I first read this poem over this last summer in my American Authors since 1875 class. This poem made me smile, it was exactly how I felt when I write my papers. Sometimes it seems hard to convey to a teacher exactly what they are looking for when they ask us to write a paper for them. Everyone comes from different backgrounds, therefore the papers will all be different. The author of this paper is saying how difficult it will be for the teacher to understand what he is writing if they can relate, or know what he is speaking of. This can happen when there is a cultural divide between the audience, and the author. There is gaps between cultures, and sometimes it is hard to know what an author is speaking of unless they understand that culture completely, or come from the same culture.
This is my page for English B:
I was told by my teacher today to write a page tonight. It will just flow onto the paper, she said. There is no guidelines for this paper. Well if there is no guidelines, then what should I write. There is no way my teacher could possibly understand all of what I write. We come from two different backgrounds. The teacher may have a lot in common, though because of the fact she is American, and I am American. We have that much in common. However, I don't see how or why she would want to possible know everything that I will speak of. We are different, and I think that is fine with me. For there are things that make me an individual, and things that make her
an individual. This is what makes us Americans, and unique.
I was born in Winston-Salem, and went to school in Durham. Now I go to college near Harlem, but I am the only colored student in my class. There is so much you as a teacher could not understand, and let alone our culturally differences, we are also of different ages. I am a young age of 22 years old, and I live in Harlem.
The place, and path to home is different then yours. I live in Harlem. However, as much as we are different, we have a lot in common. I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love the same as anyone. I like to work, read, learn, and understand life. I want a Christmas present, a pipe, or music Bessie, bop, or Bach. Oh wait, this instructor, might not be quite so different then you. We have a lot that makes us different, but I can find some common characteristics, but we do come from different backgrounds.
The images help to enhance this post, by creating a tone. They set the background of the narrative to reference. The Bach with the shades, helps to infer that bach is cool, and made for "cool" music. I thought this would help to show how the author likes to listen to Bop, and Bach with just using one picture. The map of Harlem helps to show a reference point for the audience to understand where Harlem is located, and the reference points for the city/town.
