Letter to The Captain

Dear Daniel,

  As one of the biggest Ottawa Senators fans around, I would like to ask you the question all senators fans throughout Canada have been wondering about all summer. Why in the world would you decide to leave the only team and city you've ever called home to sign with the freakin' Detroit Red Wings? It felt like such a slap in the face when you did this, as I have idolized you my whole life and even flew up to see you play last February because you were supposed to "retire" after this year with the Senators. Watching hockey this year just hasn't been the same without seeing your patented top shelf slap shot on the power play. When you were in Ottawa you were royalty, you could be walking down the street right next to Steven Harper and more than likely you would be approached by citizens of the city rather than him. What confuses us fans so much is that we can't understand why you would give all of this up to go with another team, sure you have the chance to win a cup but lets be honest here, do you really think Detroit is going to come close to cracking the cup finals this year? Not likely. By doing this to us fans you've blemished your reputation with us big time, however we are also thankful for the 17 years that you have given to this organization and the patience that you've had with it. We're very sorry that you couldn't have gotten your stanley cup with the Senators franchise but at the same time don't expect us to be cheering for you now that you're on the opposing team.

                                                                                Yours Truly, Nick

In the News

   Recently at Memorial University the closing of the local on campus bar "The Breezeway" has students at MUN in anger. The closing of the bar was described by university officials as a money issue. It seems as if the bar at memorial was losing too much business to the downtown scene here in the city of St. John's. Students at the university are devastated by the closing of the only spot on campus to get drunk and blow of steam after a long week of classes, it even has several students thinking of transferring to other universities here in the maratimes. Many students have rebelled against the closing of the club, and as a show of their frustration they have started a binge outside the doors of the breezeway and have stated that they will not move until the breezeway officials agree to keep the club open or they get alcohol poisoning, whichever happens first. Campus enforcement here at Memorial University are concerned that the closing of the club will lead to civil unrest and possibly rioting around campus and they are pleading with the Breezeway officials to keep the bar open. It will be interesting in the coming weeks to see where these disputes and frustrations lead, and we will be sure to keep you posted on any other news that comes from this outrageous story.

Poetry reflective

  Poetry is often around us everywhere, yet sometimes we don't see it. An example of this that pops out to me is advertisements. In the world of advertising the creators of these advertisements have only a few seconds to get their point across and sell their product to the viewer. This is often the case in poetry because in many poems the writers often have a short amount of time and in some cases a limited amount of lines to express how they feel and get their point across. Advertisements are often short and sweet and very to the point, writers and artists often try to advertise their product in the least amount of words they can because they realize that people don't have time to sit down and read a paragraph about their product, therefore they need to minimize the amount that they write. A good advertisement that sticks in a persons head is usually very creative and is expressed through the use of words and a visual.

  In the visual above, we see a an advertisement that is not trying to sell a product but rather to sell the idea of sustainability. It tells us to save water and we can possibly save a life, this is illustrated by the fish in the tank losing more water each time the tap is turned on. This image is very expressive of what is on the artists/authors mind, this is very similar to poetry except it is expressed through a visual accompanied by text rather than just words.

 
The advertisement above shows the most famous sports company in the world advertising their product.      When they use the phrase "Light like air. Stronger than steel."it catches the readers attention right away and it uses a simile to compare shoes to air. A good advertisement can often use various poetic forms in it and advertisements are around us all the time but we never associate them with poetry. This goes to show that there are many things in the world around us that can also be considered poetry even though it isn't expressed in a stanza.