I dream of rectangles in a circular world.
A place where flags are proudly unfurled
If you doubt me, and I'm sure that you do
Just remember that everything I say is true
I believe in rainbows with a heart of gold
At least that's the story that I was told
puppies and unicorns are not the same at all
but you can still buy them both at your local mall
I realize that words cannot describe my feelings
But I also know that floors are just upside-down ceilings
No one ever told me that I was great
But then again, I have never been late
Wait a minute. Surely I can do better than that
I'm starting to sound like the cat in the hat
Except it's not for children, or maybe it is
If only I could ask my friend Dr. Fizz
He's not really a doctor so much as a shrink
But he will help you to sleep, if only a wink
But that's all you need on a night like this
So calm, so peaceful, no deep abyss
I think that I would sleep better some nights
If only I could remember to turn out the lights
Not that I'm usually forgetful, definitely not
Now I had something else to say, but i forgot
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
My Poem
My words are thoughts but my thoughts are sad.
My time is money, but my money is bad.
My love is a pleasure, but my pleasure is pain.
My joy is sunshine, but my sunshine is rain.
My eyes are windows, but my windows are closed.
My poetry is my soul, but my soul is exposed.
My mind is a note, but my notes are confusing.
My friends are a team, but my team is losing.
My actions are a cry, but my cries are unheard.
My hopes are dreams, but my dreams are absurd.
My feelings are sweet, but my sweets are unhealthy.
My insecurities are enemies, but my enemies are wealthy.
My heart is a fortress, but my fortress is defeated.
My poem won't make sense the first time you read it.
My time is money, but my money is bad.
My love is a pleasure, but my pleasure is pain.
My joy is sunshine, but my sunshine is rain.
My eyes are windows, but my windows are closed.
My poetry is my soul, but my soul is exposed.
My mind is a note, but my notes are confusing.
My friends are a team, but my team is losing.
My actions are a cry, but my cries are unheard.
My hopes are dreams, but my dreams are absurd.
My feelings are sweet, but my sweets are unhealthy.
My insecurities are enemies, but my enemies are wealthy.
My heart is a fortress, but my fortress is defeated.
My poem won't make sense the first time you read it.
18 Years
18 years, 18 years, she got one of your kids, she got you for 18 years. I know somebody paying child support for one of his kids, his baby mama car crib is bigger than his. - Kanye West in his one hit wonder Gold Digger.
Yes, Kanye West did have interesting things to say about 18 years. Here is a poem I wrote about turning 18 18 Years
Yes, Kanye West did have interesting things to say about 18 years. Here is a poem I wrote about turning 18 18 Years
- Soon I will be 18, no longer a kid,
wishing time wouldn't go as fast as it did.
I haven't done much yet, but just you wait.
One of these days they will call me great.
I know I can be silly, sometimes downright strange;
but ask yourself, honestly, do you want me to change?
I've been unlucky in love, but lucky in friends.
They've helped my pursue several of my ends.
Such as, singing and dancing and acting, Oh my!
Sometimes I begin to wonder, Am I really that guy?
The one who always takes, but will refuse to give.
Sometimes I wish I had more than one life to live.
I ask so much of you, but yet you're still here.
Even now as I approach my 18th year.
But that stuff is boring, so lets get a move on.
After all it is time for me to get my groove on.
So, 18 years and I can't remember half of it.
At least I still have my sparkling snappy wit.
Hopefully 18 years from now, I'll still be singing my song;
and who knows maybe some new people will sing along.
If I had one birthday wish that I could wish for tonight,
I would wish that I could have just a little more height.
Dracula: A look at the influence of this iconic book
Dracula is probably one of the most well known classics of all time. The original Vampire tale, it does not take much searching to see how it has influenced our culture today. If you’ve ever read a vampire book or seen a movie about vampires and they refer to the legends, this is the legend they are talking about. From this one character has come forth countless others all with their own TV shows, books, and movies. In this essay we will explore all the things Dracula has contributed to our culture today.
This one story has inspired hundreds of authors to write similar fictional tales. These tales can range from vampires being considered evil (as in I Am Legend) to vampires that are just misunderstood (Cirque du Freak) to vampires that are actually very friendly and are the good guys (Twilight) because they don’t actually drink human blood Ever since the Twilight series came out, more stories have been written involving friendly vampires. Even though vampires are usually thought of as mindless monsters, (and still are in some books) Twilight has set a trend for being more sympathetic towards vampires.
Vampire movies are the one medium that hasn’t been influenced by Twilight vampires. Except for the Twilight movie itself, vampire movies have always been, and will probably continue to be, horror films. I’m not trying to suggest a vampire as a good guy is a new idea. Marvel did it with Blade. (Of course he’s only half-vampire) Darren Shan did it with his Cirque du Freak series. It is, however, the first time vampires have been marketed to teenage girls.. But as I said, the movies haven’t changed too much. Vampires are still evil, and will continue to be.
