Perception of Poetry

Poetry to me is a way for people to write about experiences in a informal way. Its a way for a writer to describe to the reader what is going on using descriptive dialog. I do not enjoy reading poetry as much as I enjoy reading non-fiction because I find it difficult to pick out the meaning of poem. Although I think one of the reasons poetry exists is to try and stump the reader to make them think it can have multiple reasons why it was written.

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Reality

Global warming seems to be masked in reality by the people who cause it. Not just global warming but air pollution and different weather patterns that are caused by humans seem to be ignored. People are educated on the situation so much by media that you would assume they would take action and try to make a difference. But in reality many people don't because they do not want to change their current lifestyle. An example I can think of is the type of car you drive. Many people drive cars, trucks, and SUV's that do not get great gas mileage and pollute the earth. But in order for that to change they would have to purchase a smaller or more efficient car that does not fit their taste in cars.

What Do I Replay The Most In My Head

In my head I constantly replay some of the most basic things and the most complex things. Most of the time I am always thinking about the week ahead of me and what I have to accomplish for the classes i'm taking. Other thoughts I constantly think about are rules of life like if you do not ask the answer will always be no.

Reactions to readings

This story was full of emotions. At first the father of the boy showed frustration because he was wearing a wig that he found in the trash and had no idea where it had been. The father seemed to experience a sense of deja vu when he connected that his wife had blonde hair and she had been sitting in the same spot the day she passed away. Time seemed to stop for a minute as he hugged his son establishing a connection with his wife through his son.

Interpretations

1.
-A large bird
-Art
-feathers covered up
-pollution
-Sea bird
I think this artist is trying to convey the image of littering.The bird appears to be covered in multiple things you would find on the ground like food wise. I think the meaning is don't litter because it affects the animals.

2.
-Guy falling from the sky
-Movie advertisement
-someone dancing upside down.
-part of the date is red and part is black
When I look at this picture I immediately think of a movie advertisement. It is very bland and I think that is because it makes people curious possibly want to see that film.

3.
-starving child
-Hawk behind the child
-dealth
-selfish
What I see when i look at this image I suddenly think of world hunger. The bird in the background makes it look like in order for one to eat one has to die. It is a very harsh thought but that's what comes to mind.

Reflection on feed back

The peer review ended up going better than expected. The person who reviewed my essay gave me some really good ideas on how to better my writing so it can be as good as possible. They also pointed out some minor spelling errors that I should change. I wasn't very surprised about any of the feedback I got because I prepared for the worst.  All in all I am happy we were able to peer edit each others papers.

Peer Review

The peer review we are going to perform in today's class makes me feel nervous. To start off I would never consider myself as a strong writer. Therefore peer edits can be embarrassing but then again very helpful. I am also nervous because figuring out a topic to write about for this paper was a challenge for me.

Things that I believe will need to be worked on is sentence fluency and grammar. I find it challenging to read what I just wrote and pick out what might be a error. What I expect my classmate to say is along the lines of you have the idea you may just have to reread it a couple more times to see what fits and have someone else peer edit it again.

My First Job

One day after school I went over to my dads office to hangout and catch a ride home. While I was there my dad was in a meeting with a gentleman about a piece of real estate he was selling him. When the meeting was over my dad introduced me and him. The guy seemed to like me and offered me a job to work with him over the summer. As a money hungry teenager I immediately said yes and took the job. That summer I showed up to work and the guy handed me a shovel and told me I had to dig a hole for a egress window that had to be 8ft X 6ft. My jaw dropped, I was unsure if i was going to be able to dig this hole. At the end of the day I had gotten a little over half of the hole dug and then went home. I told my parents I didn't want to do the work any more and I wanted to quit. They insisted on me staying and powering through and see what happens. So the next day I showed up and finished digging the hole. By boss was pleased with the work I did and put me on a new job that I enjoyed doing. That day I learned that you need to have a good work ethic in order to get what you want. Nothing you want in life is just going to come to you, you have to earn it.

Rough Draft Personal Narrative Critique

1.  I noticed the writer was very descriptive; I liked how she used a simile when talking about the elevator door vs. the subway door and how they closed. I thought this was a creative way to help the reader picture what they were reading. They also did a good job of describing the items that didn’t make her happy like the Coach shoes, Miss Me jeans, and Sidekick phone. She also did a good job of sticking to the main point of the essay.

2.   While reading the essay I noticed some major improvements that could be made. Her spelling errors were repetitive and her sentence structure needed some help as well. She could also use some help rebuilding her paragraphs so the story would flow better. This essay doesn’t meet many of the grading rubrics. For example her organization, level of development and mechanics needed a lot of work.

3.   After reading this essay I would like to ask the writer how much time they took writing the paper. I would also ask if they had anybody peer edit the paper. Last I would ask where is this Harry Potter theme park in Chicago?