Where I am From poem Ali B-

A few weeks ago we went over the Where I am From poems and I waited to post this:

I Am From
I am from remote controls
From Playstations and Call of Duty
I am from the chips hidden under the couch
I am from the fake fichus, lying all dusty in the corner

I am from donkey riding and nuclear ambitions,
From Morteza to Mehdi,
I am from the world travelers, and the high class blockbuster rewinders
From the you have an excuse for everything and the how many games do you need?
I am from getting ahead by disregarding consequences, from lying, cheating, and stealing

I’m from Tehran and the Behbahani tree
From kabobs and rice
From the bullets shooting out of my dad’s throat the time I spilled my soda during a wedding – twice
I am from the shoe box, with old baseball cards who always call my name to take them out
To satisfy my need for collectibles
I am from those moments soon to be forgotten but nevertheless always remembered




Ali B-

To be of Use response

So i didn't really know what to write so i decided to post up my poetic response to "To Be of Use"

The people I love the best
Well, they're a little eccentric
They don't worry about what people think
They're not inhibited by the woes of the world.

I Love people who are comfortable in their skin
People who are free no matter the issue, no matter what's said
People who are reliable and trustworthy.

I want to be with people who love
People UNAFRAID of emotion
People who attach themselves to the world
People who's only goal is to give and recieve love.

These are the people that I TRULY love.

So what do you guys think?

Juliette

After taking the literary movements quiz, i realized that you cant be prepared by memorizing a study guide. The actual test was nothing anyone expected and had almost nothing to do with memorizing the chronological order of the literary periods. Even though most people had the order memorized, the test was more question based and actually a little easier than expected. Hopefully the literary periods will help us understand how literature changes as time changes. With every major event in the world comes a new literary period to reflect it. For example, after every major war a new type of literature and poetry was shaped around post war and how dramatically things can change over time. Even different races had different periods of their own opinions. The Harlem Rennaisance was literature from African Americans voicing their opinion on freedom and civil rights, which was one of the biggest issues in America at the time. As time continues to pass, new forms and genres of literature will constantly be created to reflect different events all over the world.