Devotion, dedication, entrepenaurship, determination, these four words to me shows the qualities of maturity. Not only that but it also expresses our strengths towards society. Maturity is the key to life. Without it then there’s basically no hope in the job industry. How are you going to be able to handle a serious job like a teacher or a surgeon? You can’t! People are going to walk all over you, thinking you’re just all fun and games. Either way no one wants to be around an arrogant person everyday that thinks they’re better than everyone because they consider himself to be mature. It’s kind of like a fifty fifty deal. Half mature, half immature, because just the right amount of both could make a great outcome. If I were to describe my maturity through the different types of seasons, I would have to say that I’m in the beginning of summer. Five months to be exact because being as though I just turned sixteen, I’m ready to act like a mature adult and get my permit and start preparing for when I get my house. Three examples that can prove my steps to maturity are babysitting, my voice, and also I “man-up” to certain situations, and that I have mature voice.
Watching my little brother and sister took a big toll on my life because I used to be scared knowing that one day my mother would ask me to watch over them while she handle her motherly duties. Your probably thinking, ‘’okay who doesn’t watch their younger siblings” but I look at it as if I’m responsible enough to look after two human beings that needs to be fed, washed, or even a little attention. Feeding them was no joke. While my brother would eat Fruity Pebbles my sister would want to eat the opposite of what he’s eating which is bacon, flat eggs with no salt nor pepper with the edges cut off, grits and toast. My mom could’ve easily gone to get another baby-sitter but instead she knew what I was capable of and watching them was like a walk through the park. You may not understand but small things like that make me into the young adult I am today.
Another reason that could prove my growth into a young man is I “man-up” (as my mom call it) to certain situations that used to make want to decapitate my ears off so that I could not hear her voice. Arguing with my little sister Shaquon makes me entirely upset. Since she is female, I was always told not to hit a girl but she drove me to the point where hitting was not an obligation, arguing was the only thing I could do. Some say I have an anger problem but I just think that I get ticked off easily so me not hitting her was very, very, very hard. Of course I popped her a few times but I never took it overboard and punch her in her face like I wanted too. Looking back at the past I have made a tremendous change. Now arguing with her is not even in my vocabulary anymore because I feel that I’m too far ahead in maturity to be concerned about what she says or does. That was the hardest change on my part because like I said she got to me BADLY.
Furthermore, my final reason why I know I’m becoming more mature is I have a strong mature voice. When I say “strong voice”, I don’t necessarily mean my voice getting deeper, which it is but I’m actually talking about my use of vocabulary. In Elementary School and somewhat of Middle my word was repetitive and childish. “I was happy when I woke up this morning,” was something I would say back then but now since I learned more then I did in the past I would say “ Waking up to what seems like heaven I realized my attitude was overshadowed by the glowing sun, which made me smile.” I even learned a few new words like flabbergasted, overwhelmed, discombobulated, and so forth. That’s a drastic change to the words I used to be using.
To sum up my stages to maturity, I would like to say that maturity plays a key role in life. You have to be professional in the right time and place and your career path could go a long way in life
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Voice-Poem
Shaquille Davenport
2|11|09
Voice
Why are you so quiet ? Do you not Have a voice ? I have a voice. I have a decent voice. I have a strong voice. My voice got me where I am today. I use my voice to make people laugh because that’s me. STOP! YOU SHOT! SO DROP! WHY NOT! IT’S HOT! THEY LEARNING! SHE HURTING! THEY BURNING! Because I’m decent! I use my voice to get me something to eat when I’m hungry, or buy me the next pair of shoes on my feet because my voice is powerful. I used my voice to change history. Not mentally but physically by wearing a button, and since I can’t vote I used my voice to persuade the next person that OBAMA is the way to go, yo. I’m very impatient but I try not to be so when I’m at Mcdonalds and I see a nigga bussing in line, I use my voice to tell him to get the fuck back for you get the fucked smack !
2|11|09
Voice
Why are you so quiet ? Do you not Have a voice ? I have a voice. I have a decent voice. I have a strong voice. My voice got me where I am today. I use my voice to make people laugh because that’s me. STOP! YOU SHOT! SO DROP! WHY NOT! IT’S HOT! THEY LEARNING! SHE HURTING! THEY BURNING! Because I’m decent! I use my voice to get me something to eat when I’m hungry, or buy me the next pair of shoes on my feet because my voice is powerful. I used my voice to change history. Not mentally but physically by wearing a button, and since I can’t vote I used my voice to persuade the next person that OBAMA is the way to go, yo. I’m very impatient but I try not to be so when I’m at Mcdonalds and I see a nigga bussing in line, I use my voice to tell him to get the fuck back for you get the fucked smack !
