Kate Scott
February 18, 2009
Mr. Salsich
English 9
Music:
Music in The Tempest and in My Life
Music has different effects on different people. For some it lets them focus on dreaming. For others it makes the want to dance. But no matter who the person is, it affects them.
TS Everyone has something that calms them, something that can push everything out of their mind so they can have a peaceful moment. SD Caliban’s peaceful place is when hearing the islands music. CM Caliban cannot pick when the magnificent music starts to play. CM But whenever it starts the “ thousand twangling instruments” can make him forget about everything else. SD When this music starts he cannot stop falling into a dream. CM The music is so strong that even after a long sleep he will still fall into a dream when the music begins. SD While reading “The Tempest” I noticed that imprisonment was brought up a lot. CM Caliban is imprisoned when the music starts to play. CM But to Caliban the music is a good imprisonment, because he is trapped in his dreams. CS Caliban has found his peaceful place through music.
TS Music can be found any where in my life. SD No matter what I’m doing music is there to help me do it. CM Doing my homework is never a fun thing to do. CM If I have my music on I can sing along and it makes the time go by little bit quicker. SD Another way that music is in my life is when I play the piano. CM I’m not the best pianist, but when I finally master a song, it makes me feel exhilarated [FAST]. CM practicing the piano can be tedious [fast] but knowing that I will be able to make my own music is worth it. SD Just like Caliban I can be imprisoned by music. CM When my Ipod turns on and the music starts to play I start to feel excitement. CM When this feeling starts I can’t help but to sing and dance along.
Music can do many things. It can help you, it can make you dance, it can make you dream, or it can put you in a trance. It will always be around you.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Kimo Gray 2.17.09
Kimo Gray
2.17.09
English 9
Hamilton Salsich
There are many forces of nature, be them wind or fire, love or loss. Humans also have their own forces, ranging from steamrollers to electric stoves. But there is one force both created and appreciated by nature and humans that produces pure emotion. Music is a strength that is shared with everyone who listens, including Caliban.
TS There are many types of drugs. There are legal drugs that treat you for sickness, illegal drugs that alter your state of mind, and then there are personal drugs, things in our life that simply make us feel good. SD1 For Caliban, music is a drug.(Short Sentence) CM He finds comfort in the “thousand twanging instruments” that echo in his ears. CM The sweet symphony of the Island supports him. SD2 In The Tempest, music is seen as a recurring theme, more often as a weapon than a pleasure. CM But Caliban, the monstrous, wretched beast that he is, feels love for those few stanzas that flit through his mind, and when he dreams true bliss, “[He] cried to dream again.” CM Caliban is confined to the music, as it is his only freedom from his detestable life. SD3 What Caliban does not know, is that this music, this wonderful source of joy he clings onto, is actually just Ariel, performing Prospero’s bidding. CM This music is not real. CM It is just another ploy to control Caliban, to control the Island, to control Prospero’s world. CS1 Caliban truly is a pawn in Prospero’s game, but his hatred runs deep, and the music is the only thread that holds Caliban to humanity.( Appositive as a Sentence Opener) CS2 Once Caliban learns of the music’s true purpose, than he will be singing a different tune, not the refrain of servitude, but the cacophony of revenge.
TS Music is a force which induces varying affects on me. SD1 Depending on many factors, such as mood, place, or time, music can be a soothing agent, something to take my mind off everything. CM When listening to music, I can go to my own world, where I can find peace and clarity. CM It can help me focus on my tasks at hand. SD2 But music can have an opposite effect, one in which excites me more than everything. CM I love music, and when it is pounding in my ears all I want to do is dance. (Compound-Complex Sentence) CM Music, unlike for Caliban, is a release for me, a key to my chain to reality that lets me roam free. SD3 Most importantly, music is a way for me to deal with everything. CM Cope with loss, with pain, with stress,(3 prepositional phrases) music is all these things. CS Life is hard, and whether I’m listening to one of my childhood country favorites, or just the sweet sounds of nature, music is my bubble, my liberator, and my strength.
