Poetry Project
Tranquility
By Charlie Malone
Like an eager child, people are always searching for happiness.
And when they find it they act like a genius.
But when they lose it, it brings sadness
Which almost inevitably promotes madness
Satisfaction is overpowered by sorrow.
Joy, one can only borrow
One cannot be more powerful than the other
If you want to be happy and never sad, why bother?
For the two must coexist.
Sadness can be disrupted by the flowing triumph of happiness
Pure contentment is a rare token,
But with the presence of misery, it can be broken
To fully live life to the fullest one must have sadness and happiness,
For both of them can feel like a never-ending abyss.
Through the flurry of life happiness is achieved in many forms,
And sadness will bring storms.
Living in desolation can be a torment,
To live in happiness one must live in the moment.
So when you are not dwelling on how to be happy all the time, you are alive,
Which is truly the happiest life
By Charlie Malone
Like an eager child, people are always searching for happiness.
And when they find it they act like a genius.
But when they lose it, it brings sadness
Which almost inevitably promotes madness
Satisfaction is overpowered by sorrow.
Joy, one can only borrow
One cannot be more powerful than the other
If you want to be happy and never sad, why bother?
For the two must coexist.
Sadness can be disrupted by the flowing triumph of happiness
Pure contentment is a rare token,
But with the presence of misery, it can be broken
To fully live life to the fullest one must have sadness and happiness,
For both of them can feel like a never-ending abyss.
Through the flurry of life happiness is achieved in many forms,
And sadness will bring storms.
Living in desolation can be a torment,
To live in happiness one must live in the moment.
So when you are not dwelling on how to be happy all the time, you are alive,
Which is truly the happiest life
Growth as a Poet
Looking back at the first few drafts of my poem I have seen some very significant perspective changes. On the very first draft of my poem my perspective was somewhat unclear and many of lines were clashing and no very harmonious. Of course at the time the perspective was clear to me and very understandable. At first the perspective of my poem had a vague meaning with just a couple lines in the poem representing it. But after the peer critique process I knew I had some work to do. With the feedback I got from my peers I was able to change, add, and remove several lines from my poem making it much stronger than before. The meaning of my poem had become a little more personal which brought the audience in more than it would have without the revisions I had made. My personal growth through this process has been very impactful on my life. At the beginning of the project my only idea of poetry was a bunch of words that maybe rhymed and had some sort of meaning written on piece of paper. Though over the course of the poetry project my knowledge of poetry and the amount of forms poetry can actually take has vastly grown. For final project took the form of a slideshow of my photography with a voice recording of my poem played over it. As I was able to create this my love for poetry has increased greatly.
The first major change I made to my poem was a complete revision of the third stanza in my poem. One line I had in the original stanza of my first draft was: “To live in happiness one must live in the moment.” I then ended up changing this line to: “Pure contentment is a rare token.” By making this change I was able to add a much more emotional tone to the line and the stanza as a whole. I decided to make this change for two reasons, one being I wanted to continue a rhyme scheme I already had in my poem and two being I wanted to change the wording of the line. When I changed some of the words in the line such as moment to contentment and the idea of happiness to being a rare token I was able to add a unique euphony to the poem that I feel really brought the reader in.
A second change a made to the poem was a small tweak of the very last line. I only changed a couple words but I feel that this was a very impactful change made it sum up the message of the poem in a very strong way. The line went from “Which is truly the way to live” to “Which is truly the happiest life.” This change is important because by saying it’s the happiest life instead of the way to live I am summing up the meaning of the poem in a pretty intellectual way. I wanted to make this change because with ending a poem about happiness with the words, “the happiest life” makes the poem unique and engaging.
The final major change I made to my poem was the addition of several lines to the last stanza. In the first draft of my poem the final stanza was:
Through the flurry of life happiness is achieved in many forms
And sadness will bring storms
So when you are not dwelling on how to be happy all the time, you are alive
Which is truly the way to live
And in the final draft I had transformed the last stanza into:
Through the flurry of life happiness is achieved in many forms,
And sadness will bring storms.
Living in desolation can be a torment,
To live in happiness one must live in the moment.
So when you are not dwelling on how to be happy all the time, you are alive,
Which is truly the happiest life
This change I made added to the overall strength of the poem as well as the emotional strength. I decided to add these few lines to bring the rhyme scheme I wanted to full power and add length to the poem to keep the audience engaged longer.
