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Important? Shel Silverstein Said little a to big G, Without me, The sea would be The se, The flea would be The fle. And Earth and Heaven couldn’t be Without me. ” Said big G to little a, “Even the se Could crsh and spry Nd the fle would fly In the sme old wy, Nd Erth and Heven still would be, Without thee. -Shel Silverstein S: The speaker in the story is a non- apparent narrator. O: The occasion is not apparent or imaginary because the poem is two letters having a conversation. A: The audience is directed towards everyone. P: The purpose of this poem is so the author can convey the idea that everyone is indeed important and if they are gone things will change, however life will carry on. S: The subject is that everything has importance. In this poem Shel Silverstein uses personification to give life to ordinary letters in the alphabet to get his message across. I liked this poem because I found it really cute and I just enjoyed it.

Seattle man killed during bid to dribble soccer ball to Brazil A Seattle man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10, 000 miles to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup died Tuesday after being hit by a pickup truck on the Oregon Coast. Police in Lincoln City, Ore. , said 42 -year-old Richard Swanson was hit at about 10 a. m. while walking south along U. S. Highway 101 near the city limits. He was declared dead at a hospital. The driver has not been charged. Lt. Jerry Palmer said investigators found materials among Swanson's belongings listing his website, breakawaybrazil. com. Swanson set out on the trek to promote the One World Futbol Project, based in Berkeley, Calif. , which donates durable blue soccer balls to people in developing countries. "We are deeply saddened to learn about Richard's death, " Lisa Tarver, chief operating officer of One World Futbol Project, said in a statement. "He was a very inspiring man who in a very short time walked his way into many lives. Our thoughts are with his family. " Police said Palmer's soccer ball was recovered. Kristi Schwesinger, a Seattle interior designer and close friend of Swanson's, said he had been a private investigator for many years, and switched to a new career as a graphic designer, but was laid off recently, and looking for an adventure. "He was at a point in his life where he had raised his kids, " she said. "Both his boys (Devin and Raven) had graduated from high school. He had no mortgage. Advertisement He had sold his condo recently and was between jobs. "And he loved the game of soccer, " she said. "He stumbled on this great organization, One World Futbol, and decided this would be his passion the next year. " In an interview with The Daily News in Longview, Wash. , Swanson said he picked up soccer just five years ago and played on club teams and rooted for the Seattle Sounders. "I felt destined that I should go on this trip, " he said. His website said he left Seattle on May 1, and the trip would take him on foot for more than a year through 11 countries before reaching Sao Paolo, Brazil, where the World Cup soccer tournament will be played. "It will be a trip of a lifetime where I will push myself further than I ever thought possible, " he wrote. Swanson started out in flip-flops, and switched to hiking sandals in Portland, Ore. , Schwesinger said. He stayed two nights in Vancouver, Wash. , with his son, Devin, but otherwise had been able to sleep on the couches of one stranger after another who befriended him and helped him on his journey. "It was all by word of mouth, Facebook, media contacts, friends and family who put the word out, " Schwesinger said. Swanson spent Monday night in Lincoln City, where he was able to soak in a hot tub, and eat a gourmet breakfast, before he set off for Newport, not knowing where he would stay, she added. He posted photos and stories about his new friends on a Facebook page chronicling his journey. Friends are talking about creating a foundation in Swanson's memory, and sending his two sons to Brazil for the World Cup, Schwesinger said. "The hardest thing is he was so young, " Schwesinger said. "Just today we were planning his surprise birthday party for Sunday. He was so young, so full of life, so excited by the journey he was on. To be taken from us so soon is really heartbreaking. " By Jeff Barnard Swanson's goal was to walk from Seattle to Brazil in order to watch the world cup. Swanson's trek supported the One World Futbol Project, an organization that donates durable, blue soccer balls to one world countries. Tragically, Swanson was hit by a car and killed on his journey. This article is important so that others learn about Swanson and that he, his journey, his cause, and his goals are not forgotten. I choose this article because I just found it really inspiring and the fact that I play soccer made it all the more interesting. This article reminded me of Tangerine by Alex Bloor. Paul, the main character’s, determination and love for soccer reminded me of Richard Swanson, the man whose goal was to dribble 10, 000 mi. to Brazil from his home in Seattle.

Future I don’t really have any plans for the future. I guess I’ll just see what life throws at me. I mean the future is the future for a reason, you’ll never know what happens next. I find it hard to have aspirations for something so unknown. However, I have a few goals: I would like to play soccer through out high school, I’d like to graduate in the top 5% of my class, and when I grow up I would like to become an architect. I connect with my article in my love for soccer and in the fact I would like to play soccer for a long time. I choose my poem simply because I liked it and found it inspirational. Not everything has some deep connection and meaning. I would like to leave an impact on the world, but in the end so few people do, they simply leave an impact on those around them. In a world full of billions of people, it’s hard to be one of the few names remembered. Sometimes it’s not how we’re remembered, but simply how we lived.