One song I listen to often is “Riding with Private Malone,” by David Ball. It is a country song that tells the story of a man who experiences visions of a long-dead soldier, who even saves him from a car crash. This song had a lot of meaning for me when I was younger, so it still holds that special place in my heart. This is just one of the many ways the force of music moves me.
2.17.09
English 9
Hamilton Salsich
There are many forces of nature, be them wind or fire, love or loss. Humans also have their own forces, ranging from steamrollers to electric stoves. But there is one force both created and appreciated by nature and humans that produces pure emotion. Music is a strength that is shared with everyone who listens, including Caliban.
TS There are many types of drugs. There are legal drugs that treat you for sickness, illegal drugs that alter your state of mind, and then there are personal drugs, things in our life that simply make us feel good. SD1 For Caliban, music is a drug.(Short Sentence) CM He finds comfort in the “thousand twanging instruments” that echo in his ears. CM The sweet symphony of the Island supports him. SD2 In The Tempest, music is seen as a recurring theme, more often as a weapon than a pleasure. CM But Caliban, the monstrous, wretched beast that he is, feels love for those few stanzas that flit through his mind, and when he dreams true bliss, “[He] cried to dream again.” CM Caliban is confined to the music, as it is his only freedom from his detestable life. SD3 What Caliban does not know, is that this music, this wonderful source of joy he clings onto, is actually just Ariel, performing Prospero’s bidding. CM This music is not real. CM It is just another ploy to control Caliban, to control the Island, to control Prospero’s world. CS1 Caliban truly is a pawn in Prospero’s game, but his hatred runs deep, and the music is the only thread that holds Caliban to humanity.( Appositive as a Sentence Opener) CS2 Once Caliban learns of the music’s true purpose, than he will be singing a different tune, not the refrain of servitude, but the cacophony of revenge.
TS Music is a force which induces varying affects on me. SD1 Depending on many factors, such as mood, place, or time, music can be a soothing agent, something to take my mind off everything. CM When listening to music, I can go to my own world, where I can find peace and clarity. CM It can help me focus on my tasks at hand. SD2 But music can have an opposite effect, one in which excites me more than everything. CM I love music, and when it is pounding in my ears all I want to do is dance. (Compound-Complex Sentence) CM Music, unlike for Caliban, is a release for me, a key to my chain to reality that lets me roam free. SD3 Most importantly, music is a way for me to deal with everything. CM Cope with loss, with pain, with stress,(3 prepositional phrases) music is all these things. CS Life is hard, and whether I’m listening to one of my childhood country favorites, or just the sweet sounds of nature, music is my bubble, my liberator, and my strength.
One song I listen to often is “Riding with Private Malone,” by David Ball. It is a country song that tells the story of a man who experiences visions of a long-dead soldier, who even saves him from a car crash. This song had a lot of meaning for me when I was younger, so it still holds that special place in my heart. This is just one of the many ways the force of music moves me.
Parker
Parker Verhoeff
English 9
Mr. Salsich
2.17.09
TS: In Shakespeare's, The Tempest, Caliban is imprisoned, but it seems he can escape the solitude with music. SD: "Be not [afraid]; the isle is full of noises", Caliban knows of these wonderful sounds on the island, and he can't get enough of it. CM: He goes on to say that "sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears, and sometime[s] voices", which he believes is beautiful. CM: When that humming stops however, he can't function without it, and he "cries" to hear it once more. SD: When he heard this music he dreamt "the clouds [...] would open and show riches ready to drop upon me", and when he awoke he hoped that he would soon be asleep again to witness this magical feat-(Compound-Complex Sentence). CM: He would hope to soon be asleep, to escape his horrible life-(Short Sentence). CM: Since he's confined within is own native island, music is all he has to help him cope with his struggles-(Appositive - Sent. Opener). SD: Caliban is perceived as this horrible creature, but music seems to open the door to a more kind and gentle Caliban that we haven't seen before. CM: It lets you see that Caliban is more of a three-dimensional character as Prospero. CM: Caliban is not just a tough brute, who is only good for manual labor, he has a soft side after all-(Compound-Complex Sentence). CS: Music is a powerful force that can turn Caliban- a huge, monstrous creature- into a sweet and full-hearted being-(Appositive - Noun).
