by Alex
The first song in my playlist is “Teenagers” by My Chemical Romance. This song matches the scene in Blood Wounds by Susan Beth Pfeffer, when Willa is in her father’s house and Trace breaks in. They fit because the song explains how “Teenagers scare the living s***” out of this person, and in the book, Trace and Willa got really scared when Trace broke in. The song also goes into detail about how complicated a teenager’s life can be and Willa’s life seems to be very difficult.
The second song I chose was “Home” by Phillip Phillips. This song matches the book because Willa’s mom left her dad when Willa was young. She married a man named Jack who is trying to “make that place her home.” The song also has a happy mood and tone which matches how hard Jack is trying for all of them to be a happy family.
The third song I chose was “Little Talks” by Of Monsters And Men. This song matches the book because in the song it says, “Don’t listen to a word I say, the screams all sound the same.” This explains how Willa is feeling, because she’s not really paying attention to anything around her. Also, a lot of people are being rude about her dad, when she goes to Pryor for a funeral, and she tries to just ignore what they say.
The fourth song I chose was “Build God, Then We’ll Talk” by Panic! At The Disco. I picked this song because in the song it says “Raindrops and roses, and girls in white dresses and sleeping with roaches and taking best guesses. At the shade of the sheets and before all the stains, and a few more of your least favorite things.” That is a play on words from The Sound Of Music reflecting on how early in life, people expect everything to be great and amazing but then people end up in these terrible situations. Willa, when she first found out that her father had killed those people, didn’t know what to think. She had experienced the same kind of disappointment in that situation.
The fifth song I chose was “You’re Never Over” by Eminem. I think this song fits because in the song, Eminem is talking about how when his best friend Proof died, he stayed strong and didn’t give up. In the book, when Willa goes to Pryor, where her father lived, she keeps remembering little things about him and she realizes that she has to stay strong and not let what he did affect her.
The sixth song I chose was “Cancer” by My Chemical Romance. I picked this song because the mood and tone of the song seem to match the book, and in the song it says, “Turn away, ‘cause I’m awful just to see.” This explains how Willa is feeling because ever since her dad was on the news, people have been giving her dirty looks and she’s ashamed of what he did.
The seventh song I chose was “Yesterday” by The Beatles. I think this song goes well with this book, because in the song it says, “Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away.” This is sort of saying that the day before, life was simple and now it’s all complicated. In the book, Willa’s life pretty much seems to flip upside- down overnight. Even though her life was a little difficult before, after what happened there’s way more that Willa has to deal with.
The last song I chose was “Don’t Wake Me Up” by Avicii. In this song it says, “They say I’m too young to understand. They say I’m caught up in a dream.” This goes with the book because everyone thinks that Willa can’t handle much because she’s young but she actually understands most of what’s going on in her life pretty well. People shouldn’t judge someone by something they can’t help- like their age, but by their thoughts and opinions.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
PLAYLIST FOR THE BOOK THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH by Lexy
by Lexy
The first song on my playlist is “Butterfly” by the Wanted. This song matches the scene in The FOREST hands and teeth forest of when harry grabs Mary’s hands at the stream.
The second song on my play list is “Calling you” by Blue October. This song matches the scene in The forest of hands and teeth when harry finally speaks for marry at the cathedral.
The third song on my play list is” Just give me a reason” by Pink. This song matches the scene in The forest of hands and teeth when marry and Travis are on the hill talking on the hill.
The fourth song on my play list is “No Air “by Jordan sparks. This song matches the scene in The forest of hands and teeth when marry is trying to find Travis.
The fifth song on my play list is “Warzone” by The Wanted. This song matches the scene in The forest of hands and teeth when marry tries to talk to her brother.
The sixth song on my play list is “Chasing the sun” by The Wanted. This song matches the scene in The forest of hands and teeth when marry is standing over Travis on his bed.
The seventh song on my play list is “Apologize” by One Republic. This song matches the scene in The forest of hands and teeth when marry asks harry why he didn’t speak for her.
The eight song on my play list is “Dead man’s party” by Oingo Boingo . This song matches the scene in The forest of hands and teeth when marry sees the girl Gabriella in the red jacket as an advanced unconcentrated in the forest.
The first song on my playlist is “Butterfly” by the Wanted. This song matches the scene in The FOREST hands and teeth forest of when harry grabs Mary’s hands at the stream.
The second song on my play list is “Calling you” by Blue October. This song matches the scene in The forest of hands and teeth when harry finally speaks for marry at the cathedral.
The third song on my play list is” Just give me a reason” by Pink. This song matches the scene in The forest of hands and teeth when marry and Travis are on the hill talking on the hill.
The fourth song on my play list is “No Air “by Jordan sparks. This song matches the scene in The forest of hands and teeth when marry is trying to find Travis.
The fifth song on my play list is “Warzone” by The Wanted. This song matches the scene in The forest of hands and teeth when marry tries to talk to her brother.
The sixth song on my play list is “Chasing the sun” by The Wanted. This song matches the scene in The forest of hands and teeth when marry is standing over Travis on his bed.
The seventh song on my play list is “Apologize” by One Republic. This song matches the scene in The forest of hands and teeth when marry asks harry why he didn’t speak for her.
The eight song on my play list is “Dead man’s party” by Oingo Boingo . This song matches the scene in The forest of hands and teeth when marry sees the girl Gabriella in the red jacket as an advanced unconcentrated in the forest.
