Death, by Janessa Rafols

Death

Janessa Rafols

Dissolved in mysterious, why must you be gone by now,

Eternally we part our ways to a dream I cannot fathom,

As long as the heavens are in my presence,

Thy love shall forever be secured,

Hence life in eternity shall we meet again.

Fitting In (Poem for Poetry Project)

Fitting In

I am nobody, 

but I want to be part of the in crowd. 

Everyday I am surrounded by people who just seem to get it.

They don't even have to try and everyone flocks to them. 

They are loved and welcomed, who I fantasize to be. 

I play my part but no one knows I exist. 

I just follow the mass of people migrating to warmer weather

stopping here and there to catch my breath, never catching up with the pack. 

I wear the latest clothes and attempt the makeup trends. 

I even try to mold myself to fit society's image. 

But I cannot help who I am. 

I am a girl of few words. 

Talents to be shared but not enough courage to display them,

afraid to crack a smile for the fear of rejection,

censoring my every move to avoid being judged for my actions. 

Why can't I be the one who is not intimidated to speak my mind?

Why can't I be the one who looks best in their clothes and feel good in them too?

Why can't I be the one everyone yearns to talk to and be friends with?

It's all I dream about, but as always

my dreams fade away at the sight of reality. 

I am nobody, 

but I want to be part of the in crowd. 

By: Andrea Pannoni 

Valentines Day

Valentines Day

Who needs it

I have lots of things I love

that  I already spend money on

Like…

clothes I will never wear

video games

going to the barbers to cut my hair

And my drumset needs a new snair...

But…

This list does not include a 50

dollar bouquet of fruit that

nobody ever finishes that

I don’t even get to keep

Real talk

Longing For Summer - Poem for Poetry Project

The winter chill brings frost to my veins A

Making me feel insane. A

I miss the hot summer breeze B

Making me feel at ease. B

The cold dreary days make time slow, C

Where are the warm happy days that I used to know? C

I’m just sitting here waiting for the day my winter ends, D

So I can have my summer once again. D

By: Sabina Barbino

Antigone dD

Apologies for this late entry, probably missed a memo somewhere down the line.

Anyhow, Antigone seems like a pretty interesting story. I've always been interested in mythology and how neatly things were worded back then, so this is pretty nice to read. I feel this story will go into human psychology and whatnot from the directions it's going towards (Antigone's conflict with the king's laws and whatnot, and Ismene's varied loyalties), and I'm a pretty big fan of psychology and studies of human behavior.

From what I've seen from this story, it's going to be a pretty good read, with the amount of detail presented in the dialogue and the subjects the play ends up covering.

Thanks,
~B.E.

datadyne

TKAMB 3

Scout is almost always frustrated with school; the curriculum pace moves too slow for her liking. The school year passes roughly for her. On her way home from school one day, she's walking past the Radley house when she finds pieces of gum in their tree outside of their house. She takes them and chews them, only to take them out when Jem gets worried about it. Once summer comes and school is done, Scout begins to feel free of stress. Her friend Dill comes back, and once again it's all fun and games for the children of Maycomb County. They play games that act out Boo Radley and his family, which causes problems for Atticus, their father.

TKAMB 1-2

In the first chapter, it starts off as a young girl telling the reader her story of how her brother broke his arm. She starts by saying her name is Scout, her age, and naming all the people involved in her story. She mentions her family members and her friends, but keeps to her story. Immediately I can see a sense unreliable narrator because of how she talks; she uses words and quotes that a 6 year old cant possibly know, so she must've heard someone else say them and just had picked them up. Throughout the rest of the chapter, she talks about her fascination with Boo Radley, a mysterious figure that her and her neighborhood friends are constantly trying to see. Boo Radley is supposedly a 6 foot tall man that lives in the attic of the house in Scout's neighborhood. At the end of the chapter, Scout is dared by her friend Dill to go touch his house, which might give the children a sight of him. Scout touches the house and runs back away from it. The chapter ends with the kids swearing a window shutter had moved after they touched the house. This chapter shows the reader how the children are like any other children, but they're unique in their own personal ways. It also shows how naïve Scout is as a younger child.

In the second chapter, Scout is faced with school. Scout genuinely doesn't like going to school or her teacher, Miss Caroline, and says that she deals poorly with the children. Scout complains to her brother about her teacher, but Jem basically tells Scout to deal with it. A major part in the chapter is when Scout notices that Walter Cunningham hasn't brought a lunch to school, and when Miss Caroline offers to give him the money to buy one, he says that he cannot take the money cause he knows he wont be able to pay her back. This is a major part because it shows the reader how poor some families were during that time, and it shows how exposed Scout is to the different types of social and economic class on an every day basis.

Antigone

I find Antigone interesting because even though it was written so long ago, it has relations to today's society and problems. For example, Ismene and Antigone are two sisters born under the same family's rules and morals, but they both have two different morals and ideas when a problem comes up. When they find out that one of their brothers will be buried, and the other will not, they're both upset by it. But only Antigone wants to do something about it. They both know the punishment for going to bury their brother themselves, and still only Antigone feels so passionate about going to bury him. I find this interesting because it's like one sister wants to rebel, and the other one doesn't.