One of Dracula’s biggest influences in fictional tales today is the three-act horror tale. Almost every horror story today (including, but not limited to From Dusk till Dawn, The Mist, Resident Evil, Dawn of the Dead, and countless other horror movies and books) contain the three act pattern. Act One: A mysterious threat is revealed. (i.e. people start dying mysteriously) Act Two: The mysterious force is revealed and the survivors group together and start figuring out how to fight it. Act Three: The survivors (which could range to as many as five or as few as one) meet up with the deadly force or forces, (which can range from zombies to vampires to serial killers) for an epic showdown. This is the one thing that ties every horror movie together. There are not many variations on this plot device, however, it is very widely used. The only large variation on this is how long each individual act is. For example, sometimes the first act can be one hour long and the last twenty minutes are the second and third acts, or sometimes the first act can be fifteen minutes long, and an hour and a half is spent on the second act while the third act is only five minutes.
It is amazing, looking back today, that this one book has had such a vast influence in entertainment today. Thanks to this one book, countless people have been inspired to write similar tales. Even Mary Shelly’s Frankenstien is not nearly as well known and influential as this horrific story.
This one story has inspired hundreds of authors to write similar fictional tales. These tales can range from vampires being considered evil (as in I Am Legend) to vampires that are just misunderstood (Cirque du Freak) to vampires that are actually very friendly and are the good guys (Twilight) because they don’t actually drink human blood Ever since the Twilight series came out, more stories have been written involving friendly vampires. Even though vampires are usually thought of as mindless monsters, (and still are in some books) Twilight has set a trend for being more sympathetic towards vampires.
Vampire movies are the one medium that hasn’t been influenced by Twilight vampires. Except for the Twilight movie itself, vampire movies have always been, and will probably continue to be, horror films. I’m not trying to suggest a vampire as a good guy is a new idea. Marvel did it with Blade. (Of course he’s only half-vampire) Darren Shan did it with his Cirque du Freak series. It is, however, the first time vampires have been marketed to teenage girls.. But as I said, the movies haven’t changed too much. Vampires are still evil, and will continue to be.
One of Dracula’s biggest influences in fictional tales today is the three-act horror tale. Almost every horror story today (including, but not limited to From Dusk till Dawn, The Mist, Resident Evil, Dawn of the Dead, and countless other horror movies and books) contain the three act pattern. Act One: A mysterious threat is revealed. (i.e. people start dying mysteriously) Act Two: The mysterious force is revealed and the survivors group together and start figuring out how to fight it. Act Three: The survivors (which could range to as many as five or as few as one) meet up with the deadly force or forces, (which can range from zombies to vampires to serial killers) for an epic showdown. This is the one thing that ties every horror movie together. There are not many variations on this plot device, however, it is very widely used. The only large variation on this is how long each individual act is. For example, sometimes the first act can be one hour long and the last twenty minutes are the second and third acts, or sometimes the first act can be fifteen minutes long, and an hour and a half is spent on the second act while the third act is only five minutes.
It is amazing, looking back today, that this one book has had such a vast influence in entertainment today. Thanks to this one book, countless people have been inspired to write similar tales. Even Mary Shelly’s Frankenstien is not nearly as well known and influential as this horrific story.
Essay on The MPAA
The movie ratings system is a system that is owned and operated by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). It is intended to inform parents of any objectionable content a particular movie might have. I happen to believe that it does not accomplish its purpose. In this essay I shall explain why I think the ratings system is flawed.
First off, what are the ratings? They have changed over the years, but the ratings as of today are G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17. I believe that the only rating that really accomplish it’s purpose is G, because you know what you get when you see a G-rated movie. The PG rating usually works, the only problem is the PG-13 rating was not invented until 1984, which means that every PG-rated film before that have a lot more objectionable material than PG-rated films now. Besides that even with PG-rated films made after 1984, you’re still not entirely sure about what is in it. Sometimes even with recent PG-rated movies there can be some violent scenes, some rather crude moments and even some foul language. The problem is parents get used to PG movies being as innocent as the Incredibles or Enchanted, that they really don’t realize what you can find in some of these PG movies, especially some of the older ones.
The PG-13 rating and the R rating have the same problem. They have too much range. Sometimes a PG-13 movie will contain very little objectionable material. Maybe there will be some language, some cartoonish or mild violence, some inappropriate references, or even just contain scenes that would be frightening to young children; but will not have that much else. Other times a PG-13 movie could contain large amounts of brutal violence, pervasive language, obscene and crude talk, or scenes of sexuality. You don’t really know for sure. An R rating can make a parent stop and think, “Is it really a good idea to let my child see this?” However, some parents can get used to PG-13 movies that are fairly harmless and assume all PG-13 movies are like that; and therefore not really pay attention to what they get as long as it isn’t R.
