Honors 9th Grade Literature March 2‚ 2011 Kindness Critical Analysis Kindness -Naomi Shihab Nye Before you know what kindness really is You must lose things‚ Feel the future dissolve in a moment Like salt in a weakened broth. What you held in your hand‚ What you counted and carefully saved‚ All this must go so you know How desolate the landscape can be Between the regions of kindness. How you ride and ride Thinking the bus will
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“Hum” by Naomi Shihab Nye and “The Holocaust” by the History.com Staff both shows how people’s rights were taken away from them and how they are fighting for them. The story “Hum” by Naomi Shihab Nye is about a kid who moved from Palestine and after the 9/11 attack‚ he gets treated differently because people thought that he could be a terrorist. People are treated differently in the way that people look. Naomi Shihab Nye states‚"Go HOME‚" said a
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Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet‚ essayist‚ children’s writer‚ and distinguished anthologist (Almon 273). Naomi’s works "explore the ways heritage and history contribute to personal identity" ("Naomi Shihab Nye"). Her writings continually show a love for human diversity (Almon 273). Although Nye’s works have been influenced by her Palestinian-American background‚ she is neither Muslim nor fluent in Arabic (Almon 273). Nye’s works are inspired by her current home of San Antonio‚ Texas; her Palestinian background
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and in that way‚ be known. This poem really made me think about how much sadness I hold onto when really all I need to do is remember the good things and focus on the positive. In the poem “So Much Happiness”‚ Naomi Shihab Nye contrasts happiness with sadness. In stanza one‚ Nye uses metaphoric language to express that sadness can be dealt with and treated. She writes‚ “a wound to tend with lotion and cloth” (3) and that sadness can be held‚ like ticket stubs or change. In that line‚ the repetition
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Analysis of "Making A Fist" Nye uses images to convey the message that one must confidently live life to the fullest. For instance‚ in lines 4-6‚ Nye writes‚ "I was seven‚ I lay in the car/ watching palm trees swirl a sickening pattern past the glass." Nye uses these images to allow the reader to visualize the captivating imagery of "palm trees" that "swirl a sickening pattern past the glass." One imagines the speaker on a road trip in a "car" and shares the image of getting sick as she watches
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My first poem “Making a Fist” by Naomi Shihab Nye I instantly thought of fighting someone‚ but I was wrong. In the first stanza Naomi tells us she felt the life slipping out of her‚ indicating that she was losing hope and her will to fight through the difficulties of life that we all face. She then starts to tell us a life story about being in the car with her mom feeling sick and watching all palm trees pass. I feel as though she picks this memory because she wishes life was as simple as it was
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In the short story Thank you‚ M’am by Langston Hughes and Gate A-4 by Naomi Shihab Nye both have a common theme of helping anyone‚ even if they are different‚ to build up story and character. The story "Thank You‚ M’am” reveals the theme of helping anyone‚ even if they are different. In “Thank You‚ M’am” by Langstin Huges‚ Roger wanted blue suede shoes but he had to steal from a lady but when she caught him he became very nervous. So the lady decided to help Roger learn that stealing is bad and
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Making A Fist By: Naomi Shihab Nye The title contributes‚ to us readers as it shows‚ that we are alive and strong as long as we can still make a fist. The person speaking in this poem is speaking to her daughter after a long car ride of days and days‚ maybe even weeks. Her mother is giving her comfort and reassuring her that even though people go through obstacles‚ you need to be strong enough to go through many aspects in life to bring happiness. And just tells her if you can still make a fist
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This volume presents a collection of poems written by children‚ compiled over a twenty-five-year period. The author‚ Naomi Shihab Nye‚ collected the verses written by students in grades 1-12 while conducting a series of workshops with them. The book is divided into four topics: ‘The Self and the Inner World’‚ where the young poets write about topics such as growing up‚ their bodies‚ food‚ and reflect about people and events that define them; ‘Where We Live’‚ where students express their thoughts
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Children Live” by Naomi Shihab Nye has become one of my favorite poems after reading it for this assignment. Many of the poems found in chapter 13 are focused on dark subjects like death or winter‚ which made this poem stand out even more. “Where Children Live” causes a feeling of nostalgia to the reader‚ because it depicts a home full of happiness and imagination all caused by the inhabitants; children. In this poem Nye expresses how children
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