Week 3: Social Media Response; Illustration 2

The drawing I chose by Pawel Kuczynski was in illustration two, I believe this picture in illustration two represents many things. The first thing that caught my eye was the army helmet the little baby was wearing. The helmet clearly represents the army, and the baby represents children, which makes me think of army children. The army children have to go through a lot, because their mother or father is away at war and they are worried about their parent’s safety, and they know there is nothing they can do to keep them safe. Also the little baby is sitting alone with a bird, which in my opinion represents loneliness the child has without his/her mother or father, because army children have to go a long time without seeing their parents, and they probably get lonely and miss them after a while. You can see the little army toys in the corner of the picture which shows that he has been playing with the toys, also that could mean he plays with the toys because he/she looks up to his/her mother or father, and could possibly pretend that it’s the mother or father at war. I think the artist was trying to show sadness in this picture, because most kids are sad when their parents have to go to war, because it is a very dangerous job, and they worry that they might get injured or killed. It would be a horrible feeling knowing that you might not see them again. I think the artist did a really good job at showing all the different feelings and different points in this drawing.

Week 2: Poetry Response

I am analyzing the poem “I Cry” By Tupac Shakur. I think the poet wrote this poem to try to explain why he was sad, and to show that he is sad. The author is trying to show that he is sad, depressed, lonely, and heartbroken by saying “Sometimes when I’m alone I Cry,” and also by saying “I Cry because my heart is torn”. I think the poet does succeed. The way he wrote his poem showed that he felt sad, and alone just by the things he said, and by naming the poem “I Cry” that showed that the poem was going to have a sad/heartbroken story to it. The poet knew if he put those certain things in the poem then it would show that he was sad, alone, heartbroken, and depressed. Also some things he said in the poem made it sound like he didn't want to bother anyone by telling people his problems, because he thinks they wouldn’t want to listen to his problems or his feelings, which also makes him feel alone, and makes him feel like he has no friends. The title of the poem sounds like it would be sad, and everything in the poem would make you cry if that was actually happening to you, and if you had the same feelings as the person in the poem. The poet might use the devices to show he is sad, that way it would make the name of the poem make more sense to the readers. 

Week 1: What's on your mind?

I am going to touch on the topic of bullying. Children, teenagers, and even adults have to deal with being bullied every day. You can be bullied mentally and physically, either way you’re still harming others. When people bully others I don’t think they understand how that makes them feel. People who are bullied usually become depressed, suicidal, form eating disorders, exclude themselves from activities or friends, start using substances, such as alcohol or drugs, they may also become very violent. An example of bullied kids becoming violent is, in 12 of 15 school shooting cases in the 1990's, the shooter had been bullied in the past. Usually in bullying situations the person bullying has problems, such as… Alcohol and drug abuse, violence, drop out of school, home issues, which some of those things may follow them as they get older. There are lots of cases where teenagers have been bullied and committed suicide or have attempted suicide. There was a case that has happened recently where a girl was bullied about something she did. She moved schools and it followed her where she moved. Her peers said some very nasty things to her. She had many attempted suicides, and then she had one successful attempt. This should show people that no matter what somebody does there is no reason to make someone feel like they should end their life. If you ever feel the need to bully someone, stop and think about how you would feel if that were you in that particular situation. “Treat others the way you would want to be treated.”