TS: In my life, music plays an enormous part. SD: I can do anything while listening to music. CM: Even while I'm writing this paragraph, I am listening to music. CM: I also listen to music while I read, and while I do nothing. SD: In addition to listening to music, I can play music- by myself, with my friends, or in my mind-(3 Consecutive Prepositional Phrases). CM: I love to play the drums, by myself is great, but with my friends it's even better. CM: However, in my mind the music is expressed in the form of patting on my knees, or drumming with my fingers on tables, which is a perfect way to release my ever-flowing energy. SD: Furthermore, like Caliban, music makes all of my worries melt away, like a snowman beneath the sweltering (FAST) sun. CM: I can be so angry, I can't even talk, but music calms me , and reassures me that everything is going to be alright. CM: Music was, is, and always will be there for me. CS: I absolutely love music, and it's the one thing that I'll constantly have throughout my life.
1: Music is with everyone.-(Short Sentence) 2: It can be found everywhere, and can be heard for miles and miles. 3: It's in the trees, and in the birds soaring above them. 4: Music is the universal solvent that blends us all together.
English 9
Mr. Salsich
2.17.09
The Force of Music:
An Analysis of Music in The Tempest, and My Own Life
An Analysis of Music in The Tempest, and My Own Life
1:Caliban is horribly deformed and malicious; I am just a kid. 2: But we do have one thing in common, music has a powerful affect on us. 3: Caliban can leave his horrific life with the force of music, and it can make me melt in the sun. 4: Music is a force that can break through the strongest of barriers, the barrier of the human spirit.
TS: In Shakespeare's, The Tempest, Caliban is imprisoned, but it seems he can escape the solitude with music. SD: "Be not [afraid]; the isle is full of noises", Caliban knows of these wonderful sounds on the island, and he can't get enough of it. CM: He goes on to say that "sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about mine ears, and sometime[s] voices", which he believes is beautiful. CM: When that humming stops however, he can't function without it, and he "cries" to hear it once more. SD: When he heard this music he dreamt "the clouds [...] would open and show riches ready to drop upon me", and when he awoke he hoped that he would soon be asleep again to witness this magical feat-(Compound-Complex Sentence). CM: He would hope to soon be asleep, to escape his horrible life-(Short Sentence). CM: Since he's confined within is own native island, music is all he has to help him cope with his struggles-(Appositive - Sent. Opener). SD: Caliban is perceived as this horrible creature, but music seems to open the door to a more kind and gentle Caliban that we haven't seen before. CM: It lets you see that Caliban is more of a three-dimensional character as Prospero. CM: Caliban is not just a tough brute, who is only good for manual labor, he has a soft side after all-(Compound-Complex Sentence). CS: Music is a powerful force that can turn Caliban- a huge, monstrous creature- into a sweet and full-hearted being-(Appositive - Noun).
TS: In my life, music plays an enormous part. SD: I can do anything while listening to music. CM: Even while I'm writing this paragraph, I am listening to music. CM: I also listen to music while I read, and while I do nothing. SD: In addition to listening to music, I can play music- by myself, with my friends, or in my mind-(3 Consecutive Prepositional Phrases). CM: I love to play the drums, by myself is great, but with my friends it's even better. CM: However, in my mind the music is expressed in the form of patting on my knees, or drumming with my fingers on tables, which is a perfect way to release my ever-flowing energy. SD: Furthermore, like Caliban, music makes all of my worries melt away, like a snowman beneath the sweltering (FAST) sun. CM: I can be so angry, I can't even talk, but music calms me , and reassures me that everything is going to be alright. CM: Music was, is, and always will be there for me. CS: I absolutely love music, and it's the one thing that I'll constantly have throughout my life.
