Let me count the ways.” (Line 1 Sonnet 43) The use of first person, authenticates that both poems are written for a personal response, this however cannot be seen in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ apart from when the characters speak. The use of alliteration in ‘Sonnet 43’, confirms that the poem was written for Browning’s lover. The repetition of “I love thee...” Shows it’s a personal poem for her true love. However, ‘Valentine’ could be interpreted as an open poem to allow the readers to understand the experiences Duffy has faced. The use of “...we are, for as long as we are.” (Line 16 and 17) Shows that Duffy is inviting her readers into the poem to help reflect upon how she feels.
He was born in Persia to native Persian speaking parents in the village of Wakhsh. The most important influences upon young Rumi, besides his father, are said to be the Persian poets Attar and Sanai. Rumi in one poem expresses his appreciation: "Attar was the spirit, Sanai his eyes twain, And in time thereafter, Came we in their train" and mentions in another poem: "Attar has traversed the seven cities of Love, We are still at the turn of one street". Rumi met another Sufi saint and mystic, Shams-e Tabrizi, on 15 November 1244 that completely changed his life. From an accomplished teacher and jurist, Rumi was transformed into an ascetic.
Pausch explains how to get through obstacles in life and to just live life because you never know what could happen. Pausch uses his life problems to teach us lessons for ours. Everybody has their goals in life and something will most of the time get in the way. “Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want something” (79).
Will Demps also writes in his essay titled “Groupie Love” that he removes himself from temptation by surrounding himself with like minded players. Will doesn’t compete in locker room competion with other guys. “I see myself growing and changing.” I can relate to Will Demps, because I also feel mature and feel that the decisions I make today will reflect on what happens tomorrow. You never know where life is going to take you; all you can do is hope, wish, and pray for the best. I feel that if I believe in something so much and pray for it every day and also work at it every day, it will come true no matter how slim my chance is.
A lot of people are just trying to get by life without ever stopping and thinking about how their actions are going to affect us now and later, they just go by life trying to get to the end without trying to make a change or impact in our world. Everyone should be here to do that. America does have it's good thoughts though, they have good means for the change that they want to do, but it's all talk, no action. We can't expect something to get done when all we do is talk about it, we have to actually get up and do something about the problems and the changes we think are here and should happen. I'm sure we could be an even greater nation, where people do care about what they do, and they think about everything they are going to do before even doing it..
The conversation made me feel silly. I was almost ashamed that something like school work was bringing me down. Something so small I was letting run down my attitude. From that day on I gave everything I did my all. If my grandfather could make it through so much and get this far, then I would never again lose hope or motivation to persevere and push through any obstacle that came to me.
Following Peekay in his journey and seeing how he succeeded without always having help and support was a huge eye opener for me. I realized that it may be good to have a little assistance here and there when you need it, but ultimately you must be able to count on yourself because you determine your own destiny. Becoming independent is something that everyone has to experience sooner or later and a great place to start is with something small like a sport and then move on to bigger things in life such as getting your first job, your own home, and starting a family without your parents always at your side. I thought that The Power of One was definitely one of the most inspiring and well written books I have ever read. It had so many life lessons hidden deep inside the context of every page and every chapter.
The Brave New Neverland Growing up means learning from getting hurt, taking on responsibility, and losing childhood innocence. In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, the people of the World State never seem to grow up and lose their childhood innocence. They work as adults but outside of work they are permitted to act like children with no responsibilities and drugs that take care of any unpleasant emotions. They are sheltered with no understanding of how to deal with things and are trained to not grow up mentally. In the World State no one really grows up because the World State wants everyone to be happy and not experience pain which means no one loses their innocence.
Somehow, I’m breaking her trust, but at least I’m not doing anything that can bring shame for my family or offend my parents. I just want to spend a little bit more time with my friends. It’s just a small piece of lie. I never lie to her in serious cases. Moreover, I never continue to lie for getting late.
He followed the instructions given to him and applied the lesson learned. As a team no selections are necessary to this case because of the outstanding outcome. A model probationer is not always the result with the cases. Garry Harrison violated his parole in several ways. As a parole plan, the team advised the best for Stanley, but unfortunately he was not ready to change his lifestyle.