Poetry
We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.
-Orson Welles
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." -Robert Louis Stevenson
Judge by the seeds you plant not the harvest you reap.
Anna went to the store to buy dog food for her dog because she ran out
Anna purchased food for her dog
"Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth." - The Pride of the Yankees, 1942
I consider myself the luckiest man
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.
-Audre Lorde
Our inability to accept differences is what divides us
"Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else." -Margaret Mead
Remember you are unique just like everyone else
Adam has not ate all day. He is starving. He is searching around town for a place to eat
Adam is searching for a place to eat as he is hungry
"Listen to me, mister. You're my knight in shining armor. Don't you forget it. You're going to get back on that horse, and I'm going to be right behind you, holding on tight, and away we're gonna go, go, go!" - On Golden Pond, 1981
My knight in shining armor, you're going to get back on that horse and I'm going to be right behind you
Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.
-Mattie Stepanek
Wonderful things can be achieved with unity
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."
-Colin Powell
Preparation, hard work, and learning from failure result to success
James likes to play basketball. It is one of his favorite hobbies. He plays everyday with his friends
James plays basketball daily with friends as it is one of his favorite hobbies
"My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I thank you." - Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942
My family and I thank you
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
-Buddha
Concentrate the mind on the present moment instead of dwelling the past
"If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work." -Thomas J. Watson
Alex is a doctor. He diagnosed his patient with an illness and prescribed him a medication
The doctor, Alex prescribed his ill patient a medication
"You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am." - On the Waterfront, 1954
When I began to listen to poetry, it's when I began to listen to the stones, and I began to listen to what the clouds had to say, and I began to listen to others. And I think, most importantly for all of us, then you begin to learn to listen to the soul, the soul of yourself in here, which is also the soul of everyone else.
-Joy Harjo
When I began to listen to poetry, I began to listen to stones, clouds, others, and the soul.
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." -Dr. Seuss
You can steer yourself in any direction with your brain and feet
It was Jane's birthday today. She want to the store to purchase decorations for her birthday party. She was excited.
Jane was excited while purchasing decorations for her birthday party today.
"Badges? We ain't got no badges! We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinking badges!" - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, 1948
I don't have to show you any badges