1: Music is with everyone.-(Short Sentence) 2: It can be found everywhere, and can be heard for miles and miles. 3: It's in the trees, and in the birds soaring above them. 4: Music is the universal solvent that blends us all together.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Kimos Essay
Kimo Gray
2.03.09
Mr. Hamilton Salsich
English 9
The Freedom of Confinement:
An Essay on Liberation through Imprisonment
I have felt imprisonment in my life. True, this had not felt anything like the confinement of the Holocaust, nor have I been incarcerated. But I have felt imprisonment. Though painful, it is something I must endure to appreciate my freedom. There will always be forms of imprisonment, but there are a variety of freedoms.
There are many forms of Imprisonment, be them physically or mentally, rightful or unjust. If I was to be imprisoned, there would only be one thing that could keep me happy, the song “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” by Monty Python. This song is at heart, a funny song, and at 4:29 seconds long it may not seem very extensive, but I’ve had so many memories with this song, be them long car trips with my family to my friends and I trying to interpret the line “For life is quite absurd… And You must always face the curtain with a bow,” that reliving all these memories would take days. This song’s title truly speaks for itself, this is a song about how atrocious (FAST) the world can be and how strength can be found anywhere, and I find comfort in that. If I had to live in a place where I had no control over my life besides hearing this one song, then I could have the happiness that everyday sustains me. Every day my highlight is the same: coming home and getting a big hug from my little brother. I love him dearly, and I think even going away to school next year would be a sort of “imprisonment” in the sense that I wouldn’t get to see him every day. It would be great to be able to see him every day if I was imprisoned, but it would just be too painful knowing that I wouldn’t be “with” him. At least away at school, I would be able to communicate and interact with him, even if it be from a distance. These requests might seem strange to some people, but these are two attributes of my day that would truly make me happy.
Freedom is hard to describe. It is liberation, the lifting of weight off your shoulders. For me freedom is represented in music. To be as free as an unwritten symphony is freedom. With the dozens of instruments, chords, notes and melodies there are endless possibilities to envision, to create, and to embrace (Tricolon). Though music may sound similar, there is never a piece that is played the same way twice. I also wish to be as free as a daydream, taking me to faraway places I didn’t know existed. From a mozzarella castle in the middle of Iceland, to a grape drink Jacuzzi, daydreams are unbounded (FAST). For me, freedom is simply the ability to imagine, be that musically or musingly.
I am not free. There is always some constraint, some imposition, some unappreciated task (Tricolon) that holds me from achieving complete freedom, such as a school essay. But even then freedom is found, in spurs of words, and jumbles of wisdom. There is freedom everywhere, but the only way to see it is to not concentrate on breaking out of prisons, but to concentrate on nothing in particular, and to just wonder.
2.03.09
Mr. Hamilton Salsich
English 9
The Freedom of Confinement:
An Essay on Liberation through Imprisonment
I have felt imprisonment in my life. True, this had not felt anything like the confinement of the Holocaust, nor have I been incarcerated. But I have felt imprisonment. Though painful, it is something I must endure to appreciate my freedom. There will always be forms of imprisonment, but there are a variety of freedoms.
There are many forms of Imprisonment, be them physically or mentally, rightful or unjust. If I was to be imprisoned, there would only be one thing that could keep me happy, the song “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” by Monty Python. This song is at heart, a funny song, and at 4:29 seconds long it may not seem very extensive, but I’ve had so many memories with this song, be them long car trips with my family to my friends and I trying to interpret the line “For life is quite absurd… And You must always face the curtain with a bow,” that reliving all these memories would take days. This song’s title truly speaks for itself, this is a song about how atrocious (FAST) the world can be and how strength can be found anywhere, and I find comfort in that. If I had to live in a place where I had no control over my life besides hearing this one song, then I could have the happiness that everyday sustains me. Every day my highlight is the same: coming home and getting a big hug from my little brother. I love him dearly, and I think even going away to school next year would be a sort of “imprisonment” in the sense that I wouldn’t get to see him every day. It would be great to be able to see him every day if I was imprisoned, but it would just be too painful knowing that I wouldn’t be “with” him. At least away at school, I would be able to communicate and interact with him, even if it be from a distance. These requests might seem strange to some people, but these are two attributes of my day that would truly make me happy.
