Response to DUCKKSPOND question #2

Why would they go out at night?

I believe the kids would go out at night to make their "hunt" more adventurous. Also the author mentions that, "Some animals sleep in the daytime and go out at night to eat. If we hurry we can catch them before they go back in the ground." So, maybe the kids want to be like the animals and sleep during the day and go out to play at night. Also, many hunters hunt at night for the same reason, because some animals go out at night. So perhaps the kids want to seem older by going out at night. They would feel older because most kids their age are asleep at night. Going out at night could also mean they are being rebelious.

Running After Antelope -1963 Questions

1. What is the symbol of the lizards, turtles and snakes? Why didn't the kids chase bunnies or cats instead?

2. What is the significance of the kids running after reptiles at night instead of in the day?

3. Why does the younger brother listen to his older brother? What does this tell us about their relationship?

4.  "Some animals sleep in the daytime and go out at night to eat. If we hurry we can catch them before they go back in the ground." What is the author trying to convey in this line?

5. What is the symbol of the fog?

6. "She looks ten feet tall and 900 years old" What literacy device is the author using?

7."Like the Indians" what does this mean?

8. Why do the kids catch the animals with bare hands? What does this say about their personality?

9. What is the significance of the last sentence in the story? "We have everything we need. The wilderness is unfolding in front of us."

10. Why did the author choose the setting to be a backyard instead of a forest or the wilderness?

The Full Moon

As I walk out of the gym I look up and there she is...the full moon. I am tired and sweaty and I just want to get home, take a shower and sleep. As I drive the full moon follows me. It looks like cheese and makes me hungry. Once I get home I look up and the moon is staring back at me, taunting me. I want cheese now. So I go in the kitchen and make myself a sandwich. My bread is toasted, I add lettuce, tomato, turkey ham, mayo and CHEESE. Thanks full moon.  

Creativ/Literary Nonfiction

The Creative/Literary Nonfiction, Dare to Love by Eliana Osborn seemed meaningful to me. It is about a woman who had an unexpected baby that is not perfect, and the mother did not know how to love her own baby. As we all would think, motherly love should come natural to all mothers, but in reality it does not. What if one does not know how to be affectionate? Throughout the story the woman is trying to figure out how to love her own baby. She tries to by cleaning and feeding the baby and also keeps her baby secure. In the end, the mother wants to love her own child and wonders if she can grow into being a mother. I thought this story was meaningful; It made me wonder if I would be a good mother. Perhaps Eliana isn't alone.

A Winter Walk

There is a myth, if one walked on snow bare foot one would be able to fly. It had snowed all day and my sister thought she would test the myth. She went outside bare foot as if it were summer. The trees were sleeping and the snowflakes were laughing. She walked and walked and was not able to fly. She had been outside for half of the day; she could not feel her legs nor feel her heart beat. She was dead and her soul was the only one able to fly.

Songs And Lyrics

Tattoo - Jordin Sparks

Oh, oh, oh

No matter what you say about love
I keep coming back for more
Keep my hand in the fire
Sooner or later, I'll get what I'm asking for
No matter what you say about life
I learn every time I bleed
That truth is a stranger
Soul is in danger, I gotta let my spirit be free

To admit that I'm wrong
And then change my mind
Sorry but I have to move on
And leave you behind

I can't waste time so give it a moment
I realize, nothing's broken
No need to worry 'bout everything I've done
Live every second like it was my last one
Don't look back at a new direction
I loved you once, needed protection
You're still a part of everything I do
You're on my heart just like a tattoo

(Just like a tattoo, I'll always have you
I'll always have you, I'll always have you)

I'm sick of playing all of these games
It's not about taking sides
When I looked in the mirror, didn't deliver
It hurt enough to think that I could

Stop, admit that I'm wrong
And then change my mind
Sorry but I gotta be strong
And leave you behind

(Just like a tattoo, I'll always have you
I'll always have you)

If I live every moment
Won't change any moment
Still a part of me and you
I will never regret you
Still the memory of you
Marks everything i do

Just like a tattoo
I'll always have you

What makes this song a poem is the simile (Just like a tattoo i'll always have you), the imagery(Keep my hand in the fire).

Anathology Poem

The Look by Sarah Teasdale

My anthology will be on love and the choices one makes. When I first read this poem, it immediately reminded me of Twilight and how Bella was in a similar position as the writer of this poem. I liked it because of what it says, three boys liked her, two of them kissed her, the third one respected her and stayed in her mind, while the others vanished.