My Favorite Song ( More Than Feeling )

More Than A Feeling
By: Boston

I looked out this morning and the sun was gone
Turned on some music to start my day
I lost myself in a familiar song
I closed my eyes and I slipped away

It's more than a feeling
(More than a feeling)
When I hear that old song they used to play
(More than a feeling)
I begin dreaming
(More than a feeling)
'Til I see Marianne walk away
I see my Marianne walkin' away

So many people have come and gone
Their faces fade as the years go by
Yet I still recall as I wander on
As clear as the sun in the summer sky

It's more than a feeling
(More than a feeling)
When I hear that old song they used to play
(More than a feeling)
I begin dreaming
(More than a feeling)
'Til I see Marianne walk away
I see my Marianne walkin' away

When I'm tired and thinking cold
I hide in my music, forget the day
And dream of a girl I used to know
I closed my eyes and she slipped away
She slipped away

It's more than a feeling
(More than a feeling)
When I hear that old song they used to play
(More than a feeling)
I begin dreaming
(More than a feeling)
'Til I see Marianne walk away

 

Why I like this song

The reason I like this song is because of it's rythem and the way it sounds. I like how they put the words togather and makes it sound very good. All and all it is a very good song.

30 days ( Jail )

On this episode of 30 days, Morgan was put in a prison for 30 days. In his expereince in jail, he was treated like any other prisoner, such as having eat the food all the other prisoners ate. Also having to take shower in the middle of the other, and even having to going to the bathroom where he slept next to. He also experience included in having to have 47 hours in solitary confindment. Which just souned like torture, by having no contact with any living thing except himself. But when he was put in to the rehabilitation section of the prison he seemed to enjoy it. First was because the fact he was able to go outside and breath fresh air, also he was surrounded by many much happier people. One thing that I learned about his experieince is that I never want to go there and that it really seems toturous.

The music of South Africa

I found that their music to very alive and exciting at times, but depending what was going on at that moment it could be depressing. But most of them i seemed to like. Because i found it a great sense of culture and them voicing their oppinion, it just sometimes inspired you.

Final reflection of the South African struggle of apartheid at the end

My final reflection of apartheid is that how terriable it must have been to be a South African during the time of struggle with apartheid. Because when the South Africans protested either violently or non-violently, they would be either thrown in to jail or beaten badley. It became so bad that if they even song they would be punished for it. How great it must of felt when they freed mandela from prison and made him president who destroyed the thing the South Africans hated the most, apartheid.

South Africa 2

What was apartheid like in South Africa?
Many things were changed in South Africa like the fact of that marriage between non-whites and whites were not permitted to be married or have children. The Bantu Authorities Act established in 1951 was a basis for ethnic government in African reserves, known as ``homelands.''These homelands were independent states to which each African was assigned by the government according to the record of origin. That is how Apartheid is was in south Africa.
When did apartheid end?
In February 1990
How did Apartheid end?
When they released Nelson Mandela from prison in February of 1990 and let the Africans vote for the first time and elected Mandela as president, this caused Apartheid to fall.
What does Amandla mean? and how does it apply to apartheid?
Amandla means power. What this has to do with apartheid is that when the Africans were screaming this during the struggle of apartheid is how that they had power and were not going to treated that way.
Who is Vuyisile Mini and what was he famous for? Vuyisile Mini was a muscision and he was famous for creating many songs that were anti-apartheid and was eventually was hanged for doing nothing except singing about what he thought was wrong .

South Africa and more

1.APARTHEID :An official policy of racial segregation formerly practiced in the Republic of South Africa, involving political, legal, and economic discrimination against nonwhites.
2. SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa is the most southern tip of Africa with a 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) coastline. South Africa is recongnized by its diversity of language and culture. About 79.5% of the South African population is of black african ancestory, divided among a variety of ethnic groups speaking different Bantu languages, nine of which have official status. A day most of the population is making a little more $1.25 US dollars a day. which not enough for huge families in Africa.
3.Nelson Mandela: He was the president of south Africa from 1994 to 1999. Before his presidency he was imprisoned on robben island for 27 years for being an anti-apartheid man.

Cold Weather

So the weather in Tucson, AZ has been really cold. So cold i am starting to see my own breath. Even though it may be cold outside i still like going outside. and atleast now now i only have to put more clothes on when it gets colder. so much better than burning hot, like in the summer. im kind of glad that it is cold out. The only problem is that when i ride my bike in the morning my hands get so cold that it feels like they numb, and when i start feeling them again they burning like they got cut.

Plot ( The Necklace )

Plot is kind of the story of a story. Like many of the complications or difficulties of a story like in the story the necklace there were many complications that the main charactor had to tackle. That is what plot is.

