Analyzing On Turning Ten

I think that Collins is trying to say that children need to cherish their childhood as much as possible because it doesn't last forever, and those are the years that you can have as much fun and creativity as you want and not be judged. I think he is trying to say that not enough people truly appreciate their childhood and embrace is as much as they should because they want to grow up so quickly. Collins captures childhood by describing different things he did at certain ages before he turned double digits. This poem is affective because it is very dramatic and dark. He intensifies what it's like to grow up, and he makes it seem like it is a terrible thing because you are growing our of your childhood. I wasn't sad to become 10 because I thought it was exciting to finally be in double digits. My childhood was filled with great memories, so even though I am no longer a child, I can still look back on all the wonderful times I had, and I can look forward to creating new memories as I grow older.

Definitions of words

The definition of beauty that the author was tryingt to say is that companies are making women think that to be beautiful you have to look a certain way. All the cosmetics that companies advertise are trying to tell women that they need them to look like the "beautiful" girls in the commercials. At the end of the essay the author explained the real affects behind the commercials that make all the women look that way. All the advertisements are fake, and I don't think it's fair that we are allowing women to think that they aren't beautiful unless they look that way.

The author was describing denial as a way of problem solving. Denial is a way of dealing with the pain that you are going through, and sometimes it is easier to deny things than to actually deal with things head on.

The word evil was being described as how people's actions are evil now a days. People are bombing other countries, and starting wars and they have no remorse for those actions. The author was saying how the meaning of evil now isn't about satan, but about how people now have urges to murder or rape others.

Definition essay questions, spring break

1. I would have defined this idea by saying what it is like to be a New York Yankees fan. I think if I was a yankees fan I would have been able to write enough about that team, and what it's like to be a supporter of the team. Similiar ideas you could write about are any other sports team that you like.

2. I think that the illusions help the essay because it gives more details about other definitions of the word Yankee. If you didn't understand the illusion, that might confuse the reader about what they were trying to reference in the essay.

3. I do not think that the writer dwelt too long on that because if they understood the topic well enough they could have written plenty on it and it would have been really good information.

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That's what I think defines this dying breed of the American Yankee: an extraordinary sense of balance and reserve, a holding off — and yet, behind all that reserve, a reservoir of generosity and friendliness that can be nearly overwhelming.

 

Over my spring break I hungout with my friends, went to the mall, saw the Hunger Games twice, and relaxed. I also watched my neighbors dog and cat while they were on vacation. My break was really layed back and not stressfull at all. It was very nice to not have to worry about any school work.