Analyzing on Turning Ten by Billy Collins

What is Collins trying to say with this poem?

That turning ten years of age means your becoming a big boy. Meaning you cant have imaginary friends or the other things you use to have when your young. He also feels sick becuase he doesn't want to get closer to death.

How does he capture childhood and the process of growing up?

Because he talks about his imaginary friends and talks about his old bike. He brought up the fact that every time he turned a new age he was a different character.

What makes this poem effective?

The fact that it makes you think about the times when you were that age.

How does this fit into your own life experience?

Because when i was younger I went through alot of child hood characters, I watched alot of different cartoons growing up and always thought of myself as being the main character in each show. So I related perfectly because I went through the same stage. I always hung around older people so when I got older I started to not do the same things kids my age would  do. So I guess eliminating things from life as i got older relates me to him also.

Why The Earth Is Flat

The reason for why the earth is flat is because of gravity. When we travel across the world, we don’t travel up, around, over, and under the countries, as it would seem on the globe. The globe is our current model of the earth, but it in all actuality it’s not what it seems as far as its roundness. It is technically a flat line. All our lives we’ve been told that the earth is round, but recent research and experiments from NASA have proven that the world is actually indeed flat. If the earth were round then all the water shown on the globe would tip over into space. If the earth were to be round then when we travel we would end up going out into space instead of to our destination. Our ancestors have always believed that the earth was flat and we should continue to believe that. When we look at maps or navigation systems the directions are always shown in a straight line not in a round shape.

modest proposal

1. The real thesis in this essay was ”I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled ...” Yes I think that there are other thesis', because he also talked a lot about ways on improving Ireland and how to solve their poverty situation.

2. In the paragraphs 4, 6, and 7 the appeals to logic are put into mathematical terms like when they says "at most not above the value of 2s., which the mother may certainly get, or the value in scraps, by her lawful occupation of begging; and it is exactly at one year old that I propose to provide for them in such a manner as instead of being a charge upon their parents or the parish, or wanting food and raiment for the rest of their lives, they shall on the contrary contribute to the feeding, and partly to the clothing, of many thousands." Or "I calculate there may be about two hundred thousand couple whose wives are breeders; from which number I subtract thirty thousand couples who are able to maintain their own children, although I apprehend there cannot be so many, under the present distresses of the kingdom; but this being granted, there will remain an hundred and seventy thousand breeders. I again subtract fifty thousand for those women who miscarry, or whose children die by accident or disease within the year. There only remains one hundred and twenty thousand children of poor parents annually born. The question therefore is, how this number shall be reared and provided for, which, as I have already said, under the present situation of affairs, is utterly impossible by all the methods hitherto proposed." Or "I am assured by our merchants, that a boy or a girl before twelve years old is no salable commodity; and even when they come to this age they will not yield above three pounds, or three pounds and half-a-crown at most on the exchange;"  All these paragraphs are statics and numbers that describe and explain the idea that he was trying to present.

3.)   When I realized that esssay was ironic it was in paragraph 4 when he said "have always found them grossly mistaken in the computation. It is true, a child just dropped from its dam may be supported by her milk for a solar year, with little other nourishment; at most not above the value of 2s., which the mother may certainly get, or the value in scraps, by her lawful occupation of begging; and it is exactly at one year old that I propose to provide for them in such a manner as instead of being a charge upon their parents or the parish, or wanting food and raiment for the rest of their lives, they shall on the contrary contribute to the feeding, and partly to the clothing, of many thousands." adn it was before paragraph 10 that I realized it was ironic.4) The children, the elderly, and the parents. He thinks it's sad that the beggars have to sacrifice so much just for their family. They are in the streets begging in rags, and they are all dirty. The Irish are the ones to blame. He identifies himself with the socialist groups.
5)Yes it does. Swift does present proposals for improving functions; he says eat the children and everything will be better.

5.)  Yes, I think that the essay does function as a satirical attack, basically towards Englandand no he really didn't propse any new proposals.

6) The narrator is describing the life their and what it's like to be poor and live out as a beggar. Then he starts to discuss how we can fix the problem but he was being sarcastic about it. Then towards the end of the essay he became more serious about the problem he was discussing.

7) I felt that Swift's piece was pretty good.It strenghtens his moments. The movement has apretty big impact. He points out the flaws of that country and makes you want to do something about it. He really makes you visualize what they were going through, which makes you want to make a difference and help.

