Animal Farm Poem

Seven
Seven comandments that would start the rebellion
The rebellion in Majors eyes
Equality and Peace the animals thought
But not according to the swines

Power, control, and dictatorship they thought
Would make us feel happy and free
Who cares about the others, their all just a bother
Soon, it'll be all about me

They all worked so hard, so willing
Not an ounce of their effort was spared
Except for the cat, the pigs, and one horse
Who never seemed to be there

Though somehting strange was happening
All the children where whisked away
Not to mention the apples, the milk
And possibly some of the hay

The rules were changing
One after another
The animals had suspicions
And a few of them muttered

'Were those words there yesterday?'
or, 'Is that what they had said before?'
But if the leaders heard anything, that troubled their plans
Soon, they'd be out the door

Time went by, the rules constantly changing
Until there was no justice at all
By ones and by two's were the 'comrades' killed
By three's and by fours, so soon would the farm fall

The leaders however, didnt spare a passing glance
To the ones who put them where they were
The lies, the manipulation, just kept on coming
But never once did they answer

A question, so important
A short one, not too terribly long
WIth meaning, and wisdom, and importance, it was:
'What will we do when they're gone?'

Soon, so soon, was that question known
once the farm was turned to chaos
the pigs and doomed themselves into oblivion
... oh well, their loss.

Deepest Apologies

Hello all my readers. Im sorry Mrs. Gilman, but i can't post my poem. My grandfather just had a stroke, and wer all too busy. I might not be at school on thursday, but we'll just see. I just hope my grandpa is ok, and i hope any of my readers will pray for him like i am tonite. Because I love him so much, and don't want to see him go away. So please, please understand. I hope I see you all soon

POL Performance

I watched the performances of Tiffany Hill, (reciting “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth) and Stanley Jackson, (reciting “Sympathy” by Paul Laurence Dunbar.) The performance that stood out the most to me was by Stanley Jackson. Yes, it was interesting how Tiffany recited hers in sign language, but you couldn't get any emotion from it. Stanley showed true understanding of his poem. He paused, raised his voice, and used gestures all accordingly. You could most definately get a feeling from hearing him speak, and it was pretty spectacular. And his physical presance showed no nervousness at all... except for the fact he was stiff as a board. I don't know if that was part of his performance, but it stood out to me.

The poem was obviously about slavery. And how lawrence used the metaphor of a caged bird to emphasise the feeling of being a slave. Not being able to go onto a world beyond you, not able to show any importance. Stanley raised and lowered his voice at all the right parts, but he was still strong. It was almost as if he was the slave, even though it's been illegal before he was even born.

Extra Credit

Hmm... well I'm playing the roles of Atticus and Mr. Gilmer in class. And in my opinion, Atticus has more qualities to him. And i think one of his best would be that he treats everybody equally. Even the African Americans. So, I decided to use a picture of people belonging to different races supporting each other... Or, atleast I think that's what they're doing haha. So, yeah, i think it symbolizes Atticus very well.

Lessons about Life

I remember vaguely that when i was little my daddy said 'always have pride with whatever you do.' And of course like most people it takes a while for a lessons true meaning to settle in. But, I eventually learned that if you don't have enough, that people will walk all over you and you won't get anywhere in life. But if you have too much, then people will be running out of there way to make sure they never have anything to do with you. It's all about balance in my point of view.

I remember when I was in 3rd grade, and I wanted to play football with a few of the guys. But, of course they wouldn't let me because I was a girl. So, I held onto my pride like the stubborn ass I am, and proved to them that i could most definately throw... but i ended up throwin a rock, and hit one of them in the eye =/. Haha, that's probably one of my favorite memories. But hey, if I hadn't tried to prove him wrong, then he never would of gotten a black eye. And in my book I consider that a once in a while experience... so I had no need to apolagize ^_^ But then of course I got in trouble, which wasn't too fun.