A Playlist for Divergent by Tessa Rose
by Tessa Rose
I choose “Some Nights” by fun. because it explains in the lyrics that “some nights I stay up casting in my bad luck.” And that is how I imagine Tris’ night went. On page 36 and 37 I could imagine how hard it was to sleep that night. How confused she was of her brother actually thinking of himself. This was the night before she and the other 16 year olds chose a faction.
I chose “Too Close” by Alex Clare because I felt like the song represents her going with her gut feeling with the situation she was in. That is why I chose “Too Close”. This part In Divergent on page 47 was about the choosing ceremony. When she feels like she has to stay because her brother chose another faction. This is the part where when she sliced her hand with the knife her hand quickly moved from the middle to the Dauntless side.
I chose “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” by Green Day to represent the part in Divergent where she / Tris is walking home from school after the test before the factionless man asks if she had something to eat. On page 24 and 25 when she is explaining what it is like living factionless. Her mom says it’s worse than death. I believe “Boulevard of broken dreams” represents that part because in the song and book it explains that this is where people lost / broke their dreams.
I chose America beauty movie theme because the relationships between the song and the part of the book was the rhythm. The part in the book was pages 52-53 , it was riding the train before she jumps off. It’s like she wasn’t even thinking about why they were on the train or how they were getting off. She was thinking about who was going to set the dinner table that night and how her mother and father felt about the situation. In the real world you would think it’s going fast because the train is going fast but it’s not, it’s all going slow in her head. Like she’s in another world. That was how the train ride was for her, a melody.
I chose The middle by Jimmy Eat the World because of its relationship to the book. That relationship would be that the song lyrics go perfectly to what I think she is feeling in that part. At first she’s intrigued but then the real “dauntless” go in a different direction than the nine intense. Only nine of were not born dauntless. She was the only Abnegation transfer there. It seems that Four didn’t appreciate being laughed at. So she feels like she needed to be careful around him, it seemed almost wary now to her.
I choose “Some Nights” by fun. because it explains in the lyrics that “some nights I stay up casting in my bad luck.” And that is how I imagine Tris’ night went. On page 36 and 37 I could imagine how hard it was to sleep that night. How confused she was of her brother actually thinking of himself. This was the night before she and the other 16 year olds chose a faction.
I chose “Too Close” by Alex Clare because I felt like the song represents her going with her gut feeling with the situation she was in. That is why I chose “Too Close”. This part In Divergent on page 47 was about the choosing ceremony. When she feels like she has to stay because her brother chose another faction. This is the part where when she sliced her hand with the knife her hand quickly moved from the middle to the Dauntless side.
I chose “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” by Green Day to represent the part in Divergent where she / Tris is walking home from school after the test before the factionless man asks if she had something to eat. On page 24 and 25 when she is explaining what it is like living factionless. Her mom says it’s worse than death. I believe “Boulevard of broken dreams” represents that part because in the song and book it explains that this is where people lost / broke their dreams.
I chose America beauty movie theme because the relationships between the song and the part of the book was the rhythm. The part in the book was pages 52-53 , it was riding the train before she jumps off. It’s like she wasn’t even thinking about why they were on the train or how they were getting off. She was thinking about who was going to set the dinner table that night and how her mother and father felt about the situation. In the real world you would think it’s going fast because the train is going fast but it’s not, it’s all going slow in her head. Like she’s in another world. That was how the train ride was for her, a melody.
I chose The middle by Jimmy Eat the World because of its relationship to the book. That relationship would be that the song lyrics go perfectly to what I think she is feeling in that part. At first she’s intrigued but then the real “dauntless” go in a different direction than the nine intense. Only nine of were not born dauntless. She was the only Abnegation transfer there. It seems that Four didn’t appreciate being laughed at. So she feels like she needed to be careful around him, it seemed almost wary now to her.
My playlist for Divergent by Korryn Hastings
by Korryn Hastings
The first song in my playlist for Divergent is “My Immortal” by Evanescence. This song matches the scene in Divergent when Beatrice is choosing a different fraction. The lyrics say “I’m so tired of being here. It really emphasizes the situation about her leaving Abnegation to somewhere else.
The second song I chose for my Divergent playlist is “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons. The song matches the scene where she is the first one to take the jump off the building. The beat of the music in the beginning is really suspenseful like the scene in the book, just when the beat drops she jumps. I feel that the suspense in the song just makes the scene.
My third song for this playlist is called “Ms. Jackson” by Panic at the Disco. This song matches the scene when Beatrice does her first fight with Peter. The song has a quick beat and it’s very simple, like the fight. Since it’s just a couple punches and she gets knocked cold.
The fourth song I chose for this playlist is called “Come Together” by The Beatles. This song goes with the scene when the teams are playing capture the flag. The rhythm sounds a bit sneaky and sly. The song paints a picture in your mind as the creep up to the flag.
The fifth song for my playlist in Divergent is called “They Don’t Care About Us” by Michael Jackson. The scene when Beatrice shows up as the new girl in Dawntless and the Dawntless members don’t welcome her in any way and they treat her like she doesn’t belong. The lyrics say “All I want to say is that they don’t really care about us” just highlights that point.
My sixth song of my choice for the Divergent playlist is “Breathe Me” by Sia.. Beatrice is laying in bed, almost in tears. Confused as to what is going on. “Breathe Me” is a low key sad song. It plays out the depressing moment.
