Monday, May 30, 2016
Friday, May 27, 2016
Final draft
Veeti Heikkinen
Jennifer Guarino
5.20.2016
English
March
I had to remember an 8-line poem for my English class so I chose the poem "March" by an unknown author. I had to read the poem out loud, write it down and also perform the poem with music on the background. And now our teacher is planning to make us do a new video of us reading the poem with pictures on the background. The poem I chose, talks about spring coming and taking away the leaves left from autumn. The poem "March" symbolizes how our life has negative changes, but everything will turn out positive, and those memories will always be a part of us. The poem uses structural changes to show how those changes in our life shapes us.
Like I said, the poem that I chose discusses how “the winds of March” comes and changes the winter towards summer. The poem says to the winds of March that “we welcome you”, which shows how much spring has been waited during winter. The Winds of March in this poems represents something positive. The positive thing comes after winter, which in this poem is something negative and misery, and even suffering. In this poem, the statement “blow the dry leaves away” refers to the start of winter, fall. This means that the bad things in your life, which is winter in this poem, starts from something that isn’t as bad, even beautiful. This shows that you never know where your life is going, and you shouldn’t be too trustful towards the good things, because they can lead to something bad. The poem teaches how all things end, but also new things start. This is shown through different times of year. When fall ends, winter starts, and when winter ends, spring starts, which is the start of summer. This can also be understood in a way, that the start of something, ends something else. This poem brings out the contrast between fate and destiny. It makes the reader think that can he change his life through his own actions, or is everything meant to be. It makes you think that are you living your own life, or just experiencing it.
The poem is structured in 8 different lines. 5 of the lines contains 3 words, while 2 of them has 4 words and one line contains only 2 words. This helps the poem to bring up the fact that everything doesn’t always go the same, and there are changes in your life. The last last line contains 2 words which shows how your future will always be different in some ways than the present. The rhyme scheme in the first stanza of the poem is as following: A B C B and in the second: D D E D. The poem has a rhyme scheme, so it is not a free verse poem. The repetition shows that even that you have some changes in your life, you are still living the same life. Those changes stay in the past, but they are still a part of you. The poem has a happy emotion, which tries to show the reader that life is still a positive gift, and how you should stay happy, even though your life wouldn’t be so easy. The poem uses a lot of figurative language to show the meaning of the poem as a simile.
This poem is one of the most meaningful poems ever written. It discusses honestly about the meaning of life and living. It makes the reader really think about his attitude towards life. It makes the reader realize how something bad is always followed by something good. At the same time the poem makes us think about destiny and fate, is the good taking the bad away, or does the good come only after the bad is gone?
Jennifer Guarino
5.20.2016
English
March
I had to remember an 8-line poem for my English class so I chose the poem "March" by an unknown author. I had to read the poem out loud, write it down and also perform the poem with music on the background. And now our teacher is planning to make us do a new video of us reading the poem with pictures on the background. The poem I chose, talks about spring coming and taking away the leaves left from autumn. The poem "March" symbolizes how our life has negative changes, but everything will turn out positive, and those memories will always be a part of us. The poem uses structural changes to show how those changes in our life shapes us.
Like I said, the poem that I chose discusses how “the winds of March” comes and changes the winter towards summer. The poem says to the winds of March that “we welcome you”, which shows how much spring has been waited during winter. The Winds of March in this poems represents something positive. The positive thing comes after winter, which in this poem is something negative and misery, and even suffering. In this poem, the statement “blow the dry leaves away” refers to the start of winter, fall. This means that the bad things in your life, which is winter in this poem, starts from something that isn’t as bad, even beautiful. This shows that you never know where your life is going, and you shouldn’t be too trustful towards the good things, because they can lead to something bad. The poem teaches how all things end, but also new things start. This is shown through different times of year. When fall ends, winter starts, and when winter ends, spring starts, which is the start of summer. This can also be understood in a way, that the start of something, ends something else. This poem brings out the contrast between fate and destiny. It makes the reader think that can he change his life through his own actions, or is everything meant to be. It makes you think that are you living your own life, or just experiencing it.
The poem is structured in 8 different lines. 5 of the lines contains 3 words, while 2 of them has 4 words and one line contains only 2 words. This helps the poem to bring up the fact that everything doesn’t always go the same, and there are changes in your life. The last last line contains 2 words which shows how your future will always be different in some ways than the present. The rhyme scheme in the first stanza of the poem is as following: A B C B and in the second: D D E D. The poem has a rhyme scheme, so it is not a free verse poem. The repetition shows that even that you have some changes in your life, you are still living the same life. Those changes stay in the past, but they are still a part of you. The poem has a happy emotion, which tries to show the reader that life is still a positive gift, and how you should stay happy, even though your life wouldn’t be so easy. The poem uses a lot of figurative language to show the meaning of the poem as a simile.
This poem is one of the most meaningful poems ever written. It discusses honestly about the meaning of life and living. It makes the reader really think about his attitude towards life. It makes the reader realize how something bad is always followed by something good. At the same time the poem makes us think about destiny and fate, is the good taking the bad away, or does the good come only after the bad is gone?
