"You work very, very hord on a paper for English clash, and still get a very glow rade on it like a 'D' or a 'D=' and all because you are the liverworst spoiler in the whale wide word." Taylor Mali intelligently mocks the spelling errors people often make while writing a paper in his poem "The The Impotence of Proofreading." Mali captures the audience with his use of risque dark humour and clever misuse of words. Proofreading your work is essential because spell check alone is not trustworthy because "[it] may end up just using a word that you had absolutely no detention of using." I enjoyed this poem because it was extremely humorous and entertaining.
The poem "I'm Just Saying" by Michael Anthony is about how girls should respect themselves and that not all guys go for girls who wear "low cut shirts... or short skirts where she's practically bare" but rather girls who are smart and confident. Anthony explains how he looks for a girl who is conservative and has manners. This poem is blunt and honest which is why I like it personally. Some people couldn't care less about the money, texting or making out in public. Instead they are looking for someone who finds more meaning in "love" than what society has dulled it down to.
"They never prepare us for the biggest test, which is survival." Suli Break's "I Will Not Let An Exam Result Define Me" is a powerful and thought provoking poem. I highly enjoyed this poem because it shows how society defines us on our grades rather than who we are and what we're good at when in reality, society isn't half as perfect as it expects us all to be. "We all have different abilities, thought processes, experiences and genes. So why is a class full of individuals tested by the same means?" This line explains that we are all unique and are all good at something. While that one thing may not be math or science, it is unfair to define someone on how they do in those classes. In the end, half the things students learn in school will not help them later on in life, so why not find a more diverse way of teaching them things they are good at and stop judging them by their weakest links.
Sydney Donkin
853 Punctuation Dr.
Penticton BC
V2A7C9
October 1, 2013
Captain Van Camp
Commander
HMS Princess Margaret
O Captain, My Captain:
At the end of the day, the decision is yours, but hey, now's your chance to finally get rid of those pesky students who have been driving all of us out of our minds since September 3rd. I deserve to live because I am strong, hardworking and highly intelligent. Unlike most girls who whine and complain about everything, I can pull my own weight along with many others. I know how to handle difficult situations unlike Jaimie Hark. Jaimie is the type to panic when things go wrong. Captain Van Camp, sir, people like her will only waste our remaining oxygen! We need to conserve the most oxygen as possible. Trust me, you do not want save her; she is delirious! I, on the other hand, am extremely calm, cool and collected.
As a smart, hard working student who aspires to be a doctor someday, I have a lot to live for. If you decide not to spare my life, just remember if you ever need surgery, it could have been me operating on you rather than the squirming, nervous doctor who messes up and kills you.
You may be having a hard time deciding whether the girls or the boys are more important. Honestly, girls are much more necessary than boys! First, we mature way faster than boys... do you really want to save someone who only talks about videogames all day? If not, I suggest Brandon Carson and Matt Finlayson are first on your list. Girls are also important for population purposes. Maybe a nuclear bomb went off while we're stuck down here and majority of the world's population has been executed! The more females the better!
Please put into deep consideration that not only am I well suited to go far in life, I'm wonderful at baking. Really, I am.
Sincerely,
Sydney Donkin
From a first glance, Sydney Donkin may seem to be timid and shy. Surely she wouldn't be the one to stand out in your mind as loud and outgoing, but an extra in the background. Most people would be shocked to know that once she is comfortable in her surroundings, her inner spirit is released and it's as if you're in the room with a completely different person.
Many would be utterly perplexed to hear Sydney sing. For such a small girl, she has a very powerful voice. With the fingers of a seven year old, it is a surprise how precise and graciously Sydney can play the piano, as if she has a finger for each key. Along with writing songs and composing music, Sydney loves to read. As she flies from cover to cover, paying close attention to detail, Sydney is a robot. Sydney's extreme phobia of spiders and basements may beg the question of how she is able to watch scary movies alone from dusk to dawn. Having seen hundreds of these movies though, Sydney is a complete horror movie fanatic. Despite both her parents' easy tanning skin, Sydney is pale like Casper the Ghost, blinding to the bare eye. Sydney is also very flexible. How many people can really say they can lick both their elbows? Let alone one!
She may not seem to be much of an extraordinary person from a first impression, but like a book, you should never judge by its cover because you never know what may be on the next page.
