Robert Frost was born in San Francisco, California. His mother was of Scottish descent and his father was descended from Nicholas Frost of Tiverton, Devon, England. Robert Frost graduated from Lawrence High School in 1892. Frost's mother joined the "Swedish Church" and had him baptized there, but he left as an adult. Frost grew up in the city and published his first poem in his high school magazine. He attended Dartmouth College for two months. Frost returned home to teach and work at various jobs, including helping his mother teach her class of unruly boys, delivering newspapers, and working in a factory as a carbon filament changer for arc lamps. (“Robert Frost.” Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, November 14, 2002. Web. March 23, 2014.) Body of Work: Deals in depth with human nature, exploring the implicit human emotions of desire and hate. and Ice: Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I have tasted of desire, I agree with those who favor fire. But if he were to perish twice, I think I know enough hate to say that for the ice destruction is also awesome and would suffice. Meaning of the Poem/Summary: The poem “Fire and Ice” is a very simple but profound poem. The poem uses simple words to give the reader a deep picture of the modern era that Frost uses the terms. “Fire and ice” as an option for how the world will ultimately end. In the poem, Frost states that "fire" will be primarily the element that causes the destruction of the world. Frost has a reason why he chooses fire first. He chooses fire because fire represents burning and pain. And as we all know, the burn and pain are just as dangerous nonetheless. Frost continues his way through the poem without the slightest trace of fear; he doesn't... middle of paper... he only has options for the end of the world. This impacts today's history because scientists have different beliefs about the end of the world. Some believe it will end in the Earth's fiery core, while others believe it will come from an upcoming ice age. Robert Frost used fire and ice as symbols of desire and hatred. He therefore believes that the world can end either way. The poem also talks about hatred and love, the poem reflects on what happened at that time. In this case, the world had just come out of the World War and hatred had spread during the World War, so Frost was talking about the World War when he referred to hatred. Love was also expressed in this poem, and this is reflected in the time when all nations signed a peace treaty and came together to end the endless violence. Nations came together and began to bond and love each other.