Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman was an American born journalist and poet in the 1800's. He was mostly famous for his poems, and in my opinion wrote with the style of "realism" because of all the real life connections he made with experiences and events.

BEAT! BEAT! DRUMS!

EAT! beat! drums! -- blow! bugles! blow!

Through the windows -- through doors -- burst like a ruthless force,

Into the solemn church, and scatter the congregation,

Into the school where the scholar is studying;

Leave not the bridegroom quiet -- no happiness must he have now with his bride,

Nor the peaceful farmer any peace, ploughing his field or gathering his grain,

So fierce you whirr and pound you drums -- so shrill you bugles blow.

 

Beat! beat! drums! -- blow! bugles! blow!

Over the traffic of cities -- over the rumble of wheels in the streets;

Are beds prepared for sleepers at night in the houses? no sleepers must sleep in those beds,

No bargainers' bargains by day -- no brokers or speculators -- would they continue?

Would the talkers be talking? would the singer attempt to sing?

Would the lawyer rise in the court to state his case before the judge?

Then rattle quicker, heavier drums -- you bugles wilder blow.

 

Beat! beat! drums! -- blow! bugles! blow!

Make no parley -- stop for no expostulation,

Mind not the timid -- mind not the weeper or prayer,

Mind not the old man beseeching the young man,

Let not the child's voice be heard, nor the mother's entreaties,

Make even the trestles to shake the dead where they lie awaiting the hearses,

So strong you thump O terrible drums -- so loud you bugles blow.

Good Qualities of a Son/Daughter

In my opinion the two main qualities that make up a child are respect and a good work ethic.  If anybody has those it would make it very easy to be likable and successful, which would open up many doors.  A son/daughter with these qualities would find it very possible to do better in school, make a sports team, or even get into a good private school, and all of these make for happy parents which should be the main goal of a child. A good son or daughter always does what they are told, most parents would ground a child who doesn't clean their room, or take out the trash when told, so this is a very important quality that goes along with respect.
Over time these qualities have changed a lot, they were a lot more strict because there were no child abuse laws, so parents could do whatever they wanted to a kid that didn't listen, this made kids obey their parents out of fear a lot of the time.  Now a days, with the child abuse laws gone, parents have to find other ways to stay strict which don't always work, I think this has caused children to be more rebellious and difficult to discipline.

Sophomore Year

I thought sophomore year would be easier than it really is, but a couple days into school I was already studying my butt off and doing a lot of homework. But i really hope this year goes by fast, because nobody likes school.