Forshadowing ( Sorry, Right Number )

In this story, Sorry, Right Number, it has lots of forshadowing. Forshadowing is when the story tells you something or gives you a glimpse of the future of the story. In this story it has alot of forshadowing such as when the woman, Katie, answers the phone and it is some mysterious caller asking for help, and at the end she finds out it was really her on the phone. In which it creates a image of forshadowing

suspense

Suspence is the anticipation of waiting in a line for a rollarcoaster. The suspence is when you fell all jumpy and not sure you want to do this, because you have the feeling of being scared. But you stay in the line because you think the rollarcoaster looks fun and awesome. That is what suspence is.

short stories

The stories that we have read have been relitively good. But some of the stories I liked better then others, because like the story the most dangerous game was my favorite. The reason for that is because it just got me hooked to the story so much and I just couldn't stop reading to find out more. But one story I wasn't to fond of would have to be is the story of two kinds, because I just really find it very entertaining, because i like a more fast story not a really low pace story. Even though it was low pace it was still a good read. A story I also found low pace was the story marigolds, which again wasn't a bad story I just didn't find it as entertaining as the other stories. However I did like where have you gone charming billy, because I really like stories on the veitnam war. I just find that history very fasinating and really enjoyed it.

does combat build character?

I do agree that the experience of combat builds character, because the expereince sticks with you in life. It makes you think differently about life and reflects your descisions which I think is for the better. So for the most part i think that combat builds better character.

my ideas

• the time i fell off my scooter and got road burn at my neighborhood when i first moved in to my house at vail
• the time that i had to go to the hospital because i flipped on my gocart at gocart club in vail
• the time i got in a fight with dashawn in 5th grade at my school and he called me a traitor
• the time my brother haydan was born at tmc hospital
• the time my brother myles and mya were born at tmc hospital

the time i fell out of a grocery cart at the fry's over on 22nd and harrison when i was 5 years old

the time fell down on the stairs at sahauro during the 8th of october football and bumped somebody in the back of the head.

• the time i got punched in the face by austin in 5th grade because he was trying to steal my gloves

The house on mango street ( The monkey garden )

In this chapter, Esperanza is describing this garden which used to be the home of a monkey they would come and see. But once the monkey had left, everything in the garden started to die. Then just over night abandoned cars started to appear in the garden. Soon this garden became her hangout spot and she used the cars as a hiding spot. Then she started to describe how she wanted to die there.

This chapter had some very strong thoughts of what Esperanza thought of herself and i thought it really described well how this was the place she wanted die at.

The house on mango street ( What Sally said )

In this chapter, Esperanza talks about sally's father is over protective. When Sally tried to spend the night at Esperanza's house, Sally's father came and asked for her to come home. Also whenever she ever talks to boy and her father sees it, she dosn't come to school the next day. Then she explains how that one she comes to school with bruises all on her face.

I thought this chapter was very sad, because it sounds like that the father is beating up sally in the book.

The house on mango street ( A smart cookie )

In this chapter, Esperanza explains how her mother and her used to do stuff, like going to see a ballet and how she borrows opera records and sings with a velvety tone. Then how her mother was making oatmeal and Esperanza describes her as Madame Butterfly.

This chapter confused me very much, because the whole entire time I didn't know what was going on.

The house on mango street ( Beautiful and cruel )

In this chapter, Esperanza talks about how she is an ugly daughter and how she dosn't want to end up like other girls who have matured and grown beautiful. Then she describes how she dosn't want to end up like a woman with red red lips and is cruel to every man and makes them crazy and laugh them away.

This chapter was again very short, and I didn't find it very entertaining.

The house on mango street ( Bums in the attic )

In this chapter, Esperanza describes how she and her family goes to the houses on a hill on her father's days off. Then she tells how she is ashamed when she goes to that house because it is nothing like her house. Then she describes how she wants to have a house like it she is older, and how she would invite street bums a place to sleep in her attic.

I didn't really find this chapter very interesting, because it was too short and didn't get in to as much detail as i wanted them to.

The house on mango street ( Minerva writes poems)

In this chapter, Esperanza talks about a woman named Minerva who is a little bit older than Esperanza. Minerva is a mother of two children and has a husband who leaves her constantly. Some nights Minerva is yelling and screaming at her husband to go out. Then he does and takes all of his stuff then leaves. Later that day her husband comes back and some how talks Minerva into taking him back. Also Esperanza explains how they both Minerva and her make and share poetry togather.

I thought that this chapter was interesting and entertaining, but a very short chapter at that.

The house on mango street ( sally )

In this chapter, Esperanza describes a new character named sally. Esperanza describes Sally as a girl with Egypt like eyes with shiney black hair as a raven's feathers that atracts the attention of many boys. Sally's father says that being that beautiful would get you in to trouble. Then Esperanza goes into detail about how sally wears black. She desribes how she wishes that she could wear black but can't because of her mother saying she can't.

I thought this chapter was releativly boring and I didn't really understand it very much.

The house on mango street ( Rafaela who drinks coconut and papaya juice on tuesdays)

In this chapter, Esperanza talks about a woman, Rafaela, who gets locked up in her house whenever  her husband goes out. The reason as Esperanza puts it is the husband is afraid she will run away since she is too beautiful to look at. On some tuesdays whan Esperanza passes by Rafaela's house she is given a dollar from Rafaela to get her either coconut or papaya juice.

This chapter was pretty interisting to read, but what it dosn't really tell us, the readers, exactly why this woman drinks papaya juice and coconut juice.