April 20, 2015


"Something to remember for Thanksgiving"

In "Something to remember for Thanksgiving" Mary Schmich wanted the readers to take away that even if you have little you still have something and you should be thankful for that. The author writes this, "We don't have money. But we are not poor. Poverty is a state of mind." Her father said this and the author wants us to think about poverty and remember to always be thankful and she got the message across by using cool diction and syntax methods. She wants society to be thankful for what they have.

" Man of the Streets; in 3 Suites"

In " Man of the Streets; in 3 Suites" Steve Lopez wants to show readers that society really only cares if  you are good enough and if the person with the same talent does the same thing but no one cares it shows that we need headliners to know that that person is good . I got the meaning in this sentence " You're a young man, strong, you could get a job. You're a musician and you should encourage someone else. You can't encourage no one looking like that…. Look at all that talent" I agree what this column says 


 ''In a word, a slice of perspective''

In '"In a word, a slice of perspective" ,mary schmich wants you to know that there will always be someone smarter, prettier, better than you but that shouldn't matter because in society we all try to the be the best but we really need to just be us. She wrote, "...But in this world of cyclones and earthquakes, a lot of us have potato chips to spare." This is how she ends her column and I think its very powerful and gets her message across.

"A Spring of Verbena and The Gifts of a Great Teacher"

In A Spring of Verbena and The Gifts of a Great Teacher" Kathleen Parker wants readers to know that you will always remember the people that teach you the most important things to you. In the column she writes this , " Obama is right about the power of teachers. Thank you, Mr. Gasque. " this shows her experience and how they impact people.

" Holiday Season Summons Memories of Good Deeds"



" Holiday Season Summons Memories of Good Deeds"  Tara Dixon Engle wants readers to saver the moments. In the column she writes this "

"The hug they shared made the moment all the more special,"Dilts said."It was a day I’ll never forget." this shows that the littlest things in life make people the happiest.