Chris Essay 19

April 8, 2010

Mr. Salsich

English

Songs

An Essay on Songs Related to Romeo and Juliet, and My Life

(TS) Songs are some of the most powerful forms of poetry. (CM) A song can speak right to your heart, and to me it is more powerful than a poem. (CM) One of the reasons it is more powerful is because it is accompanied by music. This music sets the mood of the song, making it more dramatic than plain, spoken poetry. (CS) Songs are very important to me as they can be related to many things like Romeo and Juliet, as well as my own life.

(TS) I had to think extensively (thesaurus) about what to use as my song, but I finally came to the conclusion to use, “Seize the Day,” by Avenged Sevenfold. (SD) In the song, they say, “Seize the day or die regretting the time you lost.” Our time here on earth is short, so it is necessary for us live life to its fullest. (CM) During the rather insignificant (thesaurus) amount of time we have on this earth, we must seize the day and live life the way we want to. (CM) We must not dwell on our past mistakes; we must keep looking toward the future and seize the day. If we don’t control our lives, at the end we will regret that we wasted our life over a simple mistake. (SD) This song --filled with solemn melodies, poetic lyrics, and a sincere message-- really touches my heart. (appositive) (CM) This is not only a well sung song; it has very powerful lyrics that really make you think about the way your living life. (CM) The music video is extremely heartbreaking, and makes me realize that I must think carefully about the decisions I make. These decisions can change my entire life, for better, or for worse. (CS) Whenever I find myself doing nothing, I remember this song and I go and do something because every moment in our lives is precious. I must seize the day and live my life before I have no life left to live. If you were to die tomorrow, would you be satisfied with the way you lived life?

(TS) “Break," by Three Days Grace --a stupendous (thesaurus), powerful song-- can be related to Romeo and Juliet in many ways. (appositive) (SD) The song says, "Break away from everybody, break away from everything," and this is exactly what Romeo did. (CM) Romeo broke away from his family’s traditions and sought out love with someone from the "opposing" family. (CM) He also, “broke away,” from everybody by ignoring them to be with his star-crossed lover. (SD) The song also says, "If you can't stand the way this place is, take yourself to higher places;" just like Romeo did. (CM) Romeo escaped from the world and, "took himself to higher places," by confining himself in his room, concerning his family. (CM) Romeo also, "couldn't stand," the quarreling (thesaurus) between his family and his star crossed lover’s family, so he took himself to higher places by killing himself. (CS) If you were in Romeo’s position, would you listen to the song and, “break away,” and fall in love with Juliet?

(TS) Songs are very important as they can be related to many things, as well as everyone’s lives in some way. (CM) In my opinion, it is impossible to not be able to find a song that somehow fits your life. (CM) I have found many songs that relate to my life, as well as to many other things I have come across. (CS) If you had to pick one song that summed up your entire life the best, what song would you pick?

Self Assessment:

For me, the hardest thing about this essay was thinking of songs to use. I know many good songs, and many of them could somehow be related to Romeo and Juliet. Also, of the tons of songs I like, many are important in my life. This is why it was very difficult to narrow it down to two songs that I thought worked the best. I am happy with the songs I chose. I believe I improve on my past essays by writing a more clear and thoughtful essay, with very straightforward opinions. In my next essay I would like to add even more thesaurus words, and make my writing more “fluid”. Overall, I would give myself a B on this essay.