Antigone

There is a battle between Thebes and a neighboring place. Thebes is defending its 7 gates while the enemy is trying to penetrate the walls and take it over. One manages to get to a gate and zeus strikes him down with his wrath! Because he doesnt like braggers. Off to the side 2 brothers are fighting against each other, what will the sisters decision be?

Antigone Post #1

This story, though written over 2000 years ago, shows great promise to what would be a bestselling book. They spent a whole half of a scene just explaining what had happened in a battle in which both of Antigone's brothers died. Not only that but it has an excellent amount of figurative language, making you really able to image what everything looked at at the time it was written, and when the battle was going on.

Antigone

In the play, Antigone, two of the sons of Oedipus and Jocasta both die in battle on opposing sides and the king banned the burial of the brother who fought on the opposite side. I believe she will go through with attempting to bury her brother, but will end up being killed for treason. Despite her sister, Ismene fearing the punishments of burying her brother, the loss of her sister may get her persuaded to bury them both, thinking that family comes before law.

Antigone

This story is well witten with great detail to some scenes. Since one of the daughter still wants to bury the brother, I believe that the king will find iut and try to kill her but she escapes to the other nation's place and bury him there so he will have honor and a actual burrial.

Antigone

So far, this is a very interesting play or book or whatever it is. I can predict this story will reveal the truths about human nature, what humans must sacrifice to get what they want, and tell a lot about Greek gods. It is very interesting to me to read about it because it has a deeper meaning that tells a lot about myself and others. I think Antigone is going to be caught trying to cover her brother and be forced to go to the underworld, because we watched a whole movie on hades. 

Antigone

So far in Antigone the novel has been very interesting. Antigone feels awful that King Creon will not let her bury her brother that went against his army. She does not find it right that one brother gets a proper burial while the other is just left to be eaten by birds. She wants to disobey King Creons demands and do what she thinks is right. I agree with Antigone, even though her brother may have gone against the King in war it is not right to just  not bury him. He deserves a proper burial. On the other hand, Ismene, Antigones sister wants to follow the law and not bury her brother. She does not want to get in trouble for going against the law. This gets Antigone very angry, I understand that Ismene does not want to go against the law but it is her brother and she should give him a proper burial in  my view. Overall, I really enjoy the Play, it is different and it is interesting to learn about the gods and goddesses.

Antigone

I thought that the beginning of Antigone was very interesting. When Antigone says that Ismene has the choice to be a traitor or a true sister it showed me that family means a lot of Antigone. Also Antigone reminded me of Scout from To Kill A Mockingbird. They are both very determined even to the point where they will risk themselves to protect what they believe in or those they love. I feel like Antigone is a very excitable character and that might get her into trouble. 

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men was a very interesting play/book. I really liked it because it had a guy (juror 8) who stood up for what was right, and what he believed in. When reading this play, I felt like everyone could some how connect to each character in a way. Juror 8 is a truly brave person, who everyone can try to relate too. I really was happy when Juror 3 was alone in the end. When he changed his vote after everyone else left, I could tell he was a coward. I'm gal that everyone could see that Juror 8 was right and agreed with him.

TKAMB Chapters 15&16

In these two chapters, we are really introduced to the racism in Maycomb County. The jury is only not help Tom Robinson, because he is a black male. If he were white, people would not think of him as guilty. It is upsetting to me that people see he did not commit this crime, but nobody will say anything. Atticus is a true hero because he stands up for what is truly right. Things could get better throughout the rest of the trial chapters.

TKAMB Chapters 17-19

These three chapters show that Tom Robinson was really innocent. He did not rape Mayeilla and I think everyone in town knows it. People just say that he committed this crime because of his race. I believe that this is so wrong, but back in that time, they did not know that was racist. Tom Robinson was wrongly accused because he was black and Mayeilla was white. If things were different, Tom would have been proven not guilty. I really hope that in the next chapters, things can get a little better.

TKAMB Chapters 12-14

In Chapter 12, Scout notices that Jem is growing up, and starts leaving her behind. Jem is almost a grown man, and does not need to play childish games with his little sister. Scout has trouble understanding things like this, that's why I believe she feels so alone. Once she starts growing up, she will understand how maturity works.

Chapter 13 introduces Alexandra, Atticus's sister. Alexandra sees Scout and is very upset that she is like another boy. She tells Scout to become a lady, not a man. I think that Alexandra is just trying to help Attcius raise Scout to be a girl. Scout even dresses like she is a boy! When Atticus gets offended by Alexandra trying to help, she even points that out to him. I think that Scout will definitely mature and change throughtout the rest of the book.

Chapter 14 relates to Chapters 12 & 13. Scout starts fighting with Alexandra because she does not want to dress like a girl, or stop doing fun things with the boys. She wants Jem and her to have fun like they always do. Scout will learn soon that you can not stay young forever, and just do whatever. She will have to grow up sooner or later.

TKAMB Chapter 10-11

Within Chapter 10, Scout and Jem show that they are embarrassed because Atticus is much older in age, than other parents. I thought that this was a part that every child could relate to at some point. Everyone can be embarrassed from how their parents look for their age. That's a "normal thing" for kids to deal with. I liked that being in this book, because it really shows how Scout and Jem view Atticus. 

Chapter 11 was upsetting because Mrs. Dubose passed away. I really was not expecting this in any way. This chapter really showed how she was ready to die and, how she was very courageous when the time came. Mrs. Dubose showed true courage because when death came knocking, she opened the door and didn't think twice.