Blog 20 Pitts

I woke up today,it was cold
I saw a man, he was old
I did laundry, I hate to fold
I made a bid, a man yelled sold
I crashed a car, it rolled and rolled
I tried caviar, I feel bold
I went to work, I did as I was told
I played tug-of-war, I pulled and pulled
I found an old cup of milk, there was mold
I found a coin, it was gold
I went to a psychic, my future was foretold
I found the holy grail, I yelled behold
I got out of prison, I was paroled
I signed up for college, I enrolled
I had an RC car, it was remote controlled
I met a security guard, he patrolled

Blog #18

Right by the rocky bay in Seattle, Washington
The suns image bounces on the shore
The crabs with depression in their eyes are trapped
Saddened by capture
They have come sadly out of the water
To greet the tough hands of death
The sly fisherman swiftly climbs over the boulders
Where the crabs have gathered all of their lives
They scuttle away in fear of the monstrous man above them
Away they go
They run into the water. Every crab for himself.
There's no future for them now
Wanting their home
The crabs begin to submerge themselves into the darkness
The fisherman wants to hold them in his fishing net
For they have fallen for his trap
They try to pinch the man
With their crimson claws
Their hard-shelled bodies stay intact
The salty air hanging thick around the mans beard
His dirty hair flowing around the poor crabs hard shell
The fisherman realized
That if the basket was empty he would be broke
Let there be crabs
 

Blog 15 Conversation

Emilee Cash: I went to Subway the other night for dinner.  (iambic heptameter)
Kate Ashe:  What kind of sandwich did you get? (iambic tetrameter)
Emilee: I got a steak, egg, and cheese with various vegetables. (iambic octameter)
Kate: Oh, that sounds disgusting. (iambic tetrameter)
     I get a turkey breast. (iambic tetrameter)
Emilee: Turkey breast is for hams. (iambic trimeter)
Kate: That was an awful joke. (Iambic trimeter)
Emilee: You will have to try it, I suppose. (Iambic pentameter)
Kate: Not even once. (trochee dimeter)
Emilee: You need to welcome diversity in your life. (iambic hexameter)
Kate: Food is thy medicine and medicine is thy food, Em. (iambic heptameter)
Emilee: Wow, you're a poet and didn't even know it. (iambic heptameter)
Kate: I'm not even mad, I'm more impressed. (iambic hexameter)
Emilee:I tend to have that affect, as is tradition. (trochee heptameter)

Rainy Day

Sitting outside watching the rain fall so slowly
Soldiers marching into battle

Sonnet

For you to love is a gift from above
You may only get to do it one time
We want to feel the sweet embrace of love
A friend forever you will always be mine 

Your hand in mine fits perfect like a glove
When our hearts meet the feeling is sublime
You lift my spirit like wings of a dove
To be without you would be a true crime

Never ending love there is no lack of
When you are around my heartbeat will climb
My feelings will not budge they will not shove
Your love sings to me like that of a chime

I've come down with the love bug like a flu
I hope you know my love for you is true

Sestina

To play the game isn't always sweet
Sometimes you have to roll the dice
To get to the top you'll always have to climb mountains
Take each day with a spoonful of sugar
Move on the board and have some fun
Win and you will be king

Kneel before the king
He is bitter but he is sweet
He needs to have a little fun
So he gambles with a pair of dice
He's too afraid to get some sugar
From the girl up in the mountains

Snow piles as high as mountains
Even away, he is still king
The purest powder white like sugar
The taste on the tongue numb yet sweet
The feeling of hitting snake eyes in a game of dice
But when its gone it wont be fun

But who's to say what can be fun
Surely we can all climb mountains
And games don't always require dice
A queen doesn't always need a king
Some like sour, some like sweet
The world can't always be sugar

So the king leaves his sugar
Leaves behind all the fun
Bitterness can be so sweet
There he travels over the mountains
To go back to his throne as king
No gambling this way, no dice

