Comments for The Hawks Talk

Comment on Recommend a book for 9th grade by Sue

Sue — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:51:32 +0000

everyone is recommending Speak for 9th graders….will guys like this book as well???

Comment on The Lesson of the Moth Response by Hannah E.

Hannah E. — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:19:26 +0000

I belive this story teaches the lesson that some people become so infaturated with what they want in life and what they belive will make them happy they let all their inhibitions go, and their sense of reason almost disapears. What we belive will make us happy, doesn;t always turn out the way we predict.

Comment on Response to “Legal Alien” by YeahSup

YeahSup — Mon, 12 May 2008 02:56:27 +0000

People are hating on others that are regular people too. They are literally no different from anyone else. Two ears, a nose, a pair of eyes, a mouth, a body. Different looks but a person all in the same. Everyone has different cultures and customs, but that doesnt make them any less of a person in God’s eyes, why should we be one to judge?

Comment on The Lesson of the Moth Response by mitesh

mitesh — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:03:42 +0000

When people are saying something that you don’t like, don’t argue with them, just stop paying attention

Comment on Response to “The Road Not Taken” by Mr. Powell

Mr. Powell — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:48:18 +0000

Federico II - Thank you for providing such an insightful analysis of the meaning and devices evident in Frost’s wonderful poem.

Comment on Response to “The Road Not Taken” by Federico III

Federico III — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:36:18 +0000

Meaning:
The literal meaning of this poem by Robert Frost is pretty obvious. A traveler comes to a fork in the road and needs to decide which way to go to continue his journey. After much mental debate, the traveler picks the road “less traveled by.”
The figurative meaning is not too hidden either. The poem describes the tough choices people stand for when traveling the road of life. The words “sorry” and “sigh” make the tone of poem somewhat gloomy. The traveler regrets leaves the possibilities of the road not chosen behind. He realizes he probably won’t pass this way again.

devices:
There are plenty literary devices in this poem to be discovered. One of these is antithesis. When the traveler comes to the fork in the road, he wishes he could travel both. Within the current theories of our physical world, this is a non possibility (unless he has a split personality). The traveler realizes this and immediately rejects the idea.
Yet another little contradiction are two remarks in the second stanza about the road less traveled. First it’s described as grassy and wanting wear, after which he turns to say the roads are actually worn about the same (perhaps the road less traveled makes travelers turn back?).
personification:
All sensible people know that roads don’t think, and therefore don’t want. They can’t. But the description of the road wanting wear is an example of personification in this poem. A road actually wanting some as a person would. However: some believe this to be incorrect and believe “wanting wear” is not a personification, but rather older English meaning “lacking”. So it would be “Because it was grassy and lacked wear;”.

Comment on The Lesson of the Moth Response by Mike

Mike — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:17:00 +0000

The poem “the lesson of the moth” was very inspiring to me. I love the way Don Marquis used animals to connect to humans and the choices we make in life. However, I think that most of you are taking this connection to litterally. The moth’s decision to live in an instant of beauty and die for it does not actually mean that if we choose the Moth’s way of life we are suicidal. In fact, it means that we should live life to its fullest and take chances every day. The cockroach is the other extreme of life. He lives safe, never taking a risk that might be costly. I base my life around the moth’s philosophy. The choices I make are based on what will be the greatest expierience and the most rewarding. In life you can never sit around and do nothing. “You will always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”- M.J.

Comment on Recommend a book for 9th grade by Elisha

Elisha — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:16:14 +0000

I think 2 good books for the ninth grade are ‘the catch in the rye’ and ‘THeir eyes were watching god’

Comment on Dear Abby Letter by M

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:27:27 +0000

Dear Abby,
On the weekend I went to a party with a few new friends of mine. At first the party was some-what calm and controlled but once the parents left and we had no parental supervision, the party became crazy and out of control. Some kids brought alcohol and even drugs. To my surprise, I was the only one who was not drunk or high. This was the first time I have been placed in a situation like this, around peers who were such bad influences. Somehow, I found an excuse this time about why I could not drink or do drugs, but what do I say next time? I do not want them to think that I’m not “cool” because I’m afraid that they won’t want to be my friend.
Sincerely,
Confused High School Girl

Comment on Speak by MS.kRZy

MS.kRZy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:36:40 +0000

WELL iiM STiiLL READiiNG THE BOOK
SO FAR ii LIKE IT BECAUSE SHE IS UMM SHE IS WIRED IN A
WAY BUT THEN AGAIN WHO IS IT!
WELL FOR ME Melinda IS A iiGHT PERSON BUT UMM
WHY DID SHE CALL THE COPS THAT NIGHT ??
UMM iiM NOT THAT FAR SO II HAVE NOT READ THAT PART HOPEFULLY ii FIND OUT [WHY}SHE
DID THAT……….iilL KEEP YALL UNDATED….