The first poem that I chose to revise was the persona poem. I chose this poem because it was the best poem that I wrote this unit. It also stands out to me the most. I didn’t make a lot of errors in this poem compared to the rest of my work. The biggest problem that I had was that I was never descriptive when I was talking about the small library. I went back through the poem and found places and ways to provide more description. My original poem went from “There was never a day that my father was…
today bail is designed to incarcerate low-income minorities who committed minor crimes. In the article “Bail Trap” President Obama states in a speech “is not fair as it should be. Mass incarceration makes our country worse off, and we need to do something about it”. In other words many innocent people and people who have committed minor crimes are incarnated because of bail. Bail has become a trap because for people who have low-income rates end up pleading guilty. Currently bail is set so high that…
feelings in a way that not many men his age could. The poems of E.E. Cummings have been able to live in the minds of people longer than he has. Stanley Hyman explains that “A writer survives in his best work, not his worst, and at his best Cummings has written at least a dozen poems that seem to me matchless.” (Hyman 117) His poetry has lasted for years since he wrote them and still remain relevant to this day. Among them is Humanity I Love You, a poem the criticises the humanity during the time period…
comprehensive, well organized, and thoroughly documented book. Bailey tries explore the structural factors that shape criminally and government responses to crime within Mexico. His book, The Politics of Crime in Mexico:Democratic Governance in a Security Trap, introducing the links between security and democratic governance from a perspective few analysts other than Bailey, will become a classic reference for students, scholars, diplomats, journalists, and security-experts concerned about the influence…
John Frederick Nims’ “Love Poem” is a poem describing someone he loves. The first line of the poem, “My clumsiest dear, whose hands shipwreck vases”, at first may be interpreted as the start of some form of insult. This line also intrigues the reader to continue and explore what Nims has to say about his “dear”. Though the poem begins by depicting some negative attributes that his love possesses, Nims doesn’t forget to describe her positive attributes, “Only with words and people and love you move…
their martial skills on the remaining goons, who finally came to their senses and elected to limp off as fast as they could. Tess approached Carmen with concern. "Are you okay, girl?" "Sure, having fun, Tess. They 're just city rats." "I believe you are insulting the rats." "You are right Tess. They are vermin." The group resumed the run, laughing at the precipitous retreat of the humiliated wannabe muggers. As they approached the end of the race, Carmen caught up with Tess, who as usual was not…
crave for something more. The unlikeliest of human-beings to be truly satisfied with their lives stems from ambivalence toward complacency, competitive nature that permeates social interactions, and the futile quest for perfection. In the book, King Rat the King is one of only twenty-five American prisoners in the camp. He is the most successful black market “trader” and businessman in Changi (the POW camp). As a result, he has been able to thrive in the camp’s harsh environment. The King has been…
When writing a poem a poet can twist a subject into whatever perspective they see fit. While Kilee Greethurst wrote her poems based on her experiences she opened up her thoughts and feelings to give the readers a wall of emotion and imagery. In order to portray these feelings of happiness and romance, she used the concept of bliss as her overall theme. All of Greethurst’s poems revolve around the idea of a blissful state of mind, creating a theme of happiness and love. Throughout Greethurst’s…
Domesticated brown rats, also known as fancy rats, make wonderful pets. These types of rats are referred to as “the low maintenance pets”. However, wild brown rats that run loose all over your house are anything but cute and wonderful—truth be told, these rats are very destructive. Wild brown rats may introduce disease-carrying parasites such as ticks and fleas into your home. In addition to leaving urine and foul droppings everywhere, which transmits various diseases like salmonella and leptospirosis…
All living beings must face the inevitable fact that we all must die. In the poem, Beowulf, mortality plays an important part in many characters where they must confront an enemy that may lead to their death. The role of mortality is brought up of several times throughout the poem and some people argue that the characters are reminded of their mortality so they can preform as many deeds as they can so they be remembered by it. I argue that the characters are reminded of their mortality as a warning…