To be honest, i really don't like Beyonce as a whole. She's not the best singer to me, and as many would say, "She's beautiful" well i would like to disagree. Even from the beginning of Destiny Child's I didn't like her because the rest of her group wasn't shown and recognized as frequently as she was, giving her the lead-way to the fame she has now. But all of this is besides the point, i want to give a review on Beyonce's latest album, 4.
For a person who could care less about Beyonce, I surely LOVE this album. This album has a various amount of ballads that actually show some of Beyonce's singing abilities. The album also posses so many different types of songs: ones you can dance to, ones you can cry to, and ones that might make you want to do something else. LOL
Beyonce pretty much puts out an album every year and of course, majority loves it. But for me, this album presented Beyonce a little differently from the norm, and that's one of the main reason I like it.
I have a list of favorite songs from this album, and i would like to start with "1+1":
Before this song got played out by the radio and all of the world began tosing it, i was deeply in love with this song. It is such a beautiful love song that lovers all over the world can relate to. The lyrics of the song makes you want to have that love that she's talking bout throughout the song. one of my favorite lines from the song is "When my days look low, pull me in close, and dont let me go. Make love to me, so that when the worlds at war, that our love heals us"
Party"
Party is more than likely my most favorite song from this album. I love that she did this song with one of the greatest entertainers, Andre 3000. This song has a great beat that you can groove to. Does the song make since, NOPE.! But i still love it. :)
She also have other great songs on the album such as "Dance For You", "Love on Top", "Countdown", "Who Run The World" This album doesnt really have any bad songs.! WONDERFUL JOB BEYONCE :)
*Now back to me not liking her lbs*
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Winter time
No snow.
No cold.
No holiday cheer.
No love
No laugh
No one to stay near.
No hug.
No kiss.
No open arms.
No respect.
No courage.
No protection in case of harm.
No sun.
No light.
No beautiful smile.
No comfort.
No growth.
No one to stay for a while.
No ideas.
No creativity.
No gifts under the tree.
No hope.
No warmth.
This is what the winter is suppose to be?
No cold.
No holiday cheer.
No love
No laugh
No one to stay near.
No hug.
No kiss.
No open arms.
No respect.
No courage.
No protection in case of harm.
No sun.
No light.
No beautiful smile.
No comfort.
No growth.
No one to stay for a while.
No ideas.
No creativity.
No gifts under the tree.
No hope.
No warmth.
This is what the winter is suppose to be?
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
That Dude: J.D Salinger
As I read articles about this wonderful man, I've learned that he is VERY different and not really understood by many people. But I also learned that his work is appreciated and loved by soo many people. His ability to write such wonderful and thought provoked short stories keeps people guessing about him in general. But what I dont understand is why is this man so controversial, as well as some of his work that has been published. Society focus so much on the people, when they really should focus on the joy that these people bring to sooo many.
J.D. Salinger has written a book, that soo many people talk about, "Catcher in the Rye". Here's one quote that was said about this book.
"Mr. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" caused a sensation when it was published. With its very first sentence, the book, which came out in 1951, introduced a brand-new voice in American writing, and it quickly became a cult book, a rite of passage for the brainy and disaffected."
This book has been known to be one of the reason that people have murdered other people. I believe that that is complete craziness. How could that possibly be? But according to this quote, its true. "The most well-known popular culture event associated with the novel is arguably Mark David Chapman's shooting of John Lennon. Chapman identified with narrator Holden Caulfield, to the extent that he wanted to change his name to Holden Caulfield. Chapman was found with a copy of the book the night he shot Lennon -- Chapman had written "This is my statement" inside and signed Holden's name. Chapman also read a passage from the book to address the court during his sentencing. Daniel Stashower speculated that Chapman wanted Lennon's innocence to be preserved by death, being inspired by Holden's wish to preserve children's innocence, despite the fact that Holden later realizes in the book that children should be left alone.
After John Hinckley, Jr.'s assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan in 1981, police found The Catcher in the Rye among half a dozen other books in his hotel room.
Robert John Bardo, who murdered Rebecca Schaeffer, was carrying the book when he visited Schaeffer's apartment in Hollywood on July 18, 1989."
But on the other hand, there are many positive things about Mr. Salinger's writings. People love the books and short stories he has written. And as a first time reader of one of his pieces, I'm honestly inlove with his book, "Catcher in the Rye." Hopefully I wont turn crazy like the rest of those wrote loved the book as well, LOL.! :)
R.I.P j.d Salinger <3
J.D. Salinger has written a book, that soo many people talk about, "Catcher in the Rye". Here's one quote that was said about this book.