Looking back at the first few drafts of my poem I have seen some very significant perspective changes. On the very first draft of my poem my perspective was somewhat unclear and many of lines were clashing and no very harmonious. Of course at the time the perspective was clear to me and very understandable. At first the perspective of my poem had a vague meaning with just a couple lines in the poem representing it. But after the peer critique process I knew I had some work to do. With the feedback I got from my peers I was able to change, add, and remove several lines from my poem making it much stronger than before. The meaning of my poem had become a little more personal which brought the audience in more than it would have without the revisions I had made. My personal growth through this process has been very impactful on my life. At the beginning of the project my only idea of poetry was a bunch of words that maybe rhymed and had some sort of meaning written on piece of paper. Though over the course of the poetry project my knowledge of poetry and the amount of forms poetry can actually take has vastly grown. For final project took the form of a slideshow of my photography with a voice recording of my poem played over it. As I was able to create this my love for poetry has increased greatly.
The first major change I made to my poem was a complete revision of the third stanza in my poem. One line I had in the original stanza of my first draft was: “To live in happiness one must live in the moment.” I then ended up changing this line to: “Pure contentment is a rare token.” By making this change I was able to add a much more emotional tone to the line and the stanza as a whole. I decided to make this change for two reasons, one being I wanted to continue a rhyme scheme I already had in my poem and two being I wanted to change the wording of the line. When I changed some of the words in the line such as moment to contentment and the idea of happiness to being a rare token I was able to add a unique euphony to the poem that I feel really brought the reader in.
A second change a made to the poem was a small tweak of the very last line. I only changed a couple words but I feel that this was a very impactful change made it sum up the message of the poem in a very strong way. The line went from “Which is truly the way to live” to “Which is truly the happiest life.” This change is important because by saying it’s the happiest life instead of the way to live I am summing up the meaning of the poem in a pretty intellectual way. I wanted to make this change because with ending a poem about happiness with the words, “the happiest life” makes the poem unique and engaging.
The final major change I made to my poem was the addition of several lines to the last stanza. In the first draft of my poem the final stanza was:
Through the flurry of life happiness is achieved in many forms
And sadness will bring storms
So when you are not dwelling on how to be happy all the time, you are alive
Which is truly the way to live
And in the final draft I had transformed the last stanza into:
Through the flurry of life happiness is achieved in many forms,
And sadness will bring storms.
Living in desolation can be a torment,
To live in happiness one must live in the moment.
So when you are not dwelling on how to be happy all the time, you are alive,
Which is truly the happiest life
This change I made added to the overall strength of the poem as well as the emotional strength. I decided to add these few lines to bring the rhyme scheme I wanted to full power and add length to the poem to keep the audience engaged longer.
Globalization Project
Project Reflection
In this project, we started off by studying all the aspects of globalization. We read several articles and papers and watched videos explaining the transitions and forces of globalization. Then we chose a part of globalization we wanted to to research about, being me choosing the impact that mobile technology has on the globe. After choosing a topic we dove into research; very thoroughly we sought out information on research questions that we each of us had formulated. Then we wrote an Op - Ed on our topic and also hand drew a political cartoon explaining our Op - Ed visually. For me, I somewhat surprised myself with this project and i am super proud of my final product.
My knowledge has grown an intense amount over the course of this project. I learned so much about how styles, ideas, and market is spread across the globe. I now have a different perspective on life, that perspective being viewing the world as a connected whole instead of separate little communities. The biggest take away I have from this project is how much I found that it related to me and my lifestyle. I was surprised to find what kind of forces globalization has on my life.
After looking back at the rough draft of my cartoon I saw very intense growth to my final draft. By the end I had completely changed my idea and turned the cartoon around to be this beautiful piece of work that I feel is one of the best illustrations I have ever done. Through the process from my rough draft to final draft I learned and advanced upon many different drawing techniques. I learned that really taking my time to draw and refine is very key to producing very fine and refined piece.
Writing my Op - Ed was different than writing other papers I've done. For one, I had a word count constriction. I had to meet a certain requirement of 750 words but not exceed 1000 words. This was a little difficult for me because on the first draft of my Op - Ed my word count was barely 700. Though after careful revision and refinement I was able to get my word count above the minimum and as well as create a beautiful piece of writing that I am quite proud of. I learned many writing techniques during this process that will most definitely benefit me on future writing that I do, whether it be another Op - Ed or a piece of writing with an apparent bias.
My knowledge has grown an intense amount over the course of this project. I learned so much about how styles, ideas, and market is spread across the globe. I now have a different perspective on life, that perspective being viewing the world as a connected whole instead of separate little communities. The biggest take away I have from this project is how much I found that it related to me and my lifestyle. I was surprised to find what kind of forces globalization has on my life.
After looking back at the rough draft of my cartoon I saw very intense growth to my final draft. By the end I had completely changed my idea and turned the cartoon around to be this beautiful piece of work that I feel is one of the best illustrations I have ever done. Through the process from my rough draft to final draft I learned and advanced upon many different drawing techniques. I learned that really taking my time to draw and refine is very key to producing very fine and refined piece.
