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The story america sings i thought was a very patriotic poem. What Whittman was trying to say was that our country may not be the best but thats fine because we love our counrty. The thing i noticed about all those jobs he mentioned was that none of them were huge high paying jobs, they were simple ordinary jobs. For example the carpenter, Im pretty sure that a carpenter doesnt make much money but he loves what he does. But that is much different in our world today because people may choose a job that is high paying but they dont like doing that job, they just want power and money. 1200322251

MSe makes a good point, when first reading this poem I didn't realize that the jobs metioned were just everyday, ordinary jobs. I think that one of the messages from this poem is that even though people might not have a high ranking job, what they do still makes a difference and represents our country. I think this also says how you should be proud of what you do even if it is a low ranking job. This poem also shows how diverse our country really is. There are different jobs, backgrounds, religions, to name a few, in our country. Overall, I think this poem is saying how you should be proud to be who you are. 1199758725

I agree with both of them. But I did understand it was talking about ordinary every day jobs. I thought I was interesting that he made it that they were all singing it showed how even though we do not have the same jobs or the same income it shows that we are all working the same and in the same rhythm. He made it seem that they were singing the same song at the same rhythm. 1199760134

I also agree. I think that the poem is also very true. sometimes are country is not the best in everything but we always seem to pull through. I think everyone can make a difference no matter the pay of their job. Jobs and people differ and that is what makes the country better. If every job was the same then there would be nothing different and nothing new. 1199801263

I have to agree with MSe. This poem is very patriotic. Whitman's other poem, Starting from Paumanok is also patriotic. I am starting to see this recurring theme in Whitman's poems. Of all of the poems we have read by Whitman so far, this has to be my favorite. It is short and to the point, so it is not very confusing. I also like how he is praising the lower paying jobs of his time. This really made me think about how he people who work as Janitors, Fast Food Cashiers, Repairpeople, and other occupations like these do not get noticed or praised very often. I think that the main reason for this is that the people who have these occupations are usually Latinos and they are stuck with these jobs that no one else wanrs to do. For example, whenever I go to McDonald's, I am always served by a Latino cashier. I like how this old poem unintentionally alludes to our world. I really liked this poem and I hope that more of Whitman's poems are like this one. 1200006998

I thought that this poem of "I Hear America Sing" is a poem that is very patriotic. What I got from what Whitman was that we should love our country and respect it like any other human. In this poem the jobs that Whitman describes the jobs that may not make you a billionaire but it makes the world go round. If we didn't have these jobs we wouldn't have some of our main necessities in the world today. This poem describes the ups in the society and how we should enjoy what we do because we are doing it for our country and where we live. It shows the determination to start and finish a job. 1200323169jsp2