Friday, August 31, 2012

English III 8/31: Arcade Fire "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)"



They heard me singing and they told me to stop
Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock,
These days, my life, I feel it has no purpose,
But late at night the feelings swim to the surface.
Cause on the surface the city lights shine,
They're calling at me, "come and find your kind."

Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small,
That we can never get away from the sprawl,
Living in the sprawl,
Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains,
And there's no end in sight,
I need the darkness someone please cut the lights.

We rode our bikes to the nearest park,
Sat under the swings, we kissed in the dark,
We shield our eyes from the police lights,
We run away, but we don't know why,
And like a mirror these city lights shine,
They're screaming at us, "we don't need your kind."

Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small,
That we can never get away from the sprawl,
Living in the sprawl,
Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains,
And there's no end in sight,
I need the darkness someone please cut the lights.

They heard me singing and they told me to stop,
Quit these pretentious things and just punch the clock.

Sometimes I wonder if the world's so small,
Can we ever get away from the sprawl?
Living in the sprawl,
Dead shopping malls rise like mountains beyond mountains,
And there's no end in sight,
I need the darkness someone please cut the lights.

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WORDS OF THE DAY


9. EDIFICE-A building
10. COGITATE-To think over carefully


11. fastidious – careful with details
12. eclectic – selecting from various sources

Monday, August 27, 2012

Welcome to My Class!

"We must be the change we wish to see in the world" - Gandhi

I want to take this time to welcome everybody to my class and to say that I very much look forward to getting to know each and every one of you and helping you reach you highest potential. The quote above, from the Indian revolutionary and socio-political philosopher Mahatma Gandhi, very much describes why I got in to the field of education and why I take my job as your teacher very seriously.

In English III, we'll be using the info at this site for some discussion today.