CAGED BIRD
By: Alicia Keys
"I love this song and it is playing in my head. So, I fell like writing it out"
If I gave you forever
Would you take care of me
Would you take me for granted
Run away
Those wonderful things that you do
They got me feelin in love with you
Lovin you is easy
Comes so naturaly
Lovin you is easy
Comes so naturally
I will give you laughter
Oh so much more than that
Anything you're after
I will climb the highest mountain to bring it back
You better believe
Those wonderful things that you do
They got me feelin in love with you
I will stay by your side
Whether I'm wrong
Whether I'm right
Oh it's incredible
With you I intend to spend the rest of my life....
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Drama
"What if you and your bestfriend likes the same person, and what are the rules?"
Let's say that you and your bestfriend likes the same boy/girl then both of you should just promise eachother that you all will not fall for the same person! Also, i don't think that if you were dating someone you would want your bestfriend to be flirting and liking the same person you go with. Boys/Girls come and go but friends last forever. Fighting over someone you think is cute or that you like, is not worth breaking up a friendship. Most Importantly, the rules are that friends don't go with other friends boyfriend or girlfriend, that is a big no no. Even if, your bestfriend broke up with their bf/gf, and you liked them it wouldn't be right for you to go with them. However, I have seen a lot of movies and read a lot of books on things like this, but I have never really exprienced this.
Let's say that you and your bestfriend likes the same boy/girl then both of you should just promise eachother that you all will not fall for the same person! Also, i don't think that if you were dating someone you would want your bestfriend to be flirting and liking the same person you go with. Boys/Girls come and go but friends last forever. Fighting over someone you think is cute or that you like, is not worth breaking up a friendship. Most Importantly, the rules are that friends don't go with other friends boyfriend or girlfriend, that is a big no no. Even if, your bestfriend broke up with their bf/gf, and you liked them it wouldn't be right for you to go with them. However, I have seen a lot of movies and read a lot of books on things like this, but I have never really exprienced this.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
What are tell-tale signs of a love gone bad?
Tell-tale signs of love gone bad is when you notice that your friends g/f or b/f just isn't right for them and know that their relationship is not going to last. For example, I have a that had the rudest and ugliest boyfriend, and they didn't make a cute couple ever. He thought he was so cute and that every in the school wanted him. He flirted with every girl he saw and that he was along with. She was so stupid to go with him. They broke up a couple of times and he went with her friend, and then when he broke up with her friend she still decide to go back with. However, she didn't seem to see anything wrong with that, but the good thing is that they finally broke up for good and now they go to different schools.
What are tell-tale signs of a love gone bad?
Tell-tale signs of love gone bad is when you noticethat your friends g/f or b/f just isn't right for them and know that their relationship is not going to last. For example, I have a that had the rudest and ugliest boyfriend, and they didn't make a cute couple ever. He thought he was so cute and that every in the school wanted him. He flirted with every girl he saw and that he was along with. She was so stupid to go with him. They broke up a couple of times and he went with her friend, and then when he broke up with her friend she still decide to go back with. However, she didn't seem to see anything wrong with that, but the good thing is that they finally broke up for good and now they go to different schools.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Odyssey Quiz
1.What have you learned about Greek culture, values, and religion? Address the roles of women and men, honor and virtues, gods and goddesses, etc.
I have learned that Greek culture has many beliefs and traditions. The Greek values is that they will offer a lamb or goat to exchange something. The gods and goddesses rule almost everything such as land, the sea, winds, the sun, etc. They are very religious and the men and women ask them for everything to help them see their way through. Also, in the Greek culture the women takes care of the house cooking, cleaning dishes, washing clothes and most importantly serving their men. The men rules the house and they make all the decisions aroud the house hold.
2. What resonated with you in reading about Odysseus’ adventures? Why?
When reading the Odyssey, Odysseus adventures resonated with me when we had been fighting in the war for some years and he wanted to be home with his wife, but the gods refused to let him be. He had been gone from his home for most of his life. He had to face a lot of danger, but he still had the faith that he would somehow get home. Odysseus was faced with Cyclops that giant with one big eye in the middle of
his forehead, Calypso the nymph, and Circe who wanted to have endless sex with him. He had been gone from his home for most of his life.
