Poem about Animal Farm

Napoleon takes over,
It's been his whole plan.
And now that he's there
How can he keep the animals down?

How about lying?
That is his best plan.
The animals can't read very well, they won't know.

The poor animals,
they thought there was a ban
against humans and trading,
but here he is, Mr. Whymper,
here to bargain and trade.
Is it really a necessity for him to be there as Napoleon says
or can he please leave this farm forever?

Unfortunately, the pigs want more privileges.
They reside in the farm house,
and sleep in beds like men.
A rule has been broken,
but the pigs don't want the other animals to know.
Napoleon is willing to lie and kill to keep his secrets.
So to the wall of rules, he sends Squealer
to add two words to the anti-bed rule: with sheets

The other animals won't know.
They can't read or write very well.
The pigs can lie all they want
and the rest of the animals can't do anything about it!

Now Napoleon is the law:
what he says goes.
Some of the animals rebel and its "off with their heads!"
The poor animals have no hope,
as again, Napoleon hides his sin by adding words to the commandments.
This time the new words are: without cause.

The other animals won't know.
They can't read or write very well.
The pigs can lie all they want
and the rest of the animals can't do anything about it!

Now that the pigs are in the house,
they have access to whiskey.
They are now drunk and many have hangovers,
but, remember,
recoded on the barnyard wall it clearly states,
"No animal shall drink alcohol".

The pigs sent Squealer to cover their tracks,
so, tipsy with alcohol, he climbed up the ladder
and fell down with a tumbling smack!
But eventually he records the words he wants to write:
in excess.

The other animals won't know.
They can't read or write very well.
The pigs can lie all they want
and the other animals can't do anything about it!

And later on,
when Napoleon has complete control,
he and the other pigs start walking on two legs
and later wear some clothes from the farmhouse.
what can the other animals say?
They know he is breaking two specific rules,
but they have absolutely no power or say.
I wish I could free the suffering animals.

Poetry Out Loud Preformances

I watched the performance of "Unknown Girl in the Maternity Ward", by Anne Sexton, being preformed by young woman named Amanda Fernandez. The way she preformed it, I could picture the emotions behind the story. Her voice was loud and clear. She had very clear diction and was interesting to watch. The performance was very theatrical, almost like an actress piece instead of a narrator piece, but I think it worked well for this piece.

For me, the meaning of the poem is of a a woman who made a mistake and now she must pray the price with the lost of the child. Throughout the poem the woman shows disgust towards the man who left her and it is presented by Amanda's voice getting louder and angry as she mentions him. Also the woman doesn't want get rid of her baby which is illustrated By the tenderness in Amanda's voice when she recites that part of the poem. How she says it makes me almost want to cry She effectively demonstrated the meaning of the poem.

Mockingbird Motif

The mockingbird motif is that it is very wrong to kill the innocent. The mockingbird itself is a simple naive song bird and so are Jem and Scout. the motif emphasizes many themes including loss of innocence or growing up. Scout is innocent and doesn't understand why people can be so cruel and unjust. This happens especially with the Tom Robinson case. Tom Robinson is innocent because he did not at all commit the crime and even Scout knows that, but he is still convicted and sentenced to death. Jem is very upset about it and can not see why anybody would do that to an innocent person. In this way, he is an slightly naive as well, but see's and doesn't practice injustice, like most other people.

To Kill a Mockingbird and its ever-present motif helped me to understand motifs better. Because the mocking bird is only nearby when representing something big and the meaning is obvious, I can actually remember and use motifs correctly. Motifs enhance the story because it gives the novel some hidden meaning and an air of mystery. Also, it portrays the themes in a image of the themes. The best picture I got from the motif was of Boo Radly. He is not described very clearly or obviously as some of the characters are except through the mockingbird motif. The mockingbird sings on the Radly's property, unaware of the danger of being on the Radly's property which tells Jem and Scout that Aurthur must not be home. Also the characters talk about how He killed Mr. Ewell to protect the children, and shouldn't be taken to court because he is innocent and was doing the right thing in protecting the children. If that was honestly the only way to defend them than he shouldn't be locked up in jail. It would not be fair to him.

Symbols: Extra Credit

People say the owl is the wisest of creatures. They can give you the impression they are watching you but can catch a drift of wind and fly off in a moment. This reminds me of Atticus Finch. He is a great shot, but had asked Uncle Jack to teach his kids how to use Bebe guns instead of doing it himself. Atticus is very modest and doesn't esteem actions, like shooting, as much as important ideas, like treating others equally and fairly. He does not often engage in active activities and is often very solemn despite his athletic ability.

