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AP English Composition

April 9, 2013
By LiraDaeris PLATINUM, Tucson, Arizona
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&ldquo;You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You&#039;re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who&#039;ll decide where to go...&rdquo; <br /> ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You&#039;ll Go!

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"It's this week, or if you miss it here.
But please try not to do that, dear-
It's so much harder for the tardy ones,
And even more for those abroad."

I raise my hand, she calls and thus,
I ask, "What will be expected of us?
If we don't know the author, how can we show them
What the author intended in this poem?"

"Oh don't worry, darling- no need to fret
Ev'n if you knew them, they expect you'd forget.
Just support your idea, and they will take it;
It's the only final where you can be mistaken."

"So it doesn't matter what they meant?"
"More points to you if you can find it."
And with a prouder voice she proclaimed,
"This trick's your 5's' saving grace!"

The class all cheered, but I dismayed
What if my work was displayed?
No matter my fame, it's what I say,
That draws me to speak, so silent I stayed.

© Nicholas K., Weldon Spring, MO

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Based off of English class the other day.
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LiraDaeris PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 21 2013 at 9:51 pm
LiraDaeris PLATINUM, Tucson, Arizona
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&ldquo;You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You&#039;re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who&#039;ll decide where to go...&rdquo; <br /> ― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You&#039;ll Go!

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Actually she's super fantastic. My favorite teacher. Just that day I did not like her thought process haha She finds it weird, too, that you only have to prove you can think instead of finding the author's intention. But I can have some poetic license with her character! Haha (this is my honest reaction, though, to the test in the poem)
ElisaTheDuck ELITE said...
on Apr. 21 2013 at 7:44 pm
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LOOK AT MY PROFILE. DO IT.

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I see that you don't like your teacher very much. =P Keep up the great work though!!