Some people make up lies about themselves or their family members. Lying about one’s self is bad because one is not being truthful about who one is. Lying to people one cares about can bring someone loneliness and sadness. “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto and “Heartbeat” by David Yoo apprise us that Victor and Dave learn the importance of being themselves because regretful situations occur‚ and their classmates may never trust them again. Being truthful
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Jane Doe Ms. X English I Honors 24 September 2013 The Glow of First Love: Color Imagery in Gary Soto’s “Oranges” The poem titled "Oranges" by Gary Soto is about the flush of first love and all the small‚ quiet gestures that create a love story. Throughout the three-stanza‚ fifty-six-line love poem‚ Soto paints all of the intricate gestures of first love with a palette of colors culminating in an image of fire representing the “warmth” generated by young‚ unsullied‚ innocent affection. Soto’s
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"Ode to an Orange" by Larry Woiwode took place in the winter of 1940s. It was "the winters of the forties" which I felt was very important in setting the background. It was a time of war‚ rationing of food‚ limited transportation‚ a difficult time to import items from other states and then adjustment from war of peace. Winter did not just represent cold‚ snow‚ wind‚ gray sky‚ limited sunshine‚ but a limiting of the senses. With this in mind it have also been difficult to obtain an orange that would
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Module 4 – Section 4 Assignment: Critical Response to Poetry 1. Every word in “Harlem (A Dream Deferred)” communicates a part of the meaning to the readers. Each word conveys more of the impact of a dream unaccomplished. The author is not literally saying but instead is asking. He is imposing the readers to think about a dream deferred. Without having to say it literally‚ the question rises in the minds of the readers; do I have dreams that have been left sitting? Are they causing this heavy
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Alicia Kontz Miss. Sahly College Lit. 5 March‚ 2015 Analysis of “To His Coy Mistress” When I read poetry‚ I usually get really confused on what the speaker of the poem is trying to say. I can never seem to understand what they are usually talking about so I have to read the poem like 20 time before I can understand them. There was one poem that stuck out to me and I actually understood it only after a few times reading it‚ the poem is called‚ “To His Coy Mistress.” I want to explain a little
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Oranges "Oranges" begins with Gary Soto narrating one of his life experiences in this poem. He remembers a particular experience of walking side by side with a girl. There are two characters a twelve year old boy and his date. When the poem begins‚ the narrator is alone‚ and on his way to go pick up the girl. It was winter time and he only had two oranges with him‚ which his purpose was to share them with his date. The beginning of the poem is not very positive‚ though‚ but rather negative. In
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Marble Champ Being determined to reach your goals is very hard to handle but if you try hard and practice a lot you can overcome anything that comes your way. In the story “Marble Champ” by Gary Soto Lupe is a young girl who wanted to be like every other kid at her school be good at sports. But lupe was not good at sports. Then one day she finds a sport she can play and she is determined to reach her goals by being smart‚ gaining confidence‚ and working really hard to be the best at that sport. She
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Soto’s Eddie in Buried Onions: Running from Himself When driving through Fresno‚ California it may seem like an ordinary‚ underclass city‚ but to Eddie Fresno is a prison he cannot escape. In Buried Onions Gary Soto describes the hardships and challenges of Eddie’s life. Eddie had grown up in the city of Fresno‚ one not known for its friendly people and wealth. Eddie is desperate to escape Fresno and his whole past‚ that he does not even realize that it is a part of him. Eddie tries to run away
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Desiree Adams The Poem “1943” by Donald‚ Hall was a very good poem. When I looked at the title I thought the poem was going to be about WWII because the year 1943 was during the time of WWII. When I read the poem it was about a bunch of teenagers who are getting prepared for war and trained on how to act and be tough. This poem talks about how teen boys are getting taught in school and other places on how to be men in the army and go to war. It also talks about how they have to realize that war
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Song of the Powers: Poetry Response The game “Rock‚ Paper‚ Scissors” is quite well-known and is often used for making decisions or breaking ties. David Mason uses a metaphor of stone‚ paper‚ and scissors to tie into the theme of loneliness and the ironies of unity in the poem Song of the Powers. In the game “Rock‚ Paper‚ Scissors”‚ rock always beats scissors. In the poem‚ the stone brags of its ability to have power over time and boasts of its strength and power over human wishes. The first
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