Sorry this is so late
Bored of the Rings 4/13/13 1hr
Black Company 4/12/13 1hr
Naruto 4/10/13 7 min
Sword Art Online - Volume 5 Phantom Bullet 4/14/13 30 min
I'm using my reading discussion exemption for this week. I attended the World War Z discussion.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
Song
Counting Stars - OneRepublic
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/onerepublic/countingstars.html
This is a pretty straight-forward song. The artists use tone to show us the theme: this guy is just trying to make it out there. On a broad level, the song talks about him making it in the industry and life in general. He refers to his age a few times, basically saying that he is somewhere between being old and young, and that he is getting the opposite reaction one would expect to get from things.
On a more specific level, he is speaking to his lover, and talking about what he sees in their future together. When he says "no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars", I take that to mean that he is telling them that they won't have to worry about money problems (which every successful singer seems to have a song about), and that they will shoot above the rest and be among the "stars".
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/onerepublic/countingstars.html
This is a pretty straight-forward song. The artists use tone to show us the theme: this guy is just trying to make it out there. On a broad level, the song talks about him making it in the industry and life in general. He refers to his age a few times, basically saying that he is somewhere between being old and young, and that he is getting the opposite reaction one would expect to get from things.
On a more specific level, he is speaking to his lover, and talking about what he sees in their future together. When he says "no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars", I take that to mean that he is telling them that they won't have to worry about money problems (which every successful singer seems to have a song about), and that they will shoot above the rest and be among the "stars".
Reading Response & Times
Naruto 4/3/13 7 min
Bored of the Rings 4/7/13 1 hour
The Black Company 4/6/13 1 1/2 hours
So, this weekend, I started reading a book called Bored of the Rings. It is, as you may have guessed, a parody of the popular LORD of the Rings. In some ways it is very similar to the original. In others... they differ.
One way they are similar is that they both use a similar style of description. What I mean is, the voice of the parody feels the same as the first. Also, while the characters are different in regards to their names (Gandalf to Goodgulf... Frodo to Frito), their attitudes are very much alike.
This ties in to one of the key differences between the books: the tone. While the faculties are similar, the book I am reading is still a parody, and is meant to be viewed in a comedic nature; Lord of the Rings is, for the most part, not what I would call "comedic writing."
Bored of the Rings 4/7/13 1 hour
The Black Company 4/6/13 1 1/2 hours
So, this weekend, I started reading a book called Bored of the Rings. It is, as you may have guessed, a parody of the popular LORD of the Rings. In some ways it is very similar to the original. In others... they differ.
One way they are similar is that they both use a similar style of description. What I mean is, the voice of the parody feels the same as the first. Also, while the characters are different in regards to their names (Gandalf to Goodgulf... Frodo to Frito), their attitudes are very much alike.
This ties in to one of the key differences between the books: the tone. While the faculties are similar, the book I am reading is still a parody, and is meant to be viewed in a comedic nature; Lord of the Rings is, for the most part, not what I would call "comedic writing."
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