Life Lessons

"Don't go in there." "Why mommy?" "Because I say so, now get away from there."Has your parents ever said that to you? Did you not like that they said it and went ahead anyway? I did and every time I regretted it. Therefore, I have come to the conclusion that Mom is right most of the time. I know it sound cleeshay, but it is true, in my case at least. What happened, most recently, was that I was doing my homework and it was about 9:30 PM. Since i shower at night, Mom told me to go shower then and get back to my homework. Determined to get my homework done first I refused to listen to her, and by the time I got into the shower it was past eleven. The problem with that, however, was that my dad and my brother were asleep upstairs And Our showers make a lot of noise. I didn't want to wake them up but I had to get my shower in. I felt so bad for potentially waking my family and knew my mom was right.
I've thought about it a lot since than as a reminder. Whenever my mom asks me to do something that I think is ridicules or am convinced is not the best choice this lesson comes to my mind. I don't want to disappoint my mom or make her distrust me. This lesson helps me to take time to think about what I am going to say and with the extra time to think I end up saying "Yes mam" instead of asking "Why" and the situation turns out so much better. My parents are most often right because they are older and more experienced. God helped me see this and I continually thank him for it. I believe God has given his wisdom to the older generation to give to us. Praise God!

My Best Friends Character Traits

One of my best friends is named Faith Newman. She is very tall and has short, dark brown hair. Also, she has an amazing fashion sense. She is way more than just a "pretty face", however. Faith is confident and can start a conversation with anybody. She is an author and makes comics that I have no doubt are really good. Faith is always there for me when I have a problem or feel like crying. I can confide in her about anything and she genuinely cares and tries to help. However, what I consider most amazing about her is that she is on fire for God. She loves him and proves it daily.
Faith is definitely a altruist ambivert. She is confident and knows that she is a child of God. She is respectful and many people can tell she loves Jesus. She has inspired me to go farther into Christ and to get to know him better because that is what he wants me to do.

*the Word Power words are in italics because I couldn't underline them

Early Memories: my fantasy obssesion

I can only recall very vague memories of my distant past, And I can't remember past a few years back, so this story is more current than ten years.
I was eight years old and loved reading fantasy books. Because I was over-imaginative I started fantasizing about mythical creatures. Wanting to rule, because I thought it would be fun, I decided to rule my own imaginary country, which was a huge mistake. I would act out everything I fantasized about and literally talk to my " invisible subjects" and defend "my country" when anyone gave me funny looks about it. I even went so far as to talk about it like it was real, because it was very real to me even if it didn't exist.
The more fantasy books I read the more things I added to "my country", and it got HUGE! Soon I had whole plot lines and stories, dozens of them, and I could have written multiple books about what went on in my country, but whenever I tried, all the stories ran out of my head as fast as they could go. One day my mom confronted me about it and I tried to end it, but it was addicting. I couldn't stop reading fantasy books either; they were to good to not read.
My mom said I couldn't read anymore fantasy books, and I obeyed her, but struggled with it; fantasy had become an obsession. Finally I got over it cold turkey,on a no-fantasy diet and Jesus's help. That experiance keeps me away from getting obsessed to anything else.

The Jungle: imagery

Imagery is used most heavily in this novel. I believe that Upton Sinclare used imagery the most because it makes it more interesting. If it wasn't for all the imagery, I wouldn't be able to read "The Jungle" at all.
In the novel, Jurgis goes through may changes. He starts as a hopeful groom who has just barely felt how hard it is to survive in Chicago. He ends up a socialism speaker who fights for civil rights for everybody, but only after he is a desperate worker, who can barley earn enough to feed his family, and a beggar. Sinclare uses the imagery to show his change in circumstance and attitude towards life. If the author did not use imagery, we would not be able to really understand how his attitude towards life changes.

Outside Reading Response

I am reading The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. It is a good book and I am really getting into it. When I started reading it I couldn't get into it, and I really wanted to put it down but I was forced to read it for the project and it is actually getting good.The obvious dominant literary feature of the novel is imagery. Even in the first chapter that the main thing the author wrote. I think the author wrote using imagery the most because he was describing what the conditions were like in Chicago in the first part of the twentieth century. The tone of the book is neutral concrete diction. It has some formal words but is filled mostly with normal diction.

Usually when I open a book, I look forward to the exiting parts of the story. I convince myself that it is going to start on the next word or sentence and try to find it. Most of the time, however, I learn all I can about the setting,the characters and ect. in the first few pages. Soon enough, the story picks up and I can read and focus on the book without much distraction.
As for the ideal place syndrome, It is very hard to find the ideal place to read. this summer I had the ideal circumstance often, but I also had a lot of time on my hands. now as i am starting to do more and more things the ideal place is getting rarer so i have to try to get used to it, and not desire the ideal place to read.