as well, the main point was she was no longer forced to retire. The young teen Jenna showed all of the stock workers the importance of keeping Mrs. Gladstone around, and the impact she has on the company, and letting her retire would be a big mistake.
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