April 25, 2011

People Will Be PEOPLE

I have written a poem to represent what The Little Rock Nine went through. They were great heroes in getting schools to be together. They changed history and brought people together even though they were screamed at and threatened. They are an important part of history.




People Will Be PEOPLE
By Haley Huxley


When PEOPLE
Hurt PEOPLE
PEOPLE strike back
Unless PEOPLE
Being PEOPLE
Are too scared,
But when PEOPLE
Have courage
PEOPLE fight back
And defend
What they think
Is right,
Brave PEOPLE
Being PEOPLE
Lived in Arkansas
They were called
The Little Rock Nine,
Together
PEOPLE
Helped fight
Segregation
With guts
And Determination,
Schools were not equal
Schools were not fair
So PEOPLE
Fought for PEOPLE
To be together,
History
Will be History
And History
Was made
When PEOPLE
Sought equal
And togetherness,
Black
White
Whatever the Race
PEOPLE
Will be PEOPLE
Together

9 comments:

  1. Haley,
    This poem is fantastic! I love the repetition of the word people. It really made a mark in my mind. I also really liked the way taht you talked about the Little Rock Nine. Everything you said about them I agree with. Nice job!

    --Hannah :)

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  2. Haley,
    I love your poem! It really depicts and describes what happened during the Civil Rights Movement and how the Little Rock 9 felt. Also, I really like the repetition that you used. Nice job!

    ~Emily

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  3. I really liked this Haley! I love the use of effective repetition! I really like the way you said PEOPLE a lot, and how whenever you said "PEOPLE" it was in all caps! Good Job girl!
    -Lauren

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  4. This is a great poem with very good ideas! You analyzed the Little Rock 9 very realistically and the way you state "PEOPLE" reflects perfectly on this incident in Arkansas. Very well done!

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  5. Wow, Haley, this poem is phenomonal!! I absolutely love the repetition of PEOPLE. You got the message that The Little Rock Nine were just ordinary people who fought for the people and made everyone equal, and your poem shows that. Great job!!

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  6. This is such a cool poem! You not only spoke about the Little Rock Nine, you thought about the bigger picture of what that event said regarding human nature and bravery. It's pretty inspirational!

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  7. The use of repetition is very nice here. The way PEOPLE is capitalized shows that it's the most important word in the poem. Your poem tells the story of the Little Rock Nine very effectively so that PEOPLE can understand what you are trying to tell them. When PEOPLE read this, PEOPLE will enjoy it very much!!

    -Joshua

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  8. Haley great job! I was very confused about Little Rock 9 but this poem made me understand right away. It describes Little Rock 9 very well. I love how you used the word PEOPLE. It's very interesting and looks cool.

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  9. Haley,
    That poem was very good. It was writen amazingly. I loved it and I thought that the stlye and effect was great and evident in the poem. Even if people cannot see the poem while it is being read, you know how powerful it is by the way it almost has to be delivered to the audience.
    -Matt A.

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