... that they don't acknowledge the fact that they're better off creating their own pursuit of happiness. In the poem "Sadie and Maud", Gwendolyn Brooks creates a situation where two characters, whom are sisters, go two separate ways and make completely different lifestyle choices, resulting in an ironic ending. The ... Maud is trying to live up to one of the expectations society has set upon them. The next four lines describe the way Sadie saw and handled life. Brooks uses, "a fine-tooth comb" as a way to symbolize how Sadie didn't miss one single detail in her life (4). "She didn't ... of ...

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... poems, at first. I decided to choose three out of the poems we discussed in class. The three poems I selected were "Dulce et Decorum est" by Wilfred Owen, "The Mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks and "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden. These poems relate to myself, my father and my children, three things that are very important to me. "Dulce et Decorum est" by ... . Abortion, have you ever had one? I've been asked that question several times. When I answer I never think about the children I killed. The next poem that I choose was "The Mother" by Gwendolyn Brooks. This poem gave me a new ins...

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... then throws in an all capitalized, "NO". You can't just sit around and ponder; you must escape the wait and search for a better place where maybe you can "jazz June" (Gwendolyn Brooks). Of course you"ll be alone at times but those times actually help you. Like any other experience in life, there is a lesson or some kind of learning tactic involved ... ...

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