So yeah, I think that it was a very good lesson my parents taught me. And I'm glad they did, because I really don't like the idea of someone else pushing me around and telling me what to do all the time...

Pride and Prejudice: Pride

Greetings webalodians!
So, for my outside reading, you can obvioiusly see that I am readin Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin. When I started reading the book, i knew automatically that the motif was pride. Why might you ask? Because within the first few chapters, pride was already mentioned. LIke how Mr. Darcy was so sure of himself, that he didn't even need to socialize with the other people in the room. And how he was so rude to others who weren't in his same social class. So, in just a few words... you could say he had his ego shoved up his butt.
Also, there was nothing else that really stood out. I mean, when it came to imagery, it was extremely vague. For example, when Mr. Bingly was described, it was 'good-looking and gentlemanly.' Absolutely no specifics. And I feel that there really wasn't any irony in the book. But if there was, then the motif still would've dominated. The point of view was third person omniscient throughout the entire book! Which bored me, because I wanted to get an opinion from the narrator, but it was sort of like reading a textbook. And obviously if there was no opinion from the narrator, that also meant that there was no tone... except for maybe informational.
That's what I think of Pride and Prejudice. I mean, don't get me wrong the plot is fantastic. But I think that Jane could've made it more interesting to read, like put some of her opinion in the story. But I'm still glad that I chose the book.

My Outside Reading Updatage (thats a word, right?)

Greeting viewers who own computers!
So, for my outside reading assignment, i decided to read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin. And so far, I think its pretty.... informative. I mean, I'm a little behind, so I can't provide much of an opinion. It's not neccesarily the kind of book that automatically grabs my attention, but I've heard so many great things about it, that I had to read it. And I thought the movie was spectacular! But I think that it's easy enough to understand that I can keep reading it... well that and i kinda have to haha.

At this point, I think that the main literary element would be the motif of pride. Because it's brought up so much, and...well the book is freakin NAMED after it. And the point of view is just third person, and so far it hasn't switched anywhere else. And the imagery really isnt extraordinary, for example, when Mr. Darcy is first seen, he's just described as "drew the attention if the room by his fine, tall person, handsom features." Not very descriptive right?

But then again, I'm still only at the beggining, and it may change later on. But I highly doubt that. I think that Jane Austin decided to stay blunt with the story because she wanted to get the main point accross, instead of distracting you with metaphors and symbolism. And right now I think that the true message of the book is that while pride is valuebal, you don't want to let it get in the way of love.

But what would be nice, is if she would add some tone into the story. Because it's written in third person, and it's just plain informative. I know that informative is a theme, but it's not a very exciting one. The reason I actually bear with this book is because the plotline is so interesting. I just feel that it could of been wroten more in-depth.

Reading. Yeah, sometimes it can be really fun, and the book completely captivates you and you never want to put it down. Some of those books for me would be Twilight, Dracula, Identical, and The Vampire Diaries.

But, then there are times that you start the book, and the begining is completely boring. But I seem to always have faith in my books and read to the very end. But... most of the time they suck =( Or other times, I will like a book and talk about it for a few days. But then I think over it again and realize that I didn't like it as much as I thought.

Now, I' m not that picky when it comes to finding a reading place. I usually do it whenever I have free time in class, or if i feel like it at home. So when I'm at home, i usualy read on my bed, my computer chair, or on the second step down on the stairs on the far right side, with the light turned on low. Now if these places aren't available, I usually just go read on the couch or dining table. And if there was absolutely no place to read at all, i'd just postpone reading until i could... or wanted to.

I can read at prety much any environment I want. That is unless I'm with my friends and I keep getting distracted by something funny. And I always have my music playing in the background. But if one of my favorite songs comes on, I usually just jump around my room and start singing along... offkey I might add, haha. But then I'd sit right back down and start reading again.

So, thats how I read. Nothing too spectacular, but I realy dont care. I have fun with it (most of the time.) Happy Blogging! =D

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