On my first day in Paris, it was everything I wanted. I wanted to learn to become a good writer and be able to come up with stuff to write about and hopefully be able to write raps. I thought I was going to get good at it. Every morning I woke up excited to see what I was going to see that day. Sometimes it was disappointing because it wasn't something I liked.
Paris was where I learned who I really am. I learned what I want to do with my life. The man next to me didn't give a shit about Paris. Sometimes it seemed like I didn't care either, but I got more out of Paris than I have anywhere else in my entire life up to this point. The second half of my stay in Paris, I didn't really do any work. It seemed like I was there physically, but not mentally. But I feel like I got more out of Paris than most everyone else did. I was constantly dealing with personal things in life and something always came up which seemed to make things better or would take my mind off of it.
I'm going to miss Paris. If I had the chance, I would go again, but I would push myself a lot harder this time and work everyday.
Friday, January 13, 2012
If You Really Knew Me
If you really knew me, you'd know that I know a lot about the NFL. And trust me, I mean A LOT! If you really knew me, you'd know that it does make me upset when the Patriots lose. You'd know that I miss playing sports and I really want to again. If you really knew me, you'd know that I'm in constant pain from injuries that I suffered when playing football, but never took care of and it's too late now.
If you really knew me, you'd know that I don't have that many friends, and I'm fine with that. Most of the time. I don't see the point in wasting your time trying to be friends with everyone when you won't talk to most of them again after you graduate from high school.
If you really knew me, you'd know that I deal with depression. I just put on a mask to make people think I'm happy. I just don't want people to treat me different because of it. You'd know that I really do want to open up and express myself, but I either feel like I have no one or I just don't know how to say it. If you really knew me, you'd know that I write raps when I'm upset. You'd know that I really can rap. And I wish I could pursue that, but I'm scared to get in front of people.
If you really knew me, you'd know that I don't have that many friends, and I'm fine with that. Most of the time. I don't see the point in wasting your time trying to be friends with everyone when you won't talk to most of them again after you graduate from high school.
If you really knew me, you'd know that I deal with depression. I just put on a mask to make people think I'm happy. I just don't want people to treat me different because of it. You'd know that I really do want to open up and express myself, but I either feel like I have no one or I just don't know how to say it. If you really knew me, you'd know that I write raps when I'm upset. You'd know that I really can rap. And I wish I could pursue that, but I'm scared to get in front of people.
Shake the Dust
This is for the benches and the people sitting upon them. This is for the hobos. This is for the whores. This is for the girls who have a baby while still in school. Shake the dust!
This is for the professional athletes. The tee-ball players.This is for the gangsters. This is for the drug dealers. This is for the people who are never given a chance. With anything. This is for the people who don't deserve to be in jail, but are.They just did what was needed. Shake the dust!
This is for the tall people who don't like basketball. This is for the midgets. This is for the body builders. Shake the dust!
This is for the teachers. For the students. This is for the paper constantly being written on. She the dust!
This is for the records that will never be broken. This is for the records sitting on the shelf. Shake the dust!
This is for the professional athletes. The tee-ball players.This is for the gangsters. This is for the drug dealers. This is for the people who are never given a chance. With anything. This is for the people who don't deserve to be in jail, but are.They just did what was needed. Shake the dust!
This is for the tall people who don't like basketball. This is for the midgets. This is for the body builders. Shake the dust!
This is for the teachers. For the students. This is for the paper constantly being written on. She the dust!
This is for the records that will never be broken. This is for the records sitting on the shelf. Shake the dust!
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Film Analysis
Cars 2 (2011)
OW: Lightning McQueen returns to Radiator Springs to see his girlfriend Sally and his best friend Mater
CtA: Lightning McQueen is asked to come to Japan and Europe for a big race series called the "World Gran Prix"
RotC: McQueen wants to stay in Radiator Springs for a while and spend some time with Sally and Mater.
MtM: Mater calls into a radio tv show and is talking up McQueen which basically makes it so McQueen has to go.
CtT: McQueen flies to Japan to participate in the races.
TA&E: Mater flies with him to the races and his entire pit crew is there as well. A group of "lemon" cars wants to eliminate the new biofuel being used in the races, so they'll do what they can to make people think it's unsafe. Francesco Bernoulli, an Italian formula race car is McQueen's biggest opponent in the races.
AtIC: The Races start and McQueen is about to win the race when Mater says something into the headset making McQueen think he should do something which then causes him to lose the race to Francesco.
TO: McQueen gets mad at Mater and makes Mater leave him.
R: Mater becomes a secret agent and figures a lot out at the same time McQueen is figuring things out and they realize that they need each other.
RB: Mater is about to get killed and McQueen doesn't want to race anymore, but his crew talks him into it. Mater gets out of the situation he's in and see's McQueen in the middle of the race. He uses a lot of his secret agent things to get McQueen to win the race even though it was accidental. He was just trying to get away form McQueen after he realized he had a bomb on him that the "lemons" wanted to use to kill McQueen since he was still using the biofuel.
R: They figure out the bomb is voice activated and they figure out who's voice it is and get him to deactivate it.
