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Why you should choose the Odyssey as your summer read.

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Sonnet #13, "O! That You Were Your Self, But, Love, You Are" Modern Version and Analysis

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Sonnet #13, "O! That You Were Your Self, But, Love, You Are" Modern Version and Analysis

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Oh, how I long for you to be yourself forever, unchanged, but, my love, you don’t have any identity for any longer than your time on earth. You should prepare yourself for this approaching end and pass your sweet likeness on to someone else. In that way, the lease that you hold for that beauty would not expire and you would survive after your self’s death, when your beautiful children would carry your beautiful form. Who allows such a lovely house to fall into decay when it could, with good management, be properly protected from the stormy winds of winter and the frustration of the eternal coldness of death? Oh, no-one except the irresponsible. My dear love, you once had a father: let your son be able to say the same thing.

Analysis: This poem is trying to communicate between a father and a son. Shakespeare is talking about a life, a life of his that won't be lasting for long. He is dying and must find a way to make sure that the beauty within him is shared before his passing. He's in his "youth" as he's writing this poem, he wants to have children to carry on beautiful legacies. A house full of kids, running around, that's beautiful. He wants to be able to protect his children through all the hardness, he wants them to be able to say that they had a father, a loving one.

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"O! That You Were Your Self, But, Love, You Are" Audio

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Sonnet #13, "O! That You Were Your Self! But, Love, You Are"

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Sonnet #13, "O! That You Were Your Self! But, Love, You Are"

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O, that you were yourself! but, love, you are
No longer yours than you yourself here live:
Against this coming end you should prepare,
And your sweet semblance to some other give.
So should that beauty which you hold in lease
Find no determination: then you were
Yourself again after yourself’s decease,
When your sweet issue your sweet form should bear.
Who lets so fair a house fall to decay,
Which husbandry in honour might uphold
Against the stormy gusts of winter’s day
And barren rage of death’s eternal cold?
O, none but unthrifts! Dear my love, you know
You had a father: let your son say so.

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Everybody has a story to tell, their own personal story that has a combination of all these different experiences and every single second of that story is important, there is no boring part because each step, they grew as a person. Everybody is vulnerable at some point in their life and when we face a story, we are at our most vulnerable time. Everybody is dealing with their own things. You must grow and mature yourself and all of these stories in your life, form you. They shape you into a certain way because of everything you go through, you learn and move forward. You have stories and in order for anyone to truly understand you, you must tell your full story. You can't miss a single story. Everybody has stereotypes on certain people, without your full story they stereotype you. They have this leading image of you that is false. You must always tell your full story.

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My spring break was quite boring on some days but yet so fun on others. On most days, I did nothing. I stayed home and relaxed, while on others I was hanging out with my family. On Saturday, March 26th, I went to Redondo beach with my family. We walked upon the beach and we just had fun while talking. The best part about Redondo beach is that it has many stores and many places to eat. You’re able to go paddle boarding and you can go on boat rides to go watch whales. The whole place is beautiful and so fun because there are so many things to do. I got two bracelets at one of the shops they have there. One is purple with three white balls with purple flowers inside, the other bracelet is of San Judas. The beach was fun but after the beach, we went out to eat at an Olive Garden that was located nearby and it was delicious. Next, On Sunday, I went to my aunt's house for my cousin Malakai's 6th birthday. He had a party and it was the theme of some old killers, like Jason and Micheal Myers. We played hide and seek all together and it was such a fun night.