1a) The persona is annoyed and tired in the poem. Phrases like “When Will the bell ring and end this Weariness” and “Their dross of indifference; and Take The Toll” shows that he wanted to end the lessons quickly as the students cannot be bothered to learn at all.
"Of several insults of blotted pages, and scrawl
Of slovenly work that they have offered me "
Above two lines show that the students are very indifferent about their work. "How long have they tugged the leash, and strained apart,
My pack of unruly hounds! I cannot start "
This shows that the students are very rebellious and out of control which made the persona used the word "sick" which can mean that he was ill or tired of teaching the class.
"I can haul them and urge them no more.
No longer now can I endure the brunt "
"What good to them or me, I cannot see! "
This shows that the class is already hopeless in learning and the persona has already given up teachong the class. He feels that the lessons are a waste of time as the students just cannot be bothered to learn.
"I cannot start "
This is an alliteration that has cannot and start both ending with "t". It suggests that the persona is very annoyed.

Russian navy locates missing ship

The ship, Artic Sea, sailed off from Finland to Algeria on 23 July carrying onboard a cargo of timber worth US$2 million (S$2.9 million). The crew of 15 on the ship was said to be hijacked on the night of July 24 by 8 masked man. The crew let them embark on the ship as they were fooled by their lie that they had some problem with their inflatable craft. Then they threatened the crew to change the course way of the ship with their firearms and turned off the freighter's navigation equipment. The ship's owner claimed that hijackers boarded the vessel near the Swedish island of Gotland. The hijackers claimed to be searching for drugs and reportedly beat then tied up the crew. They sped off half a day later in a inflatable craft. The ship was found on Monday with all the crew safe and sound.

This kind of situation often happens. Someone gets tricked because he is too kind. People tend to make use of others' kindness to gain sympathy from them and then trick them of their properties or other kinds of valuables to reach their goal. This is quite despicable for those who do that as to those for lend them a helping hand. Being kind is good but it may lead to your ow demise sometimes so being suspicious of people sometimes is good as they may have ulter motives.

Favourite Food

I like eating fast food especially McDonalds. There are a variety of food and I like the Big Mac burger most. It has two layers of beef , vegetables and cheese. It is not spicy and the taste is very strong. The taste of beef is mixed with cheese and lettuce which bring out the taste of the beef to its maximum level for a burger. Since it has two layers of beef, the smell is also very strong. I can smell it from a distance. Every time I eat it, I always put ketchup before savouring the burger. Sometimes I put chili sauce but it was quite annoying as the sauce oozed out of the burger sometimes and make the burger seem disgusting. It is not much different from double cheese burger and I think most people prefer double cheese burger. For me, I like Big Mac because it has one more piece of bread. The beef is quite salty for me so I prefer eating it with an extra piece of bread just like eating salty kimchi with rice. The lettuce also helps make the beef taste less salty and one thing that I do not like about it is that it is too big and i have a hard time eating it.

Why is it important for students to keep up to date with the news? Share some tips on how students can keep up with what is happening around them

It is important for students to keep up to date with the news.Without knowing what is happening around the world,they will face problems with their lives.Like for example if students do not keep up to date with the news,they will now know that there are terrorists attacks happening in neighbouring countries.During the holidays he may just want to go there without knowing how dangerous it is.In the end he may get hurt.Now there is H1N1 diseases spreading around,if students does not read newspaper and watch the news regularly,he would not know the precautions to take to prevent being infected by the diseases and may end up contacting the disease.

Students can keep up to date with the news by reading newspaper regularly. They can also watch the news report every evening or during the night. If he is so busy until he cannot spare time for that, he can ask his friends and classmates about the recent news.

What are some tips you would offer fellow students to stay healthy?

Want to be healthy? The first thing to do is to have a balanced diet. Every meal we eat must consist of vegetables and meat so that we have enough vitamins and nutrients. Only meat without vegetables will not do.

Sleeping well also contribute to our health. If someone suffers insomnia, he or she is vulnerable to diseases especially flu and fever which may eventually lead to H1N1. Teenagers should try not to engage in too much activities which shortens their sleeping time. They should at least sleep for eight hours a day if not at least seven hours.

Teenagers for some reasons bath only once every few days especially during the holidays. Maybe they find it troublesome but cleaning our body every day is very important as there are always germs around us. We will fall sick easily if our body is not clean. For example eating with dirty hands may get you into hospital because of food poisoning

What are your thoughts about home learning? Is it more effective than learning in school?

Home learning is certainly attractive to students since they can learn at home. They do not need to face teachers and have lesser pressure and more freedom. They can also chat in MSN while doing their work.

