I chose the passage from Song Of The Andoumboulou: 60 on page 120. The passage is lines 31 to 42, which stars with the line “shadowbox romance it was called…” and ends with the lines “lip, tongue rummaging tongue,”(120). This passage has a couple of different interesting elements within the lines. The basic plotline I got from this passage is the declaration of the Andoumboulou as one. It also states that this community is both “real but made up” which is an interesting line. I viewed it as Mackey stating that the Andoumboulou are a real group of people, but also recognizing that in this epic journey they are made up. There is also hints of an imaginary or transparent romance with the statement of the “shadowbox romance”. Shadowbox can reference either the verb form to spar with an imaginary …show more content…
The word “mu” can have multiple connotations and meanings within the poem. In this passage, it can reference the mythical land of “mu”, as states the “habitants of ‘mu’” (120). The use of “mu” can also be seen in the word muse in the lines, “rub’s new muse” (120). The word “mu” is a part of “muse” and this could have its own individual meaning though I am not quite sure what the connection is entirely. The lines “Come of late to creation’s outskirts, / rub’s new muse a republic to none” are interesting as well. In this line, the word “rub” can be closely identified with the word “nub” that Mackey uses throughout his poetry. This then means that this line relates to Mackey’s definition of “nub”, which states in the preface “the flailing republic of the United States” (xv). The republic is a crucial idea in this sentiment of the whole of a state being controlled by the people. I think this is an important idea, because of them emphasis Mackey puts on a community of people. I think the idea of intimacy and connection of people in a community
Whether we are from different cultures or religions or if we look at the behaviour of animals we all like to be connected socially and feel accepted in society. (Yalom)
society. It is a large part of what holds society together; without it civilized society as we know it
In the book Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman there are many different characters, and even some of them cross paths. A community garden was started in Cleveland Ohio just by one person therefore everyone follows. They all learn how to get along with other people, how to not stereotype so much, and how to depend on each other in their community. All of them struggle with something, whether it's with family, friends, or feeling stereotyped. They learn the importance of a community, and realize how much they really depend on each other. Seedfolks shows that having a community is important for all people to incorporate diversity, culture,and unique stories into their lives. You don't realize how much people depend on their community until its gone. The importance of a community is shown through the characters and shown by how they act, what they say, overall how they are perceived by other people.
The first one being that the community is like a place that provides order, traditions and certain rules. For example when we are at a family reunion and its like rule to always say hello to your elders first, or that when you are about to hit the piñata the little ones go first, or something much simpler like the sitting place of each family member at the dinning table.
This theory refutes the idea that there are competing subcultures in the community, but instead there are four elements that govern their choice of behavior: attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief (yahoo).
Millay uses personification in the sonnet to turn the figurative idea of chaos into a character that she is able to control and tame. In the first line of the sonnet, the speaker asserts “I will put Chaos into fourteen lines” (Millay 1), giving this non-human, abstract idea human-like characteristics. By turning chaos into Chaos, Millay effectively shifts Chaos into a human-like character. The speaker of the poem showcases their ability to use language as a power to confine this personified Chaos, to the strict form of the sonnet. In the second line, the speaker addresses Chaos as a “him”
A truer understanding of the world: that there are similarities and differences between people; the development of attitudes such as tolerance, appreciation of difference, acceptance of perspectives and perceptions other than their own;
Reflections Within is a non-traditional stanzaic poem made up of five stanzas containing thirty-four lines that do not form a specific metrical pattern. Rather it is supported by its thematic structure. Each of the five stanzas vary in the amount of lines that each contain. The first stanza is a sestet containing six lines. The same can be observed of the second stanza. The third stanza contains eight lines or an octave. Stanzas four and five are oddly in that their number of lines which are five and nine.
Community is built of two main elements. First, community requires communal caring. Members need to put themselves in positions where they are able to relate to other members and does everything “within reasonable limits of self-sacrifice” (65). The second is communal reciprocity. Individuals will serve other members of the community, not for exchange of goods, but to provide generosity and support. These elements of community appear in the lives of all individuals, even the most capitalist ones. Humans are entirely capable of these.
The definition breaks all cultural boundaries and become the meeting point for all cultural discussion and
desire or attraction from one person to another. There were organizations such as the Junior
This theory is defined on how members within a community feel about themselves as well as their behavior
“The relationship between the energies of the inquiring mind that an intelligent reader brings to the poem and the poem’s refusal to yield a single comprehensive interpretation enacts vividly the everlasting intercourse between the human mind, with its instinct to organise and harmonise, and the baffling powers of the universe about it.”
What are “Castratos of moon-mash?” Who are these seemingly real but only partially embodied figures, which Wallace Stevens mentions almost in passing at line three in his poem, “Men Made Out of Words.” As readers, how are we to understand this short ambivalent phrase, which while confounding us appears to answer the question raised in the previous two lines: “What should we be without the sexual myth, / The human revery or the poem of death” (1-2). Stevens does not elaborate on the image of the moon-mashed castratos he has just presented, but instead using a hyphen formulates and finishes the relatively short ten-line poem. One can argue that this second part of the poem could even be a separate strophe from the lines already noted,
Throughout my life, I have been privileged to know a strong sense of community. My understanding of community has been carved out and shaped by each community that I have been a part of and the subsequent life experiences that I have had by being a part of these communities. To me, community means a sense of belonging with people who have some capacity of like-mindedness. When you belong to a community, you feel like a piece of a larger puzzle that comes together to create a whole. Each community you belong to both influences you, and is influenced by you. Moreover, your belonging to a community generates a sense of unity and shares a common goal, value, or outlook.