Let America Be America Again

I really enjoyed this poem because it was one of the few I read this semester that made any sence. Langston Hughes poem is about a guys dream of what he wants America to be and his opinion on how America is right now. Some people believe that in America anything is possible and their dreams always come true but sometimes that does not always happen. I believe that is one of the messeges Langston Hughes is trying to say in his poem. For example in the poem he says " Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed". In the poem he also says "All the songs we've sung, And all the hopes we've held, And all the flags we've hung, the millions who have nothing for our pay except the dream that's almost dead today". All the wars and things that America has been through and still to this day not every person is equal. There is still plenty of crimes and racism in America no matter what we do to try to fix it. I agree completely with the poem and believe that America still has alot of things to fix.

Let America Be America Again

I really enjoyed this poem because it was one of the few I read that semester that made any sence. Langston Hughes poem is about a guys dream of what he wants America to be. Some people believe that in America anything is possible and their dreams always come true but sometimes that does not always happen. I believe that is one of the messeges Langston Hughes is trying to say in his poem. For example in the poem he says " Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed

The road not taken

All of Roberts Frost poems sound like riddles. The road not taken was about a guy who was unsure of what road to take. The story could be about different reasons why he is unsure to which road he wants to pick. I believe that one road could be evil and the other road could be good. To me the last two lines are really important to my opinion of the meaning of the story. It says " I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference". I think that more people choose the evil or bad road in life instead of the good one and in Robert Frost's poem when he says " I took the one less traveled by" I think he is trying to say that he chose the good path in life. Also when he says " And that has made all the difference" I think that picking the good road in his life has really help him out. It is just my opinion all these poems seem to have a hidden messege.

T.s. Ellot is confusing!!!

The love song of J. ALfred prufrock is such a interesting confusing story. I really never understand a hundred percent of what the story is about. The main idea seems to be that there is this guy who wants to talk to a girl but he is to shy to confront her. I believe that Prufrock does not have confidence in himself and talks bad about him self in order to persuade himself to not try to talk to the girl. .During the story he complains about how hes losing hair and how people might talk about his arms and legs looking very thin. He does not even give himself a chance to talk to this girl he wants. Another example is when he says " To wonder, "Do I dare?" and, "Do I dare?". He gives up before even saying a word to her. Overall the story was enjoyable just wished he would have had the guts to talked to the girl.

In class blog prompt- research and writing process

I learned from the research and writing process is that you need to plan everything and be well prepared as soon as the assignment is given to you. If everything is done at the latest moment possible you will be stressed and your paper will not be done correctly. The longest paper I ever wrote was about six pages, this research paper was eight pages so I knew it would be difficult and long. One of the things I did to help me write my research paper was to make sure my topic was that I liked and was not difficult to write about. This helped me because I can write more and when it is a topic that I am interested in and enjoy. Another thing I did to help me in my research paper was doing at least one page or a paragraph a day so I would not be stressed at the last moment. It really helped me concentrate and feel unstressed knowing that I had a lot of my research paper done before the due date. Also I made sure I was well prepared. I made sure when I checked out a book and read an internet article that they were going to be helpful sources in my research paper. I really read the articles and books and took notes to make sure the facts that they had for going to be helpful in my paper. Little things such as taking notes doesn’t seem like much but it makes the process of writing your research paper much easier then skimming the book for facts and writing them down as you are doing your paper.

prompt 2

I believe that Hollis opinion about why prufrock hesitates is more accurate. Hollis believes that Prufrock does not act on his desires because of his self doubt and self contradiction. Prufrock doesnt seem to have confidence in him self and talks negative about him self. He talks about being loneyl if he cannot be with the woman he wants and just says things to bring his spirit down. He already thinks he will die alone, if he cannot talk to this women. He feels that the women are ignoring him and want men that look like michelangelo. " Come and go/ Talking of michelangelo". He doubt's that women want to talk to him because he looks nothing like Michelangelo. Prufrock doesnt seem to have any confidence in him self because he never says anything positive about him self which leads him to contradict him self and have self doubt.

Blog Prompt 1

I believe that the poem " The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is a sexual proposition. Hayman seems to have better evidence of this then Walcutts arguement about the poem being a marraige proposal. One of the Haymans's suggestions said that while Prufrock was describing the women he only described her in a physical manner. Prufrock does not describe the womens face or her mind. He focuses more on her arm's bracelet and shawl. Hayman also suggests that that Prufrock is sexual aroused. He says that perfume is affecting Prufrock's thoughts because in the poem it says "Is it perfume from a dress/ That makes me so digress?" Hayman also brings evidence that the poem could not be a marriage proposal. He says that in the poem there is no evidence that the two have spent any time together but allows him to be alone with her on the pillow. If the poem was about a marriage proposal there would be some kind of evidence saying that Profrock have spent alot of time with this women. Hayman says that Prufrock has no past with this women in the poem therefore in cannot be a marriage proposal.