The seventh song I chose for this playlist is called “Just Keep Breathing” by We Came as Romans. This song goes with the scene where Beatrice is climbing a ladder on a Ferris wheel and she’s losing her breath while going crazy because she’s climbing it with a guy she may have feelings for. The lyrics explain how you need to keep calm and just keep breathing,
My last song for my Divergent playlist is called “Supermassive Black Hole” by Muse. This song has a rhythm that emphasizes running scenes and the beat goes with action moments. Which is good for the part where Beatrice is running up to the moving train and tried to jump on.
The first song in my playlist for Divergent is “My Immortal” by Evanescence. This song matches the scene in Divergent when Beatrice is choosing a different fraction. The lyrics say “I’m so tired of being here. It really emphasizes the situation about her leaving Abnegation to somewhere else.
The second song I chose for my Divergent playlist is “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons. The song matches the scene where she is the first one to take the jump off the building. The beat of the music in the beginning is really suspenseful like the scene in the book, just when the beat drops she jumps. I feel that the suspense in the song just makes the scene.
My third song for this playlist is called “Ms. Jackson” by Panic at the Disco. This song matches the scene when Beatrice does her first fight with Peter. The song has a quick beat and it’s very simple, like the fight. Since it’s just a couple punches and she gets knocked cold.
The fourth song I chose for this playlist is called “Come Together” by The Beatles. This song goes with the scene when the teams are playing capture the flag. The rhythm sounds a bit sneaky and sly. The song paints a picture in your mind as the creep up to the flag.
The fifth song for my playlist in Divergent is called “They Don’t Care About Us” by Michael Jackson. The scene when Beatrice shows up as the new girl in Dawntless and the Dawntless members don’t welcome her in any way and they treat her like she doesn’t belong. The lyrics say “All I want to say is that they don’t really care about us” just highlights that point.
My sixth song of my choice for the Divergent playlist is “Breathe Me” by Sia.. Beatrice is laying in bed, almost in tears. Confused as to what is going on. “Breathe Me” is a low key sad song. It plays out the depressing moment.
The seventh song I chose for this playlist is called “Just Keep Breathing” by We Came as Romans. This song goes with the scene where Beatrice is climbing a ladder on a Ferris wheel and she’s losing her breath while going crazy because she’s climbing it with a guy she may have feelings for. The lyrics explain how you need to keep calm and just keep breathing,
My last song for my Divergent playlist is called “Supermassive Black Hole” by Muse. This song has a rhythm that emphasizes running scenes and the beat goes with action moments. Which is good for the part where Beatrice is running up to the moving train and tried to jump on.
A Playlist for Boot Camp by Brenna
by Brenna
The first song in my playlist is “Why” by Second Hand Serenade. This song matches the scene in Boot Camp when Garret’s dad came to visit and Garret is forced to pretend that everything is okay even though he wants to cry.
The second song in my playlist is “I miss you” by Miley Cyrus. This song matches Garrets relationship with Sabrina in the book Boot Camp. Even though she doesn’t know there Garret is, he doesn’t know if she’s thinking about him, but he is always thinking about Sabrina. Thinking about what she is doing, how she is doing, if she still cares, and if she misses him like he misses her.
The third song in my playlist is “Broken” by Lindsey Haun. This song matches the not a scene but a character in Boot Camp. Sarah Sunwald, a spunky girl who has spent the past two years of her life in Lake Harmony. She is a fighter, strong willed, and not ready to give up her hope of being free. She takes abuse not just by the camp itself but by the feeling of emptiness and fear. She hopes for hope. She believes that one day she will be free, she has to.
The fourth song in my playlist is “Carolina” by Parmalee. This song also matches Garret’s relationship with Sabrina in the book Boot Camp. This song matches because it talks about how he misses his girl and even though they are far apart, they will be together again.
The fifth song in my playlist is “See You When I See You” by Jason Aldean. This song matches the scene in Boot Camp where Garret is saying goodbye to Sarah. The whole scene is cold. I feel like the song perfectly captures how Sarah feels as the words “goodbye” fall from her lips, and when she kisses Garret farewell, you can feel that it won’t be forever.
The sixth song in my playlist is “Burn” by Papa Roach. This song fits Sarah, Pauly, and Garret’s feelings toward Lake Harmony in the book Boot Camp. It says “you’re gonna get what you deserve I wanna watch you burn,” I feel like this describes how they felt while burning down the camp.
The seventh song in my playlist is “Hero” by Skillet. In the book Boot Camp, Sarah and Pauly need a “hero” to save them from the misery and despair that is Lake Harmony. So when Garret comes along they bargain with him to help them escape, he is the hero that saves them just in time.
The eighth song in my playlist is “Wake me up” by Evanescence, this song matches the resistance shown by so many kids against Lake Harmony’s “brain washing” in the book Boot Camp. I imagine the kids like puppets, waiting for someone to wake them up and save them from the merciless teaching methods used at Lake Harmony.
The first song in my playlist is “Why” by Second Hand Serenade. This song matches the scene in Boot Camp when Garret’s dad came to visit and Garret is forced to pretend that everything is okay even though he wants to cry.
The second song in my playlist is “I miss you” by Miley Cyrus. This song matches Garrets relationship with Sabrina in the book Boot Camp. Even though she doesn’t know there Garret is, he doesn’t know if she’s thinking about him, but he is always thinking about Sabrina. Thinking about what she is doing, how she is doing, if she still cares, and if she misses him like he misses her.
