Dr.Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel known as Dr. Seuss is a beloved children's author. He was born in 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. In his lifetime, Theodor has written and illustrated 44 children books. In grade 11, I was given the opportunity to research about him for my English seminar. From my research, I discovered that he had incorporated implied messages in his books, where he would have subliminal messages about the political issues that took place in his lifetime.  Even though we only recognize him as a children's author, Dr. Seuss was once a newspaper writer who wrote a lot about political issues. Using the skills from his newspaper job, Dr. Seuss is able to creatively communicate to both young and adult readers

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Dr. Seuss

As a child, I used to struggle a lot with letting go of things. I remembered when I was 7 years old, I would always cry once I woke up in the morning. I cried in the morning because I would miss my mom who had to work early at seven o'clock. It was very problematic for me to let go of things when I was young, because it would always conclude with me in tears. Finally, when I was thirteen years old, I was privileged to attend a vacation trip with my mom to Vietnam. Coming back from the trip, I would cry every single night because I would miss all my relatives that I had previously lived with for a month. Recognizing that I cried a lot, my mom decided to phone my relatives and let me talk to them. In our phone conversation, my aunt ( closest relative to me) comforted me using the same quote but in Vietnamese. This quote taught me to be grateful of everything that God has given me and motivates me to live a life with smiles not tears.