Emily Elizabeth Dickinson

 (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) 

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Born in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a successful family with strong community ties, she lived a mostly introverted and reclusive life. After she studied at the Amherst Academy for seven years in her youth, she spent a short time at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary before returning to her family's house in Amherst. Thought of as an eccentric by the locals, she became known for her penchant for white clothing and her reluctance to greet guests or, later in life, even leave her room. Most of her friendships were therefore carried out by correspondence.

Although Dickinson was a prolific private poet, fewer than a dozen of her nearly eighteen hundred poems were published during her lifetime. The work that was published during her lifetime was usually altered significantly by the publishers to fit the conventional poetic rules of the time. Dickinson's poems are unique for the era in which she wrote; they contain short lines, typically lack titles, and often use slant rhyme as well as unconventional capitalization and punctuation. Many of her poems deal with themes of death and immortality, two recurring topics in letters to her friends.

Although most of her acquaintances were probably aware of Dickinson's writing, it was not until after her death in 1886—when Lavinia, Emily's younger sister, discovered her cache of poems—that the breadth of Dickinson's work became apparent. Her first collection of poetry was published in 1890 by personal acquaintances Thomas Wentworth Higginson and Mabel Loomis Todd, both of whom heavily edited the content. A complete and mostly unaltered collection of her poetry became available for the first time in 1955 when The Poems of Emily Dickinson was published by scholar Thomas H. Johnson. Despite unfavorable reviews and skepticism of her literary prowess during the late 19th and early 20th century, critics now consider Dickinson to be a major American poet.

Dear March - Come in
by Emily Dickinson


Dear March - Come in -
How glad I am -
I hoped for you before -
Put down your Hat -
You must have walked -
How out of Breath you are -
Dear March, how are you, and the Rest -
Did you leave Nature well -
Oh March, Come right upstairs with me -
I have so much to tell -

I got your Letter, and the Birds -
The Maples never knew that you were coming -
I declare - how Red their Faces grew -
But March, forgive me -
And all those Hills you left for me to Hue -
There was no Purple suitable -
You took it all with you -

Who knocks? That April -
Lock the Door -
I will not be pursued -
He stayed away a Year to call
When I am occupied -
But trifles look so trivial
As soon as you have come

That blame is just as dear as Praise
And Praise as mere as Blame 

Perfect Place

There are so many amazing places all over the world, so many cities and villages with fascinating landscapes, nature is full of wonderful nooks, so many different astonishing buildings, houses, castles are shown on TV, there are so many pictures with sunny beaches, charming seas and lakes in magazines. This range can be continued endlessly, but would any of these places be the perfect one for somebody? I consider that it depends on a personality, moral qualities inherent to a certain person. Of course, all of these places are attractive. To my mind, every person would like to live in some of these thrilling sites or just visit it and glance. But I am not sure that such places can be perfect – they can be the perfect ones only due to the beautiful views. It would be pleasant to stay there, because of the amazing landscapes, comfortable accommodation, romantic atmosphere or something else, but is it enough for a place to be called perfect?

In my opinion, a material location with clearly stated geographical coordinates is not very important for a perfect place. I think that perfect place means the place where you like to return every day, the place where you can forget about all troubles, problems and disappointments, a site where you relax not only physically, but also spiritually and emotionally. It is the place with light atmosphere. This atmosphere can be created with a help of the closest people in your life. It is really difficult to find such people or at least one person. This man should be your soul mate, person who you can trust completely, helpful, reliable, faithful. This man should not only know how to sympathize with you, but also how to support and help in any situation, a person who is ready to die for you. Such a person can be anyone – a friend, a brother or a sister, mother or father, a boyfriend or a girlfriend, wife or husband. The sex, age, nationality don’t play a big role. That should be a man who can help you to forget about all troubles and routine, a person who makes your soul fly, who makes your life colourful, who brings happiness. It is my perfect place. It might be everywhere, but I need this special person to make the simplest site the perfect one.

Fortunately, I have already met such a person. I am sure that he is my soul mate. I have known this person for a sufficiently long period of time. He has helped me to change myself for the better. Thanks to him I have realised true vital values, even in spite of the teenage syndrome. He understands me perfectly. I feel myself great with this person and I am sure that my soul mate will never leave me alone. He doesn’t only make ordinary places the perfect ones for me and both of us, but also he makes me happy in spite of the cruel world surrounding us.

Track and field athletics:Discus throw

  In U.S. high school track and field, boys typically th In U.S. high school track and field, boys typically throw a discus weighing 1.6 kg (3 lb 9 oz) and the girls throw the 1 kg (2.2 lb) women's discus. Under USATF Youth rules, boys throw the 1 kg discus between the ages of 11-14, and transition to the 1.6 kg discus as 15-18 year olds. Girls throw the 1 kg discus as 11-18 year olds.

Under US high school rules, if a discus hits the surrounding safety cage and is deflected into the sector, it is ruled a foul. In contrast, under IAAF, WMA, NCAA and USATF rules, it is ruled a legal throw. Additionally, under US high school rules, distances thrown are rounded down to the nearest whole inch, rather than the nearest centimetre. 



US high school rules allow the use of a solid rubber discus; it is cheaper and easier to learn to throw (due to its more equal distribution of weight, as opposed to the heavy rim weight of the metal rim/core discus), but less durable.

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953). As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States (1945), he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his unprecedented fourth term.

During World War I, Truman served in combat in France as an artillery officer in his National Guard unit. After the war, he joined the Democratic Party political machine of Tom Pendergast in Kansas City, Missouri. He was elected a county official and in 1934 United States senator. After he had gained national prominence as head of the wartime Truman Committee, Truman replaced vice president Henry A. Wallace as Roosevelt's running mate in 1944.

Truman faced many challenges in domestic affairs. The disorderly postwar reconversion of the economy of the United States was marked by severe shortages, numerous strikes, and the passage of the Taft–Hartley Act over his veto. He confounded all predictions to win election in 1948, helped by his famous Whistle Stop Tour of rural America. After his election, he passed only one of the proposals in his liberal Fair Deal program. He used executive orders to end racial discrimination in the armed forces and created loyalty checks that dismissed thousands of communist supporters from office.

Truman's presidency was also eventful in foreign affairs, with the defeat of Nazi Germany and his decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan, the founding of the United Nations, the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe, the Truman Doctrine to contain communism, the beginning of the Cold War, the Berlin Airlift, the creation of NATO, the Chinese Civil War, and the Korean War. Corruption in Truman's administration, which was linked to certain members in the cabinet and senior White House staff, was a central issue in the 1952 presidential campaign and helped cause Adlai Stevenson, Truman's successor for the Democratic nomination for the presidency, to lose to Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1952 presidential election.

Truman, in sharp contrast to the imperious Roosevelt who kept personal control of all major decisions, was a folksy, unassuming president who relied on his cabinet. He popularized such phrases as "The buck stops here" and "If you can't stand the heat, you better get out of the kitchen." His approval ratings in the polls started out very high, then steadily sank until he was one of the most unpopular men to leave the White House. Popular and scholarly assessments of his presidency eventually became more positive after his retirement from politics. Truman's legendary upset victory in 1948 over Thomas E. Dewey is routinely invoked by underdog presidential candidates.

External link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman#Scandals_and_controversies

See also:
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/cabinet/cabinet.htm
http://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/g33.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Harry_S._Truman