past couple of weeks we have been studying readings that pertain to Innocence and Experience. The readings that I have chosen to best represent these concepts are "Advice to My Son" by Peter Meinke and "Ex-Basketball Player" by John Updike‚ both readings deal with the Innocence and Experience of life. In the first poem "Advice to My Son" the author is trying to put emphasize how the words written can be applied to life. Also how choices have an impact on our life’s journey and ultimately how these
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“Advice to my Son” In the poem “Advice to My Son"‚ the father is trying to give his son advice on choices he should make in life and how those choices have an impact on our life’s journey and shape our being. How different options can have penalties and will eventually contribute to the course of one’s life. In the first stanza he states‚ "live your days as if each one may be your last‚” essentially saying that you need to take in the moment and appreciate the present‚ because tomorrow is not
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I read “Ode to My Socks” by Pablo Neruda and “Advice to My Son” by J. Peter Meinke. In the first reading “Ode to My Socks”‚ there is a boy who receives a gift of a pair of hand knitted wool socks from a woman named Maru Mori. He is amazed by these socks and describes them as‚ “Two socks as soft as rabbits”. As he slips his feet into these magical socks‚ “I slipped my feet into them as though into two cases knitted with threads of twilight and goat skin” He feels as if his feet are not good
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Peter Meinke is the author of the poem “Advice to My Son”. Meinke was born in Brooklyn‚ New York in 1932. He later moved to Mountain Lakes High School in New Jersey in 1944 where he graduated from. During his high school‚ his dream was to one day be an author‚ this was revealed through his high school yearbook‚ “’wants to be: writer; probably will be: cencored‚’”( He soon went to college at Hamilton College and graduated in 1955. After‚ he enlisted into the army. In 1957‚ Peter Meinke married an
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In his poem‚ "Advice to My Son‚" Peter Meinke illustrates the significance of life. As a father‚ he tells his son the importance of living life to the fullest‚ and by not taking things for granted‚ his son‚ can be a better person and live a better life. I found myself being able to connect to this poem emotionally‚ as I have strong personal feelings about the significance of life. The author tells‚ "The trick is‚ to live your days as if each one was your last." This advice is important and as simple
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One of the great paradoxes in life is trying to impart wisdom that you’ve garnered in your own life to others while letting them retain their own identity. I have found in my own life‚ as many others have found in theirs‚ that it can be difficult to learn vicariously through another person‚ rather than having to learn from your own life experiences. Still though‚ there is probably not a single person who would say that if they had the knowledge and wisdom that they currently have at a young age‚
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and greater community awareness. His illustrious poem Advice to a Son will be analysed‚ resulting in a comparison of other sources from pop culture which similarly complement and explore this confronting youth issue. The poem can be interpreted as being about the influence and strain parents put on their children to reach unattainable expectations‚ sometimes leading to the diagnosis of a mental illness. THEME/ YOUTH ISSUE: Advice to a Son is about the dangers of parental demands‚ rather than ongoing
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The Birth of My Son Derrick Grant English 121 Instructor Nielson September 9‚ 2013 The Birth of My Son Some things in life can be planned‚ but nothing is ever for certain. I found that out a long time ago‚ but what really made me truly believe it was when it happened to me. I was twenty years old when I found out my wife was pregnant. I didn’t really believe it at first; I didn’t expect it to happen to me at the time. Nonetheless‚ it did. I really didn’t know what to do‚ after
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questions and simultaneously give us advice to help us with our writing. Writing advice strikes every individual as a different chord. What may be a strong chord for me‚ might be a weak chord for another. Some of Schwartz’s ideologies and advice really allowed me to evaluate my writing process and see the faults within it; and all it needed was some glue to mend it to display the full picture. So this is a breakdown of how to write a paper effectively‚ using the advice John gave us and how I plan on using
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Topic Advice for Life My advice for life. One piece of good advice for living life is to; take care of your health. There are several ways to accomplish this advice. First avoid eating foods that are high in sugars and fats because they can be dangerous. Next is getting regular exercise. Regular exercise can help to breathe better and improve your cardio to work well. The last‚ but no the least important is to visit the doctor regularly‚ because you need go and check your body a least one
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