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Essay On "We Real Cool"
Shaquille 2/3/09
Davenport
Essay
Teenagers this time around are concerned about material things and not taking the time to look at the bigger picture in life which are college, work, or their career path. We steady worried about parties and shit, fucking bitches, and our appearance that we don’t realize time is not on our side and it’s our job to jump on the right path and focus on what we need to do. My point exactly, what teenager you know reads poems let alone a book? I’m not the type to sit down and read a poem but when it comes down to it there’s a poet that can relate to what we’re going through. She expresses how she feels by thinking outside the box and not just by saying how she feels like any other person. Three reasons why I am blown away by this poet are, the poem says a lot in a short amount of time, the poem’s funny, and it consistently rhymes throughout the entire passage. This particular poem talks about how you could either go all out and live your life to the fullest and die young, or you could just easily go through life not having any fun fading through. One poem in particular that grabbed my attention and glued my eyes to the paper is, “We Real Cool”. Gwendolyn Brooks expresses powerful messages and real life situations in just literally one paragraph.
One reason why I like this poem is because the author says a lot but only in a few words. That right there draws my attention because the poem’s short. One quote from the poem which is actually the title is, “We Real Cool”. When you hear that quote immediately your probably thinking about two close friends but if you think outside the box like Gwendolyn Brooks then you could probably guess that there are two close friends that has each others back through thick and thin, that will always be there when you need them, that’s honest, and cares about you from the bottom of their heart, then you could start to see where she’s coming from when she says “We Real Cool’’.
Another reason why I am overwhelmed by this poem is because the poem constantly rhymes at the beginning or end of a sentence. I’ve come across poems that rhymes but none of them continues the whole way through the poem. Just the rhyming part alone draws my attention, because if the poem rhymes then I could remember what was said by the author. Another quote from the story that can help prove my analysis is, ‘’We real cool. We left school. We lurk late. We strike straight.’’ Flawless. Nothing but rhyming and that’s just the intro.
Finally, the last and final reason why I enjoyed this poem is because it’s funny. Nine times out of ten you would have a poem that is serious to the bone and talks about your feelings and death before incorporating the humor side of things. I was just blown away when I read the part about leaving school and dying soon. I thought that was funny and brave because it talks about cutting school and dying which occurs everyday and on the cutting school part she probably was a little taking back because by her saying that she could be persuading people to cut school.
Inconclusion, if you’re looking for a poem that can relate to what’s going on in your life then I would advise you to read Gwendolyn Brooks poems because a little sense of humor and relating to real life situations go together like peanut butter and jelly in my book and the outcome would be tremendous for a poem.
Davenport
Essay
Teenagers this time around are concerned about material things and not taking the time to look at the bigger picture in life which are college, work, or their career path. We steady worried about parties and shit, fucking bitches, and our appearance that we don’t realize time is not on our side and it’s our job to jump on the right path and focus on what we need to do. My point exactly, what teenager you know reads poems let alone a book? I’m not the type to sit down and read a poem but when it comes down to it there’s a poet that can relate to what we’re going through. She expresses how she feels by thinking outside the box and not just by saying how she feels like any other person. Three reasons why I am blown away by this poet are, the poem says a lot in a short amount of time, the poem’s funny, and it consistently rhymes throughout the entire passage. This particular poem talks about how you could either go all out and live your life to the fullest and die young, or you could just easily go through life not having any fun fading through. One poem in particular that grabbed my attention and glued my eyes to the paper is, “We Real Cool”. Gwendolyn Brooks expresses powerful messages and real life situations in just literally one paragraph.
One reason why I like this poem is because the author says a lot but only in a few words. That right there draws my attention because the poem’s short. One quote from the poem which is actually the title is, “We Real Cool”. When you hear that quote immediately your probably thinking about two close friends but if you think outside the box like Gwendolyn Brooks then you could probably guess that there are two close friends that has each others back through thick and thin, that will always be there when you need them, that’s honest, and cares about you from the bottom of their heart, then you could start to see where she’s coming from when she says “We Real Cool’’.
Another reason why I am overwhelmed by this poem is because the poem constantly rhymes at the beginning or end of a sentence. I’ve come across poems that rhymes but none of them continues the whole way through the poem. Just the rhyming part alone draws my attention, because if the poem rhymes then I could remember what was said by the author. Another quote from the story that can help prove my analysis is, ‘’We real cool. We left school. We lurk late. We strike straight.’’ Flawless. Nothing but rhyming and that’s just the intro.
Finally, the last and final reason why I enjoyed this poem is because it’s funny. Nine times out of ten you would have a poem that is serious to the bone and talks about your feelings and death before incorporating the humor side of things. I was just blown away when I read the part about leaving school and dying soon. I thought that was funny and brave because it talks about cutting school and dying which occurs everyday and on the cutting school part she probably was a little taking back because by her saying that she could be persuading people to cut school.
Inconclusion, if you’re looking for a poem that can relate to what’s going on in your life then I would advise you to read Gwendolyn Brooks poems because a little sense of humor and relating to real life situations go together like peanut butter and jelly in my book and the outcome would be tremendous for a poem.
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