change,
everything you are
and everything you were
your number has been called
fights, battles have begun
revenge will surely come
your hard times are ahead
best,
you've got to be the best
you've got to change the world
and you use this chance to be heard
your time is now
change,
everything you are
and everything you were
your number has been called
fights and battles have begun
revenge will surely come
your hard times are ahead
best,
you've got to be the best
you've got to change the world
and you use this chance to be heard
your time is now
don't,
let yourself down
don't let yourself go
your last chance has arrived
best,
you've got to be the best
you've got to change the world
and you use this chance to be heard
your time is now
I am 100% convinced we are analyzing a song just so I wouldn't do a Dr. Seuss poem ( I was sorely tempted but resisted temptation,) and just a forewarning, the grammar errors are probably going to be on a rampage in this response because I am extremely brain dead at the moment but here goes nothing. This song is an awesome song by an extremely awesome band known as Muse, and while my interpretation of the song in my zombie-like state is probably nothing like its supposed to be interpreted, I think its sorta close.....soooorta. I believe the lead singer, Matthew Bellamy, is trying to convey an idea that everyone has a chance to change the world but to do so requires a person to be at their best. I think this song really applies to soon to be and current college students, because every person has the potential to do a lot of great things in the world, but in order to great things Matt says, "your hard times are ahead; don't let yourself go; your last chance has arrived; you've got to be the best; you've got to change the world; and you use this chance to be heard" in which he means your gonna face hard times that you have to overcome without getting discouraged and you have to use your opportunities and be performing at your best if you plan on making your mark, else you'll just waste it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzCKrwOme2U&feature=related here is a link to the song so go listen to it while i sit here and ponder what i just wrote ><'' siiiigh
Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
How did it get so late so soon?~ By Dr. Seuss
How did it get so late so soon?
It’s night before it’s afternoon.
December is here before it’s June.
My goodness how the time has flewn.
How did it get so late so soon?
*drumroll* And here we start with yet another Dr. Seuss poem (I swear i'll run out soon) that deals with things getting late and once again applies to almost every person you know in this world because everybody procrastinates (or else i'm going to burn you( ^^).)In the poem Seuss talks about how time seems to be flying so fast, and the months are arriving much sooner than they should be. This can relate to almost everybody in the world because people have a tendency to slack off till the last minute. Countless times you have probably seen yourself waiting till the last minute to do a project, job, or assignment while freaking your head off during the process. Because of this human tendency to procrastinate, Seuss is trying to tell everyone to take notice at how quickly time flies, and things that don't have to be done for a while are probably gonna be arriving sooner than you expect them to.
It’s night before it’s afternoon.
December is here before it’s June.
My goodness how the time has flewn.
How did it get so late so soon?
*drumroll* And here we start with yet another Dr. Seuss poem (I swear i'll run out soon) that deals with things getting late and once again applies to almost every person you know in this world because everybody procrastinates (or else i'm going to burn you( ^^).)In the poem Seuss talks about how time seems to be flying so fast, and the months are arriving much sooner than they should be. This can relate to almost everybody in the world because people have a tendency to slack off till the last minute. Countless times you have probably seen yourself waiting till the last minute to do a project, job, or assignment while freaking your head off during the process. Because of this human tendency to procrastinate, Seuss is trying to tell everyone to take notice at how quickly time flies, and things that don't have to be done for a while are probably gonna be arriving sooner than you expect them to.
Monday, February 14, 2011
The Waiting Place by Dr. Seuss
Waiting for a train to go
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a Yes or a No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.
Waiting for the fish to bite
or waiting for wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night
or waiting, perhaps, for their uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.
Guess what? This weeks response is something new........*drumroll* DR. SEUSS!!!! Anyways, once again Dr. Seuss takes the poetry response spotlight for the third week in a row, with another interesting poem that can relate to several people in the world, the people who wait and wait and wait and wait....you get the picture. I'm sure all of you have at least once encountered a person who has a bunch of great ideas that "could" lead to a bunch of great things, but the problem is they never do; and it is this issue Dr. Seuss addresses in this poem. In every line, he states a different scenario of waiting, and I believe he is urging the readers to quit sitting around waiting uselessly for something new and exciting to happen; but rather, get out into the world and try something. If you fail then oh well, at least you tried and gained some experience from your attempt, but if you succeed at something then who knows how far in life it might take you.
or a bus to come, or a plane to go
or the mail to come, or the rain to go
or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow
or waiting around for a Yes or a No
or waiting for their hair to grow.