Writing my Op - Ed was different than writing other papers I've done. For one, I had a word count constriction. I had to meet a certain requirement of 750 words but not exceed 1000 words. This was a little difficult for me because on the first draft of my Op - Ed my word count was barely 700. Though after careful revision and refinement I was able to get my word count above the minimum and as well as create a beautiful piece of writing that I am quite proud of. I learned many writing techniques during this process that will most definitely benefit me on future writing that I do, whether it be another Op - Ed or a piece of writing with an apparent bias.
Charlie Malone
Impact of Mobile Technology on the Globe
Toni Nagy and her young daughter were driving in a car with the daughter in the backseat watching a movie on an iPad. After successfully being potty trained for a full year she let her mom know that she needed to go to the bathroom. After Toni asked if she should pull the car over the daughter reluctantly said she would just pee in her pants and did just that. She made the decision to continue watching “Curious George” and sit in her own urine (Nagy, 2013).
Technology in the hands of children is causing a negative affects on their lifestyle maturity rate. Kids are so drawn to technology that they don’t want to engage in things that would further benefit their life; they are basically addicted. Once people of any age start utilizing mobile technology to communicate and complete day-to-day activities they cannot stop. Advancing cellular technology is yielding negative affects to societies across the globe.
The addiction of utilizing our mobile devices is causing us to forget what fun actually is. In Buczynski’s article he states “We’re obsessed with checking in on Facebook, uploading images on Instagram and tweeting about what a good we’re having instead of, you know, actually having a good time” (2013). In the past couple decades cell phone technology has increased almost exponentially, as well as the amount we use them. With the birth of smart phones new apps can be utilized for day-to-day things. And, with this technology spreading across the globe, it is connecting nations and interlocking communities from continent to continent.
Mobile phone technology is specifically having a drastic affect on teens. A study done by Pew Internet showed that texting and calling is now the norm for long and short distance communication. Teens who text that are 14-17 send and receive on average 60 text massages a day. Among women ages 14-17 the number texts sent and received every day was 100. This is also greatly affecting productivity in schools. 65% of teens that own a cell phone say they bring their phones every day to schools that ban them completely. At schools that ban phones 58% of teens say they send text messages during class (Pew Internet). This is promoting the declining of productivity in schools. Teens are drawn more to communicating with others than engaging in school. This is more apparent in high school where students have more access to technology and more expensive mobile devices.
While technology developers are advertising their products to have positive effects on peoples lifestyles, the reality can been different. The Pew Internet did another study on the negative effects of the productivity of people while at the same time using their cell phones. Some of the these impacts include: harder to focus on a single task without being distracted, harder to forget about work at home and on the weekends, and harder to give people your undivided attention without being distracted by your phone (Pew Internet).
At the forefront of mobile phone technology is the United States of America. The term “Americanization” has been used by Benjamin Barber to define this globalizing force. America has influenced the world’s popular culture in such a way that all the rest of the world is always looking to the country for new music and new movies (3). And this is largely driven by the usage of mobile technology. Movies, TV shows, and music can be instantly streamed from necessarily anywhere in the world directly through the Internet, accessible by virtually anyone. And when anyone can access it people don’t want to do anything than utilize a screen for entertainment.
When advertising their products technology developers are showing them as things that will further benefit your life. Such as Apple has an ad in which while a young boy is visiting his family for Christmas he was on his phone the entire time. And at one point when the family gathers around the Christmas tree the boy connects his phone to the television and shows everyone a heartwarming video of the family living the past weeks over their lives. As it turns out the boy was doing something productive instead of just messing around on his mobile device (Nagy, 2013). Of Course, that’s what the advertisers want you to think, for the reality is drastically different on every level.
Once any given person gets a hold of mobile technology they can never let go. As it is introduced into someone’s life they start to become drawn to it and watching movies, listening to music, or playing a game on a piece of technology becomes the default thing to do. We are consumed by the usage of mobile phones, and it has reached a point where the epidemic has become negative.