They were loaded anyway, those dice
And there turned out to be no sugar
He remained a lonely king
There was no more fun
He'd never even seen the mountains
To play the game isn't always sweet

Ode to Sunglasses

Early morning driving
Blinding bright lights
My shades shall protect me
From blistering hot sights

Oh, sunglasses you can make
The world less intimidating
Ease the pain of sunshine
And be rid of the berating

You're by my side as always
Whether morning, noon, or night
And help relieve the pain
Of the sun's gruesome bite

Sunglasses you save me
In every season of the year
I could not thank you more
For keeping my line of sight clear

Blog 10

      Orientation and A&P had two very different bosses. The manager in A&P seemed to be very strict with rules and took his job every seriously. The boss in Orientation, on the other hand, didn't seem to worry too much about his office. If he had cared too much, then he probably wouldn't have a serial killer in the office, for example. The boss in Orientation also didn't seem to care too much about the new employee staying at the office, by some of the things he chose to tell a newcomer. The boss in A&P, though, tried to change the cashiers mind about leaving.
      Also, Orientation and A&P were very different in the interactions between coworkers. In Orientation employees were in love triangles on one end, and there were also employees that not a single person would even acknowledge. The cashier in A&P seemed friendly with his coworker but not overly friendly. Also, the other cashier in A&P aspired to be promoted at the store, while in Orientation everybody seemed content with where they were at and, as far as the narrator let on, they weren't very ambitious.
      Lastly, the attitudes in the two workplaces seemed to be quite different. A&P seems to be a bit more uptight, while the office in Orientation seems to be more laid back. For example, in Orientation, The narrator tells the new employee about how he will have to stretch an hours worth of work into a whole day. The productivity of that office would have to be substantially low compared to the market in A&P.

Blog #7 Feminism

     In the story "A&P", most people could consider the clerk's narrations as anti-feminist. The girls in the story could be considered innovators. I'm sure in that day and age bikinis, even at the beach, were a little risque, let alone in a public grocery store. The girls, i feel, portray the misunderstood class in society, like the lower class. Sammy, the clerk, felt the impression that the girls put out and acted on feelings that I'm sure had been present for quite some time.
      One stereotype in society is that men look at women like a "piece of meat", and I cannot say that this story does not portray that. Sammy is extremely descriptive about the girls walking into the store, but, in a way, he almost goes too far. Granted, it is just his thoughts, and he acts like a hero in front of the ladies. I believe that feminism may have not been the most major aspect to this story, but more so just the social hierarchy in that time.

Blog #6 Facebook

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Blog #5 Orientation

   Welcome to the beginning of the rest of your life! Trust me, you'll absolutely adore working here. Just mind these little rules and it will go swimmingly. Now don't you slouch. Nobody wants to buy anything from someone with no posture. Oh, you see that lady over there? She's your manager. Don't mind her. Her bark is bigger than her bite. Her husband left her and so she takes out her frustration on you new weaklings. Don't really blame him though, I mean look at that schnoz.
    Anyways, over here is the cash register. This is where you will be spending most of your time. Keep a smile on at all times. You seem like you can fake happy pretty well. I see no ring on that finger but, I mean, I'm sure you'll find true happiness one day, right? Oh, let me go show you the break room. Its quite small but no matter. You'll always find Susie in there. Poor girl just can't keep away from food for more than ten minutes at a time. She'll never find a husband that way. Susie hasn't been on a date in years. Not for lack of trying. We've lost some customers due to her odorous breath and horrendous ways of flirting. Maybe you can do better.
     I'm sure you're just going to love it here. Bring us in the money and your job is safe! I can't see why you'd ever want to leave. Oh, come on now. Posture my dear.

