Reflect on a time when you noticed someone being treated unfairly or saw a situation that didn’t seem right. How does this experience connect to the emotions or ideas expressed in one or both poems?

 Prompt Response: One of my old friends had transferred to an online school to help his parents out with bills. His dad worked in welding so my friend went to work and picked up welding. My friend was in the area and visited me at work. I didn't recognize him at first. He was covered in dirt and soot all over, from head to toe. It hit me right then and there how hard some people had it. My friend said he liked his job but seeing a barely 18 year old covered in dirt and having aged so quickly was devastating. Similar to the poem, my friend who was dealing with hard labor at such a young age was saddening, especially knowing he could've been enjoying his senior year with friends and school events.

Summary: Today in class we read two poems: "Songs of Innocence- The Chimney Sweeper" and "The Chimney Sweeper: A little black thing among the snow". 

Reflection: The poems showed a dark side of what life used to be for kids. Thankfully now we have laws and regulations that prevent child labor and abuse.

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