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Praise Song for the Day
The poem, Praise Song for the Day, written by Elizabeth Alexander, is about recognizing the citizens of the past and present for leading the country in the right direction. Recognizing the different people that lead different lives and made the fabric of the country and coming to get together to celebrate the big moment. This poem was written for Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony to celebrate the first president of the United States of America of colour. The poem reflects on the people of the past that had to overcome adversity to survive. It acknowledges the Chinese slaves “who laid the train tracks, raised the bridges” (line 27). It also acknowledges the African American slaves that “picked the cotton and the lettuce” (line 28). These are key examples of citizens of the past that fought through hardships and survived to fight for our rights we have today. The poem also mentions the people of today and how they drive the world today in the right direction. The poem talks about the people of today and how “each day we go about our business” (line 1). This line starts off the poem addressing the citizens of the present connecting the audience to the poem. It shows how the present-day citizens run our society evolving it in the right direction to be more accepting, equal, and diverse. With the achievement of the first president of the United States of America who was of colour, it shows how the world has progressed and how people have led it to be where it is today. This poem was created to celebrate and encourage people to “Praise song for struggle, praise song for the day” (line 31). This represents how we should always be grateful for the ones that have struggled in the past and be grateful for every day we have. In conclusion, this encouraged people to honour those in the past that laid the foundation for the people in the present so they could celebrate that moment.
Silent Narrative Poem
La Luna
Row by row the family went
In the middle of the sea with intent
What grandpa does you must repeat
What father does you must receive
Up the ladder the journey awaits
Up so high you begin to fly
To the moon in the sky
A shooting star that had flown by
A bright twinkle upon first sight
Makes the moon a bright starry light
On the moon you must clean
All the stars that are bright and gleam
To follow father or to follow grandpa
You don’t know who should take the lead
A big problem lands in their way
Father and grandpa can’t solve the problem so you do it your way
You fix the problem and find your identity
With a rake you figure you are the one you have to be
Persuasive Video Essay: Technology is a Scourge
Technolgy is taking over and ruining our society. Nowadays kids are getting their own phones before they can even walk. Phones are now a key, everyday tool we use, but just like anything else in the world, too much of one thing is not good for us humans. Here are the top two reasons why phone addiction is taking over and ruining our society. Number one, phones are hindering our social skills. Yes, phones allow us to communicate from one side of the earth to the other, but they are now restricting us from communicating from one side of the dinner table to the other. Since we are always on our phones, when we are physically around other people, we lack conversational skills and the ability to keep a conversation going. Phones are distracting us from the world and people surrounding us. Number two, phones are the reason why we are so easily distracted and un productive. Phones distract us from our everyday tasks from doing work at school and on the job, to driving around town. Kids at school are now more distracted than ever because of their phones. With all the social media outlets and millions of games to play, phones are distracting them from learning in the classrooms and doing their homework at home. Not only are kids more distracted by their phones but adults are now too. Phones are now distracting adults at work while on the job and are slowing down their rate of production. Adults are now more distracted at work and now also on the roads. Distracted driving in British Columbia has now passed impaired driving in number of fatalities with an average of 66 people per year per ICBC in 2017. This shows how more people are distracted on the road by their phones and are not able to focus. The use of phones are jeopardizing our safety and our lives on the roads. In conclusion, lift your head up out from your phone and you might just see the real world around you.