President, one appointed or elected to preside over an organized body of people, such as an assembly or meeting. This is the "boring" way of describing what a president does. But if you know me, Jacqueline Martin, you will know I'm not the boring type. A president is a person elected that will change the student body for the better while making it fun and exciting for their peers. I know that I am suitable for this position because I can meet the needs of the student body and is willing to bring in new ideas. I am an enthusiastic person with a lot of energy who can get the job done.
As my friend Borat always says...
"I like you very much!"
This is something you will be saying if you vote me, Jacqueline Martin, president of 2011- 2012.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Siegfried Sassoon
I found him in the guard-room at the Base.
From the blind darkness I had heard his crying
And blundered in. With puzzled, patient face
A sergeant watched him; it was no good trying
To stop it; for he howled and beat his chest.
And, all because his brother had gone west,
Raved at the bleeding war; his rampant grief
Moaned, shouted, sobbed, and choked, while he was kneeling
Half-naked on the floor. In my belief
Such men have lost all patriotic feeling.
From the blind darkness I had heard his crying
And blundered in. With puzzled, patient face
A sergeant watched him; it was no good trying
To stop it; for he howled and beat his chest.
And, all because his brother had gone west,
Raved at the bleeding war; his rampant grief
Moaned, shouted, sobbed, and choked, while he was kneeling
Half-naked on the floor. In my belief
Such men have lost all patriotic feeling.
Reading this poem I get the feeling of sadness. The more I read into the poem and feel what Siegfried is trying to write about, I start to feel that he is writing about a hostage that they took to the base. Throughout the reading you can tell that this person who has been put in the guard-room is hurt inside and wants to get out. You can feel that this person is someone who obviously didn’t deserve to be there. I researched a guard- room for World War 1 and this is a picture I found that would show somewhat good description of one.
I noticed that there is some light shining in from the left side of the photo; this tells me that it is not a room and that nobody can see or some sort of private room. It obviously is not a happy environment place to be in, more of a boring one to be in. I notice that there are maps on the board. This is showing me that this room is where the guard would stay and be in control of the base, the maps represent the building and where everything is. Half way through the poem, it talks about how the man is very uncomfortable there and is very upset. However, the last line talks about the man losing all patriotic feelings. When I researched what that meant, I learned that patriotism means that a person has great feelings for their own country (I soon realized that I did know what patriotism was). This tells me that this man is not impressed with his country and doesn’t want to have anything to do with it.
Friday, April 1, 2011
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