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This poem is clearly about how to be a man. Rudyard Kipling gives details to express what he's trying to say. This poem is clearly inspirational and motivates people to become someone spectacular. The first stanza is about what should be done and what not to be done. It basically tells you how to improve yourself and not to give in to the wicked, and the evil. The second and third stanza is about not giving up even if you desire to. You should strive to the very end and never look back. Accomplish whatever you want to accomplish, because you can do anything as long as you put your mind into it and focus. The last stanza is about making the most out of life and being true to yourself. Because at the end no one will look at anything but what you've accomplish. People these days only cares about getting a good job, getting lots of money, and having a nice house to support their family. No one gives a damn about your struggles, or even your pain. They only care about how successful you're, and MONEY. The same thing goes with the poem. They only care if you're a man, not a boy. Being a man is the most essential thing in life. People look at you with respect and treat you like a grown-up. Everything in life is better if you're a man. You can experience so many things in life. You just have to work your ass off in order to become one. Triumph over obstacles and race to the very end. That's what men do. They chase after their dream with strength and determination. Being a man is what makes them who they're. In conclusion this poem is really inspirational. I feel like the poem is speaking right through me, and tells me to chase after my dream no matter what the obstacles are. This tells people how to be a man. How to be a man with courage and strength.

Ain't I a Woman

From what I can tell this poem is about feminism, racism, and stereotypes. Sojourner Truth uses personal life experiences to express what she's feeling both physically and mentally. The first stanza is about how poorly she was treated. She never received any luxury, comfort even when deserves to. Other girls were treated better probably because they're white, and we all know that Sojourner Truth is black. Whites back then were treated better, and had everything they could ever wanted. The next couple of stanzas was about how the author can do everything just as good as a man. She works much harder than a man can ever work in his life. Sojourner plowed, planted and gathered into barns but still doesn't get the respect she deserves to have. She and her children was put into slavery and was suffered and tortured. And still she's treated like dirt. In the last stanza she was talking about religion. She talked about how women doesn't have as much rights as men, because Christ wasn't a women. Well I think that's just messed up. I would beat the crap out of that person. Women deserves rights just like men. I mean we are all human beings. We all should be treated equally, and have equal rights. Sure the first women ever created betrayed Jesus, but that shouldn't affect us. It should only be in the bible. Sojourner thinks women can turn the world right side up again but I disagree. It's just impossible. If the first woman that God created couldn't do it, we absolutely can't do it. Eve screwed everything up for us. Women should have rights and be just as equal as men. Something that happened millions of years ago shouldn't affect us. Women is just as strong as men. Honestly I hate this poem. She complains too much about our world. I mean this is how God created the world to be. So just deal with it.

Social Imagination. Agree or Disagree?

Everyone in this world have social imagination. The capacity to invent visions of what should be and what might be in our different society is what makes us special. It's very common for us to want something to come true. That's just how life is. But we have creative people in the world who have a wild imagination. They always come up with something new to add to our boring world. For example the directors in Vampire Diaries have social imagination, by creating a hit t.v show. The visions that they made by choosing the right actors and actresses to bring out the characters personality and image is just amazing. The directors have everything mapped in their head, and knows exactly what to put in film. Their creativity to make episodes without making the show repetitive and boring. Also they manage to throw in a whole new interesting plot and characters to make the audience entertained and keep wanting more. None of this can be accomplished all by themselves. It's teamwork but most importantly imagnition because without it Vampire Diares would be boring. No one will even watch it. Another Example is school. I'm pretty sure everybody hates school, and want it to just go away. But lets face reality, school is never going to go away. We complain about school everyday,and tell our parents how much we hate it. But after a while all the complaining stops because we know it's useless and we can't stand a chance to our parents. Eventually we use our imagination to give back feedback, in order to make our school a better place to be in. In conclusion yes we do have social imagination. Our society is filled with people that have great imagination and can think of something new to add in. Each and everyday our world is continuously evolving with new ideas and concepts. Social Imagination is what defines us for who we are.