Poem Review: The Old Astronomer By Sarah Williams

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“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.” This is a quote by Sarah Williams’s poem, “The Old Astronomer”, although many people unjustly credit the quote to Galileo. When I’m older I will look at life this way and accomplish my goals with confidence. I have three main goals in life, graduating high school, and becoming a social worker. I’m going to complete these goals before I’m thirty. Is graduating high school important to me? Yes, more than you know. I’m doing my best to get almost all A’s and this will help me a lot in my goal to graduate high school. In addition to this, I have excellent attendance this year and I’m staying out of trouble at school. This goal is important to me because it will help me get the job I want in the future and other potential jobs. …show more content…

Well, it’s moving to Michigan. This goal is crucial to me and I’m taking specific and essential steps to achieve it. Firstly, I’m going to continue to make friends who live in Michigan so when I move there I won’t be completely alone. Secondly, I’m looking at colleges in Michigan and hopefully my grades will help me get a scholarship to one so I can move there sooner. Thirdly, I am looking for a job so I can save up and afford the trip there and a temporary residence. Without social workers, the world would be a much darker place. Social workers help so many people and they make a decent amount of money, so I think this job would suit me. I am going to continue to work on my goal of finishing high school so I can get complete the college required to become a social worker. I will also be staying out of legal trouble so I don’t jeopardize getting a scholarship because if I don’t go to college, I can’t complete this goal.This goal is important to me, but I am open to other job

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