The song our group picked is "Concrete Angel by Martina McBride”. It's about a young girl being physically abused at home. When you listen to the song you will come to understand that this little girl had no one to turn to. Until one day this little girl made friends with this little boy who happens to be her neighbor. Then later that night while the little girl was talking to the little boy through the window her mom came in, scolded her and beat her to the point of killing her. The little boy
left for her twin sister. Angel has gone through so much. She is so damaged, and so hurt. She has many pieces of her heart broken or dead. she is like a leaf, who wants to live but is stuck in a fire. She is like a rollercoaster that is going down but you want to go up. She has been in cages and in labs. She has been made fun of and laughed at. She has had people throw things at her like dead birds and and shriveled leaves. She has had people die and people leave. She has had loved one be put under control
“Concrete Angel” Concrete Angel is a country pop song written by Stephanie Bentley and Rob Crosby, and recorded by American country music artist Martina McBride. Martina is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. The lyrics of this song have much to do with child abuse. In society, today child abuse is a major issue though it is not often focused on. Many people are not even aware of this issue because it is not emphasized in the media. In Martina McBride’s song, many
What would you do if you suddenly find yourself at the place on Earth you’d never even thought you’d visit? Can you imagine how would your day look like? Let us take you to NYC for one day, full of great places you can´t miss with our trip advisor Monica. I think everyone agrees- each day starts with breakfast. And trust me, you´re gonna need a lot of energy for this one. The most of us “modern people” are into those “not always delicious healthy food choices” and almost everybody thinks it’s impossible
good friend Don’s farm telling him what happened. It’s 1910 and Drews beloved town is giving up the idea of a wild west. “It’s not ok,” grunted Drew. “I don’t know what to tell you. They don’t want it anymore,” said Don. “It’s not right. It’s how make a living. We need to do something.” complained Drew. “Let’s go to town if you 're that upset,” offered Don, “Bonny we’re going into town!” “I oughta come with y’all.” Bonny yelled back. Drew his friends are now getting into Don 's carriage to go to
Do you believe that being responsible is essential to daily life? In The Hunger Games do you think that the tributes that have won had to survive by responsibility? In the novel, the main characters, “Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark” are entered into the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is a reality TV show that forces teenagers ages twelve to eighteen to fight for their lives against one another. In The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins the overarching theme is being responsible is vital to survive
The discrimination of people can affect a person's well-being. In Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, two men are searching for jobs, during the Great Depression. The catalyst for the story is discrimination. When the main characters are searching for work, Lennie, one of the men, gets into an accident, which forces Lennie and his friend George to leave work and the town. Throughout the story, Steinbeck creates vivid scenes which depict the quotidian lives of two very typical men and the consequences
One minute it’s the middle May and your in class. You just want to got to sleep, and wake up when it’s summer. The next minute you're waking up, you look outside and see snow falling. What on Earth has happened? It can’t be snowing in May, can it? The only explanation to describe what is happening, is that you must have slept through the past six months of your life. Ok, so maybe this didn’t happen to you, but in the book Six Months Later, by Natalia D. Richard, Chole fell asleep and missed out
affects on a person. J.D. Salinger write his story from was seemed to be a mental institution hospital bed but was actually a TB rest home. The book was depressing but motivating at the same time. A connection with Holden is made early on in which you want him to succeed. The struggles that Holden goes through are very possible but also out of the ordinary. Overall this is a great
Survival is the basic goal of every living thing and when it comes to survival, the sacrifices that need to be made often become rather extreme. Individuals who want to survive must continuously made extreme sacrifices or kiss their lives goodbye. When the basic need of survival is reduced to just living, such as in times following an apocalyptic event. In The Road, the man and the boy have lived and learned from the harsh, post apocalyptic world that surrounds them. This world asks for a great deal
Say the SWAT team came breaking down your door and force handcuffs on you, what would you do? This very thing happened to Cornilius Anderson otherwise known as "Mike Anderson," performed an armed robbery and was supposed to be booked into jail when the state never came to pick him up to be sent to prison. Thirteen years had passed when he was gone out of his cell, when the state came to release him. Mike was a good man, he became a law abiding citizen. He payed his taxes, got married and coached
However in Guardians of the Galaxy, every character has being created significantly enough that none of them would take over another character in the same frame. Since everyones’ makeups are unique, the costumes were designed to be less colorful unlike the Avengers, which have less weird skin colors and faces. For instance, Gamora has a green makeup all over her
Perseverance is when you don't give up on your dreams or your careers or anything really. For example, if you had a dream to get a good education, but you got kicked out of school what would you do? Well, if you really did want a good education than you would go straight to homeschool no matter how difficult it is with your parents teaching you or any other problem your having with home school. That would be perseverance, that would be not giving up on your dreams. But that's not the only dream you could have
In Charlie's mind, though, Sam is just an unattainable goal. She's pretty clear in her demand that he doesn't pursue her: "I like Craig. And I know that I told you not to think of me that way. And I know that we can't be together". (Chbosky, The perks of being a wallflower). However, she is a good friend to Charlie. Her honest concern for him is pretty clear. When Charlie starts to freak out because of his repressed
What Makes Someone a Tragic Hero? What would you do if you were involved in hysteria? How would you try to stop it from hurting the people who are most important to you? Would you let your own secrets stop you from doing the right thing? In The Crucible, John Proctor is dragged down by his flaws of guilt and lust. His journey shows that honesty and loyalty are very important traits to have. He redeems himself by being selfless and helping other people rather than thinking of himself. John Proctor
If you had just been told that you are now the lord of an entire country and you could do anything you want with it, what would you do? In the book “House of the Scorpion” by Nancy Farmer, the main character Matt gets control of a whole country called opium which was originally controlled by a drug lord. The surrounding areas in Opium are very polluted with waste and filled with trash too. I would start a program to help reduce the pollution in the river and the wasteland, this way the reduced pollution
Court Where in the summer you could see children run and play in the streets And hear their joyful laughter fill the air, combined with the thunderous roar of an airplane overhead And the splashing of the water from the families in the pool Where you could see families playing at the park, sons playing baseball with their father, or a smiling stranger walking their dog And the boys moving branches to try and hide their secret fort from public view Where every Wednesday the ice cream man would come
In the movie The Great Gatsby in 1974 and 2013 there was many differences where the directors from both was trying to convey the meaning of the story in different ways. The one that was shown in 1974 was directed by Jack Clayton whereas for the new one in 2013 it was directed by Baz Luhrmann. They both convey the same meaning but the one directed by Jack Clayton went through the movie in a little quicker manner where it forgot the same details, but the one directed by Baz Luhrmann went slower with
“Why not” Many people ask the question why should people go to college, when the real question is why not? College is a place where students can gain knowledge on subjects they are interested in. This area within the world has amazing opportunities where you will be able to make friends and it is a place where you can gain certain skills to be proficient in your future job. Life is a place in which people are able to take risks and make the most of what life throws at them. People sometimes ask the
Would you like to live in a world where whatever you imagine that it would come true. You could think of a singing and dancing flower and it would be right there in front of you. How would you like to go to that place where you can do that. Where do you think you could go to be able to do that. In The Looking Glass Wars, Beddor uses imagery to reveal and explore how Alyss looks and acts in the story. In the beginning Alyss is a spirited person, she is nice, and she is also mischievous. She would