Freedom is hard to describe. It is liberation, the lifting of weight off your shoulders. For me freedom is represented in music. To be as free as an unwritten symphony is freedom. With the dozens of instruments, chords, notes and melodies there are endless possibilities to envision, to create, and to embrace (Tricolon). Though music may sound similar, there is never a piece that is played the same way twice. I also wish to be as free as a daydream, taking me to faraway places I didn’t know existed. From a mozzarella castle in the middle of Iceland, to a grape drink Jacuzzi, daydreams are unbounded (FAST). For me, freedom is simply the ability to imagine, be that musically or musingly.
I am not free. There is always some constraint, some imposition, some unappreciated task (Tricolon) that holds me from achieving complete freedom, such as a school essay. But even then freedom is found, in spurs of words, and jumbles of wisdom. There is freedom everywhere, but the only way to see it is to not concentrate on breaking out of prisons, but to concentrate on nothing in particular, and to just wonder.
KATE'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kate Scott
February 3, 2009
English 9
Mr. Salsich
Confinement and Freedom:
An Essay About Imprisonment and Freedom
If you were ever imprisoned and could only ever see one thing for the rest of your life what would you choose? When you were imprisoned what would you like to be as free as? Only ever seeing one thing again and picking what I would like to be as free as would be hard and I don’t now what I would choose.
There is one person and one thing I would like to see if I was ever imprisoned. One person who I would like to see every day is my cousin Brianna. No matter what the situation is Brianna always knows what to say. If it’s to cheer me up, to calm me down, or to make me laugh I can always count on her (purposeful repetition). That would be the kind of person I would want, and need to see every day to keep me going. Another thing that I would like is my Ipod. My Ipod has so many songs that have been the soundtracks to places I have been and songs that my friends and I have listened to constantly. Listening to the songs will give me hope that one day I might see thoughts places again, or see my friends again. With Brianna and my Ipod I think I could survive imprisonment.
When I am dreaming I am free. A dream can take me anywhere, can let me be anything, and can let me do anything. When dreaming your imagination can take you places that you have never gone to but always wanted to. Its not always possible to drop everything and go where you want to, but dreams let me escape to far away places that I know I would not be able to get to. Dreaming also allowed me to relive my memories from the past. When I relive these memorizes I can change the out come. I can take a past experience that was not pleasurable and make it better. Dreaming can give you so many options, that is my I wish to be as free as a dream.
If I were ever imprisoned I would wish to see my cousin and my Ipod. These two things would keep me my self and would give me hope to one day be free. Even with this Brianna and my Ipod I think I would still with to be free. If I was like a dream then maybe I could escape imprisonment and be free.
February 3, 2009
English 9
Mr. Salsich
Confinement and Freedom:
An Essay About Imprisonment and Freedom
If you were ever imprisoned and could only ever see one thing for the rest of your life what would you choose? When you were imprisoned what would you like to be as free as? Only ever seeing one thing again and picking what I would like to be as free as would be hard and I don’t now what I would choose.
There is one person and one thing I would like to see if I was ever imprisoned. One person who I would like to see every day is my cousin Brianna. No matter what the situation is Brianna always knows what to say. If it’s to cheer me up, to calm me down, or to make me laugh I can always count on her (purposeful repetition). That would be the kind of person I would want, and need to see every day to keep me going. Another thing that I would like is my Ipod. My Ipod has so many songs that have been the soundtracks to places I have been and songs that my friends and I have listened to constantly. Listening to the songs will give me hope that one day I might see thoughts places again, or see my friends again. With Brianna and my Ipod I think I could survive imprisonment.
When I am dreaming I am free. A dream can take me anywhere, can let me be anything, and can let me do anything. When dreaming your imagination can take you places that you have never gone to but always wanted to. Its not always possible to drop everything and go where you want to, but dreams let me escape to far away places that I know I would not be able to get to. Dreaming also allowed me to relive my memories from the past. When I relive these memorizes I can change the out come. I can take a past experience that was not pleasurable and make it better. Dreaming can give you so many options, that is my I wish to be as free as a dream.
