Gatsby

I found a two songs in my iTunes library that could fit on the "The Great Gatsby" soundtrack for the upcoming film. Here we go...

1. "Soldier" by Gavin DeGraw

Well, for one, two of our main characters, Gatsby and Nick, were soldiers in the first world war so the song title is fitting. As for the actual lyrics the lines with importance are as follows, "Where did all the people go?

They got scared when the lights went low." Throughout the novel Gatsby's house was described as a place with a lot of cheer and light. They, being Daisy, got scared when the lights went low, or after Gatsby and Myrtle died. She new the truth about the accident. She new she was behind the wheel. George Wilson only thought he knew the truth and when no one strayed him differently he killed Gatsby.

2. "Lay 'Em Down" by NEEDTOBREATHE

I think this song is comparable to Jay Gatsby and his parties. He doesn't specifically invite a lot of people; however, plenty show up. The lyrics refer to the rich, the river, and troubles. In the novel there is a lot of separation between the rich and not as rich, East Egg and West Egg. There is a river/lake that is nearby in every major scene or location- Gatsby, Nick and Daisy all live right off of a river/lake. Also, the entire novel is centered around a troubles. The relationship love triangles, the deaths, PTSD, and friendship troubles.

Declaration of Independence from NCIS (Seasons 1-8)

When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the deep bands which have connected oneself to thy LeRoy Jethro Gibbs. I am not but certain that this is pertinent to the continuation of one’s life.

We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal. To secure these rights it is my duty to throw off such addiction. To prove this, let the facts be submitted to a gibbs-less world.

He has refused to break any such rule that would alter the end of such case.

He has forbidden the spilling of his coffee.

He has refused to lock the front door of his home.

He has called together his trusty team in circumstances they themselves do not understand.

He has dissolved the right to turn ones cell phone off.

He has made victims and families dependent on his gut alone for the justice within the case.

He has combined with the rest of his team and those foreign to his invisible rule stature from across the borders sanctioned by the orange walls.

For calling Donald a duck when he is merely a man:

For cutting off our trade of information with those beyond our jurisdiction:

For suspending our right to converse with such media:

For imposing a code of conduct without the consent of his agents and the one imposed by the company:

For transporting us to Walmart at unnecessary times of day to purchase the newest season:

For depriving us of a social life beyond that of his on select Tuesday evenings:

I, therefore, hereby conclude that it is by the good and protection of the sanity in the world that we ought to be summoned to dissolution from those episodes bearing themselves in seasons one through eight of NCIS.

Transcendentalism

I am unsure about if I could be considered a Transcendentalist. I agree with the part about having my individual thoughts and judgements. I do not agree with them coming from nature or a superior being. That would contradict the ideas coming from thyself. If a transcendentalist is deep with nature, they probably oppose materialistic things. I love materialistic things. I don't want to live in the good 'ole backroads. I want to live in a house with a TV and an endless supply of Nutella... away from the forest. Even though I don't agree with Emerson that, "He cannot be happy and strong until he too lives with nature int he present, above time," I do agree with the ideas regaurding good will.

"Electronic Whip"

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1019-lopez-disney-20111018,0,1918886.column
"It should come as no surprise that at the happiest place on Earth, not all the employees are smiling." How unfortunate is it that Disneyland can satisfy their customers and not their workers? I've never been there, but it's sad to me that they have their workers compteting against eachother. There is no "I" in team. I don't know about you, but I was told that when you're working with someone, you are a team. C'mon didn't they learn anything from Monster's Inc?!

The writer, Steve Lopez, did an excellent job portraying, what percieves, another world at the park. He spoke to Isabel Barerra and Tom Bray, hotel workers. He explains her story and includes multiple quotes. Lopez also does a good job at throwing in extra facts and comparisons.

Arachibutyrophobia

I love peanut butter, I do, but I am afraid of it. I’m afraid that one day it’s going to stick to the roof of my mouth, expand, and suffocate me. I’m afraid that because of its stickiness, I won’t be able to get it down. I don’t want my last meal to be… peanut butter. I don’t have that much affection towards the food!

"Sound and Fury" Response

This week in class we watched "Sound and Fury," a movie directed by Josh Aronson in 2000. The film gave two perspectives on the cochlear implant controversy. I don't feel that I can take a complete stance on the issue at this time. I say that only because the movie, from my perspective, was more of a sissy argument rather than a factual debate.

 Heather, a six year old girl, is deaf. She is being raised by her two deaf parents. Her parents are very wishy washy throughout the whole film. The only thing that is clear is that they do not want Heather to be taken away from the deaf community. Heather’s mom decides that she is going to go seek medical advice to find out if she could get the implant as well. After she is told that the implant seems to have less effect on people who receive it when they are older, she becomes discouraged and refuses to let Heather have the operation.

Heather’s aunt and uncle, paternal side, gave birth to two twin boys- one of which was deaf. They go through with the operation as soon as possible because they want their son, Peter, to have the most opportunities possible. The operation was a success and Peter is able to hear.

Both sides of the family bash each other in a who’s right, who’s wrong argument throughout the entire movie. If I were to make my stance solely from this film, I would be all for the implant. Who wouldn’t want their child to be able to hear the melodies of the world? But as I said, I would need to do far more research to be able to properly argue my case.

Welcome to "Amurrica"

The song that best describes the American way of life in 2011 is, hands down, - "Facebook" by Eric Hutchinson. If I tried to explain anymore, it'd be a regurgitation of his song... listen for yourself.

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