Word Count: 803
Works Cited
Barber, Benjamin R. "Jihad vs. McWorld." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 01 Mar. 1992. Web. 03 Feb. 2014. <http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1992/03/jihad-vs-mcworld/303882/>
Nagy, Toni. "The Amazing IKid." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 19 Dec. 2013. Web. 31 Jan. 2014. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/toni-nagy/the-amazing-ikid_b_4473816.html>
"Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project." Parents, Teens, and Online Privacy. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. <http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Teens-and-Mobile-Phones.aspx>
"The Best (and Worst) of Mobile Connectivity." Users See Cell Phones as Having Mostly a Positive Impact on Their Lives, but Also See Some Drawbacks to Constant Connectivity. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2014. <http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Best-Worst-Mobile/Part-III/Impacts.aspx>
"Truthout." Truthout. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2014. <http://truth-out.org/news/item/15557-the-cell-phone-turns-40-pros-cons-of-a-cordless-life>
Impact of Mobile Technology on the Globe
Toni Nagy and her young daughter were driving in a car with the daughter in the backseat watching a movie on an iPad. After successfully being potty trained for a full year she let her mom know that she needed to go to the bathroom. After Toni asked if she should pull the car over the daughter reluctantly said she would just pee in her pants and did just that. She made the decision to continue watching “Curious George” and sit in her own urine (Nagy, 2013).
Technology in the hands of children is causing a negative affects on their lifestyle maturity rate. Kids are so drawn to technology that they don’t want to engage in things that would further benefit their life; they are basically addicted. Once people of any age start utilizing mobile technology to communicate and complete day-to-day activities they cannot stop. Advancing cellular technology is yielding negative affects to societies across the globe.
The addiction of utilizing our mobile devices is causing us to forget what fun actually is. In Buczynski’s article he states “We’re obsessed with checking in on Facebook, uploading images on Instagram and tweeting about what a good we’re having instead of, you know, actually having a good time” (2013). In the past couple decades cell phone technology has increased almost exponentially, as well as the amount we use them. With the birth of smart phones new apps can be utilized for day-to-day things. And, with this technology spreading across the globe, it is connecting nations and interlocking communities from continent to continent.
Mobile phone technology is specifically having a drastic affect on teens. A study done by Pew Internet showed that texting and calling is now the norm for long and short distance communication. Teens who text that are 14-17 send and receive on average 60 text massages a day. Among women ages 14-17 the number texts sent and received every day was 100. This is also greatly affecting productivity in schools. 65% of teens that own a cell phone say they bring their phones every day to schools that ban them completely. At schools that ban phones 58% of teens say they send text messages during class (Pew Internet). This is promoting the declining of productivity in schools. Teens are drawn more to communicating with others than engaging in school. This is more apparent in high school where students have more access to technology and more expensive mobile devices.
While technology developers are advertising their products to have positive effects on peoples lifestyles, the reality can been different. The Pew Internet did another study on the negative effects of the productivity of people while at the same time using their cell phones. Some of the these impacts include: harder to focus on a single task without being distracted, harder to forget about work at home and on the weekends, and harder to give people your undivided attention without being distracted by your phone (Pew Internet).
At the forefront of mobile phone technology is the United States of America. The term “Americanization” has been used by Benjamin Barber to define this globalizing force. America has influenced the world’s popular culture in such a way that all the rest of the world is always looking to the country for new music and new movies (3). And this is largely driven by the usage of mobile technology. Movies, TV shows, and music can be instantly streamed from necessarily anywhere in the world directly through the Internet, accessible by virtually anyone. And when anyone can access it people don’t want to do anything than utilize a screen for entertainment.
When advertising their products technology developers are showing them as things that will further benefit your life. Such as Apple has an ad in which while a young boy is visiting his family for Christmas he was on his phone the entire time. And at one point when the family gathers around the Christmas tree the boy connects his phone to the television and shows everyone a heartwarming video of the family living the past weeks over their lives. As it turns out the boy was doing something productive instead of just messing around on his mobile device (Nagy, 2013). Of Course, that’s what the advertisers want you to think, for the reality is drastically different on every level.
Once any given person gets a hold of mobile technology they can never let go. As it is introduced into someone’s life they start to become drawn to it and watching movies, listening to music, or playing a game on a piece of technology becomes the default thing to do. We are consumed by the usage of mobile phones, and it has reached a point where the epidemic has become negative.
Word Count: 803
Works Cited
Barber, Benjamin R. "Jihad vs. McWorld." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 01 Mar. 1992. Web. 03 Feb. 2014. <http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1992/03/jihad-vs-mcworld/303882/>
Nagy, Toni. "The Amazing IKid." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 19 Dec. 2013. Web. 31 Jan. 2014. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/toni-nagy/the-amazing-ikid_b_4473816.html>
"Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project." Parents, Teens, and Online Privacy. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Feb. 2014. <http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Teens-and-Mobile-Phones.aspx>
"The Best (and Worst) of Mobile Connectivity." Users See Cell Phones as Having Mostly a Positive Impact on Their Lives, but Also See Some Drawbacks to Constant Connectivity. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2014. <http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Best-Worst-Mobile/Part-III/Impacts.aspx>
"Truthout." Truthout. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2014. <http://truth-out.org/news/item/15557-the-cell-phone-turns-40-pros-cons-of-a-cordless-life>