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.