poetry out loud blog

I chose the poem I too sing America because It was written in a very interesting and unique way. This poem  had a low diction that fit the tone and time period. The one word lines give a completely different feel ti this poem, Langston Hughes knew what he was doing when he composed this masterpiece.

I could also relate to what the poem is saying and how the narrator was being treated like a second class citizen. It was also great when the poem switched from being treated bad to when he knew there would be a day when he was equal and this poem describes a perfect sense of hope.

Another reason I chose this poem is because it was short and hence easy to remember. I would rather perform and easy poem well than embarrass myself when trying to do a poem out of my reach. Furthermore I have horrible memory and you probably get the point.

Poetry out loud

1. Women
2. Discrimination
3. Nude descending a staircase
4. Insomnia, Mingus at a showcase
part two
I liked "Insomnia" and "discrimination" because they felt real.
I didn't like "Women" because it confused me.

Interesting discussion

One thing That was said in the discussion was that people think their immortal until death is upon them and that couldn't be more true. What this means is that we don't realize how short life is until its tapping you on the shoulder. I don't remember exactly who said this but I think it was Olivia Weeks.

This made me think about how people may eat unhealthy and never workout all their life and suddenly they get diabetes or a heart attack, only then would they realize that they have to stop. That also made me think about skateboarding and how they will do almost anything until they have one bad crash and, bam! their careers over. Right now though I believe that just being a kid gives you that sense of immortality but I'll see if I think that ten years from now.

diction blog yo

        So check it out, My bros and I were Chilin a few days back and we where like, yo we should do something brah. Well theres this dope elementary school by my crib so we went over with a couple basketballs, and were like check it out we can dunk, yo. So anyway, every time the ball came to my hand I went in beast mode and darn near broke the rim with the force of my dunk.
        After a while of shootin around we decided to amp it up you know. So we tried to keep rebounding of the rim then do a dunk like those boys on the Harlem Globetrotters. To make a short story shorter we eventually got kicked out and left that dope spot yo.

extra credit blog not complete

My most proud writing piece was in 7th grade, I wrote about my favorite place on this earth. Wenatchee Always had a magical effect on me mainly because my cousins and goofy old grandparents that reside their. What I was particularly proud of was that it gave you a good taste of a great flavor. In addition to my description of Wenatchee I told some stories about those silly old residents, My beloved grandparents. Grandma Mary sadly died the year prior to this piece of writing so I wrote this as a slight tribute to her. Furthermore they had this one photo album called "The Finger Book" that was definitely a family favorite.

outside reading.

In my opinion the book couldn't be written better. The dialogue is true and seems so real and raw. Furthermore, unlike most books this novel is uncensored and shows how people his age talk and act. I do think that the predicament that holden is in is almost to depressing and pathetic for what a pitiful man he is; but in his own kind of way he's a great guy.

the theme of the book so far is holden trying to find a true home, a place where he belonged and felt like he mattered. Ackley the slop in Holden's dorm is treated unfairly be Holden but at the same time I think that he likes Ackley. Ackley is a person who holden can relate to and or feel bad for. Holdens whole jerk persona is really just a thin shell that hides his forgiving, depressed, and even self loathing being.

My creative project so far is most likely going to be a rap of some sort that puts the whole story and it's message to a stylin beat. Honestly Catcher in the rye is different than any other book I have ever read. The type of writing and the plot in general are very foreign to me.

How the book spoke to me.

How to kill a mockingbird spoke to me in three
 different ways. The first way was how it showed a heartwarming story of scouts childhood filled with many things that I remember when I was her age. This story just showed the innocence and joyfulness of our too short childhood. Reading some parts of the book like when Dill, Scout, and Jem where plotting against Boo Radley brought back a flood of old memories that I almost forgot.

The second way the book spoke to me was through the court case. This part of the story was the more serious and adult but meaningful part. What Atticus said at the court case was inspiring and humbling. Atticus's actions made me feel humbled by how good a man he is. Strangely enough at the same time I was thinking I could never be as good a person as him. Furthermore I also thought I could at least be a better person after reading the book and hearing this tale.

The third way that the book spoke to me was as a simple love story. There was an obvious romantic tone about Scout and Dill. That type of love isn't was really touched me though. The way Atticus treated,cared for, and loved Jem and Scout was truly heartwarming. It was remarkable how Jem and scout respected their father so much and disappointing Atticus was the motive that kept them from doing some childish things.

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I will actually do the blog this time  


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my writing style

What you can except from my blog is probably lots of sloppy misspelling and errors because it's a blog, on top of that I'll probably answer the assignments with as little effort as possible unless I really like the question. I have no idea what my writing style is to be honest so you can decide on that. I do like reading though, the magic treehouse series is the bomb.

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