A Poem

This entry is going to be based on a poem by Edgar Guest. He was a newspaper name in the Detroit Michigan area. He first, wrote a weekly article titled "Chaff" which eventually became a daily article titled "Breakfast Table Chat" which was syndicated around to 300 plus newspapers through the United States. Edgar's popularity eventually leads him to getting a weekly NBC radio broadcast, and then into a TV show in 1951. Edgar Guest was a well known TV personality at the start of the TV industry. He was known as the Poet for the people and wrote well over 11,000 poems.

Myself

I have to live with myself, and so,
I want to be fit for myself to know.
I want to be able as days go by
Always to look myself straight in the eye.
I don’t want to stand with the setting sun
And hate myself for the things I’ve done.

I don’t want to keep on a closet shelf
A lot of secrets about myself,
And fool myself as I come and go
Into thinking that nobody else will know
The kind of man I really am.
I don’t want to dress myself up in sham.

I never can hide myself from me;
I see what others may never see.
I know what others may never know;
I never can fool myself, and so,
Whatever happens, I want to be
Self-respecting and conscience free.

So, after reading this poem, what are your thoughts and feelings about the poem? What insight do you have to offer towards the meaning behind the poem, and what does it mean to you? Take your time and answer these questions.

The Neatness of Examples

Back in the day, the coaches of coaches was known as Knute Rockne. He was the head coach of Notre Dame's football team and during his leadership he lead the Fighting Irish to 105 vicotries and only 12 loses during a span of 13 years. This included 6 national championships and 5 undefeted seasons. He was nationaly known as the best coach in the college game. He was a very powerful and popular coach or his time period. While coaching Knute Rockne was created for giving this quote.

"One man practicing sportsmanhip is better than a hundred teaching it."

What do you think he meant by this statement, and granted it is a football coach talking about football, but how does it relate to our life and our life within this school? How can this statement be associated with, lets say Character Counts?