Blog #4 "A Good Man is Hard to Find"

     "A Good Man is Hard to Find could be considered southern grotesque in many ways. First of all, the book starts out with, what seems to be a normal dysfunctional family. They fit the almost stereotypical image of a family with parents, a son, a daughter, and even a grandmother. It seems that they are just going to go on a simple road trip with narrations from the grandma the whole way. To have this, what we thought was simple, plot take a turn for the absolute worst could definitely be considered grotesque. The terrible instances don't even stop at a car accident where mother and baby are thrown from a car, but keep going with a serial killer being the one to their "rescue" and picking them off a few at a time.

      There wasn't much of a warning that the story was going to take a turn either. The grandmothers manipulations throughout the story seemed harmless until I actually got to the end. So what she wanted to go to Tennessee instead of Florida. So what if she convinced the kids there was a treasure in a house down a dirt road. It all seemed so harmless until you realize that her manipulative ways aided in the death of an entire family on a dirt road. In the end, when the grandmother cannot talk her way out of the Misfits deathly clutch we realize that this is a gory tale. I can see how this story fits in a category that entails negatives in society like moral corruption and violence. 

"The Lottery"

In Shirley Jackson's, "The Lottery," one theme is Man's ability (and need) to rationalise generally unacceptable actions

     "The Lottery" makes a very good example of man's ability to rationalize unacceptable actions. We learn that the lottery is a tradition in their small town and the people show no remorse about it. Throughout the day, everyone is acting like this is a minor setback in their schedules for the day, not as if stoning an individual, that they could be very close to, is a big deal. Old Man Warner makes a point of saying "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon," as if this is should be enough rationalization for condemning one of their very own townspeople. The unfortunate part is that, I guess, it is. 

     I'm from a town where farming is a major part of not only our economy, but our lifestyles. I know some crazy rituals that some farmers do simply because they think it helps the crops that season. I know one man that would pitch a tent in the middle of his field simply to "listen to the Earth" so that he could make a plan to best suit his ground. It may seem crazy to most, but he thinks it is the best thing he can do. Luckily, nobody is harmed in these tactics. I can relate to the thought of rituals helping crops grow, but to kill someone for them is beyond me.

Boy

Boy, pull those pants up; get a haircut, nobody will respect you looking like that; go to college and get a degree, that's the only way you're going to make it in this day and age; always mind your P's and Q's; buy a lady a nice dinner, hold the door open, walk her to her door; don't you cry, or I'll give you something to cry about; this is how you plow a field; this is how you fix a truck; but what if I don't want to do those things? It's going to get you somewhere in life; this is how you throw a ball, you better be able to teach it to your son someday; comb your hair; put on your boots, no good work ever got done in sandals; keep your nose clean, don't you mess up with Johnny Law; keep good relations with the ones you love, they won't be around forever; don't you raise your voice; I didn't say anything; good, you keep it that way.

Blog #1 Introduction

1. My teachers last year will tell you that I have great attendance and am very quiet when I'm there.
2. My friends will tell you that I am kind, yet I have quite the attitude.
3. People like me because I keep them entertained.
4. Five years from now, I will be working as a nurse.
5. The bravest thing I ever did was move 400 miles away from my family.
6. I have trouble dealing with stress. I am a very anxious person.
7. I appreciate it when teachers show support and I am able to relate to them.
8. I really need to schedule better.
9. My favorite class is Anatomy because I feel it is relevant and interesting.
10. My friends make me laugh when their "blonde" sides come out.
11. My pet peeve is mismatched socks.
12. The most stressful thing in my life is balancing work, school, and trying to have fun.
13. The most influential person in my life is my mother because she has done so much for me with so little.
14. If I had one hundred dollars, I would have bought my books already.
15. It was easy to learn how to ride a bike.
16. It is difficult to learn how to be an adult.
17. I have no regrets about anything because it has gotten me to where I am now.
18. A friend once showed me how to change a flat tire.
19. My favorite color is blue.
20. One dish I can cook well is spaghetti.
21. My favorite place on earth is any place with mountains, trees, and water.