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This play was a little difficult for me to read and I found myself going back and reading things over again.  What made it the most difficult was the use of slang.  I admired Troy for standing up for racial equality in the work place, but that's where my admiration for him stopped.  Troy definitely was not a stand up guy and do not do right by anyone in his family.  I knew Denzel Washington had preformed in this play and below you will find a clip.

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FENCES Clip: HOW COME YOU AIN'T NEVER LIKED ME?

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As soon as I read this title I instantly thought of the song "Barbie Girl" by Aqua, and how badly the girl in the poem wanted to be "pretty."

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Aqua - Barbie Girl (Official Music Video)

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This poem caught me off guard, because you are not expecting this to be something you read.  I am guessing I am not the authors intended audience, because these things are not cool and I don't hope to "die soon."

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For such a short poem this was very depressing.  Auden was able to evoke strong feelings in few words.  Anyone who has lost someone close to them is going to understand exactly what is being conveyed in this poem. The quote, "For nothing now can ever come to any good" spoke so strongly to me

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This picture show's what Collin's wants from his audience, "I want them to water-ski across the surface of a poem."  He doesn't want us to read to deeply into a poem and find out what it really means, but to instead enjoy the words that are written.

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When I read this poem I heard remorse.  It seemed to be a person who realized to late how much the father had done for him or her , but he was never thanked.  A hard situation to find yourself in, especially when you do not even realize at the time how much that person is actually doing, like getting up in the morning and splitting wood.

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This is the one of the most different readings I've encountered.  I don't even really know what to think of this or the purpose.  Even from the start Bender describes a situation I would not want to be in when he say's, "We'd sit together and be sad and think about being sad and sometimes discuss sadness."  I'd rather not be in a relationship that focused so much on sadness I can't imagine that would be very healthy.

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I saw this picture and was reminded of "The Lottery,"  maybe the only time you do not really want to be winning the lottery.

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The love Phoenix has for her grandson is amazing.  She is willing to go through whatever struggles are necessary to get him the medicine he needs.  She walks to get him medicine and when she is given a little money she is going to spend it on a small toy for him. This story shows how a relationship between a grandmother and child should be.

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One of my favorite readings, because I enjoyed the bond between Henry an Lyman.  The red convertible had less to do with the story and more used as a symbol of the bond they shared, created through the car.  I was watching the Barrett-Jackson the other day and seeing all the old cars reminded me of this story.  I wondered to myself how many people shared similar bonds created through the cars being sold.  Below is a link to their website if you enjoy cars!

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Home- Barrett-Jackson Auction Company - World's Greatest Collector Car Auctions

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Be a part of the world's greatest classic car auction. Learn when Barrett-Jackson's next event is and get your tickets today!

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I enjoyed this story.  The way Alexie broke it down by grade made it very easy to read.  This story reminded me of recent controversy over having Native American themed mascots for sports.  The quote, "The farm town high school I played for is nicknamed the "Indians," and I'm probably the only actual Indian ever to play for a team with such a mascot." Until I was reading this story I'd never put much thought into how the mascot could really be making a specific person feel.  How can you think of the Indians without thinking of Wild Thing?

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Something I found funny in this story was when they came to collect taxes from Miss Emily.  She insisted she did not owe any, because of a deal made with her father.  When they insisted she did owe money she just had them sent away.

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The first time I read this story I felt like I missed so much of what was actually happening.  I was shocked when I got to the end of the story to learn what Emily had actually done, definitely did not see that coming.  I cannot imagine being in her state of mind.

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When I started reading this short story I instantly could picture an older woman all dressed up wearing her fur watching other people enjoying their lives.  I felt so bad for the character in the end when the boy was hateful to her and she has just been enjoying her day.  I saw the picture below and was instantly reminded of "Miss Brill."

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I enjoyed this reading and how descriptive the writing was. When the trees and stars were being described it's like you were almost there.

My favorite quote of this reading was from Daphne, "Maybe they would. Just to be nice."  How many things could have changed for the girls, at the camp and in our everyday lives, if people acted in a way "just to be nice."

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I happened across this quote and instantly thought of how Diana would feel if she were aware of her sudden change of heart.