The third song in my playlist is “Broken” by Lindsey Haun. This song matches the not a scene but a character in Boot Camp. Sarah Sunwald, a spunky girl who has spent the past two years of her life in Lake Harmony. She is a fighter, strong willed, and not ready to give up her hope of being free. She takes abuse not just by the camp itself but by the feeling of emptiness and fear. She hopes for hope. She believes that one day she will be free, she has to.
The fourth song in my playlist is “Carolina” by Parmalee. This song also matches Garret’s relationship with Sabrina in the book Boot Camp. This song matches because it talks about how he misses his girl and even though they are far apart, they will be together again.
The fifth song in my playlist is “See You When I See You” by Jason Aldean. This song matches the scene in Boot Camp where Garret is saying goodbye to Sarah. The whole scene is cold. I feel like the song perfectly captures how Sarah feels as the words “goodbye” fall from her lips, and when she kisses Garret farewell, you can feel that it won’t be forever.
The sixth song in my playlist is “Burn” by Papa Roach. This song fits Sarah, Pauly, and Garret’s feelings toward Lake Harmony in the book Boot Camp. It says “you’re gonna get what you deserve I wanna watch you burn,” I feel like this describes how they felt while burning down the camp.
The seventh song in my playlist is “Hero” by Skillet. In the book Boot Camp, Sarah and Pauly need a “hero” to save them from the misery and despair that is Lake Harmony. So when Garret comes along they bargain with him to help them escape, he is the hero that saves them just in time.
The eighth song in my playlist is “Wake me up” by Evanescence, this song matches the resistance shown by so many kids against Lake Harmony’s “brain washing” in the book Boot Camp. I imagine the kids like puppets, waiting for someone to wake them up and save them from the merciless teaching methods used at Lake Harmony.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Creating a Playlist for Your Novel
Here's a model, or at least my practicing-what-I-preach, when it comes to the Creating a Playlist for Your Novel assignment.
[originally published here]
Part of my educational/professional philosophy dictates that I should not assign students to do any work I wouldn't be willing to do myself. My students are working on a Literature Circle project in which they read novels in small groups and discuss them, but one of their individual tasks while reading is to think about the songs they would choose if they were creating a soundtrack for the novel. This is a good reading exercise since it forces students to think about both the content and the tone of the passages they are reading. I think it would also be useful for writers, though I didn't try it when I wrote The Sum of Our Gods. I did frequently listen to music as a wrote, but I find I choose songs that easily fade into the background, songs I've listened to for longer than my students have been alive and which no longer require my conscious attention. Now that the novel is completed and about to be available for sale, I thought it might be fun for some readers to hear what I would have liked to attach to each chapter of the novel. I'd also be interested to hear what readers think of these, and what songs they would prefer to connect to their experience of the story. I can't write my full explanations for each choice, as I've assigned my students to, because that might produce some spoilers for the novel, so interested readers will just have to check back here after each chapter and see if these selections make sense to them. If that sounds like homework to you, you are excused from the assignment, but if you enjoy music and literature, I thought this might be a fun way to join these together. Enjoy!
Chapter 1 (Joe and Yahweh)
"Call and Answer" by Barenaked Ladies
Chapter 2 (Meme)
"Imagine" by John Lennon
Chapter 3 (Yahweh in Asgard)
"Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin
Chapter 4 (Christy, Joe, and Dawkins)
"Fake Plastic Trees" by Radiohead
Chapter 5 (Ghair Aadi)
"Pompeii" by Bastille
Chapter 6 (Yahweh and Innana)
"Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" by Cage the Elephant
Chapter 7 (Christy and Luke)
"As Lovers Go" by Dashboard Confessional
Chapter 8 (Jesus and Muhammad)
"Mr. Jones" by Counting Crows
Chapter 9 (Thor, Dawkins, and Frigga)
"It's Thunder and It's Lightning" by We Were Promised Jetpacks
Chapter 10 (Innana and Toliq) "Ave Maria" by Pink
Chapter 11 (Joe and Christy) "Chapel Doors" by Endor
Chapter 12 (Yahweh and Frigga)
"When I'm 64" by The Beatles
Chapter 13 (Jesus, Thor, Baldur, Sobek, Khepri, Hephaestus, Artemis, and Apollo)
"We Are Young" by Fun.
