“So I told my troubles to the river And I tossed them in the deep
And I washed my hands in the river
But the river brings more trouble to me”
- Tom McRae, “Told my Troubles
to the River”
Told my troubles to the river,
But it was wise and very clever,
Kept running, leaving my words by the rocky side.
Didn’t need me, didn’t care if I lived or died.
It had drag its own weight through the mountains,
Take what I could to keep going,
Silt, sand, stone, or wood, whatever was
In the way and wouldn’t just give in.
So why tell my troubles to the river?
Couldn’t help it, I was lost in its song.
My lips moved without knowing.
Trouble was the river just flowed on.
River just flowed on.
I should maybe throw myself in.

1. What are the words used in the poem? Which are used twice or more?
2. How will you describe the structure of the poem? (How many are the lines? Is there a sound that repeats?)
3. How will you describe the speaker?
4. What issues can you relate this poem with?

in "letter from a birmingham jail," king argues that there are four basic steps in any nonviolent campaign: "[c]ollection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self purification; and direct action." finally, direct action is taken and acts such as boycotts and sit-ins are staged.

the excerpt from chapter 2 of "animal farm", by george orwell that is an example of foreshadowing is "these three (snowball, napoleon, and squealer) had elaborated old major's teachings into a complete system of thought to which they gave the name of animalism." animal farm is an allegory of how czarist russia developed into communist russia with all its corruption. old major's teachings represent marx's theories turned into communism, animalism, by the three pigs. this foreshadows the oppression and corruption that will follow this revolt.

nobody can deny that cars are the most used means of transport all over the world. however owing a car could have some disadvantages. first of all, having a car on your own allows you to go everywhere without depending on timetables. moreover, you can use it whenever you need it no matter the time or the climate conditions. furthermore, if you have a car, you would not have to wait for nobody to share it when going to somewhere. nevertheless, one major disadvantages of owing a car is the fact that fuel is very expensive nowadays so that not everyone can afford it. in addition, you have to pay insurance to be protected by legal conditions. apart from this, the person who owns a car always has to maintain the car and repair any mechanical problem which could costs a huge amount of money. what is more, if you have to travel long distances, and you do not like driving, one probably would be exhausted and irritated due to driving for a long time. besides, cars cause environmental pollution. to sum up, owing a car means that you have more freedom to travel whenever and wherever people want to, however the car maintenance could be a very expensive issue that can have bad consequences at your economy.

innocence can be defined as the lack of sin, relating it with the lack of guilt, also it can be a synonime of naivety. most people agree that sins are made out of experiences, intentionally or not, as well as you stop being naive once certain things happen to you throughout your life. so, with this explained, the chosen answers are:

when the boy saw the effects of war, he no longer viewed life as innocent.

the loss of innocence is a result of gaining experience and making mistakes.

one way to define innocence is as a lack of worldly experience or sophistication.