3. This epic poem is dated nearly 3000 years ago, why is it still relevant?
This epic poem is still relevant because it is a classic in literature. Also, this poem is very enjoyable to read, and learn from. To add on to that, a lot of our literature is from the greek teaching, such as the prefix of our english words. I also think that by reading this it can enable you to learn how to write better. It also talks about everything like love, lust, hate, war, etc., mostly everything that’s going on today. In addition to that I think that a lot of stories and movies originated from this epic poem.
Short Answers-
4. How would you characterize the narrator, the fictive "Homer" whose voice we imagine as singing the verses of the Odyssey?
Homer is an intelligent man who can tell great adventurous stories. I think that Homer in his day was a mysterious person who had mythical like dreams.
5. What kinds of behavior are treated as contemptible in the Odyssey?
When the men were in Odysseus house trying to get Penelope to marry one them, they were mean, stubborn, and indulging in their on pride to her.
6. How does the poem represent mortal women? Since Penelope is the most important woman in the Odyssey, what qualities does she possess, and how does she respond to the troubles she faces? (Some of the other women are of note, too-Eurycleia the serving woman, the faithless maidservants, Nausicaa the Phaeacian princess, and Helen of Sparta, Menelaus' queen, whose elopement with Prince Paris sparked the Trojan War.)
Penelope possess faithfulness to her husband, and she is very patient. She faces her troubles very calmly and takes time to think things out.
7.How do Homer's gods think and behave? How do their actions and motivations differ from the conception of god in other religions of which you have knowledge? What role do the Homeric gods play in human affairs, and what is the responsibility of humans with respect to those
gods?
Homer's gods think and behave like they are wisest of all, and if you come to them wrong they will make you pay by teaching you a lesson you will never forget. There kind of like mortals in a way. The responsibility of the humans was to give them nothing but respect and obey them.
I have learned that Greek culture has many beliefs and traditions. The Greek values is that they will offer a lamb or goat to exchange something. The gods and goddesses rule almost everything such as land, the sea, winds, the sun, etc. They are very religious and the men and women ask them for everything to help them see their way through. Also, in the Greek culture the women takes care of the house cooking, cleaning dishes, washing clothes and most importantly serving their men. The men rules the house and they make all the decisions aroud the house hold.
2. What resonated with you in reading about Odysseus’ adventures? Why?
When reading the Odyssey, Odysseus adventures resonated with me when we had been fighting in the war for some years and he wanted to be home with his wife, but the gods refused to let him be. He had been gone from his home for most of his life. He had to face a lot of danger, but he still had the faith that he would somehow get home. Odysseus was faced with Cyclops that giant with one big eye in the middle of
his forehead, Calypso the nymph, and Circe who wanted to have endless sex with him. He had been gone from his home for most of his life.
3. This epic poem is dated nearly 3000 years ago, why is it still relevant?
This epic poem is still relevant because it is a classic in literature. Also, this poem is very enjoyable to read, and learn from. To add on to that, a lot of our literature is from the greek teaching, such as the prefix of our english words. I also think that by reading this it can enable you to learn how to write better. It also talks about everything like love, lust, hate, war, etc., mostly everything that’s going on today. In addition to that I think that a lot of stories and movies originated from this epic poem.
Short Answers-
4. How would you characterize the narrator, the fictive "Homer" whose voice we imagine as singing the verses of the Odyssey?
Homer is an intelligent man who can tell great adventurous stories. I think that Homer in his day was a mysterious person who had mythical like dreams.
5. What kinds of behavior are treated as contemptible in the Odyssey?
When the men were in Odysseus house trying to get Penelope to marry one them, they were mean, stubborn, and indulging in their on pride to her.
6. How does the poem represent mortal women? Since Penelope is the most important woman in the Odyssey, what qualities does she possess, and how does she respond to the troubles she faces? (Some of the other women are of note, too-Eurycleia the serving woman, the faithless maidservants, Nausicaa the Phaeacian princess, and Helen of Sparta, Menelaus' queen, whose elopement with Prince Paris sparked the Trojan War.)
Penelope possess faithfulness to her husband, and she is very patient. She faces her troubles very calmly and takes time to think things out.
7.How do Homer's gods think and behave? How do their actions and motivations differ from the conception of god in other religions of which you have knowledge? What role do the Homeric gods play in human affairs, and what is the responsibility of humans with respect to those
gods?
Homer's gods think and behave like they are wisest of all, and if you come to them wrong they will make you pay by teaching you a lesson you will never forget. There kind of like mortals in a way. The responsibility of the humans was to give them nothing but respect and obey them.
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