Chapter 14 (Luke and Ixtab)
"Anyone Can Play Guitar" by Radiohead
Chapter 15 (Ekkeko, Enlil, Horus, Jesus) "Think Twice" by Eve 6
Chapter 16 (Fork) "Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise"
by The Avett Brothers
Chapter 17 (Ghair Aadi, Apollo, Baldur, and Meme)
"Now we Can See" by The Thermals
Chapter 18 (Christy and Luke)
"Poison and Wine" by The Civil Wars
Chapter 19 (Apollo, Baldur, Innana, Toliq, Ekkeko, Enlil, Horus)
"Forces" by The Boxer Rebellion
Chapter 20 (Joe and the buffalo)
Noah by Amber
Chapter 21 (Ghair Aadi and the cab driver)
"Red House" by Jimi Hendrix
Chapter 22 (Christy, Joe, and Frigga) "Halo" by Depeche Mode
Chapter 23 (Apollo and Baldur)
"Down Together" by The Refreshments
Chapter 24 (Jesus, Toliq, and Innana)
"Take Cover" by State Radio
Chapter 25 (Ghair Aadi and Luke)
"Meant to Live" by Switchfoot
Chapter 26 (Jesus and Yahweh)
"Roll away Your Stone" by Mumford and Sons
Chapter 27 (Joe and Yahweh)
"Head Rolls Off" by Frightened Rabbit
[originally published here]
Part of my educational/professional philosophy dictates that I should not assign students to do any work I wouldn't be willing to do myself. My students are working on a Literature Circle project in which they read novels in small groups and discuss them, but one of their individual tasks while reading is to think about the songs they would choose if they were creating a soundtrack for the novel. This is a good reading exercise since it forces students to think about both the content and the tone of the passages they are reading. I think it would also be useful for writers, though I didn't try it when I wrote The Sum of Our Gods. I did frequently listen to music as a wrote, but I find I choose songs that easily fade into the background, songs I've listened to for longer than my students have been alive and which no longer require my conscious attention. Now that the novel is completed and about to be available for sale, I thought it might be fun for some readers to hear what I would have liked to attach to each chapter of the novel. I'd also be interested to hear what readers think of these, and what songs they would prefer to connect to their experience of the story. I can't write my full explanations for each choice, as I've assigned my students to, because that might produce some spoilers for the novel, so interested readers will just have to check back here after each chapter and see if these selections make sense to them. If that sounds like homework to you, you are excused from the assignment, but if you enjoy music and literature, I thought this might be a fun way to join these together. Enjoy!
Chapter 1 (Joe and Yahweh)
"Call and Answer" by Barenaked Ladies
Chapter 2 (Meme)
"Imagine" by John Lennon
Chapter 3 (Yahweh in Asgard)
"Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin
Chapter 4 (Christy, Joe, and Dawkins)
"Fake Plastic Trees" by Radiohead
Chapter 5 (Ghair Aadi)
"Pompeii" by Bastille
Chapter 6 (Yahweh and Innana)
"Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" by Cage the Elephant
Chapter 7 (Christy and Luke)
"As Lovers Go" by Dashboard Confessional
Chapter 8 (Jesus and Muhammad)
"Mr. Jones" by Counting Crows
Chapter 9 (Thor, Dawkins, and Frigga)
"It's Thunder and It's Lightning" by We Were Promised Jetpacks
Chapter 10 (Innana and Toliq) "Ave Maria" by Pink
Chapter 11 (Joe and Christy) "Chapel Doors" by Endor
Chapter 12 (Yahweh and Frigga)
"When I'm 64" by The Beatles
Chapter 13 (Jesus, Thor, Baldur, Sobek, Khepri, Hephaestus, Artemis, and Apollo)
"We Are Young" by Fun.
Chapter 14 (Luke and Ixtab)
"Anyone Can Play Guitar" by Radiohead
Chapter 15 (Ekkeko, Enlil, Horus, Jesus) "Think Twice" by Eve 6
Chapter 16 (Fork) "Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise"
by The Avett Brothers
Chapter 17 (Ghair Aadi, Apollo, Baldur, and Meme)
"Now we Can See" by The Thermals
Chapter 18 (Christy and Luke)
"Poison and Wine" by The Civil Wars
Chapter 19 (Apollo, Baldur, Innana, Toliq, Ekkeko, Enlil, Horus)
"Forces" by The Boxer Rebellion
Chapter 20 (Joe and the buffalo)
Noah by Amber
Chapter 21 (Ghair Aadi and the cab driver)
"Red House" by Jimi Hendrix
Chapter 22 (Christy, Joe, and Frigga) "Halo" by Depeche Mode
Chapter 23 (Apollo and Baldur)
"Down Together" by The Refreshments
Chapter 24 (Jesus, Toliq, and Innana)
"Take Cover" by State Radio
Chapter 25 (Ghair Aadi and Luke)
"Meant to Live" by Switchfoot
Chapter 26 (Jesus and Yahweh)
"Roll away Your Stone" by Mumford and Sons
Chapter 27 (Joe and Yahweh)
"Head Rolls Off" by Frightened Rabbit
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
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Wednesday, December 27, 2006
A “Genuine” Friend?
by Megan
The Internet is full of possibilities. Shopping, gambling, paying bills, and even attending an online college is an option. Another popular pastime of the Internet is social networking. People use it to reconnect with old pals and to stay in touch with friends and families. Some though, gain new friendships from people they meet on the network.
Anybody can just fill in a profile with whatever they can think of off the top of their head, and with a click of their mouse, it appears on their page for everyone to see. Who can really tell if someone is an elephant trainer or a high school student?
People have to rely on their own judgment to decide if the person at the other end is reliable or just a fraud. The sad truth is many still fall for bogus material that people create. Some can be harmless jokes or gags made up just for entertainment, others might be more dangerous. A “genuine” friend that you met over the Internet can just as well be an old sex and porn driven guy pretending to be a 16-year-old guy or girl.
Every week we hear of new cases where girls have disappeared after trying to secretly get together with guys they have met over the Internet. Most of the victims are either returned or never found. An example of a happy conclusion is of when a15-year-old girl was returned home after she had allegedly been with a man she met on MySpace.com.
MySpace, a popular fad of the younger generation, enables people to meet any of the more than 60 million members. Users can post personal details about themselves on their profile including where they live. There have been many incidents of sexual predators targeting minors that they have met through the site.
The fact of the matter is people should be more responsible with what they convey and expose to the public world of the Internet.
The Internet is full of possibilities. Shopping, gambling, paying bills, and even attending an online college is an option. Another popular pastime of the Internet is social networking. People use it to reconnect with old pals and to stay in touch with friends and families. Some though, gain new friendships from people they meet on the network.
