MY FAVORITE SONG

My favorite song is Pray by Justin Bieber 

The lyrics are: 

just can’t sleep tonight
Knowing that things ain’t right
It’s in the papers, it’s on the TV, it’s everywhere that I go
Children are crying, soldiers are dying, some people don’t have a home

But I know there’s sunshine behind that rain
I know there’s good times behind that pain
Hey, can you tell me how I can make a change?

I close my eyes and I can see a better day
I close my eyes and pray
I close my eyes and I can see a better day
I close my eyes and pray

I lose my appetite knowing kids starve tonight
Am I a sinner, ’cause half my dinner is still on my plate?
Ooh I got a vision to make a difference
And it’s starting today

1. The words that rhyme are: rain-pain. pray-day. tonight-right.  crying-dying.  sinner-dinner.  And  more words along the full song. 

2. The words that are repeated: pray, day eyes 

the chorus is the only thing that repeats in this song 

3. This song really means a lot to me because it has a meaning. This song talks about war and how people are dying and it really touches my heart. It means so much to me because great artists like Justin Bieber want to do something to help and change the world. It means to me that people should start worrying about the world and help with all they can do. For me this song is a wake-up call for everyone to realize what is going on and how we can make a difference. This is a song that really inspires me to do something about what we are going through and to help others all the time. 

4. How does the repetition and rhyme enhance the songs meaning?

The repetition and rhyme give a lot of meaning and feeling to the song. We can connect to the song and understand it better if it rhymes or if it has repetition. The meaning of the song depends on this, when we listen to the song with a lot of meaning like this one we can totally relate to it if it catches our attention by the rhymes and repetitions. 

 

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER

 1) Compare and contrast Rodrick and Madeline Usher?

    compare 

-they were twins

– they both had a physical and mental illness

– they are both lonely

-both were gradually wasting away

– they share a special connection

     contrast

-Madeline doesn´t speak in this part of the story and Roderick does

– Madeline always went around the house silently while Roderick does not

–  Madeline may not be real but Rodrick is real

 

2) How are their descriptions similar to that of the house? 

They were pale, tetrical and misterious. They all had secrets and something scary in them.

Edgar Allan Poe

• Poe´s Childhood: 

He was born in Boston in 1809. His parents separated and he lived with his mother. His mother died when Poe was only two years old. Edgar Allan Poe was adopted by a new family and was separated from his siblings. Later he joined the army and then after his new mother died he went to live with his aunt. 

• Tragedies that marked Poe´s life:

His mom died

He became an orphan 

He was separated from his brothers 

His new mother died 

His new father did not supported him 

He married his cousin and then she died

And more events….. 

• Where did he work?

He went to New York City to try publish his poetry.  He worked in Richmond where he was an editor of a newspaper. Then he went back to New York where he wrote more stories. He worked as an editor in a magazine but then he decided that he wanted to have his own magazine. This idea was not successful so he worked as an editor in The Broadway Journal. 

 

• Poe´s Literary Legacy

Edgar Allan Poe has influenced a lot people all around the world. He also influenced specialized fields such as cosmology and cryptography. He even has awards held in his honor.

MY ENVIRONMENT

Our environment always influences us in many ways. My environment influences my mood sometimes, if I am in a place where everybody is happy then I am happy. It also influences my attitude because if everyone is being rude or something like that, then I start behaving that way too sometimes. Not all the time I let myself influence by the environment because I am original and unique. Sometimes when I let myself influence by the environment it ends up wrong. Maybe they are doing something wrong and I do it too so it may bring some consequences to me and the others. I think it is not bad to let yourself influence by the environment whenever it is what you get influenced on is a good thing and it wont bring you bad consequences.

The Faust Legend

1. Where did this legend originate?  This legend originates in Germany.

2. Describe the legend in two sentences. This legend is about a scholar who makes deals with the devil. He makes this trades to get knowledge and power.

3. Two well known versions of the story: Two well known versions of the story are ghost rider and Spawn

4. Have you read or seen a film version of the faust legend? No, I have not read or seen a film version of this legend.

THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE

The best day of my life was the Justin Bieber´s concert last year. It was October 26 and i was super excited about it. I went there with my friends and we had like front row seats. We had Justin Bieber´s shirts and we took a lot of pictures and videos. We were super near from Justin we could almost touch his hand. I could not believe that all of that was happening, it was all so perfect that it felt like a dream. That was totally the best day of my life.