by Dynal Thompson
Current, the ‘free verse’ style of poetry is the most popular. In the late 19th century, Walt Whitman is credited with originating the form. Before his time, poetry was restricted to certain rhyming schemes and forms.
Scansion is the analyzing of pattern, rhyme and meter in formal poetry. Commonly, a letter is placed at the end of the last word in each line. Usually starting with A then B and so on….
For example if the first two line rhyme with each other, their letters would be AA. If the second set of lines rhyme with each other the rhyme pattern would be AABB. If the fifth line doesn’t rhyme a C would be introduced and so on.
Next, we are concerned with meter. Each line contains a set number of beats, usually two or three syllables. The most common beat is ‘Iambic pentameter’. The individual beats consist of a short and a strong pulse. This beat is present in words such as ‘arrest, domain, forsooth’. The accent is on the second syllable.
Enough of the rules already, let’s get to the fun stuff. When you tell stories or write letters what do you start with? Something you overheard, witnessed, or read about? The best way to start a poem is to begin with what you’re most comfortable with.
What kind of poem are you going to write? Would you like to do a character study or a story? The best thing to do is go through some examples. This will give you some ideas. Don’t worry if you get a “writer’s block.” The best way to get past it is to take a break and come back the next day. Keep a pen and paper with you, something may come to you if your out.
Good poems take weeks and sometimes months to come up with. Don’t rush it. If your stuck, take a break for a few days and come back. Don’t re-read the entire draft, simply begin with the last line in your poem. You can surprise yourself.
by Daniel Z. Kane
College admissions officers and high school counselors often stress the importance of college visits. The reason they do so is because a campus visit can give you the chance to:
1. see most of the campus, not just what is featured in brochures or videos.
2. check out the town and surrounding area in which the college is located.
3. spend some time in a classroom and observe student-faculty interaction.
4. speak with students face-to-face about campus life and their everyday experiences.
5. spend time with an admissions counselors who can give you an overview and address any specific questions you may have. Be sure to use this opportunity well.
6. get a handle on the campus environment. Are students friendly? Do you feel welcome? Is the overall atmosphere what you expected?
If you are lucky, you may even get to speak with a professor in your area of interest, attend a lecture or social event, or spend an evening in a campus residence hall.
Be sure to take advantage of every opportunity you are given to see facilities, meet students and faculty, and attend on-campus events. By doing so you are almost certain to be able to make informed choices about the colleges you visit.
by Christee Roderick
People define communication as a two way process, there is always a speaker and a listener. Some would include body language as a means of a more effective communication. Movements can depict meanings that you would want to share. During ancient times, dancing has already been a part of their life. They dance when they pray to their gods and goddesses giving thanksgiving from a bountiful harvest. In other culture, women dance in order to make wine, as they stumble their feet on the grapes, the fruit juice will burst out.
Dancing has many forms like hip hop and modern dance to name a few. People on varied ages have likewise had their own preferences on dancing. Most adolescence and teenagers desire hip hop because of the styles, the music, the clothing sometimes due to influence. For the mature individuals they tend to go modern dancing, for they somehow understand the language that is being portrayed. But not in all cases these age things are applicable, but somehow a good percentage will somehow points to this opinion.
Hip Hop and Modern dance, both expresses a language. Each movement has its own characteristics and meanings where a person has been strongly drawn closer to the dance. The graceful beauty of every dance steps can put a bridge on our hearts and minds, whether it is a hip hop or a modern dance. There is certainly a language towards every beat of the music, every step of the feet and every muscle moved.
Modern and Hip Hop dance do not actually pin point a class. It does not choose whether a person is rich or poor. It is a language for everybody; hence, it puts a bridge towards these different types of people.
Dancing is never bias or unfair, yet, it makes people equal because they speak one language of expression. Each movement doesn’t classify a person to be poor or wealthy, but this brings forth harmony and peace.
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by Randy
After successfully completing high school level students start getting ready for college and the best way is to grow a four year academic plan. The student should be very attentive at this time as good decision will help them to reach them at the top level. They should pay attention to select the course. Most of them like to enroll in a good subject for higher study. Academic adviser can help them a lot for this issue.
The students should go for the best study to get ready for college and they should consider for the suitable courses that will be best suited for college preparation. They should discuss with their high school counselor to know offered courses. Most of the students will be not able to understand properly for selecting the course as they are totally new at this stage. Only proper counseling can help them to reach them in a right place.
The students may think about the course requirements for graduation while developing a high school plan to obtain preparation and they require to developing several academic goals. You should keep in your mind that this is not extremely easy task to complete the offered course after going to college for four years course.
For getting ready students for college might follow some basic 4 years course plan to choose. If you desire to study on English then you then 4 years of English course is best for you. There are many others courses are available including 4 years of science, and 4 years of mathematics, 4 years of social studies. Some short course like 2 years of foreign language, 1 year of computer class, 1 test preparation class and 1 year of physical education are available.
Supplementary courses could be taken for getting better preparation for the standardized tests in the ninth grade to turn into aware of their academic potencies and weaknesses. They have abundance time to improve of any academic shortages to begin early on. Act test might get better test scores of you in two to three points.
Getting appropriate guide line they can get a good course and the students should be familiar with different courses before they go college for graduation. Proper guidelines could assist a lot to achieve the success. You have to suffer for long time if your decision is wrong.