Anybody can just fill in a profile with whatever they can think of off the top of their head, and with a click of their mouse, it appears on their page for everyone to see. Who can really tell if someone is an elephant trainer or a high school student?
People have to rely on their own judgment to decide if the person at the other end is reliable or just a fraud. The sad truth is many still fall for bogus material that people create. Some can be harmless jokes or gags made up just for entertainment, others might be more dangerous. A “genuine” friend that you met over the Internet can just as well be an old sex and porn driven guy pretending to be a 16-year-old guy or girl.
Every week we hear of new cases where girls have disappeared after trying to secretly get together with guys they have met over the Internet. Most of the victims are either returned or never found. An example of a happy conclusion is of when a15-year-old girl was returned home after she had allegedly been with a man she met on MySpace.com.
MySpace, a popular fad of the younger generation, enables people to meet any of the more than 60 million members. Users can post personal details about themselves on their profile including where they live. There have been many incidents of sexual predators targeting minors that they have met through the site.
The fact of the matter is people should be more responsible with what they convey and expose to the public world of the Internet.
Dangerous People
by Jessica
The Internet is full of dangerous people. In chat rooms, my space, e-mail, instant messaging, your always talking to someone whether you know them or not, or you think you know them. For instance, someone in a chat room can tell you that their fifteen years old and live in California, when really their fifty years old and live in Oregon. Usually .they pretend to be your friend, finding out every thing about you, like where you live, how old you are, where you go to school who your friends are and where you like to hang out, which can end up being very dangerous. Also while online shopping. If you don’t enter and close out of your information properly someone, anyone, can use it to steal your money, or identity. So while putting your personal information into the Internet be careful of online predators. Not all people are bad or hazardous, you don’t need to be paranoid or overly cautious but just remember not to give out too much personal information unless you know where it’s going and who its going to, by not doing so many people have been kidnapped and even murdered. So next time you log into a chat room be cautious of what you’re doing.
The Internet is full of dangerous people. In chat rooms, my space, e-mail, instant messaging, your always talking to someone whether you know them or not, or you think you know them. For instance, someone in a chat room can tell you that their fifteen years old and live in California, when really their fifty years old and live in Oregon. Usually .they pretend to be your friend, finding out every thing about you, like where you live, how old you are, where you go to school who your friends are and where you like to hang out, which can end up being very dangerous. Also while online shopping. If you don’t enter and close out of your information properly someone, anyone, can use it to steal your money, or identity. So while putting your personal information into the Internet be careful of online predators. Not all people are bad or hazardous, you don’t need to be paranoid or overly cautious but just remember not to give out too much personal information unless you know where it’s going and who its going to, by not doing so many people have been kidnapped and even murdered. So next time you log into a chat room be cautious of what you’re doing.
The Dangers of Online Shopping
by Hannah
How many times have you bought something online? Maybe a cute pair of shoes, a present for a friend or even just something you found while surfing the web. Everyone has at least thought about buying something online. But did you actually buy it or did you rethink it while go over all the dangers in your head?
Some people don’t even think about it. They just think, no big deal, it’s just like buying something at the mall. But they’re not entirely correct. Online it’s easy for someone to take your identity. When you are forced to use some form of credit card when buying anything online, it’s like asking someone to use your credit card to buy themselves everything under the sun.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking that since you have never thought about doing that, why would someone else, right? Well, hate to break it to you, but they do. Yeah, some people do weird things like that in their spare time. But you’re not making it any harder for them when you sit at home, buying stuff online, instead of driving to your nearest mall.
I’m not saying that online shopping is always bad, but it’s your own fault if someone decides to go on a shopping spree with your credit card. It’s amazing how much we use our computers and internet now; we never would have thought that someone could actually take your identity in just a few minutes. In just those few short minutes it take someone to use your credit card number as their own and start spending all the money your may, or may not have, it can end up taking you months to realize they are doing it and even long to pay it all back.
Next time while you’re debating on weather or not to buy those gorgeous boots or that present you know your friend will love, double think: Is it safe? Do I trust the web site? If you chose to buy that awesome thing you can’t possibly live without, think, am I willing to risk spending the next 50 years working to pay for someone else’s junk? If not don’t say I didn’t warn you when your credit card bill is more then you have ever had in you bank account.
How many times have you bought something online? Maybe a cute pair of shoes, a present for a friend or even just something you found while surfing the web. Everyone has at least thought about buying something online. But did you actually buy it or did you rethink it while go over all the dangers in your head?
Some people don’t even think about it. They just think, no big deal, it’s just like buying something at the mall. But they’re not entirely correct. Online it’s easy for someone to take your identity. When you are forced to use some form of credit card when buying anything online, it’s like asking someone to use your credit card to buy themselves everything under the sun.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking that since you have never thought about doing that, why would someone else, right? Well, hate to break it to you, but they do. Yeah, some people do weird things like that in their spare time. But you’re not making it any harder for them when you sit at home, buying stuff online, instead of driving to your nearest mall.
I’m not saying that online shopping is always bad, but it’s your own fault if someone decides to go on a shopping spree with your credit card. It’s amazing how much we use our computers and internet now; we never would have thought that someone could actually take your identity in just a few minutes. In just those few short minutes it take someone to use your credit card number as their own and start spending all the money your may, or may not have, it can end up taking you months to realize they are doing it and even long to pay it all back.
