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The poem Totally Like Whatever, You Know? by Taylor Mali is about today’s teenagers speaking mannerisms. It’s also about what he thinks it makes them sound like. He thinks that it makes them sound like they don’t care. Some examples from the poem are that they’re are putting question marks at the the end of statements that aren’t questions, and and are ending sentences with like “right?” and “totally”. A form of satirical humour found in the poem was mockery. Taylor uses mockery to show the…

“Live Like You Were Dying” Carpe Diem, a phrase we have heard a million times, but what does this mean, and how does it represent the American dream? Carpe Diem means, “Seize the day”. This phrase embodies the American Dream, which is do whatever you can to have your best life. This is exactly what the message is in Tim McGraw’s hit song, “Live Like You Were Dying”. This song is also in the country genre which is a completely American genre. This song is reflective upon how McGraw has lived…

“Totally like whatever, you know?” is a poem by Taylor Mali written as a satirical criticism of the attitude of the youth of today’s society. The whole poem is written in a style meant to imitate a typical teenager, talking about the flaws in their way of thinking. The poet uses mockery and exaggeration to drive home their point that today’s young people are afraid to even have an opinion, much less express it. Throughout the entire poem, the poet is mocking his target, by imitating them. He…

College Writing 1310 The Faceless Enemy The problem with life as we know it, is the fact that we are human. It holds us back because of the time limit that has been placed among everyone on earth. The reality of death makes us try to live each day like it could be our last. Music has helped bring this understanding upon me in a very inspiring way. Lifetime principles and important realizations are often transferred through music such as the simple concepts of living and dying, including the…

The squeaking of shoes on the newly cleaned, glossy court floorboards. My heart pounding in my chest ready to burst out at any moment, what looked like hundreds of people; actually only a few, but the fact that I've never done this before had me trembling in my knees. My palms started sweating, and my breathing began to shallow. I have to prove them wrong, but could I? I won’t let them tell me these negative things anymore, not anymore anyways. Before I had the chance to back out; the amplified…

So like when I talk to kids my age, they just all like never seem to know what that are talking about anymore, you know? We have all at one time met or talked to someone that talks like my example above; it’s hard to make sense of what they are saying and they seem like they are unsure of what they are talking about. In the poem, “ Totally like whatever, you know,” author Taylor Mali says, “ In case hadn’t noticed, it has somehow become uncool to sound like you know what you’re talking about?”…

Do You Do Things Like a Girl or Do You Do Things #LikeAGirl? When asked to do something like a girl what would you do? Would you start running like you were wearing heels and worried about messing up your hair? Or would running like a girl mean giving it your all? The feminine product company, Always pinpoints the problem society has with, “Doing something like a girl.” The ad shows many different people asked to run, and throw like a girl. Older generations followed the stereotype in the…

What do like about high school? Do you like all of the responsibility or not? Do you like all of the tests or not? High school is going to be a lot of work. I am interested to see what it is like. What are you dreading in high school? I am dreading the more difficult math and science. I am also dreading the social studies and language arts. I definitely will dread all of the fights. I will not like all of the test that they give you. I will not like all the homework either. The last thing I…

500-lb Bench… And You Still Punch Like a Girl? By Mark Ginther Big Bench Press = Heavy Hands? Some of you may remember the old Charles Atlas ad: The Insult that Made a Man out of Mac, which ran in comic books starting back in the 1940s. The ad depicts Mac, who gets sand kicked in his face at the beach by a bully; is humiliated in front of his girl, who then condescendingly calls him, “little boy”. Ouch! How’s that for motivation. Mac sends for Charles Atlas’ course, and after…

1. No, I have not previously applied to become a member of Love You Like A Sister Inc. 2. Being an applicant for this organization I can bring Determination, Optimism, Passion, and Good team work. 3. In Five Years, I see myself at Howard University dental school where I will obtain either a Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.). I also look forward to start my own non-profit organization 4. LYLAS is the perfect organization for me to join because this…