What, according to the speaker of “A Psalm of Life,” should people do to give their lives purpose? Do you agree or disagree? Why? (40 - 75 words).

For the following you will think of a person you know, have read about, or know about from pop culture who has led a life that you truly admire (positive role model). How has this person made a difference in your world? Describe their impact on family, community, or country in a short paragraph. You may write an account of that person or interview them and transcribe the interview. (50 to 100 words).

It is a poem written by Henry which describes what the purpose of life is of a person and how he should fight with the problems coming his way.

Explanation:

A psalm of life was a poem written by the famous poet Henry Wadsworth. This was written for the purpose deciding what the purpose of life of a human being is on Earth. Along with that it also describes how a person should fight with troubles, struggles that he faces in his life.

In the poem it is seen that the poet is going against the views and the thoughts of the people who think that life is just a matter of numbers and figures.

his tongue, i believe, was bloody and hanging out of his mouth.

he looked as if he were hungry.

he has several wolf-like qualities; a gray coat, sharp claws and yellow fangs.

those eyes made me feel, dear reader, like the end was near.

as i reached for a stick, he moved to the other side of the hill.

panting and hungry, he looked at me, a defenseless human and he snarled.

well i said my prayers, however, he simply turned and limped off.