RwE: Mater and McQueen go back to Radiator Springs after solving everything and realize they should never leave each other.
The Hero's Journey Model
OW: Lightning McQueen returns to Radiator Springs to see his girlfriend Sally and his best friend Mater
CtA: Lightning McQueen is asked to come to Japan and Europe for a big race series called the "World Gran Prix"
RotC: McQueen wants to stay in Radiator Springs for a while and spend some time with Sally and Mater.
MtM: Mater calls into a radio tv show and is talking up McQueen which basically makes it so McQueen has to go.
CtT: McQueen flies to Japan to participate in the races.
TA&E: Mater flies with him to the races and his entire pit crew is there as well. A group of "lemon" cars wants to eliminate the new biofuel being used in the races, so they'll do what they can to make people think it's unsafe. Francesco Bernoulli, an Italian formula race car is McQueen's biggest opponent in the races.
AtIC: The Races start and McQueen is about to win the race when Mater says something into the headset making McQueen think he should do something which then causes him to lose the race to Francesco.
TO: McQueen gets mad at Mater and makes Mater leave him.
R: Mater becomes a secret agent and figures a lot out at the same time McQueen is figuring things out and they realize that they need each other.
RB: Mater is about to get killed and McQueen doesn't want to race anymore, but his crew talks him into it. Mater gets out of the situation he's in and see's McQueen in the middle of the race. He uses a lot of his secret agent things to get McQueen to win the race even though it was accidental. He was just trying to get away form McQueen after he realized he had a bomb on him that the "lemons" wanted to use to kill McQueen since he was still using the biofuel.
R: They figure out the bomb is voice activated and they figure out who's voice it is and get him to deactivate it.
RwE: Mater and McQueen go back to Radiator Springs after solving everything and realize they should never leave each other.
The Hero's Journey Model
The Hero
The Outsider
This is just a man trying to get along in life. Goes to school and work. Doesn't have many friends. His family is pretty wealthy, but he didn't just get what he wanted. He had to actually work for something if he wanted it.
Then one day, he got a call from one of his buddies out is Missouri asking him if he could come out and record a rap with him. The problem was, he's white. He'd be coming from what no rapper has come form before. Wealthiness and a pretty good life overall. Sure he was poor at one point and his parents could barely afford to keep food on the table, but he doesn't remember those days.
Will he go out to Missouri?
Will he be treated differently because he didn't go through the same things as every other rapper?
What will come out of this rap if he does go and record it?
Song Blurbs
1 Day - Plies
Guy's best friend died and he wishes he could bring him back, just for 1 day, to show him everything that's happened. Show him his son, how he looks just like him. How his girl is just messing up now. She's rollin' with the wrong guys. It's his worst enemies. Everyone was with his Mom and taking care of her, but after the funeral, no one gave a shit about her anymore. Everyone forgot about his best friend, except for him and he misses him - a lot!
Stressin' - Ace Hood
A young man screwed around in life. Everything seems to be going wrong for him. He got another girl pregnant. He's going to be evicted. There's a warrant with him name on it. He's questioning everything he's done in his life. He feels like he hasn't done anything right.
Did You Wrong - Pleasure P
Marcus realized he messed up, but so did the girl. He wants to build the relationship back up. He loves her. He's tired of everything that went wrong and wants to just move on. He wants her back and he's willing to do anything to get her back. He loves her and wants her to love him. He doesn't want to waster his or her time anymore. He realized she's worth a lot more than what he thought he before. He knows the easiest thing to do is to just leave her, but he knows that he needs to work things out with her.
Guy's best friend died and he wishes he could bring him back, just for 1 day, to show him everything that's happened. Show him his son, how he looks just like him. How his girl is just messing up now. She's rollin' with the wrong guys. It's his worst enemies. Everyone was with his Mom and taking care of her, but after the funeral, no one gave a shit about her anymore. Everyone forgot about his best friend, except for him and he misses him - a lot!
Stressin' - Ace Hood
A young man screwed around in life. Everything seems to be going wrong for him. He got another girl pregnant. He's going to be evicted. There's a warrant with him name on it. He's questioning everything he's done in his life. He feels like he hasn't done anything right.
Did You Wrong - Pleasure P
Marcus realized he messed up, but so did the girl. He wants to build the relationship back up. He loves her. He's tired of everything that went wrong and wants to just move on. He wants her back and he's willing to do anything to get her back. He loves her and wants her to love him. He doesn't want to waster his or her time anymore. He realized she's worth a lot more than what he thought he before. He knows the easiest thing to do is to just leave her, but he knows that he needs to work things out with her.
Could I Be Famous?
My Dad tells me everyday that I can rap. I just need to pursue it. The problem is, I'm scared to get in front of people and perform. He wants me and my sister to perform at the school talent show. He wants us to do a song together where I rap and she sings.
If I can just overcome my fear, I know I can do it. I can become famous. I just have to try.
Key:
Setting: Green
Plot: Pink
Character: Blue
Conflict: Red
Theme: Yellow
If I can just overcome my fear, I know I can do it. I can become famous. I just have to try.
Key:
Setting: Green
Plot: Pink
Character: Blue
Conflict: Red
Theme: Yellow
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