9/11 Picture Poem

Blurs of colour all round,

listen close but hear no sound,

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All at once, a stream of white

soars across the sky, blocks all light.

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And within that one fateful hour,

The bird descends upon that tower.

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Then all mankind watched as one,

as a single plane blocked out our sun.

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Victims leapt with a strong desire,

to end not within that fire.

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But instead end with the concrete rain,

for the fear far outweighed the pain.

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Blurs of colour all around,

listen close but hear no sound.

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Only laughter and scampering of feet,

as two small children run off to eat.

The Catbird Seat: Mr. Martin’s Actions

In the short story The Catbird Seat By James Thurber the main character is faced with a dilemma; to kill or not to kill. A not-so-ladylike woman is reorganizing and at the same time, ruining all the departments in his workplace. Mr. Martin knows that his department is next and he decides to do something about it.
First, he decides that this rambunctious woman must be rid of completely and so decides he must kill her. While in her apartment, he isn’t able to find a weapon. However, he has 3 small but potentially powerful weapons; a pack of cigarettes, a drink of alcohol and a single phrase. He chooses not to kill her instead he places her in a situation where, if told to anyone else, would sound impossible. He downs his alcohol, drags on his cigarette and says he plans to bring down his employer. And just for good measure, he sticks out his tongue and utters the phrase “I’m on the catbird seat”. The next day the woman tells the employer everything he did and the employer says she may have a psychological conditions which is causing her to hallucinate.

This is because Mr. Martin is very well known for being the best worker, a non-smoker, not drinking alcohol of any sort and being an overall very ordinary man. Not one to use phrases like “catbird seat”.

I believe Mr. Martin was justified in his actions because no one was actually hurt. His first intentions were unforgivable, however he came up with a good alternative. The woman may have lost her job, but if so many others were losing their jobs because of her, she most likely was not doing a good job. Not to mention, in the story, there was not any mention of her doing any office work and any work of any sort. The story presented her in a way that made her seem lazy and incompetent and therefore, Mr. Martin’s actions feel justified.

Does Facebook Make Narcissists?

In a recent article posted on Yahoo! the popular networking site, Facebook was questioned. The writer of the article, Andy Blatchford, touched on why our generation (The Techies) goes on this site and whether it is beneficial to us.

Mr. Blatchford states that through a recent study on 50 males and 50 female facebook users from the ages of 18 to 25, psychologists have found that those who had low self-esteem or were highly narcissistic tended to go on the site more often. Therefore, they believe that Facebook, may indeed boost confidence but may also cause narcissists to become more narcissistic. They also raised the question “is it narcissists that go on Facebook or does Facebook make us more likely to become narcissistic?”. An interesting idea to say the least.

I myself cannot say I completely agree with these findings. I agree that some people use this sight as a strange way to validate their worth; countless times I’ve heard people talk about how many Facebook friends they have and how many comments they get on their posts. The idea that Facebook may in fact be creating narcissists is a scary thought. But it is definitely more likely that narcissists will use Facebook rather than Facebook making narcissists. If a person rationally uses the site, they will not become a narcissist. To change a person is a long process and if a networking site is able to change someone so dramatically than perhaps they were not changed at all. Perhaps they were simply narcissists finding out they were so through this site.

I do agree that this site is addictive. It can make you question yourself for the most trivial of things; why didn’t anybody comment on my pictures? How come this person hasn’t answered my friend request? Superficial, nothing moments are turned into “I am not loved” moments. Facebook is a very influential site; it can make you feel a trivial sense of self worth as well as small sadness.

Of course Facebook isn’t all bad points but our generation definitely doesn’t need to go on it as often as we do. If you want admiration, do something worth admiring. If you want more self-esteem work up your courage and talk to people! And not through a computer screen.

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