"Let me live in greatness/And courage, or here in this hall welcome/My death!"

Friday, September 21, 2012

Boast

Hail fellow thanes who gather about me—
For I am Celia Zaeringer, dweller of the lake.
From the land of Bucktown, here in Metairie.
Daughter of Kevin Zaeringer, engineer in marine construction,
And Sloan, manager of properties.  Sister of Connor and Sophia,
Twins and students of learning.
From beneath the sea I come!  I howl!
Player of music, rambler of rocks,
Road runner, and rafter of white water.
Keeper of peace among rug rats,
I look for storms of swords between my followers with
Eagle eye, observing from above,
Breaking wind, watching for disagreements among my friends.
I speak of and boast of the victories of the
Blue, Black, and White Tigers!
And how ‘bout them Black and Gold Boys?!
I am awakened by the time keeper—
Flaring my walking-propellers, I leave my dwelling place with
Great speed.  Conquering my studies.
Riding on the transit to knowledge.
Strong-willed, I get ready for scholar’s home—The many achievements.
Under a glowing pear in the darkness.
I study the material—Top of the Class I am hailed:
Student of Honor!  Ahead of many!
A challenge is decreed by my superior—
I am solver of problems, collaborator of homework,
Experimenter of science, preparing way for
My successors in this mighty scholar’s home.
I’ll make good of my boast and talk with more passion—
Writers will celebrate my accomplishments with inspiring cries,
Shaping my actions into songs that will last for ages.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Journal 1

Beowulf is the archetype of the dragon slayer, the hero who faces death in order to save a threatened community.  Beowulf reminds me of police officers because they are real-life heroes that do whatever they can to keep a community safe.  Police officers risk their lives to chase robbers, disarm gunmen, etc.  Fire fighters are also real-life heroes that are similar to Beowulf because they face death in order to save people from burning buildings.  When terrorists attacked the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, both fire fighters and police officers risked their lives in order to help people get out of the collapsing and burning buildings.  Beowulf also reminds me of people who serve in the Armed Forces because they are willing to lose their lives to protect their country.  Men and women who serve in the Armed Forces have to be strong, quick, cunning, and courageous in order to successfully fight their enemies.  They must work together and defend each other at all times.  Like Beowulf, police officers, fire fighters, and people in the Armed Forces are courageous and loyal to their community/country.