Folk Songs

Last week we talked about folk songs and how they represent something. It came from our Chinese unit. One of my favorite  folk songs was and still is Oh Suzanna.It's about a man going to find his true love and going through tough times to get to her. Now as part of our assignment we were told to right a folk song. Mine is called Freedom and is based on the American idea of freedom.



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          Freedom
Chorus: America is freedom
Freedom of chance
Freedom of will
Free to do whatever you please

Though we have rules
It's for our safety
That's what the government says
But it's pointless

Chorus

We pay taxes
We have to go to school
Limited rights
Having to listen to the man

Chorus

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Deep within out country
We get treated like crap
Government doesn't really care
No one gives a crap about the other
It's all an illusion
This so called thing we call freedom

Chorus 2x


I mention taxes in the song because our ancestors came here from England to escape things like taxes. They wanted to be able to practice what ever religion they wanted to and not having to worry about pay a big amount of taxes. Though the government is letting up some on the rights now. Like some states have legalized gay marriage. Which is great for those people because now they came marry the one person they love. So that's where some of the lyrics came from.

Part 5 Along with Confucianism

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In class this week we talked more about Taoism and Confucianism. I would like to take this moment to talk about the group activity we did on Confucianism and comparing it to the U.S. constitution. I thought this was a great way to talk about to different countries' bases og living. They both have things in commen like obeying your parents, but who does that? Just kidding anyways the one major thing that I believe would change if America decided to follow Confucianism. That would be religion. People wouldn't go to church or practice they would focus on the relationships between them and others.
Now in my book this week I read from page 82 to page 105 which is 23 pages. Awesome that's 3 more pages than last week and that was 3 chapters. I'm getting there and I'm almost to the half way point. Anyways this week the person assused of murdering the doctor's brother was put on trial and convicted. Though she didn't do it, she confessed anyways and was put to death. Doctor Frankenstein blames himself and plans to get back at the thing that did this. He goes on a search for his creation and I stopped when they get ready to have a talk.


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I think the monster will ask him a favor and will promise to leave the doctor's family alone. Maybe they will even get in a fight, that would be cool. Now the reading has gotten a lot easier with only a few problems here and there. My goal for next week it to read 30 or more pages.

Part 4 with the Force

    Class this week was interesting, comparing Taoism to the Force from Star Wars. I'll admit it threw me for a loop at first, but then after reading more about Taoism they are alike. And of course of all the people in the world to come up with that comparision would be Mrs. Olson. I do love how she was able to come up with a connection like that thought. In Taoism, Tao means path or way and they say it is the force that controlled the earth. In Star Wars, Obi-Wan explains what the Force is to Luke and it's pretty much the same thing. I think that's the best way to sum up what Taoism is.

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    This week for my independent reading this week I read from page 62 to page 82 so that's 20 pages. Which is six more than last time!! I'm so happy I was able to pull that off. Anyways in my book this week Frankenstein got a letter from his love. Then him and his friend hang out and looked some languages. Frankenstein planned to go home, but the weather pushed back the date. He receives a letter from his father saying his younger brother has been murdered so he races home, finds his monster and knows he did it, but another has been arrested.


     I think the monster did it as well, because to me it seems like that's where the story would go. And the person who they arrested is a girl, a little girl. I really doubt a little girl could strangle a little boy. Now the reading is getting a little easier, but it's still confusing. To top it all off now they are using bigger words than before. If it gets any worse it will be to the point when I have to have a dictionary beside me as I read it. Now the question is will the monster kill again or will his maker get to him first? I can't wait to see what happens next and see if the monster will go after his maker's love.