Sonnet 130 - William Shakespeare 

In Sonnet 130 Shakespeare describes the features of his not-so-beautiful mistress. The first line of the sonnet, "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;" suggests from the beginning that this will not be a very heartfelt piece. This theme keeps recurring throughout the sonnet as he describes the horrid things about her such as her breath, "Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks." After further analyzing the poem one may learn that it is entirely satirical. Throughout the whole poem he criticizes his mistress' features and at the end he writes "I grant I never saw a goddess go;My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare As any she belied with false compare." In these last four lines he explains why he wrote sonnet. He says that his mistress is not a goddess so he will not make her seem like one. 


I don't agree with Shakespeare's message in Sonnet 130. He makes his mistress out to be ugly, and granted she may be, but no man should say their lover is ugly. They should always make her out to be the most beautiful woman they know. Throughout the sonnet he continually harps on her poor qualities and not once says she is beautiful in any way. Most writers make their lovers out to be the best thing in the world, nothing else is even comparable to them. For example, Leia Organa from the original Star Wars. She was not the prettiest woman in all the galaxy but Han Solo thought she was the most gorgeous woman he had ever seen and me made that very clear. No one should think that their lover is as ugly as Shakespeare made his out to be. They should see that they are beautiful no matter what. Sure, Shakespeare wanted to poke fun at other writers for comparing their lovers to goddesses, but I don't believe in the message he is trying to convey.

Ballad-Careless Whsiper

The song Careless Whisper by George Michael constitutes as a ballad because it is about jealous sweethearts and unrequited love. It talks about how he never wants to dance again with any other women. He only wants that one person and no one else. He talks about how she broke his heart and how he feels about the whole situation throughout the song. The characteristics of a ballad in this song are dramatization of a single incident, a strong simple beat and an uncomplicated pattern, refrain and regular repetition of the chorus, suggests rather than directly states, and it is based on actual events. Michael focuses on one single incident, his heart being broken. The song itself is catchy and the beat is simple and flows well. He doesn't exactly say "this girl broke my heart" but rather he implies it by saying he is never going to dance again because he doesn't want it to remind him of the times with the woman who hurt him. The song is also based on actual events. I assume this because one cannot write such a heartfelt song without actually being heartbroken like this before.

Careless Whisper

 I Feel So Unsure
As i take your hand
And lead you to the dance floor
As the music dies
Something in your eyes
Calls to mind a silver screen
And all its sad goodbyes

[Chorus]

I'm never gonna dance again
Guilty feet have got no rhythm
Though it's easy to pretend
I know you're not a fool
I should have known better than to cheat a friend
And waste a chance that i've been given
So i'm never gonna dance again
The way i danced with you

Time can never mend
The careless whisper of a good friend
To the heart and mind
Ignorance is kind
There's no comfort in the truth
Pain is all you'll find

[Chorus]

Tonight the music seems so loud
I wish that we could lose this crowd
Maybe it's better this way
We'd hurt each other with the things we want to say
We could have been so good together
We could have lived this dance forever
But now who's gonna dance with me
Please stay

[Chorus]

Now that you've gone
Now that you've gone
Now that you've gone
Was what i did so wrong
So wrong that you had to leave me alone

Careless Whisper - George Michael

Heroes

Dave Grohl: Best Musician Alive

In my opinion, Dave Grohl is one of the most influential musicians of our music era. Dave was a part of the band Nirvana along with Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic. Nirvana started the Grunge era which paved the way for many of the rock bands of the past 15 years. The band was soon struck by tragedy after the suicide of lead singer Kurt Cobain. The band abruptly fell apart after the incident and both Dave and Krist went on a hiatus for a brief time. Dave quickly reemerged and recorded a 15 track demo in which he played all the instruments. He then went on to play for various bands but finally founded the Foo Fighters along with Chris Shiflett, Nate Mendel,Taylor Hawkins, and Pat Smear. Dave Grohl is a hero to many but he is my hero because he followed his dreams and overcame the obstacles in his path. Even though his best friend and band mate committed suicide he didn't give up, he rebuilt what Nirvana had left behind and carried on his career as a musician.  

My Father, a Personal Hero of Mine.

A personal hero of mine is my father. He has been there for me through thick and thin. I admire his moral values and how he strives to raise my brothers and I the right way. He has been through much in his life and he dedicates his time to teaching us how to not follow the same paths he has. He has a very strong work ethic and always finishes what he starts. His strong will and his willingness to complete any task at hand is very commendable. I have learned an immense amount of things from my dad and I am proud to call him my father.

                                                                                                        Mario: Plumber. Legend. Hero.

Once a lowly plumber from the Mushroom Kingdom, Mario quickly rose to hero status. The day finally came when Mario found his true calling. The infamous Bowser had kidnapped the beautiful Princess Peach from her castle in the Mushroom Kingdom, and Mario was chosen to rescue her. He has fought a long and hard journey consisting of harsh deserts, treacherous castles, and fiery lava pits. He slayed countless evil gumbas, koopas, and bomb-ombs. Mario has dedicated his whole life to being a hero and saving his beloved princess from the mischievous Bowser. I'm sure Bowser will keep up with his silly antics of trying to keep Peach locked away so he can rule the Kingdom, but Mario will always persevere!