Poem In Texas

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In Natasha Trethewey’s poetry collection Native Guard, the reader is exposed to the story of Trethewey’s growing up in the southern United States and the tragedy which she encountered during her younger years, in addition to her experiences with prejudice and to issues surrounding prejudice within the society she is living in. Throughout this work, Trethewey often refers to graves and provides compelling imagery regarding the burial of the dead. Within Trethewey’s work, the recurring imagery surrounding graves evolves from the graves simply serving as a personal reminder of the past, to a statement on the collective memory of society and comments on how Trethewey is troubled with what society has forgotten as it signifies a willingness to overlook the dehumanization of a large group of people.

As one expresses their reaction towards an event in history, opinions and emotion unravel itself. Ziadah and Long Soldier voice their beliefs differently through their tones in the poems. Ziadah shows a strong passion through her desire to get the media to display the truth of what is occurring in Palestine. She talks with an authoritative, powerful voice to effectively capture the reporters and viewers in understanding the current injustice. Her choice of performing this poem as a spoken word exemplifies her inner desire to educate people on the current events and prove there is more happening behind the medias coverage. As one watches her passion becoming exposed during her performance, it is seen that the people of Palestine are truly

trailer to be on the side of the roadway in that area. Caston further stated

In Sharon Olds The Summer-Camp Bus Pulls Away from the Curb she states “With a pencil and two Hardy Boys and a peanut butter sandwich and grapes he is on his way, there is nothing more we can do for him” the narrator is sending her son off with what she thinks he will need not only for summer camp but for life.

I don't know what motivated your actions, as you are always shown nothing but respect and consideration.

It is pretty poignant, yet honest to say that the hurricane Katrina has long derived an almost obsessional attention from Natasha writer. In “Beyond Katrina: A meditation of the Mississippi Gulf Coast”, Tretheway has purposely pictured the devastation scenario from witnesses’ narratives; hence her story could speak for many stories of people who are less visible, whom we cannot see struggling against the aftermath - the stories we may not know about how tenacious the return of Gulf Coast communities was from those tremendous sufferings they miserably faced up to.

n the introduction of the poem the writer mentions that the poem is meant to relate to the speakers experience with encountering nature. With much thought into this idea, could you not say that you could relate this poem to the experience of the way society is changing today. In our lives we get use to certain people that we could never "unnoticed" them, but there are a couple of others that we may not even bother with or notice they are there. In the first stanza they question the appearance of the fellow and in reality that may be them questioning the appearance of some people in their lives.

In 1913, the Johnsons abandoned the farm and moved to nearby Johnson City. The family house, while comfortable by the standards of the rural South at the time, had neither electricity nor indoor plumbing. Lyndon, like his father, wanted more for his future. In fact, when he was twelve, he told classmates, "You know, someday I'm going to be president of the United States." Later in life, Johnson would remember: "When I was fourteen years old I decided I was not going to be the victim of a system which would allow the price of a commodity like cotton to drop from forty cents to six cents and destroy the homes of people like my own family." The climb out of the Texas Hill Country, however, would be a steep one. School, at first, was a one-room,

“History is written by victors,” while the origins of that quote are unknown, it’s message rings true in America, specifically in regards to the US education system. The slam poem Somewhere in America, written and performed by high school students Rhiannon McGavin, Zariya Allen, and Belissa Escobedo, touches on many subjects, from gender equality, to the treatment of minorities, but especially the idea of history being written by the victors or those in power. It focuses on censorship in schools, the whitewashing of history, and the fact that students are often not taught about major events in history because they don’t promote American exceptionalism. In an interview with Queen Latifah, Zariya Allen, one of the writers and performers of the

Why did not you take the medicine you are teaching to make before I even became child?

Now, I may sound like I'm patting my own vagina at this point, but believe me I do not do these things for the glory, I'm pretty hot and quite the hoot, so glory comes naturally, and meanie words don't hurt my feelings, so I'm certainly not reaching out for support. I want my actions to be far more symbolic of the compassion I have for the human race, rather than those actions, of these dumb cunts.

you. I truly accept why you assaulted me because not standing upright means that I have no respect for you. You

I’m embarrassed, and I’m ashamed I’ve played a part in this devilish game making your common sense perish.

Excuse my poor manners dear reader, I haven’t been myself in quite awhile. Let me start from the beginning of this sorry tale. Only then may I be judged for my actions.