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Teamwork

Teamwork, cooperation, and unity are a very large part of our lives. If we couldn’t work together with our friends, peers, and teammates, we would only go so far in life. And we wouldn’t ever exceed expectations. Like in October 10th 2011’s Texas Rangers vs. Detroit Tigers baseball game, Nelson Cruz hit the first game ending grand slam in post season history. He could not have done that without his team loading the bases, and setting him up for his game winning hit. Just like Benjamin Franklin, he went farther with his teammates and co-workers than he would have on his own.

Even though there are many people who have made great accomplishments without any help from other people. Everything seems to be much more creative when you have different opinions on an idea. Like the saying goes “Two(or more) minds work better than one.” And in my opinion, that is a very true statement, with my personal experiences I am a very untalented, uncreative, and unartistic person, so when I have to work on something by myself it can be disastrous.

Mr. Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity with a kite, a key, and lightning. And it is very difficult to find information on his partners in this experiment, and his other ones. But I’m sure he didn’t do this all by himself. Nor could he have done this all by himslef. And he got his start as a printer with the help of his brother, James. Which is probably what kick started his career in printing, which let him to Philadelphia, PA. Where he started his own newspaper and that let him to all the other accomplishments he made in his life. Which included, discovering electricity, bifocals, the franklin stove, the glass armonica, swim fins, the subscription library, and others. So he could not have done all that without the help of his brother, and the others at his brothers print shop.

There are so many examples of how teamwork trumps working by yourself, I don’t know where to start. But a big one that I can’t overlook is the military, teamwork goes hand in hand with the branches of the military, they all help each other out, and without one another our country probably wouldn’t be where it is today.

Also, the health feild is another career that wouldn't be able to operate with only one person, there are so many parts that go into making up a hospital. There's nurses, doctors, receptionists, councelers, and more. And within each of those areas of the hospital there are even more branches, i won't go into them all. But my point is that without even one of those jobs the health feild would be a completely different environment.

These are just very few examples of how much teamwork, and cooperation effect our lives everyday. There are so many more that I can not name them all because the list is never ending. So I agree with Benjamin Franklin in his quote. Because I too feel the we accomplish so much more when we have the help and support of others.

Poetry Analysis

Autum Movement by: Carl Sandburg

I cried over beautiful things knowing no beautiful thing lasts. The field of cornflower yellow is a scarf at the neck of the copper sunburned woman, the mother of the year, the taker of seeds. The northwest wind comes and the yellow is torn full of holes, new beautiful things come in the first spit of snow on the northwest wind, and the old things go, not one lasts.

I think that this poem uses imagery to help you picture an autum day. And he is expressing how the pretty colors and leaves make him feel happy. And he is telling about how when winter comes there is no trace of fall's beauty left, and it is kind of depressing.

The Niagra River by: Kay Ryan

As though the river were a floor, we position our table and chairs upon it, eat, and have conversation. As it moves along, we notice—as calmly as though dining room paintings were being replaced— the changing scenes along the shore. We do know, we do know this is the Niagara River, but it is hard to remember what that means.

I think she is using imagry to try and remind people that the niagra river is beautiful. And i think she is trying to tell how she thinks we have forgotten its beauty. And we built our lives around it and started ignoring it.

Chief Tecumseh's Attitude toward death?

So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life.

Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and grovel to none.

When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.

Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision.

When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.

I think that this poet used imagry to make the reader feel inspired. And he is trying to tell people not to be afraid of death because its inevitable, and you might as well die proudly. So when you do live your life live it right.