For the piece of literature that has most affected me and my education, I chose the song Tiny Glowing Screens, Part 2 by George Watsky. In it, he contemplates the objectivity and subjectivity of life, as well as many other issues within himself. I chose this piece because it made me realize that even if we don 't mean much to the world, it 's okay to think that your life is important, and thinking this is the key to success. Much like others my age, I have always struggled with finding a reason to do things that I didn 't want to do; I didn 't the point of taking the long haul. But, my outlook began to change when I started to pay attention to the lyrics of this song. The song shows the existential struggle of the speaker, who wonders why …show more content…
Yet, through this contemplation, he realizes that thinking we matter is key for not only our own success, but mankind as a whole. The verse where his perspective changes is; "If we could see the context of the universe in which we exist / And we could see how small each one of us is / Against the vastness of what we don’t know / No one would ever audition for a McDonalds commercial again / And then where would we be? / No frozen dinners and no TV / And is that a world we want to text in?". He is saying that if every person in the world was aware their actions meant nothing, no one would be happy; we wouldn 't make any progress. All we would do is sit around and be saddened by the fact that nothing in the world matters. We choose to perceive the world is a way that makes us the center, because in our minds we are. Another powerful line in Watsky 's song is "there are 7 billion 47 million people on the planet / And I have …show more content…
Thinking with this ideology also greatly helps my education. A good portion of my peers say that they would rather have fun than do work, because they don 't see the point of it. However, I don 't think this way because I have an understanding that the quality of your life depends greatly on how you perceive things. Many individuals either lack the ability, or may just choose not to, see how their actions now can affect their lives later. They think the quality of their life doesn 't matter after that very moment. The reason I have done so well, and continue to do well, is because I understand that often doing things I don 't want to do will get me farther in life. No successful person got to where they are just by sitting around. I understand that my life matters, and to get the most out of it, I have to try my hardest to get where I want to be. This is a reason I will be a valuable member of the NAU Honors College, because I won 't ever let something arbitrary get in the way of my education. The reason I am graduating high school a year early, and starting college with 36 credits, is because I understand the full value and potential of my life, and know that working hard is a major step in achieving what one wants in life. From an education in the honors program, I hope to work in an environment where I can most easily succeed, as well as have better interactions with my peers and professors. I will grow from this program because it will allow me to work in an
Everything that happens, happens to you, behind you, in front of you or in your monitor. People were wired to think this way since birth, it’s not just self-centeredness. He continues on how people get up and go through the same routine everyday. Wake up, get dressed, eat, work, get home,
For example, when he states, “Flowers grow on flowers” the “flowers” can grow and spread out anywhere they want but instead of branching out they stay still like all the other flowers in the garden. It is more to say that’s it is a metaphor that us as humans now what works. So, we don’t try to expand our knowledge and make our lives more difficult. Us “flowers” just fellows everyone in the garden instead of getting tangled in the
Furthermore, he also implies that we are slaves to the mind until we retrieve our freedom through conscious awareness while caring for others and not being selfish. In doing this we can be
Instead, it lets us be known by God. He concludes this section by stating “Gods knows us better we than we know him”
The ending of this lyric relates to Chris Washington that later through the movie must not close his eyes in the sunken place and must stay woke to realize the situation he will shortly be put in. Peele introduces this song to inform the viewer that they must be socially aware and awake to avoid danger and being taken advantage of in life. This perspective can be for both the oppressed minority to become knowledged on their own rights and power. It could also be interpreted to the White majority to be awaken of the social issues around them and see beyond their privilege and white
The lyrics are all about the feeling of being alive and embracing the ideas and emotions within
I think the message of this line is to think for yourself, and to think not to prove something to
”(18-19). The symbolism in this was that rich people went to the doctor so they can prescribe them medication to make them feel better, about their loneliness, but in reality, it wasn’t going to work. So at the end of the stanza they repeated the message, “But nobody / No, nobody / Can make it our here
Some even believe it is about the Kent State Shootings although the song was released years before that event occurred. Even though there is not strong evidence to back up this song's true meaning, it
This passage opened my eyes to how intense our society is about “finding yourself” and “defining who you are”. In today’s society we are raised to “follow our hearts” and “look within” rather than look at how we as individuals came to find our morals and our values to be able to make decisions. I believe that he is correct that we gain out values and our morals to an extent from our society and the culture in which we live. It would be silly to claim that a person would not be affected by the environment in which they live. It also claims such a huge role in our identity as a person.
Audience People listen to music to have fun and relax along with many other reasons, but this song is different from what other music is like. It teaches a lesson to the audience, how to be kind to each other and how to not be mean or mad at each other, also
Jane Addams contribution of sociology had made me clearer of the choices that I made over the courses of my life are just amazing in a way of matter how I choose to live my life, the important values of me becoming an adult which really impacted me as time goes on. From the time I was born I am praised with the Lord such as being this boy who completed 13 amazing years in grade school also graduating in 2013 receiving my diploma. I figured out life wasn’t going to be that easy after I graduated high school, but I had to have a positive attitude. My first year in college was like an epic battle but I maintain my focus and never gave up. Beyond this very moment I realized now that it's been a long run for me and absolutely wonderful.
The circumstances in which a child is raised can affect their feelings towards literature. If parents are supportive of a child’s education, they will grow up with more happiness towards learning and reading. For example, Jeannette Walls, in her memoir, The Glass Castle, tells how though she was raised in poverty, her parents supported reading. In the same way, Eudora Welty, in her memoir, One Writer’s Beginnings, explains how she was raised in a loving home by parents who completely supported reading. Whereas Walls was raised in poverty, Welty was raised with money.
Those were his thoughts on positive and negative modifications in the world that we happen to live in
“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” (Jesse Owens). In other words, to accomplish our goals we must effort and push ourselves to the maximum. Forming part of the Honors College would be an excellent and invaluable opportunity for growth and learning.