Everyone is just waiting.
Waiting for the fish to bite
or waiting for wind to fly a kite
or waiting around for Friday night
or waiting, perhaps, for their uncle Jake
or a pot to boil, or a Better Break
or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants
or a wig with curls, or Another Chance.
Everyone is just waiting.
Guess what? This weeks response is something new........*drumroll* DR. SEUSS!!!! Anyways, once again Dr. Seuss takes the poetry response spotlight for the third week in a row, with another interesting poem that can relate to several people in the world, the people who wait and wait and wait and wait....you get the picture. I'm sure all of you have at least once encountered a person who has a bunch of great ideas that "could" lead to a bunch of great things, but the problem is they never do; and it is this issue Dr. Seuss addresses in this poem. In every line, he states a different scenario of waiting, and I believe he is urging the readers to quit sitting around waiting uselessly for something new and exciting to happen; but rather, get out into the world and try something. If you fail then oh well, at least you tried and gained some experience from your attempt, but if you succeed at something then who knows how far in life it might take you.
Monday, February 7, 2011
I Love My Job by Dr. Seuss
I love my job, I love the pay.
I love it more and more each day.
I love my boss; he/she is the best.
I love his boss and all the rest.
I love my office and its location.
I hate to have to go on vacation.
I love my furniture, drab and gray,
And the paper that piles up every day.
I love my chair in my padded cell.
There's nothing else I love so well.
I love to work among my peers.
I love their leers and jeers and sneers.
I love my computer and its software;
I hug it often though it don't care.
I love each program and every file,
I try to understand once in a while.
I'm happy to be here, I am, I am;
I'm the happiest slave of my Uncle Sam.
I love this work; I love these chores.
I love the meetings with deadly bores.
I love my job-I'll say it again.
I even love these friendly men,
These men who've come to visit today
In lovely white coats to take me away
I love my life, I love my school, I love my friends, I love Eli.....wait what...oh yeah poetry response. This weeks poem is once again from Dr. Seuss; however, it is a special poem because this is one of his lost poems. This poem focuses on how Dr. Seuss seems to love everything in his life, whether it be his job, the jeers of his co-workers, the taxes he pays to Uncle Sam, or even the people coming to take him away to the funny farm, he loves them all, and from this us readers can learn a little lesson. Quite often you hear people complaining about every aspect of life. Maybe their job is bad or boring, maybe their mother is making them work around the house, maybe their life just plain sucks, but the one thing these kinds of people have in common is the fact that they all focus on the bad of their life rather than the good. I believe in this poem Dr. Seuss is trying to tell people to quit looking and focusing on what is bad in your life, but rather, look the the good things and find a way to see everything positively. Besides if you do that then the people in white coats will come get you and who doesn't want that :D?
I love it more and more each day.
I love my boss; he/she is the best.
I love his boss and all the rest.
I love my office and its location.
I hate to have to go on vacation.
I love my furniture, drab and gray,
And the paper that piles up every day.
I love my chair in my padded cell.
There's nothing else I love so well.
I love to work among my peers.
I love their leers and jeers and sneers.
I love my computer and its software;
I hug it often though it don't care.
I love each program and every file,
I try to understand once in a while.
I'm happy to be here, I am, I am;
I'm the happiest slave of my Uncle Sam.
I love this work; I love these chores.
I love the meetings with deadly bores.
I love my job-I'll say it again.
I even love these friendly men,
These men who've come to visit today
In lovely white coats to take me away
I love my life, I love my school, I love my friends, I love Eli.....wait what...oh yeah poetry response. This weeks poem is once again from Dr. Seuss; however, it is a special poem because this is one of his lost poems. This poem focuses on how Dr. Seuss seems to love everything in his life, whether it be his job, the jeers of his co-workers, the taxes he pays to Uncle Sam, or even the people coming to take him away to the funny farm, he loves them all, and from this us readers can learn a little lesson. Quite often you hear people complaining about every aspect of life. Maybe their job is bad or boring, maybe their mother is making them work around the house, maybe their life just plain sucks, but the one thing these kinds of people have in common is the fact that they all focus on the bad of their life rather than the good. I believe in this poem Dr. Seuss is trying to tell people to quit looking and focusing on what is bad in your life, but rather, look the the good things and find a way to see everything positively. Besides if you do that then the people in white coats will come get you and who doesn't want that :D?
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