I like the subject of this blog, but I do find it answered already by the citizens of America. What other song could represent life in America right now like the No. 1 song on the Weekly Top 40?
Katy Perry's Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) is the most requested song currently and it definitely says a lot about America this day and age and the people in it. With striking themes, such as...
-Many Americans' struggle with money "Yeah we maxed our credit cards/Got kicked out of the bars/So we hit the boulevard"
-Amnesia "It's a blacked out blur/But I'm pretty sure it ruled"
-Love "There's a stranger in my bed," "Think we kissed but I forgot"
and many more.
I'm really glad Katy Perry is the voice of today and that Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) is our message.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Writing Style
The summation of the things I've written previously:
1. Essays in 1-3-1 format for the writing assessment or other required classes.
2. Messy diary entries with smudged ink and crooked lines.
3. Weak poetry, given up on halfway through a stanza (usually marred with heavy cross-outs).
4. Blogs for AP Comp.
So I admit that I am no expert at the art of writing, and I really don't have much of a style or worked out way to write. AP Comp is a clean slate, a way to form my own writing strategy and style.
I will say, however, that when I have written in the past, it's been complimented on its voice, so maybe that's one thing I have going for me.
1. Essays in 1-3-1 format for the writing assessment or other required classes.
2. Messy diary entries with smudged ink and crooked lines.
3. Weak poetry, given up on halfway through a stanza (usually marred with heavy cross-outs).
4. Blogs for AP Comp.
So I admit that I am no expert at the art of writing, and I really don't have much of a style or worked out way to write. AP Comp is a clean slate, a way to form my own writing strategy and style.
I will say, however, that when I have written in the past, it's been complimented on its voice, so maybe that's one thing I have going for me.
Inaugural Words Activity
This activity gave me a series of insights into the worlds of politics in accordance to the time and context of each address. Despite the changes, however, there are many words and values that have stuck with each president, and with America, since our nation began.
I liked that each current events really came through in every address. For example, some of James Garfield's most frequently used words were 'constitutions', 'law', 'authority', 'race', 'suffrage', and 'Negro'. Obviously these are in reference to the fact that all former slaves were free and had the right to vote. Also notable, Bill Clinton's address that began his second term. He talked about 'dream' and 'children' and '20th' and '21st' and 'century', as the turn of the century was near.
But another thing I greatly enjoyed- how since the first address in 1789, our country's presidents have kept the same words/hopes for America. 'Peace' and 'freedom' both appear often in Thomas Jefferson's (1801), Harry S. Truman's (1949), and Barack Obama's (2009) speeches. Those, and others such as 'justice', 'power', 'spirit', and 'hope' have appeared numerous times over the past 200+ years, and I think that says a lot about our nation's values.
I liked that each current events really came through in every address. For example, some of James Garfield's most frequently used words were 'constitutions', 'law', 'authority', 'race', 'suffrage', and 'Negro'. Obviously these are in reference to the fact that all former slaves were free and had the right to vote. Also notable, Bill Clinton's address that began his second term. He talked about 'dream' and 'children' and '20th' and '21st' and 'century', as the turn of the century was near.
But another thing I greatly enjoyed- how since the first address in 1789, our country's presidents have kept the same words/hopes for America. 'Peace' and 'freedom' both appear often in Thomas Jefferson's (1801), Harry S. Truman's (1949), and Barack Obama's (2009) speeches. Those, and others such as 'justice', 'power', 'spirit', and 'hope' have appeared numerous times over the past 200+ years, and I think that says a lot about our nation's values.
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