A Love for the Sun:

An Essay Based on A Tale of Two Cities and “Here Comes the Sun”

11/18/11

Pine Point School

English Class

Cassie Seidel

    Have you ever felt unwanted? I know that I have. Life can be full of doubts -- doubts you can’t turn into trust. However, when you do trust, A person’s life could be like a sun rising in the morning, and lowering at night. A Tale of Two Cities, a famous book by Charles Dickens, can help us understand why we need the sun, and so can “Here Comes the Sun”, a song by The Beatles. We don’t even realize the sun is there sometimes, but where would we be without it? (assonance)

A song written in the late 1960’s can be related to a quote written by a man who lived and died a long time ago in many ways. First, the quote, “there was a season of light.” relates literally to the song, “Here Comes the Sun.” This song talks about the spring coming after a, “long cold lonely winter.” The sun is finally rising in both of these instinces, and these people love to express themselves. Furthermore, the second half of the quote states, “there was a season of darkness.” This could be taken literally because the winter is coming, and it will be much darker. We, however, need to realize that after the winter, comes the spring, and we wont need to worry about darkness then(antithesis). Finally, the entire quote can be related to the hypothetical question, “Where is our economy going?” Most people would say it is going downhill. However, I say that if we work hard enough, we can come out of the darkness, and into the light. Although these two pieces don’t relate by year, they do relate in what counts, and that is life.

I look at the sky, at the sun, and realize that me and the sun are so much alike. There was a time when people would get up early and watch the sunrise. Unfortunately, not many people even attempt to wake up to see it anymore. That is how I feel sometimes, like I am not worth being waited for. Furthermore, the lyrics, “Here comes the sun and I say, its all right,” reminds me that I can be alright even when I am going through the toughest of times. I need to realize that the sun still rose, and I am still okay. Finally, I can not even fathom (F.A.S.T)what life would be without the sun. I am the backbone to so many people’s lives that if I were not here, those people would not have anyone to count on. The same in return to all of those people who I would not be able to live without. A love of the sun, just like my love for others.

I am a person who is counted on. I am counted on to do great things, counted on to be a good leader, counted on to be a friend. I am loved. I am thankful that the sun is here and I can believe, “its all right,” I just need to realize that, “It [is] the best of times, it [is] the worst of times.”

Self Assessment:
1. I am continuing to work on simple errors
2. I see very good, strong sentences in this writing
3. I also see a few confusing sentences
4. B, please