Next time while you’re debating on weather or not to buy those gorgeous boots or that present you know your friend will love, double think: Is it safe? Do I trust the web site? If you chose to buy that awesome thing you can’t possibly live without, think, am I willing to risk spending the next 50 years working to pay for someone else’s junk? If not don’t say I didn’t warn you when your credit card bill is more then you have ever had in you bank account.
Hacking into Private Documents
By LeAnne Broyles
I have decided that one of the biggest problems with the Internet to me, is Hackers. They hack into our lives using this wonderful Web. This does not seem to bother some people, but personally I don’t want anyone to use the Internet to spy on me. I mean that’s just a little creepy. Don’t you think?
Here’s the question everyone. How do they do it? How can they possibly use this shopper friendly discovery that makes all of our lives easier? That is the question I would love to have answered. It turns out there are more than a couple of ways to hack into someone’s files. That doesn’t make me want to sleep at night. I found out that you could install another program onto someone else’s computer and then use the program to edit and read all other files. This is not very comforting.
I would hope that some of the programs we have these days would keep hackers out. If not then we are all very susceptible to these annoying and problematic individuals. I may not know every thing about hackers or the Internet, but I do know that there is good and there is bad. Hopefully you don’t run into bad.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
ONLINE SHOPPING
by Erik Omlid
Every year my mom buys my siblings and me a lot of Christmas presents by using the fast improving Internet. From my house in Monmouth, it takes ½ an hour to get to Salem. On the Internet, she can shop in 15 minutes and have enough presents to occupy us for an entire year.
I highly adore online shopping because I’m a person who can’t stand too many people. No affiance, but if you stuff me in a tiny shopping center with a bunch of hot a sweaty people, I’m going to get fired up about something. Shopping from the comfort of your own home makes it feel so much more relaxing than trying to beat the traffic.
I highly recommend online shopping but too much can be harmful. People can easily find out where you live. There should be a balance between the both of them. So next time you are looking for that perfect gift for one of your family, remember that you are giving away your address. Any person can check to see where you live. They can easily get onto the Internet and find out not only where you live but what kind of person you are too.
Internet Communication
by Eden
Last spring my family and I took a trip to
When the only connection between two people ends up being typewritten words, they tend to resort to their imaginations to fill the blanks of their internet conversations. Their relationship, therefore, becomes that much less personal. According to an English proverb, “Eyes are the windows to the soul.” And whether or not that is the truth, I think it poses the question: does face to face communication differ from email, instant messaging or “MySpacing”?
One thing I investigated was the differences of my internet relationships with people I have extensive history with and people I have not known for as long. Looking at my email conversations from the last week, I received five emails from church friends, eight from school-mates, one from one of my parent’s old friends, and five spam.
As I read through the emails from the kids at my church (who I only see once a week), I noticed that the majority said something like, “Hey what’s up?” or, “are you going to be at youth group on Sunday?” While the ones from my close friends at school were much more lengthy messages complete with inside jokes and subtle sarcasm.
So, whether I am talking to my friend of five years or someone I met just a week ago, the fact remains that the way you interact with someone on the internet depends on how long you have known them.
Sock Puppeting
by Penaloza
Do you ever wonder if people are the people who claim who they say they are? I bet you hadn’t thought about that until I mentioned it. I don’t think people have created a way to confirm if they are who they claim to be. Do you really say your real age? What about your real name? Most people don’t and there is no way to prove that the person you claim to be is not real.
Do you ever wonder if people are the people who claim who they say they are? I bet you hadn’t thought about that until I mentioned it. I don’t think people have created a way to confirm if they are who they claim to be. Do you really say your real age? What about your real name? Most people don’t and there is no way to prove that the person you claim to be is not real.
With e-mail it is so easy for people to make up new accounts and pretend to be somebody else. Internet has been beneficial to all. From advertising, researching, purchasing, and many more things it also come with it’s disadvantages.
Monday, December 18, 2006
Online Colleges
by Victoria Williams
When I think of the Internet, I think mainly of games and chat sites. When I have an assignment, I think of word doc. There are many things you can do on the internet, such as shopping, gambling, and social networking. There are also bad things like predators, harassment, and scammers. But I’m going to talk about online colleges. How do you know the college is real? You could find out about the state that it’s in from a different source. How do you know that your credit will be taken seriously? Truth is: you don’t. With online colleges you can never be completely sure that it’s real- or if it is- that your work would be credited. Here’s an example: A person takes a college course online. They do great work, and after the course is finished, they don’t get credit. How do you think that person would feel? They’d probably be mad. They did all this work-and for nothing. I would be mad if that happened to me. Now here’s a different example: Another person takes college online. What they don’t know is that the course is a scam. They do outstanding work, and when they’re finished, the person(s) running the scam shuts it down and takes the person’s work. That person would be outraged. Here’s one last example. A different person takes an online course. They do excellent work and when the course is finished, they’re completely done. No scams, complete credit for their work, all good. They get a great job, and have a good life. Happy example. Another thing that’s stupid on the Net is that there are things called Diploma Mills. You want a quick and easy diploma without doing all the work? Just find a diploma mill online. After two days you could get a diploma. Here’s an example: A person doesn’t want to pay for college. So what does he do? He looks for a diploma mill online. Gets a diploma in any field he wants and goes off to get a job. Does he get caught? I don’t know. I’m not exactly sure if diploma mills are legal or not, but they just sound stupid. I mean a kid could go online and get a diploma. Now you’ve heard my view on online colleges- what’s yours?
