Analysis Of The Poem ' August Sky '

That summer, Simpson’s father, Phil, who was a great athlete in his own right, called and asked me if I could take him to the Five Star Basketball camp in Pittsburgh. Every July I would take several of the top players in our area to Five Star, an invitation only camp that featured many of the best high school players in the country. I told Phil that I did not think he would get in because the camp’s youngest players were rising sophomores and Greg was only entering his freshman year. I gave him an application and told him to give it a try but not to be disappointed

What need is there to weep over parts of life? The whole of it calles for tears.

Richard Blanco is a Cuban- American poet who was given the oppurunity to write an inaugaration poem for Barack Obama's second swearing-in. He wrote a poem titled "One Today" that praised the good and unique things about the United States and also the everyday people who's daily routines help to make America the proud country that it is.

Lorna Dee Cervantes' poem, “Poema para los Californios Muertos” (“Poem for the Dead Californios”), is a commentary on what happened to the original inhabitants of California when California was still Mexico, and an address to the speaker's dead ancestors. Utilizing a unique dynamic, consistently alternating between Spanish and English, Cervantes accurately represents the fear, hatred, and humility experienced by the “Californios” through rhythm, arrangement, tone, and most importantly, through use of language.

The film “October Sky” is a motion picture consisting of Homer Hickam’s journey. His journey is composed of various setbacks and advancements. A perfect analogy of his journey can be put into this simple saying: two steps forward one step back. This analogy collaborates perfectly with Homer’s journey due to all of the challenges he faced throughout his journey. Homer’s journey to success contains various challenges and advancements which all playan important role in the outcome.

During this time Homer's dad was really disappointed in him because he quit football to build these rockets. Homer says he is never going to mine coal. One day after they shot off a rocket, the police came to the school to arrest Homer and his friends for starting a forest fire. They gave up on building rockets because all of their dreams were crushed. That night his father was hurt mining and Homer quit school and worked in the mines to help pay the hospital bills. His dad changed his attitude about Homer when he worked in the mines because he thought he was doing the right thing. Homer didn't like it at all and his hopes and dreams were gone. After work one night, Homer's mom told him that Miss Reilly was sick. When he went to visit her, she told him that he didn't belong in the mine and that he needed to stick to his dreams. That night he opened the book she gave him and started to work on the math and where the rocket went when the police said that it started the fire. He calculated that he didn't start the fire.

The Poem “Introduction to Poetry” is by Billy Collins, an English poet, and it is about how teachers often force students to over-analyze poetry and to try decipher every possible meaning portrayed throughout the poem rather than allowing the students to form their own interpretation of the poem based on their own experiences.

The next day, they were accused of starting a forest fire by the rocket and were all arrested. After being released from the police, he was still determined to make a rocket. Later, he has found out that his rocket was not the object that caused the forest fire. He proved it by math. Soon after he used math to find his rocket ship again, his school invited him to join the science fair. Overnight, someone stole one of the rocket’s parts. Never giving up, Homer built another rocket part which result him to winning 1st place at the fair. Many colleges offered him scholarships to go to their school. When Homer returns to his town, he launches their largest rocket yet. At that time, his father actually came to visit Homer to watch the rocket. He was given the honor to pushing the launch button. At last, his father has finally recognized Homer’s

On October 4th, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, a small satellite, successfully into orbit, and the Space Race truly

Summer by Josiah Conder , is describe as an a completely opposite Summer than the one everyone is familiar with. When thinking of the summer, thoughts of heat, vacation, and fun are usually associated with it. Conder describes the Summer as being a miserable time, where the skies are gray and gloomy. The sonnet itself is English/Shakespearean model which makes it easier for Conder to express different ideas in each quatrain but still relate them. Also Conder was a poet during the Romantic era where any feeling could be expressed towards anything. And that is what Conder does when describing the Summer. In the poem the speaker is having a conversation with no one , while they describe the Summer. Conder uses diction, imagery, alliteration and metaphor to help convey the idea that the Summer is not as fun and appealing.

Reaching for your dreams is like looking at the Sunday newspaper comics, if you look from a far, you see the big picture, but if you look close, all you see are a bunch of dots put together. October Sky is a film based on Homer Hickam’s determination to win a national science fair. He is constantly ostracized by his community and family and does not have much money to support him either. Homer clearly doesn’t have a good chance at even getting to the science fair, let alone winning it. Many obstacles are in his way and he can’t even see his goal with all of them in the way. Somehow, he perceivers and finds a way to reach his goal. His friends did not believe in him, but later started to really believe and they all

Homer H. Hickam Jr.’s memoir, Rocket Boys, focuses on the mine and its significance towards the lives of the people of Coalwood. The mine represents the life of the people of Coalwood. Homer Hickam Jr., also known as Sonny, has his life completely controlled by the mine. His dad, the mine superintendent, constantly pushes Sonny to pursue a job in the mine. Sonny’s future lies in his parents’ hands. His dad, aware of the popularity of mining in Coalwood, strongly suggests Sonny to start preparing for his future. On the other hand, his mother encourages him to pursue his dreams and follow his heart. His father has a good reason for wanting Sonny to follow in his footsteps. All the men that Sonny knows in Coalwood are miners while the women are

John Nicholson Ireland(1879-1962) was a British composer who was consistently inspired by nature. He was born in Bowden, Cheshire, UK, and was orphaned by the time he was 15. Throughout his life, he frequently visited the Channel Islands where he was moved by the natural beauty. Rupert Brooke(1887-1915) was a poet, born in Rugby, Warwickshire, UK. Both Ireland and Brooke lived in the same time period, and were effected by the same historical events. Britain was knee deep in a world war for most of their adult lives. The war is known to have inspired some of Brooke’s most well known poems, but Spring Sorrow was neither mans most popular work.

The poem The Summer I was sixteen describes the summer of a sixteen-year-old American in the nineteen sixties. The writer of the poem, Geraldine Connolly, compares the shortcomings experienced by the United States to a sixteen-year-old summer. The theme of this poem is to remind the audience of childhood and calls for the need to enjoy the good fruits that life has provided.

“Summer” is a coming of age story. How does Updike use setting, symbolism, and/or event to illustrate the passage from childhood to adulthood? “Summer will end soon enough, and childhood as well.” (George R.R. Martin). In “Summer”, David Updike examines this passage from childhood to adulthood, suggesting that it is a positive experience as inner conflicts can be resolved, but like summer, leaving one’s youth is tinged with feelings of sadness.