However, they will always be some people who will slack. Since it is home learning, they think that the teachers would not be ableto track them so they just sleep and play whole day. When they come back to school they use dumb excuses like my computer broke down or I did not know where I should go or what I should do. They treat it like a holiday. Sometimes they just ask their friends for answers and that task assigned by teacher is done. Rather than learning, they prefer slacking.

Whether home learning is more effective than learning in school it depends individuals. They internet has lots of information that we can search for. Hardworking students learning at home can search for answers in the internet if they have any enquiries. Compared to teachers giving them answers, they will remember it better since they spent time looking for the answer.

Those lazy ones will gain little or nothing from home learning. As I mentioned above they will only slack or ask for answers which was no different than in school

lesson 2

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http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/maya_angelou/poems/482
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Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies,You may trod me in the very dirtBut still, like dust, I'll rise.Does my sassiness upset you?Why are you beset with gloom?'Cause I walk like I've got oil wellsPumping in my living room.Just like moons and like suns,With the certainty of tides,Just like hopes springing high,Still I'll rise.Did you want to see me broken?Bowed head and lowered eyes?Shoulders falling down like teardrops.Weakened by my soulful cries.Does my haughtiness offend you?Don't you take it awful hard'Cause I laugh like I've got gold minesDiggin' in my own back yard.You may shoot me with your words,You may cut me with your eyes,You may kill me with your hatefulness,But still, like air, I'll rise.Does my sexiness upset you?Does it come as a surpriseThat I dance like I've got diamondsAt the meeting of my thighs?Out of the huts of history's shameI riseUp from a past that's rooted in painI riseI'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.Leaving behind nights of terror and fearI riseInto a daybreak that's wondrously clearI riseBringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,I am the dream and the hope of the slave.I riseI riseI rise.


Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's sizeBut when I start to tell them,They think I'm telling lies.I say,It's in the reach of my armsThe span of my hips,The stride of my step,The curl of my lips.I'm a womanPhenomenally.Phenomenal woman,That's me.I walk into a roomJust as cool as you please,And to a man,The fellows stand orFall down on their knees.Then they swarm around me,A hive of honey bees.I say,It's the fire in my eyes,And the flash of my teeth,The swing in my waist,And the joy in my feet.I'm a womanPhenomenally.Phenomenal woman,That's me.Men themselves have wonderedWhat they see in me.They try so muchBut they can't touchMy inner mystery.When I try to show themThey say they still can't see.I say,It's in the arch of my back,The sun of my smile,The ride of my breasts,The grace of my style.I'm a womanPhenomenally.Phenomenal woman,That's me.Now you understandJust why my head's not bowed.I don't shout or jump aboutOr have to talk real loud.When you see me passingIt ought to make you proud.I say,It's in the click of my heels,The bend of my hair,the palm of my hand,The need of my care,'Cause I'm a womanPhenomenally.Phenomenal woman,That's me.




Touched by An Angel by Maya Angelou
We, unaccustomed to courageexiles from delightlive coiled in shells of lonelinessuntil love leaves its high holy templeand comes into our sightto liberate us into life.Love arrivesand in its train come ecstasiesold memories of pleasureancient histories of pain.Yet if we are bold,love strikes away the chains of fearfrom our souls.We are weaned from our timidityIn the flush of love's lightwe dare be braveAnd suddenly we seethat love costs all we areand will ever be.Yet it is only lovewhich sets us free.










I like this poet’s way of writing. She does not tell us things directly and most of the times we must infer. Like for example the poem “Phenomenal Woman” in the first paragraph, she did not tell us what the secret was about or what it was but she mentioned pretty woman. It gives reader a feeling that the secret must be some kind of way to attract me or become beautiful since it involves pretty women. Almost all women want to become more beautiful and especially pretty women since they take pride in their beauty and refuse to lose in terms of beauty.

For almost every paragraph she writes she ends it with the title of the of the poem. I do not really like that as it really irritate me a lot to see the title again and again but I still like her overall work. When I read Phenomenal Woman I always wondered what the secret was about, then I look at the line where she mentioned that the women did not believe her so I thought that there was no secret as she was just being herself.

The poem “Still I rise” and “Touched by an angel” seemed to have some link with her actual life. Since she was a black she was probably discriminated by the others. She was also raped when she was young. She did not lead a good life in her childhood days and was probably in misery and pain. Later when she was 16 she gave birth to a child. Somewhere during that time maybe she found someone she loved and he freed her from the misery.

She is a very capable woman. She held multiple jobs like fry cook, dancer, actress, journalist, educator, television producer, and film director.