"Mr. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" caused a sensation when it was published. With its very first sentence, the book, which came out in 1951, introduced a brand-new voice in American writing, and it quickly became a cult book, a rite of passage for the brainy and disaffected."
This book has been known to be one of the reason that people have murdered other people. I believe that that is complete craziness. How could that possibly be? But according to this quote, its true. "The most well-known popular culture event associated with the novel is arguably Mark David Chapman's shooting of John Lennon. Chapman identified with narrator Holden Caulfield, to the extent that he wanted to change his name to Holden Caulfield. Chapman was found with a copy of the book the night he shot Lennon -- Chapman had written "This is my statement" inside and signed Holden's name. Chapman also read a passage from the book to address the court during his sentencing. Daniel Stashower speculated that Chapman wanted Lennon's innocence to be preserved by death, being inspired by Holden's wish to preserve children's innocence, despite the fact that Holden later realizes in the book that children should be left alone.
After John Hinckley, Jr.'s assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan in 1981, police found The Catcher in the Rye among half a dozen other books in his hotel room.
Robert John Bardo, who murdered Rebecca Schaeffer, was carrying the book when he visited Schaeffer's apartment in Hollywood on July 18, 1989."
But on the other hand, there are many positive things about Mr. Salinger's writings. People love the books and short stories he has written. And as a first time reader of one of his pieces, I'm honestly inlove with his book, "Catcher in the Rye." Hopefully I wont turn crazy like the rest of those wrote loved the book as well, LOL.! :)
R.I.P j.d Salinger <3
Sunday, December 4, 2011
My Red Hunting Hat
Im not for sure what I use my red hunting hat for. More than likely its to disguise myself from everyone and everything. With my hat i am able to hide who i really am from others. When im going through things, first thing i make sure i do is put on my hat. Some may call it being untruthful to yourself as well as others, but for me its a way to escape the impossible. When i put on my hat, nobody knows what im going through or what ive been through. They only see my exterior, not my internal pain. My red hat helps me deal with what im going through without everyone eslse getting involved. The only time i take off my red hat is when im crying out for help, and thats only to those who can see the real me even when i got my hat on.
Thankful For....
I am absolutely thankful for my class as a whole. I feel as though we push eachother to continue to be the best that we can be in that classroom. Although we have so many different personalities and perceptions on life, we steadly have open arms to one another. There are also individuals in the class that im thankful for.
Lexi: Weirdly i feel like ive knowm you forever, but im just now meeting you this year. its great to know that i can walk into that classroom and know i have someone to laugh with, or even bertter, have someone to help me in im struggling. And dont you just love it when i asked for you for your lip gloss.! Lol. But honestly, im glad i met you and hope to continue a great friendship with you. :)
JoAnna: Since we had that talk in bluehouse, I feel like we have growm closer to one another. I love that i can possibly talk to you about everything.
Amber: You are just a great person. Whenever i need something i can alsways rely on you to have my back. Im glad to have met you this school year. :)
Lexi: Weirdly i feel like ive knowm you forever, but im just now meeting you this year. its great to know that i can walk into that classroom and know i have someone to laugh with, or even bertter, have someone to help me in im struggling. And dont you just love it when i asked for you for your lip gloss.! Lol. But honestly, im glad i met you and hope to continue a great friendship with you. :)
JoAnna: Since we had that talk in bluehouse, I feel like we have growm closer to one another. I love that i can possibly talk to you about everything.
Amber: You are just a great person. Whenever i need something i can alsways rely on you to have my back. Im glad to have met you this school year. :)
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Open Letter
Dear Charles Bukowski,
In Your poem, Dinosauria We, I was able to connect openly to the topics you were expressing. The way you presented these topics seem very non-chalant but at the same time very blunt. Your poem created tesnsion in me, making me wonder will we ever go through the "this" that you talk about or are we already beginning to go forth about it. Or ever better have we already gone through it and are beginning a new chapter that could possiby be even worse. One thing that really stood at to me was when you wrote " As Mrs. Death laughs." Guessing that your intentions of this poem was for people to create their own "this", that line made me wonder what you could be talking about. Perhaps you were saying that death is such a natural thing occurring now, with all the killings and people dying of deadly diseases, that death gets a chance to laugh at the patheticness of our nation. We are making such topics like death, the main thing that we talk about, even though it shouldnt be that way.
