Feelings: abstract noun poem

Quiet is midnight black silence unbroken by the border of light.

Boredom is foggy gray awakening nothing.

Success is cloud white tuxedo going to the wedding.

Loneliness is bark brown biting away at my hope.

Love is rose petal pink hearts fluttering around your head.

Happiness is grass green berries feeding the mind with joys.

Sadness is ocean blue waves thrashing away at the shore of your heart.

Warnings are caution tape yellow clues studying your senses.

Fears are old bark gray trees that never stop growing.

Awkwardness is stop sign red feelings flooding the air.

Cereal VS Cereal

Cereal	VS.	Cereal
Cinnamon Toast Crunch	VS.	Golden Grahams
Life	VS.	Wheat Chex
Special K	VS.	Total
Reese Puff	VS.	Coco Puffs
Apple Jacks	VS.	Froot Loops
Cheerio’s	VS.	Oh’s
Frosted Flakes	VS.	Corn Flakes
Honey Bunches Of Oats	VS.	Raisin Bran
Kix	VS.	Captain Crunch
Nothing	VS.	Lucky Charms!!!!

Poem response: Playgrounds

In the poem http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/20297 by Laurence Alma-Tadema describes the way children think of men(adults). He is pretty much stating in the poem that children see or notice many more things that adults do not. When kids are at the sea or ocean they can find pretty rocks, sand dollars, and beautiful shells. While adults can rarely find 3 agates and a shell. At the end he says " But, when the snow is on the ground And all the puddles freeze, I wish that I were very tall, High up above the trees." I'm not sure if that means that the child wants to be dead and in heaven or tall like a adult.

Response to: How Little Red Riding Hood Came To Be Eaten

In the poem http://www.poetry-archive.com/c/how_little_red_riding_hood_came_to_be_eaten.html (How Little Red Riding Hood Came To Be Eaten) by Guy Wetmore Carryl is a poem explaining what happened during Little Red Riding Hoods life before she got eaten. Her parents were clever and cautious.  Red's parents showed her ways around.  If she was obedient she was thanked, anything else she was spanked.  Red's at 6 years old was generous and smart. At 13 years old she was learning to be a professional nurse.  One part of the poem it says "The young paragon might have grown, if not nipped in the bud, but the following year struck her smiling career with a dull and sickening thud!" Red obviously got hurt somehow. Paragon means an example of excellence: somebody or something that is the very best example of something, so Red was someone people looked up to. She had a basket on her arm filled with " Jellies, ices, gruel, spices, grilled chicken legs, savory stew, a novel or two, hot-water can, Japanese fan, and a bottle of eau-de-cologne." Red did not recognize the Grandma because it was not her grandma it was a wolf. Guy added a lot of emotion to the poem and that made it more fun to read. I like how Guy added a moral to the story.

Soda Brand VS. Soda Brand

Soda	VS	Soda
Crush	VS	Fanta
Sprite	VS	7up
Coca-Cola	VS	Pepsi
Canada Dry	VS	Schweppes
Mello Yello	VS	Mountain Dew
Sierra Mist	VS	Sun Drop
A&W Root Beer	VS	Mug Root Beer
Dr.Pepper	VS	Mr.Pibb
Nothing	VS	Water

Politics

Truth 

Lies 

Democrat

Republican

President 

Leader

1st Class

3rd Class

Happiness

Madness

Election 

Choices 

Wrong 

Right 

Healthy

Ill

Money 

Debt 

Jobs 

Unemployment

Life?

Death?

Looking back at the Anticipation Guide

Lying is justifiable if it's for the greater good.

I originally gave it a 4, but know that I read the book I would give it a 2 because you can't lie about where a person is going or something major like your identity. If a bugger were to dress like a human that would be a big  lie.

Sometimes violence is the only way to solve a problem.  

I gave it a 4 and I still agree with that statement. I thought it is okay because if the person does not listen(in important situation your only options would be violence or yelling, and one leaves you with bruises and the other a headache. Many people solve anger problems with violence.

Words are stronger than fists.

 That is true because you can hurt someone's feeling's by being rude. I gave it a 5. That saying "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me"  is half way correct the names could mess with your self esteem and the way you act around people. I still gave it a 5.

Bullies hurt others because they have low self esteem.

I gave it a 3 because there are many different reasons. In Ender's Game Stilson bullied Ender so Ender beat up Stilson, I now will give it a 3 still. It depends what type of bully it is. Any person can be a bully, but most choose not to.

Only the best and brightest students should receive the best education to become a nations leader. 
I gave it a 1 and still stand by that answer. If I got really bad scores in elementary then got all A+'s in college, I would deserve being a nation leader. Ender deserves to be a nations leader because he went through so much. 

Revenge is never justified.

I gave this a 1 because Ender got revenge on the Stilson and Stilson's friends were really mean to Ender. The victim should be able to get revenge on the perpetrator. The humans should be able to get revenge on the buggers.

Crying is evidence of weakness

I originally gave it a two because there are many different meanings of crying and tears. I could be crying tears of joy or even laugh so hard that I could be crying.  If Ender found out his family had died he would have a reason to cry because he never spoke to them so he just hass his memories of his mom, dad, peter, and valentine. I give this a 3 now.

Any action is acceptable in war. 

I will give it a 3 because if the enemy has one of your soldiers captive and was threatening to do something to the president you would have no choice, but to attack. I gave it a 3 before too.

Teenagers need discipline and rules because they can't control themselves.

I still agree with my old score of 5. Teen's are crazy now a days and most get what ever they want and if they don't get it they throw a fit. If I wanted a gun to shoot some buggers and save the world somebody better get me a gun. 

 Only trough personal sacrifice can someone create a positive change.

I am staying with my statement of a 3 because if one person has positive change another can have negative change out of the same situation.  Many Americans benefit(receive positive change)  from all the soldiers serving. The human race benefits positively from the people at launch and fighting the buggers.
Generating compassion for your enemies is the only way to create peace.
I am going to give this a 3 like I did before, because if you never generate compassion there is no way to make a compromise. If the human race generated compassion for the buggers they would probably not be able to kill them. If Ender generated compassion for Stilson there would still not be any peace probably.