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Monday, May 23, 2016
Veeti Heikkinen
Jennifer Guarino
22.5.2016
English
The Cheshire Academy spring drama was "comedy tonight". It was a collection of different skits, dances and songs. All the skits were written by students and faculty from Cheshire Academy. The show was performed in the Black Box theater in the Field House on Friday and Sunday. Overall the play was funny, like it was supposed to be, but it seemed like the play could have used more rehearsal before it was performed. The actors all did a great job, but it seemed like the play wasn't ready yet. Some actors forgot their lines and the things that they were supposed to do. This might be because there were a lot of single skits that you had to remember instead of a single story line. Also because this was a comedy, body performance was an important part of the skits. Anyway I don't think that it was necessarily a bad thing. It made the play even funnier in some ways. All the actors performed bravely and weren't embarrassed to perform, which was a huge part to make the play successful. Some skits ridiculed some president candidates, religion and the faculty in Cheshire Academy. This was done by over exaggerating their personalities and characteristics. The play wasn't afraid to brake the limits to please the audience. The play was enjoyable to watch and I would recommend it.
Jennifer Guarino
22.5.2016
English
The Cheshire Academy spring drama was "comedy tonight". It was a collection of different skits, dances and songs. All the skits were written by students and faculty from Cheshire Academy. The show was performed in the Black Box theater in the Field House on Friday and Sunday. Overall the play was funny, like it was supposed to be, but it seemed like the play could have used more rehearsal before it was performed. The actors all did a great job, but it seemed like the play wasn't ready yet. Some actors forgot their lines and the things that they were supposed to do. This might be because there were a lot of single skits that you had to remember instead of a single story line. Also because this was a comedy, body performance was an important part of the skits. Anyway I don't think that it was necessarily a bad thing. It made the play even funnier in some ways. All the actors performed bravely and weren't embarrassed to perform, which was a huge part to make the play successful. Some skits ridiculed some president candidates, religion and the faculty in Cheshire Academy. This was done by over exaggerating their personalities and characteristics. The play wasn't afraid to brake the limits to please the audience. The play was enjoyable to watch and I would recommend it.
Sunday, May 22, 2016
Veeti Heikkinen
Jennifer Guarino
5.20.2016
English
March
I had to remember an 8-line poem for my English class so I chose the poem "March" by an unkown author. I had to read the poem out loud, write it down and also perform the poem with music on the background. And now our teacher is planning to make us do a new video of us reading the poem with pictures on the background. The poem I chose, talks about spring coming and taking away the leaves left from autumn. This symbolizes how your life will turn out positive, even if you are going through some hard times.
Like I said, the poem that I chose discusses how “the winds of March” comes and changes the winter towards summer. The poem says to the winds of March that “we welcome you”, which shows how much spring has been waited during winter. The Winds of March in this poems represents something positive. The positive thing comes after winter, which in this poem is something negative and misery, and even suffering. In this poem, the statement “blow the dry leaves away” refers to the start of winter, fall. This means that the bad things in your life, which is winter in this poem, starts from something that isn’t as bad, even beautiful. This shows that you never know where your life is going, and you shouldn’t be too trustful towards the good things, because they can lead to something bad. The poem teaches how all things end, but also new things start. This is shown through different times of year. When fall ends, winter starts, and when winter ends, spring starts, which is the start of summer. This can also be understood in a way, that the start of something, ends something else. This poem brings out the contrast between fate and destiny. It makes the reader think that can he change his life through his own actions, or is everything meant to be. It makes you think that are you living your own life, or just experiencing it.
The poem is structured in 8 different lines. 5 of the lines contains 3 words, while 2 of them has 4 words and one line contains only 2 words. This helps the poem to bring up the fact that everything doesn’t always go the same, and there are changes in your life. The last last line contains 2 words which shows how your future will always be different in some ways than the present. The rhyme scheme in the first stanza of the poem is as following: A B C B and in the second: D D E D. The poem has a rhyme scheme, so it is not a free verse poem. The repetition shows that even that you have some changes in your life, you are still living the same life. Those changes stay in the past, but they are still a part of you. The poem has a happy emotion, which tries to show the reader that life is still a positive gist, and how you should stay happy, even though your life wouldn’t be so easy. The poem uses a lot of figurative language to show the meaning of the poem as a simile.
This poem is really meaningful. It discusses honestly about the meaning of life and living. It makes the reader really think about his attitude towards life. It makes the reader realize how something bad is always followed by something good. But is the good taking the bad away, or does the good come only when the bad is gone?
Friday, May 20, 2016
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
The overwhelming smell of joss sticks.
They do make a very strong smell,
not a particularly nice smell,
but it’s meant to appease the ancestors.
That was the overwhelming smell
except for the smell of burning gasoline
and diesel and the smell of burning flesh, I must say.
The main sound was the wailing and misery of the monks,
who had known this guy for many years before and were feeling for him.
Then there was shouting over loudspeakers
people, trying to figure out a way to put him out,
put out the flames around him without actually killing.
So it was a jumble of confusion.
Malcolm Brown,
They do make a very strong smell,
not a particularly nice smell,
but it’s meant to appease the ancestors.
That was the overwhelming smell
except for the smell of burning gasoline
and diesel and the smell of burning flesh, I must say.
The main sound was the wailing and misery of the monks,
who had known this guy for many years before and were feeling for him.
Then there was shouting over loudspeakers
people, trying to figure out a way to put him out,
put out the flames around him without actually killing.
So it was a jumble of confusion.
Malcolm Brown,
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