As I continued to read on in the poem, i felt as though your poem was to bring awareness to what humankind is doing, and to also try to prevent it before it too late. I feel as though the things you talked about has already happen or is currently happening. For instance, " Into Hospitals, which are so expensive that its cheaper to die" in so many cases in the world people leave this world because of this reasoning. Expensive to make sure we stay healthy and get the medical care we need are way too high. And im glad you talked about this in your peom.
But from reading this peom, i realized i think about the same thing you write about. Maybe i should read more of your writings.
In Your poem, Dinosauria We, I was able to connect openly to the topics you were expressing. The way you presented these topics seem very non-chalant but at the same time very blunt. Your poem created tesnsion in me, making me wonder will we ever go through the "this" that you talk about or are we already beginning to go forth about it. Or ever better have we already gone through it and are beginning a new chapter that could possiby be even worse. One thing that really stood at to me was when you wrote " As Mrs. Death laughs." Guessing that your intentions of this poem was for people to create their own "this", that line made me wonder what you could be talking about. Perhaps you were saying that death is such a natural thing occurring now, with all the killings and people dying of deadly diseases, that death gets a chance to laugh at the patheticness of our nation. We are making such topics like death, the main thing that we talk about, even though it shouldnt be that way.
As I continued to read on in the poem, i felt as though your poem was to bring awareness to what humankind is doing, and to also try to prevent it before it too late. I feel as though the things you talked about has already happen or is currently happening. For instance, " Into Hospitals, which are so expensive that its cheaper to die" in so many cases in the world people leave this world because of this reasoning. Expensive to make sure we stay healthy and get the medical care we need are way too high. And im glad you talked about this in your peom.
But from reading this peom, i realized i think about the same thing you write about. Maybe i should read more of your writings.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Cormac McCarthy *revised*
The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, is one of the most controversial, yet overly-popular written books. It has a broad population of readers, who either love the book or have alot to say about it.
As for me, the parts of the book that i have read has definitely kept me interested. The relationship between the father and the son is very heart touching and a sensitive situation. The father has one of the most important and hardest jobs anyone could ever have; being a father in such drastic terms. He tries to keep surving, while also continue to teach his son about life and allow him enjoy some aspects of it: whether it may be letting him taste the wonderous taste of pop or allowing his son to go swimming. But it seems to me, that they both live their days in fear of dying. Every waken moment, the son is asking when are they going to die, or are they going to die soon. As a father, the man can only install hope inside his son's heart, and replies by saying, "i dont know. but not anytime soon."
A NewYork Times review on the book states the following:
As for me, the parts of the book that i have read has definitely kept me interested. The relationship between the father and the son is very heart touching and a sensitive situation. The father has one of the most important and hardest jobs anyone could ever have; being a father in such drastic terms. He tries to keep surving, while also continue to teach his son about life and allow him enjoy some aspects of it: whether it may be letting him taste the wonderous taste of pop or allowing his son to go swimming. But it seems to me, that they both live their days in fear of dying. Every waken moment, the son is asking when are they going to die, or are they going to die soon. As a father, the man can only install hope inside his son's heart, and replies by saying, "i dont know. but not anytime soon."
A NewYork Times review on the book states the following:
"McCarthy has said that death is the major issue in the world and that writers who don’t address it are not serious. Death reaches very near totality in this novel. Billions of people have died, all animal and plant life, the birds of the air and the fishes of the sea are dead: “At the tide line a woven mat of weeds and the ribs of fishes in their millions stretching along the shore as far as eye could see like an isocline of death.” Forest fires are still being ignited (by lightning? other fires?) after what seems to be a decade since that early morning — 1:17 a.m., no day, month or year specified — when the sky opened with “a long shear of light and then a series of low concussions.” The survivors (not many) of the barbaric wars that followed the event wear masks against the perpetual cloud of soot in the air. Bloodcults are consuming one another. Cannibalism became a major enterprise after the food gave out. Deranged chanting became the music of the new age."
The wife, which isnt talked about often, was one of those people who used death has her scape-goat. She would rather be dead than have to endure such horrible circumstances and even watch her son live in such an unfitt enviroment. But death's main appereance in this story appears as protection. If something were to happen, ther are bullets to kills off the father and his son, not those who are coming after them. This is very interesting to me.
But as i continue to read, thing wills probably be more clear for. Think ill go open up my book now :)
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