How is online bill paying dangerous?
By Peyton
Online bill paying is one of the modern luxuries that many people have chosen to take advantage of. Even though it is extremely dangerous, online bill paying is also very handy.
When paying your bills online you have to use credit cards, and in order to use them you have to put in your credit card numbers, and pin numbers online. This can prove to be very dangerous due to the fact you are entrusting a very insecure line of communication with some of your most valuable information. Not only are you trusting your information online, you are also trusting a company with information that is not to be shared.
When you put your credit card number online it is equivalent to putting it on a brightly decorated sign in the middle of central park declaring it for all the world. I mean come on people, when are you going to realize that nothing on the internet is private, everything is everyone’s business.
On another note when you give a company your credit card information, you are giving them access to your money. They may be trustworthy, hey some people are. But they may also share it with other companies who will then take them and charge you for items you never purchased. I’m not saying that all companies will, but there is always those who do.
After hearing the pros and cons, you have a decision to make. If you want to take a risk, be my guest, who am I to tell you any different.
Social Networking
by Megan
Myspace is a fun place to connect with your friends and maybe meet some new ones, buy how can you be sure you are talking to Fred who claims he is 15 and lives in
Many people believe who they are talking to, is who they day they are. You can never be sure though. Maybe Fred is actually 40.
Social networking is not always a bad thing though. There are many pros. For in3e, you can get in touch with an old friend, or you can keep in touch and chat with your school friends.
There is such a thing called “false friends” though. False friends are friends that are on you top 8, but they wouldn’t be there for you when you needed them, or id you wanted to hangout with them. I guess it is kind of hard when you live in different states.
People talk different on the internet, too. If you were at school you wouldn’t announce out loud, “I am not going to sharpen my pencil.” People just don’t do that. It’s weird. So why do people post bulletins saying that? Internet is changing the way we communicate. Pretty soon people will be doing that 24-7. Right now they only do it half of the time.
As for me, I enjoy social networking as long as I don’t give out too much information.
Online Gambling
by Jordan
The average gambler will spend approximately $300 a night at a casino. They go to casinos up to 4-7 times a week. “Very few heavy gamblers walk out without losing about $500, I’ve worked at Casinos for many years and very little times I’ve seen people just walk away, but there are still those people who spend $10,000 a night.” As quoted from my grandma, Joanne Fredrickson, a former casino worker for 30 years.
But who really knows how much they actually spend inside the privacy of their own house? The advantage of playing a quiet game of poker with friends rather than online with strangers is that if you are playing with friends and co-workers they know you well enough to tell you to stop betting. If you were online however, they wouldn’t try and stop you from blowing all your money; they want you to lose all your money.
Casinos are sometimes just as dangerous as playing online, in some states there are laws saying you are not allowed to drink while gambling. But where it is allowed, they come and serve you drink after drink. By doing this the casino is hoping that if they get enough alcohol in you that you wouldn’t pay as much attention to what you are doing and become a little less aware of what is going on around you, maybe you wont notice just how much money you are losing.
People can only guess on how much the gamblers really spend each night, the only people who really know are the gamblers themselves. The gamblers who really have a problem deny that there is anything wrong and they lie to make it seem like they have everything under control.
Thousands of people are up late each night gambling online. If they aren’t careful chatting online, or if someone they have been chatting with for a couple weeks puts them into a false sense of security, they could by mistake give out the password to their account. If your password was to get into the wrong hands there could be devastating consequences. You could lose everything; they would have access to your credit card numbers, your bank account, and they would spend your whole life savings. Results of gambling could be life changing either in a positive or a negative way, they need to gamble safely.
Online Shopping
by Grant
Online shopping is a very convenient way to find things that are not in stores. My mom buys stuff online all the time like Christmas presents, clothes, shoes, birthday presents, etc., but there is a danger to this. Billions of people buy stuff from the Internet every day, and give there identity away to strangers. How do you really know that the company that you are buying from can keep your credit card number, your name, address, phone number, and many other vital information safe from other people just looking for trouble. You have to be careful with buying things from a company that you have no idea about. Before you buy something you should do some research on it and see if they are okay. Some people are so clueless to think that someone on the other side could possibly steal there identity that they give everything away. Another dangerous way to give away your identity is by giving it away when you are talking to someone online. You have to make sure that you know exactly who it is before giving them your name or anything. I think the Internet is a great place to buy things from, and communicate, but if you aren't careful you may a victim of a serious identity theft problem, which unfortunately is a popular thing that is happening daily.
Online shopping is a very convenient way to find things that are not in stores. My mom buys stuff online all the time like Christmas presents, clothes, shoes, birthday presents, etc., but there is a danger to this. Billions of people buy stuff from the Internet every day, and give there identity away to strangers. How do you really know that the company that you are buying from can keep your credit card number, your name, address, phone number, and many other vital information safe from other people just looking for trouble. You have to be careful with buying things from a company that you have no idea about. Before you buy something you should do some research on it and see if they are okay. Some people are so clueless to think that someone on the other side could possibly steal there identity that they give everything away. Another dangerous way to give away your identity is by giving it away when you are talking to someone online. You have to make sure that you know exactly who it is before giving them your name or anything. I think the Internet is a great place to buy things from, and communicate, but if you aren't careful you may a victim of a serious identity theft problem, which unfortunately is a popular thing that is happening daily.
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