If I were ever imprisoned I would wish to see my cousin and my Ipod. These two things would keep me my self and would give me hope to one day be free. Even with this Brianna and my Ipod I think I would still with to be free. If I was like a dream then maybe I could escape imprisonment and be free.
Parker Verhoeff
English 9
Mr. Salsich
2.3.09
Imprisonment is something I plan on never experiencing. No matter what comes to my window, there's nothing that could take my mind off the confinement, the solitude-FAST, and the isolation of my cell-tricolon. I despise enclosed spaces, and knowing I will not be able to get out of them is even worse. Even if there was a window or opening that might give me comfort, I doubt I would notice it. The thought of, "Will I ever get out?" will keep ringing through my head, like a church bell ringing through empty streets and echoing off every building. I can't think of anything that would get rid of my sorrow, if I were to be enclosed in any way shape or form. It's terrible to even think about, not being able to see, hear, or even speak to anyone.-3 action verb The imprisonment itself is not what scares me as much as the deep seclusion-FAST I would feel.
On the contrary, I would like to be as free as I can be. As Zack says so eloquently-FAST, "My problem is I don't want limitations. I want boundlessness. I want to push the limits and find that were never really there." I want to be able to walk, be able to bike, be able to drive, be able to swim, or even be able to fly without coming across any brick walls.-quartcolon Even without being technically "imprisoned" there are still rules that we must abide by. One of my favorite movies is called, Into The Wild, where the main character decides to leave behind everything that ties him to modern society, and hitchhikes across America heading to Alaska-"The Wild". He embarks on this self-fulfilling journey, changing his name to Alexander Supertramp, and forgets all of his worries. Now I'm not saying I want to go to Alaska, or leave behind everything I ever knew, but it would be nice to forget my worries for a summer at least. Imagine how amazing it would be to not have to think about anything, besides the next step you take on the pavement. So ,yes, I would like to be as free as I can be, as free as a "Supertramp".
Although, I haven't experienced imprisonment, I haven't experienced true freedom either. Just like Alexander Supertramp (or Christopher McCandless), I want to embark on my own journey where there's no such things as confinement or seclusion. I want to be able to have true freedom, without true imprisonment-purposeful repetition.
English 9
Mr. Salsich
2.3.09
Imprisonment and freedom are complete opposites, and I haven't experienced either one. Imprisonment is what stands in the way of freedom, and freedoms are what stand in the way of imprisonment-Chiasmus.
Imprisonment is something I plan on never experiencing. No matter what comes to my window, there's nothing that could take my mind off the confinement, the solitude-FAST, and the isolation of my cell-tricolon. I despise enclosed spaces, and knowing I will not be able to get out of them is even worse. Even if there was a window or opening that might give me comfort, I doubt I would notice it. The thought of, "Will I ever get out?" will keep ringing through my head, like a church bell ringing through empty streets and echoing off every building. I can't think of anything that would get rid of my sorrow, if I were to be enclosed in any way shape or form. It's terrible to even think about, not being able to see, hear, or even speak to anyone.-3 action verb The imprisonment itself is not what scares me as much as the deep seclusion-FAST I would feel.
On the contrary, I would like to be as free as I can be. As Zack says so eloquently-FAST, "My problem is I don't want limitations. I want boundlessness. I want to push the limits and find that were never really there." I want to be able to walk, be able to bike, be able to drive, be able to swim, or even be able to fly without coming across any brick walls.-quartcolon Even without being technically "imprisoned" there are still rules that we must abide by. One of my favorite movies is called, Into The Wild, where the main character decides to leave behind everything that ties him to modern society, and hitchhikes across America heading to Alaska-"The Wild". He embarks on this self-fulfilling journey, changing his name to Alexander Supertramp, and forgets all of his worries. Now I'm not saying I want to go to Alaska, or leave behind everything I ever knew, but it would be nice to forget my worries for a summer at least. Imagine how amazing it would be to not have to think about anything, besides the next step you take on the pavement. So ,yes, I would like to be as free as I can be, as free as a "Supertramp".
