"Musée des Beaux Arts" By W. H. Auden

I really liked this poem, not because of the meaning, but because of the ekphrastic style of poetry. I myself find it easier to write about something or create a poem based on a picture or painting such as in this poem. The meaning of this poem is morbid and portrays a realistic scene of people not being aware of their surroundings even though there is something horrible going on right next to them. The painting used to write this poem on the other hand is very beautiful and it is very hard to recognize Icarus drowning in the bottom corner showing how insignificant he was. The poem "Musée des Beaux Arts Revisited" emphasizes even more on the fact of how small and insignificant something can be, but still mean so much and that how "old painters were no fools" and that they understood how the mind worked. Therefore, these old painters could get away with putting something so small and morbid in a painting and it barely be recognized by the viewer.

Explication of "The Peace of WIld Things" By Wendell Berry

The title of this piece is paradox. Wild things aren't supposed to be peaceful and peaceful things aren't supposed to be wild. In this poem though, peace does exist within wild things. This idea then leads to  sort of mockery of civilization. Humans consider themselves peaceful but in reality, they aren't at all. The poet brings his own thoughts into this poem and it is left to the reader to create a picture of the despair portrayed in this poem. This poet also depicts a scenario in which the future is scary and that it is impossible to predict what will happen. Towards the end of the poem, the author does become at peace, but not with humans. He becomes at peace with the wilder things of the world who have a real idea about what peace actually is.

Explication of "Barbarians" By Mary Ruefle

This poem sets up a scene of cows laying in a field and in the trees sleeping. I took this poem to mean that the cows were exposing themselves to danger but had no idea of it. "As though sleep were an idea for which they were willing to die" means that these cows were maybe being stalked by some predator. The predator is waiting for the cows to go to sleep so that it can make its move and that is why sleeping is an invitation to die.

Explication of "Crow Law" By Linda Hogan

This poem symbolizes the circle of life. "The temple where crow worships" symbolizes a tree that a crow sits in waiting for something to be brought along for it to eat. The crow depends on the wolf to drag its food to where it can it. When the wolf can't finish the moose, the crow swoops in and finishes it. The wolf depends on the moose for food and humans depend on this natural process to keep species in check. This poem also represents how humans are still so unfamiliar with this process and somewhat afraid of it.

Explication of "Student" By Ted Kooser

This poem compares a student to the ocean. Students have so many responsibilities that it can sometimes be hard to handle but somehow they persevere and get through it. Much like how a baby turtle has to struggle to get into the ocean after it is hatched, but once it gets through the struggle of the waves, it has a bright future to look forward to. In the end of this poem, the student is struggling to get motivated to go into the library to study but knows that he has to in order to have a bright future ahead of him.

Scoring on Scarborough

Scarborough has always been a huge rivalry for Thornton Academy in every sport, but especially field hockey. They have been to the State Championships for the past 3 or 4 years, though not successful, they all worked very hard for it. This past field hockey season was especially important. We were considered the team to beat and Scarborough came onto our turf confident in their abilities as always. But us on the other hand, were ready for a fight. The previous season, we faced a tough loss to Scarborough. They were un-scored upon and we did score a goal on them but the refs were not in our favor. This season though, we did score on them thanks to Morgan, and we led the game all the way through the second half until the last ten minutes or so when they scored two goals and won the game in the last minute. We were disappointed but proud that we had accomplished our goal of scoring on them.

Ending a Chapter of My Life

(Coach Smith and I at the All-State Banquet)

In seventh grade, I started playing field hockey after I didn't make the soccer team. Not making the soccer team was one of the best things that ever happened to me because if I had, I would have never been introduced to field hockey. I have played field hockey non stop for the past six years and I loved every minute of it. This past fall, my senior season was really tough on me. Coming to the reality that it was actually over was hard. And till this day, I still can'y believe I will never be playing for Thornton Academy again. I made sure to leave my mark in this sport, and I did just that. I broke the school record of most assists, made the All-State Team, the All-Star First Team and the All Academic Team. Now that this chapter of my life has been successfully completed, I am ready to move onto the next chapter which includes going to college and playing for a college team.

Snowmobiling

On this beautiful day, I decided to take a chunk out of my day to do something that I love. Snowmobiling, though it may not be fun to everyone, is a blast for me. I love just riding along through the woods, especially after a big snow storm, just to look at all the pretty trees. To me, snowmobiling is way to relax and let everything go. The fact that I have my sister always willing to come along with me just makes it even better. I also love this sport because it's exciting and gets the adrenaline pumping especially on challenging trails. I tend to be an adrenalin junkie who will do anything to have fun, snowmobiling satisfies that craving. I love going fast and going over jumps, but most of all I just love looking at the beautiful scenery.

10 Tips For College Freshman

1. The Freshman 15 does exist.

2. If you are not a morning person do not schedule classes for 7 in the morning.

3. Always wear flip flops in the shower.

4. Take advantage of free activities on campus.

5. Sit near the front of the class.

6. Get involved on campus.

7. Too much socializing equals bad grades.

8. It can be a pain to park when you bring your car with you.

9. Stay on campus on weekends.

10. Enjoy your college experience.

Explication of "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" By Adrienne Rich

This poem is about Aunt Jennifer's tapestry which contains tigers that "prance across a screen." The tigers described in this poem are seen as a happy thing and are not fearful like a tiger should be. On the other hand, the picture of Aunt Jennifer the narrator gives us is that of fear and unhappiness. This is shown in lines 7 and 8; "The massive weight of Uncle's wedding band sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer's hand," and in lines 9 and 10; "When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by." This poem indicates an unhappy marriage between the narrators Aunt and Uncle. Even after the Aunt's death, she will still be burdened with the marriage as she will still wear the ring. The tigers are a symbol of her long lost happiness and freedom and through Aunt Jennifer's art, her life that she never lived will live on.

General Outline of Sylvia Plath Research Paper

Introduction- Start of with a quote from biography, historical background, why she was the way she was, thesis.

First Paragraph- Talk more in depth about Sylvia's life, her tragedies, her father, suicide attempts, and her childhood.

Second Paragraph- Why her writing is so dark (quote from source on this) and this connects to her life. This paragraph will also include a bit on confessional writing and why Sylvia used this in her writing.

Third Paragraph- Analyzing The Bell Jar, "Lady Lazarus", and "Daddy". Connecting these pieces of writing to the darkness of Sylvia's life.

Conclusion- Summarize findings and conclude as to why Sylvia wrote so dark and connected her life through her writing.

Snow Shoeing

Snow Shoeing

I wait all year for the perfect storm,
To put on my show shoes,
And dress super warm.

Snow shoeing is my favorite winter activity,
I get lots exercise,
And look at the beautiful skies.

Winter is a beautiful season,
And there isn't any reason,
To not go outside and enjoy the weather.

Some people don't like the cold,
But when you're shoeing,
You surely won't be cold.

Explication of "The Girl Who Loved the Sky" By Anita Endrezze

This poem attracted me because of all the sensory images. The images in this poem allowed me to visualize the girl's feelings along with each image portrayed in the poem. The author uses all five of the senses in her poem. A few examples of this are when the author says; "the room smelled like glue" and "the sky tasted like cold metal." Sensory images are used in this to help the reader visualize the blind girls surroundings especially the sky, to picture what the how the world is viewed by the blind girl. The girl was born blind and had never seen the beauty of the world so she was forced to feel and discover the world through her other senses. The author uses this method to help the reader understand the blind girl's feelings.