Poem Paraphrase (Entry 12)

The poem "First Poem for You"(Addonizio 601) really reminded me of my husband and I when we first got together so I decide to paraphrase it!

In the poem the girl is talking about how she is like to touch the tattoos of her boyfriend in the dark, she knows where they all are by heart. After they make love and are laying in be see likes to kiss his tattoos. she goes on to explain the reason that she likes them so much. She say that the tattoos will always be there weather or not they remain happy or split up. She says that the tattoo scare her because they represent commitment and so she only touches them in the dark, trying to commit to the relationship. Over all the poem talks of a girl that is scared to commit to her relationship and she finds confront in her boyfriends tattoos because they show he can commit to things.

Quote-Response (Entry 11)

I choose the quote from the very first pager of the chapter after reading the chapter I thought it fit perfectly to my idea of sound.

"The sound must seem an echo to the sense"(Pope 558)

I connected the statement in several different ways. Sound to be heard must echo out and reach the audience. The sound must portray the sense or feelings of the singer or music. To me when I read this it made me think how a good piece of music will linger on you so the word echo really popped to me, fitting that idea. If a sound is good or bad it echos in your head reminding of you of if even after it is gone. For example, if I see a picture of a hurt or crying child I was reminded of a pitiful whining sound. I think that if a sound "echos" it will be impressionable. If you hear the beat of a song it can instantly amp you up or bring you down before you ever here the words, you can truly feel the sense of a sound.

Song Quote-Reponse (Entry 10)

This is from one of my favorite songs, Headstrong

"Contemplating everything you ever said
Now I see the truth I got a doubt
A different motive in your eyes
And now I'm out, see you later....
...Back off I'll you on
Headstrong to take on anyone"(Trapt)

This is the starting of the song and I think that it is so important because it sets the mood for the rest of the song. The word contemplating stood out to me because it shows that there was serious thought put into what is being said. The line "A different motive in your eyes" drew may attention. I think that you can tell a lot about a persons mood or feeling by their eyes. The reason I love this song so much is because it saying not to give-up. I have had a lot of people doubt me achieving my goals because my childhood was so rocky but I and very headstrong!

Poem or Haiku (Entry 9)

So I can't write poems that good at all but I figured I would give it a try. It was unbelievably hard trying to peice stuff together to make a poem that actually made sense and meant something. Here is what I came up with.

" My Jewel"

He laughed joy
at the sight of his boy
She cried a tear
as her held him near

He opened one eye
it was bluer then the sky
He had one peek
then he let of a shriek

He smiled glad
now he was a dad
She boosted loud
a mother so proud

Our precious treasure
A priceless jewel

Poem Paraphrase (Entry 8)

I choose to paraphrase "The Victory" by Anne Stevenson on pg 506. I this is how I interupt the poem.

I still thought you were my prize possession even though having you and bring to into this world was so painful. You looked nasty covered in blood and still blue. You were out of me but I was still bleeding from the remnants of you. You stare at me with empty bug looking eye. You make the air tense as you cry loud shrieks. You don't do anything for your self you need and want so much. You grunt wanting food. You are my son. You are all of this chaos but I still love you. Are you really my prize or am I your?

Free-Style (Entry 7)

I just started reading this book called I Killed A Bunch Of folks by T.L.Miller. It is about this kid that is a little, well a lot of in the head and kills a whole bunch of people. I am not that far into it but it has been really disturbing. I not really into this kind of books normally but it after the first page I just had to keep going. the story is told in first person by the boy. He is in jail and the cops are trying to get him to talk but he is refusing to talk except into a tape recorder. Here is the part that puled me in.
"The first sentence(he is talking about a book) was "success comes to those who are wiling to do what others aren't willing to do.".....I seen a newspaper or two where they talked about what I done, and the word "success" ain't yet come up. But you got to admit, I'm a pretty successful killer."(T.L. Miller 1)
I have to say though the author had a very twisted mind to go come up with some of the stuff I have read. I am about half way through and the boy has already killed five people including his mother. I am wandering how it is going to end.