Although, I haven't experienced imprisonment, I haven't experienced true freedom either. Just like Alexander Supertramp (or Christopher McCandless), I want to embark on my own journey where there's no such things as confinement or seclusion. I want to be able to have true freedom, without true imprisonment-purposeful repetition.
Scarlet's Essay
Scarlet Caruso
English 9
Hamilton Salsich
2/5/09
Imprisonment and Freedom
An Essay on the themes of Shakespeare's The Tempest :
If you found yourself captured or imprisoned, what would you say to the person who caught you if they asked, "What would you like to see out of the single window you are permitted?". Also, when imprisoned what would you wish to be free as? Most people will never find themselves in this situation but it is very perplexing to think of what you would say or do. How would you deal with being caged like a bird?
If I was imprisoned the one sight I would want most to see out of my window would be of "The Bluff". The Bluff is a large hill on the island of Martha's Vineyard and it looks out on the everlasting ocean. The first reason I would want to see the view would be because at sunrise the scene is an inspiration for living. I would know that I may be imprisoned but there is a reason for life. I would know that I needed to carry on because it would be worth it in the end. Secondly, at night the stars assure me. They assure me that if I should die, imprisoned, there is an afterlife. I would be reminded of the song "Closing Time" and the words that they sing, "every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." I would love to see the view from The Bluff because it is inspiring and uplifting.
I would like to be as free as a song. I would like to be a continuous flow of notes and melodies. There is no way to stop music from being made. Even when someone may press pause the music can continue on in your head, in your heart, in your soul. Also why I would want to be free as song is because you can create anything with music. You can create tunes, emotions, melodies with the notes you sing. Also the lyrics in songs can go anywhere. They could be meaningless ballad of nothingness or beautiful swirling words full of enough emotion to make someone cry. To me music can be anything and it seems to be an ideal freedom. I would like to be as free as music.
If I ever find myself captured I would be content if I had a window looking out on The Bluff and beyond. Yet even with that luxury, I would still wish that I could be free as music, flowing in and out of minds. Someone could never be completely joyous with confinement but to see a view that inspires could be a plus and you could dream of one day being as free as you want.
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purple= tricolon
English 9
Hamilton Salsich
2/5/09
Imprisonment and Freedom
An Essay on the themes of Shakespeare's The Tempest :
If you found yourself captured or imprisoned, what would you say to the person who caught you if they asked, "What would you like to see out of the single window you are permitted?". Also, when imprisoned what would you wish to be free as? Most people will never find themselves in this situation but it is very perplexing to think of what you would say or do. How would you deal with being caged like a bird?
If I was imprisoned the one sight I would want most to see out of my window would be of "The Bluff". The Bluff is a large hill on the island of Martha's Vineyard and it looks out on the everlasting ocean. The first reason I would want to see the view would be because at sunrise the scene is an inspiration for living. I would know that I may be imprisoned but there is a reason for life. I would know that I needed to carry on because it would be worth it in the end. Secondly, at night the stars assure me. They assure me that if I should die, imprisoned, there is an afterlife. I would be reminded of the song "Closing Time" and the words that they sing, "every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." I would love to see the view from The Bluff because it is inspiring and uplifting.
I would like to be as free as a song. I would like to be a continuous flow of notes and melodies. There is no way to stop music from being made. Even when someone may press pause the music can continue on in your head, in your heart, in your soul. Also why I would want to be free as song is because you can create anything with music. You can create tunes, emotions, melodies with the notes you sing. Also the lyrics in songs can go anywhere. They could be meaningless ballad of nothingness or beautiful swirling words full of enough emotion to make someone cry. To me music can be anything and it seems to be an ideal freedom. I would like to be as free as music.
If I ever find myself captured I would be content if I had a window looking out on The Bluff and beyond. Yet even with that luxury, I would still wish that I could be free as music, flowing in and out of minds. Someone could never be completely joyous with confinement but to see a view that inspires could be a plus and you could dream of one day being as free as you want.
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