8.)  I don't think that it could be done because that's something that's so immoral.

why i want a wife -satire

1) Yes I do. His thesis is that he wants a wife who is going to take care of all his needs!
2) to show what he wants in a wife.
3) yes , i really do think this because it is what she wants. But, no i dont thiink that person exists because no one is that perfect.i think she wrote this to express what kind of wife she wanted in life.
4) because she describes the things a wife should have or do. she organizes them from the most important to the least important. i think her standards are very good but they are too high and thats why i think this person will be hard to find. i think she wants them to respond in shock and a little humorous, because some things she says can make you giggle a little. i also think she wants them to understand her though.
5) Dear Brady,
           As I read your essay I was thinking like wow this is the perfect wife. She is basically taking care of everything and anything that needs to be done. Yes, having a wife like that would be amazing. I'd be the happiest husband alive, but I don't like the idea of the wife doing everything. It takes two to have a wonderful marriage, and if the wife is doing everything then she obviously doesn't need a man in her life. In this day and age the women is more independent now, and there are less stay at home moms now. If a wife did everything you said in your essay then she would be miserable, hands down. She has no time to herself in this sistuation she always pleasing other people and not herself. Your essay is persuading to want a women like that, but it's also a turn off to me because I can't imagaine someone being treated like that. The husband is obvioulsy a bum and doesn't care about her feelings

James Thurber Satire

The Little Girl and the WolfWas the one i liked the most because it was funny.

it is something that i would probally do to a little kid. No, this was not similar to any other story i have read. He didnt really surprise me much, because there wasnt anything that really set him apart from any other author. He kind of used satire in this story by haveing the wolf dress up as the grandmother.

 

The Bear

 

I like this one the second most because it made me laugh. This really wasnt like any other story i have read. He is not surprising but he is showing me what makes him different from other authors, with the way he makes animals live human lives. He used satire by relating the bear to a drunk person.

 

 

"The Princess And The Tin Box; A Fable For Our Time"James Thurber

 

i like this story because it reminds me of my little brother, who gets anything he wants becuase he is spoiled. No, this wasnt really similar to any other story that i have read. He surpirised me this time because he didnt talk about animals. He didnt really use satire in this one.

fables

The Man and the Satyr
An Aesop's Fable

this fable was about a lost man who got kicked out of a man house for blowing on porridge when it was hot and breathing on his hands when they were cold. there is no moral to this fable

The Sick Lion
An Aesop's Fable

this fable was about a lyin that died slowly and as it got closer to death other animals started to abuse it as revenge. the moral is to never do something wrong to others.

The Two Pots
An Aesop's Fable

the fable was about two pots floating down a stream. the moral is only the strong survive.

The Fox and the Goat
An Aesop's Fable

the fable is about a goat helping a fox get out of a whole, but little does the goat know he was tricked into being stuck into the hole himself. the moral is to never trust anyone in difficulties.

The Fox and the Lion
An Aesop's Fable

about a fox overcoming his fears of a lion. the moral is to never be afraid of anything or anyone.

The Two Crabs
An Aesop's Fable

this fable was about a young crab learning how to walk correctly. the moral is to show others the right thing by example.

The Thief and the House-Dog
An Aesop's Fable

this fable is about a man breaking into a house and giving the dog meat so it won't bark. the moral of this story is to never think everything you get as a gift is for something good.

The Young Thief and His Mother
An Aesop's Fable

this fable is about a man who is being executed for stealing and bites his mom because he fills its her fault. the moral of this story is to never steal in the first place.

The Cock and the Jewel
An Aesop's Fable

the fable is about a cock looking for food for her hens and along the way finds a rock, but leaves it there. The moral of the story is to be greatful for what you have and leave the rest for others in need.

The Lion in Love
An Aesop's Fable

the fable is about a lion who falls in love and proposes. he has to do what her parents say in  order to marry her, which consisted of cutting nails and getting his teeth removed. the moral is to sometimes give up what you love for who you love.

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picture discriptions/ poem

1) i think of a person looking at someone. and most of all tom and jerry, i really dont know why though.
2) i think of the beauty and the beast.
3) when i see this picture i think of someone getting baptized. i think of the girl and guy from the movie titanic.
4) when i see this picture i think of the movies bug life. i also think of the movie ants. i dont like grass hoppers, so i would want to kill one if i saw one.
5) when i see this picture i think of cinderella. what also comes to mind is ms. stone, the spanish teacher.
6) the first thing tht comes to mind when i see this picture is a red rose. another thing that comes to mind is a wierd long lost person.
7) when i see this picture it scares me. its ugly and unusual,it makes me think of the movie chucky when they were al sitting at the table.
8) i think of lady gaga because of the hair style. i think of a sycho lady stuck in a room who just piles up mattresses.
9) i think of snow white. i also think of a person who loves nature.




lady gaga was the first thing that came to mind
and her light blond hair was something to see even if you were blind
she obviously never sleeps since she stacks up mattresses
but she can be in a sycho movie with a bunch of actresses
for some reason she is standing on a ladder
but she is so ugly she makes me want to bladder
she is the lady who never sleeps
and in ur dreams and nightmares she comes and creeps
if she walked in my dark  house she would have to go
because her ugly hair dew is as bright as snow