Which brings me to the R rating. As I said it has the same problem as PG-13. The content of an R starts out as the strong end of PG-13 and morphs from there. In some R-rated movies you can see graphic violence, very strong language, or some very strong sexual content. Sometimes just one of those, sometimes all of those, and sometimes none of those are present in an R-rated movie. The ultimate proof of the ineffectiveness of the R rating is Hostel Part II (just one of many movies like it) In this movie amidst strong pervasive language and graphic torture sequences; This movie has the same rating as Appaloosa, a movie that contains some (PG-13) language and a few people being shot (non-graphically) I think it is obvious that the ratings are not doing the job they are supposed to do.
And then there is the NC-17 rating. My only real problem with this rating is that they never use it. Think of the movie Hostel Part II and realize there is a rating higher than R, they just didn’t use it. You know why? Because to give a movie an NC-17 rating nowadays is spell out a death sentence for it. Some theaters refuse to show them, some renting stores refuse to rent them to people, and some stores even refuse to sell them. All because of that rating. So studios will do anything (and pay any amount of money) to make sure that doesn’t happen. The meaning that this rating has taken on has completely defeated the purpose of the rating.
Another one of my problems with the ratings PG-13, R, and NC-17 is that they assign an age as mature enough to watch the movie. First of all I already told you about their range. Some of these movies are innocent enough for a 10 year old to watch some of them aren’t even appropriate for the teenagers that they target. Second of all children’s maturity and ability to handle certain things come at different ages for different children. There isn’t a set age for a child to be mature enough to handle a particular movie. And finally, different parents have different standards. While some parents might find Men in Black okay for their 10-year-old, other parents might prefer to wait until the child is 13 or 14.
So now you see how truly inefficient and useless this ratings system is. The system is flawed and does not accomplish it’s main purpose, to inform parents of the objectionable material in movies. Parents should do more research about films instead of just blindly trusting the decisions of the ratings board.
First off, what are the ratings? They have changed over the years, but the ratings as of today are G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17. I believe that the only rating that really accomplish it’s purpose is G, because you know what you get when you see a G-rated movie. The PG rating usually works, the only problem is the PG-13 rating was not invented until 1984, which means that every PG-rated film before that have a lot more objectionable material than PG-rated films now. Besides that even with PG-rated films made after 1984, you’re still not entirely sure about what is in it. Sometimes even with recent PG-rated movies there can be some violent scenes, some rather crude moments and even some foul language. The problem is parents get used to PG movies being as innocent as the Incredibles or Enchanted, that they really don’t realize what you can find in some of these PG movies, especially some of the older ones.
The PG-13 rating and the R rating have the same problem. They have too much range. Sometimes a PG-13 movie will contain very little objectionable material. Maybe there will be some language, some cartoonish or mild violence, some inappropriate references, or even just contain scenes that would be frightening to young children; but will not have that much else. Other times a PG-13 movie could contain large amounts of brutal violence, pervasive language, obscene and crude talk, or scenes of sexuality. You don’t really know for sure. An R rating can make a parent stop and think, “Is it really a good idea to let my child see this?” However, some parents can get used to PG-13 movies that are fairly harmless and assume all PG-13 movies are like that; and therefore not really pay attention to what they get as long as it isn’t R.
Which brings me to the R rating. As I said it has the same problem as PG-13. The content of an R starts out as the strong end of PG-13 and morphs from there. In some R-rated movies you can see graphic violence, very strong language, or some very strong sexual content. Sometimes just one of those, sometimes all of those, and sometimes none of those are present in an R-rated movie. The ultimate proof of the ineffectiveness of the R rating is Hostel Part II (just one of many movies like it) In this movie amidst strong pervasive language and graphic torture sequences; This movie has the same rating as Appaloosa, a movie that contains some (PG-13) language and a few people being shot (non-graphically) I think it is obvious that the ratings are not doing the job they are supposed to do.
And then there is the NC-17 rating. My only real problem with this rating is that they never use it. Think of the movie Hostel Part II and realize there is a rating higher than R, they just didn’t use it. You know why? Because to give a movie an NC-17 rating nowadays is spell out a death sentence for it. Some theaters refuse to show them, some renting stores refuse to rent them to people, and some stores even refuse to sell them. All because of that rating. So studios will do anything (and pay any amount of money) to make sure that doesn’t happen. The meaning that this rating has taken on has completely defeated the purpose of the rating.
Another one of my problems with the ratings PG-13, R, and NC-17 is that they assign an age as mature enough to watch the movie. First of all I already told you about their range. Some of these movies are innocent enough for a 10 year old to watch some of them aren’t even appropriate for the teenagers that they target. Second of all children’s maturity and ability to handle certain things come at different ages for different children. There isn’t a set age for a child to be mature enough to handle a particular movie. And finally, different parents have different standards. While some parents might find Men in Black okay for their 10-year-old, other parents might prefer to wait until the child is 13 or 14.
So now you see how truly inefficient and useless this ratings system is. The system is flawed and does not accomplish it’s main purpose, to inform parents of the objectionable material in movies. Parents should do more research about films instead of just blindly trusting the decisions of the ratings board.
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