Quote-Response (Entry 6)

"Jim stopped inside the door, as immovable as a setter at the scent of quail. His eyes were fixed upon Della, and there was an expression in them that she could not read, and it terrified her."(Henry 167)

I picked this passage because I thought that it added to the irony of the story. It showed how well the two knew each other. She knew all his expression but could not read this one. (I can picture what was going through his head..."I just sold my fathers watch my most valuable possession for hair combos for my wife...and she is hairless?") Yet, even though they knew each other so well they could not have ever guessed that the other one would have sold their most valuable item to buy them a gift. Each one tried to make the "ultimate" sacrifice and it back fired.

Freestyle (Entry 5)

I read the story in our text book Where you are going, Where have you been? by Joyce carol Oates. It was a very interestingly scaring story. The start of it has a very relaxing and happy feeling however, as you read through the pages it was very effective in rising my heart beat as the plot thickened. One thing I noticed as I read was that the story was wrote in past tense "Her name was Connie." (Oates 378)starting off using the word "was" implied that Connie "is" no longer living. What freaked me out the most though was the guy in this story was truly twisted. Everything about him made me think "stranger danger". The cocky way he talked as if he knew how everything would play out irked me. Reflecting on this story as a whole I was very disturbed at how easily something like this can/does happen. I can easily put my self in her shoes at that age and I see the story ending the same way, very alarming.

Quote-Response(Entry 4)

" "They do say," Mr. Adams said to Old Man Warner, who stood next to him, "that over in the north village they're talking of giving up the lottery." Old Man Warner snorted. "Pack of crazy fools."(Jackson, 219)

"Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon"(Jackson, 219)

In the beginning the of the story the words lottery and village in the same sentence clashed with my picture of the lottery. So I started my reading picturing an old town filled with pilgrims riding around on horses and initially thought that the lottery was simply a drawing in which they won something. As I read on I realized that the lottery was something they were being forced to partake in so most likely not a prize. When I got to the parts I quoted it struck me a little odd that the old man was so upset at the idea of not doing the lottery. I was even more bewildered when he stated that the crops would be heavy due to the lottery being done. Was the lottery done as some sort of religious sacrifice? There was not mention of anyone or thing they were try to please by doing the lottery simply that is was a tradition. Over all I think that the writer achieved her goal of demonstrating "pointless violence" It real made me think of some of the pointless traditions in my life. Like Easter, I am religious so there are the ideals behind that but egg hunting and presents and a jumbo bunny seem pretty pointless. My favorite type of story is one like this, it leaves you thinking.

Free-Style (Entry 3)

I think that reading incentive programs are very useful in schools and help not only improve reading skills but also motivate children to read. I am not sure if this program/one like it is in Oregon but in Arizona there is program for younger elementary children that pushes reading on your own time for recreation. How the one I went through as a child worked was for every book I read and passed a comprehension test on I got a sticker from the teacher. Once I collected 20 sticker I could take my little card(like a coffee card) to Pizza Hut and get a free personal sized pizza. Then for the class(1st-5th)that read the most books by the end of the year there was a pizza party! The part that I like is that the kids get to pick their own books(with-in their reading level) and read them on their own time. It is not a requirement so reading is not forced on the kids, the program is completely voluntary. I think that more programs like this could really help promote reading.

Quote Response(Entry 2)

This text really kept me reading to find out more. Not something I would have normally choose to read but I liked it.

"The man himself lay in the bed. For a long while we just stood there, looking down at the profound and fleshless grin".(Faulkner,34)

When I read this my heart stopped. I was very shocked. The passage before set up for it but I was still not prepared. The word FLESHLESS jumped out at me while I was reading it and really made the mental image of this scene come alive. The passage reminded me of the movie "Stir of Echos" when the main character found a dead body in the wall. This passage really ties the whole story together. I was wondering where the text was going with the part about the bad smell and the arsenic part. It mentioned them then changed subjects so the passage really brings it together. At the end I was left asking Why would she kill him? Was it because she feared being alone, but if so wasn't she still left alone. Or did she have issues letting go, like separation anxiety?