What happened to Nature?

Author's Note: This is a piece reviewing the poem and music of Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell

 and Field Below by Regina Spektor.

These poems are about how nature is being taking away by man. Big Yellow Taxi talks about how you don’t know what you got until it's gone. Field Below talks about someone who had it but lost it and is longing to get it back.

I feel that both of these poems are both sad poem. They have the feel of regretful and depressed and longing to get nature back. I didn't really like them, because they were sad and depressing and instead of doing nothing they should get up and do something, make a stand.

Big Yellow Taxi poem was very different from the music, because the poem made you feel sad and depressed and then the music was happy and jumpy song, but then you listen to the lyrics and you are like why is this person happy. Field below, on the other hand, was exactly the same the poem was sad, the music was also sad and slow. Definitely not a song to cheer you up.

How free were free blacks in the North

How free were the free black in the north back in the civil war age. After becoming free were able to have a life like everyone else. I think to be free would be great but it wasn't the best for the African Americans.

When it came to politics the free blacks didn't have much of a say in it. They were not able to become any part of the government. They weren't allowed in a jury with other whites. The only thing they could do is vote, but what was the point.

Economic freedoms were basically the only freedoms that black had in the north. They were able live, to thrive. They would have to pay taxes. They could also perform duties. They were able live like the white people in their own black communities.

Though they have the right to live and thrive they could never, ever mingle or mix with the other whites. They were not able to dine with them, join the jury, attend court, represent white in the legislator, and no mingling what so ever.

          

It would still seem horrible to be African American back in those times. I mean if one thing wrong, even the simplest things, you could be sent right back into slavery! How stupid is that. Though you are free and able to live the way you want, you are restricted to do so many things. Overall free or not it was nothing compared to a white person’s life.

Poem Parody

I have a confession.

That might send you into depression.

You may think you know me.

But others might disagree

I couldn't have told you before.

Because it was too much gore.

Forgive me

This is not how you wanted me to be.

I could not stop, it was too much fun.

I know now want I have done.

It was my destiny,

To end world tyranny.

This piece was about Abraham Lincoln telling his wife about his secret life of killing vampires. In the book Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter he never told his wife about killing vampires. He feels kind of sorry that he did it, but at the same time it would have been so dangerous. 

Describing Mother to Son

Author's Note: This is a descriptive piece about the poem by Langston Hughes, Mother to Son.

Mother to Son was a great piece to show Imagery. It was about this strong Mother who probably has gone through so much in her live and she didn't have a great life growing up, but she wants her son to keep going and to never give up. She explains how life is not a crystal stairwell. There will be so many rough times in your life, but that doesn't mean you can just turn your back and give up.

Langston Hughes does a great job showing how the mother feels when she talks, his figurative language helped because you know that he uses a metaphor to explain his point. This piece inspired to do my best at everything and to never give up. If you feel like you want to just give up, then you should read this poem.

Retelling the story of The Vampire Hunter

Author's Note: This is a retelling piece on the book Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. I am writing to show the main points in the book. If you could write a comment, positive or constructive, that would be great.

Abraham Lincoln swore to kill every vampire in America. During the day he lives the life you have always heard of in history books. At night he becomes the greatest vampire hunter in history.

I recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy and horror.

The Vampire Hunter Revised

Author's Note: This is a Character description piece on Abraham Lincoln from the book Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. This piece is revised from the last one to add Imagery to the piece.

As a boy he lived in a log cabin in Little Pigeon Creek. With blond hair and eyes as blue as the ocean. As he grows gains tremendous height, almost 6 1/2 ft tall! Hair changed to a brown. Later obtaining a beard to cover up a scar from a blood sucking vampire, also to give him a presidential look. Usually wearing a long coat to hid his vampire hunting weapons. With legendary strength and skill with an axe, he became one the greatest vampire hunters ever.

His mother dies when he is very young, later to find out it was a vampire as pale as snow(not the yellow kind), beady, pitch-black eyes, and wet, glassy fangs that just want to sink into someone's flesh. He swears to kill all vampires in America. Which leads to years of training to become strong, skilled with an axe, and to create new weapons to fight the army of the undead. His anger at vampires is like a raging bull, because all he wants is revenge.

The Vampire Hunter

Author's Note: This is a Character description piece on Abraham Lincoln from the book Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter.

Abraham Lincoln grew from a boy to man throughout this book. He started as a blond but as he grew became brunet. Later obtaining a beard. Usually wearing a long coat with dress pants and shirt. Towering height especially for the time he lived in. He was around 6' 4". Legendary strength and skill with a axe became one the greatest vampire hunters ever.

His mother dies when he is very young, later to find out it was a vampire. Which lead to years of training to become strong, skilled with an axe, and to create new weapons To fight the army of the undead. Sets out on his own at the age of 22 ready to do whatever he can do to revenge his mother.