Oh mother, mother where is the happiness? As children when we are hurt or in pain our basic instinct is too call out “ Mother” or “ I want my Mommmmmmyyyy!” Gwendolyn Brooks brings back this basic instinct, to express the sorrow of a woman, losing her husband to war in “ Sonnet Ballad.” Bringing all the qualities needed to catch my attention. When reading I caught a personal connection that reminded me of my life. Sadness, a oh! Wwwooooww!! Awwww!!! Feeling I get every time I read a sentence. Makes you day dream , a movie screen of images fly from your brain. One of the reasons, this poem speaks to me, the personal connection. The woman in “Sonnet Ballad” talks of her lover going off to war. People in my family haven been in the military, and I know what it is like for a person, important to leave. One line in Sonnet Ballad was “When he went walking grandly out that door.” I remember love ones leaving. Emotional scars are left unhealed until, they return. Can’t help but wonder the challenges they face, the chances of him not coming back. I had been through the same simulation and its hard not to wonder if death will over come. Death! Questioning whether your love is true or untrue. Brings sadness when you read it, the repetition of Oh mother, mother where is the happiness? Oh mother, mother where is the happiness? If the character poses such a question, there must not be any happiness at all.
“What I can use an empty heart-cup for.”“He won't be coming back here any more.”“Some day the war will end, but, oh, I knew”“When he went walking grandly out that door”“That my sweet love would have to be untrue.”
Each line becoming a stepping ladder of sadness, you feel her heart be broken, and see him walking out the door off to war. She doesn’t want her love to be untrue. She is not asking for her happiness to drift away. So she must ask that person. That person who we have grown up to call too when we are in sorrow times, our mother. Every line you read projects images. “When he went walking grandly out that door”, I see a tall man walking proudly out the door, and a woman watching him. “Would have to court Coquettish death.” I see man fighting for his life, a shadow which represent death chasing him. As a reader I wonder will it catch him. “Possessive arms and beauty (of a sort) Can make a hard man hesitate--and change. And he will be the one to stammer, "Yes." I can see this man broken and weaken , letting death come and whisper in his ear, “Will you sub-come” and this man says “Yes.” after reading the end of the poem. Also movie has just end in my mind, and a audience applauding. Qualities of a great poem is what you get when reading, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sonnet Ballad. So if your in search for a good poem read Gwendolyn Brooks, Sonnet Ballad. Sonnet ballad contains a personal connection. A feel of sadness, that make you pity but understand her at the same time. Images that have you looking one way, while trying look the other. Because your not able to the believe what you just saw. If you find any poems that caught your attention the way this one did mine, the be sure too share them.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
NHD Reflection
This year in NHD my topic was Chrisophter Columbus. My group and I chose to do a performance. The reason we chosen to do this topic for the theme Individuals in history.
We came upon the topic of Columbus, when we was watching this documentary on him, on history channel. At first we wasn't sure on who to do, we had other people in mind such as Fidel Castro, JFK, and Sideny Poiter.
This year NHD compare to the last year didn't run as smoothly. The hardest thing about this year had to be the research and finding a way to do a performance on him. my group and I keep throwing ideas but it didn't seem like we would get one, until we came up with one. We decided to set up classroom scene to introduce him and transition into a boat scene explain his legacy. I believe that this year play, idea was better but performance wise wasn't.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Thesis Statement: John F.Kennedy: The Cuban Missile Crisis
Topic: John F. Kennedy
Occasion: Cuban Missile Crisis 1962: stated to be the closet chance to a all out nuclear war between America and Cuba. Danger zone at it highest point. J.F.K was the president at this time. Which meant he had to be a strong leader, make tough excutive and military decisions to keep America from going into an all out nuclear war.
Position: J.F.K was the president in 1962 during The Cuban Missile Crisis. Forcing him to make excutive decisions.
Evidence: 1. Kennedy order an air strike on cuban after American l -2 reconnaissance plane was shot down over Cuba and a pilot killed
2.October 16, 1962, John F. Kennedy called together a group of his closest advisers at the White House. Late the night before, the CIA had produced detail photos of the Cuban missile bases.
3. A naval blockage was deported around cuban borders
Thesis: The Cuban Missile Crisis, was the stated to be the most dangerous moment history, where nuclear war danger zone was at it peak. During this time our President John F. Kennedy was force to make tough excutive and military decisions to insure the safety of America. The threat of a nuclear war, cause Kennedy to use excutive power and order a air strike to prevent another death of an American. Kennedy gather officials and use CIA evidence to deport naval forces. America being threatern by a nuclear war, cause President Kennedy to be a strong leader and use excutive and military power to prevent the most dangerous moment in history.
Occasion: Cuban Missile Crisis 1962: stated to be the closet chance to a all out nuclear war between America and Cuba. Danger zone at it highest point. J.F.K was the president at this time. Which meant he had to be a strong leader, make tough excutive and military decisions to keep America from going into an all out nuclear war.
Position: J.F.K was the president in 1962 during The Cuban Missile Crisis. Forcing him to make excutive decisions.
Evidence: 1. Kennedy order an air strike on cuban after American l -2 reconnaissance plane was shot down over Cuba and a pilot killed
2.October 16, 1962, John F. Kennedy called together a group of his closest advisers at the White House. Late the night before, the CIA had produced detail photos of the Cuban missile bases.
3. A naval blockage was deported around cuban borders
Thesis: The Cuban Missile Crisis, was the stated to be the most dangerous moment history, where nuclear war danger zone was at it peak. During this time our President John F. Kennedy was force to make tough excutive and military decisions to insure the safety of America. The threat of a nuclear war, cause Kennedy to use excutive power and order a air strike to prevent another death of an American. Kennedy gather officials and use CIA evidence to deport naval forces. America being threatern by a nuclear war, cause President Kennedy to be a strong leader and use excutive and military power to prevent the most dangerous moment in history.
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