Inspiring Words Spanning The Globe: From South Africa to Alabama
(T.S.) The lyrics in the song Wavin Flag by K’naan say “And then it goes back and then it goes back”.These lyrics remind me of how in every generation one life can end, while a new one is just beginning. (S.D.) This continuous cycle is almost like a wheel rotating a full circle of life. (C.M.) When the cycle has completed one full rotation, it comes back to the place where it began, “And then it goes back”. (C.M.) Like a wheel that continuously turns, and always replenishes it’s dying lives with new ones, these lyrics are not telling us to go back in life, but are telling us to go back to a beginning of a new life which will carry us forward. (S.D) The new generations hopefully build on progress that the old generations made during their lives. (C.M.) This new generation will hopefully learn from the previous generations’ mistakes.(C.S.) The wheel will keep on turning for the future generations.
(T.S.) In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Miss Maudie says “ Don’t you worry about me, Jean Louise Finch. There are ways of doing things that you don’t know about.” (S.D.) These words explain that there are other ways to do things; this means that in life you don’t need to follow the same path as everyone else, don’t follow the crowd. (C.M.) I think she means be original, trust your own thoughts, and don’t be like everyone else. (C.M.) This quote relates to the lyrics in the song Wavin Flag because the quote and the song tell the listener to be unique. (S.D) K’naan’s lyrics and Miss Maudie’s words give hope to people to become successful. (C.M.) The song tells us that you can rise to be a champion this inspires tremendous hope in the listener’s lives.(C.S) Miss Maudie’s words encourage you to. Think for yourself and be extraordinary .Choose your own winding road.
This quote and these lyrics may not seem to be related, but at the end of the day everything comes together “ and then it goes back”. At first I did not think that the popular, catchy song and the classic book connected. After taking some time to reflect on these lyrics, and listening to the song repeatedly, while thinking about Miss Maudie’s words , I realized that all people, places and experiences somehow join up with one another always completing a new wheel of life.
Self Assessment:
1. One part in my essay that I continue to work on is trying not to use the word things in my writing.
2. One strong point I see in my writing ,is in my first body paragraph because I feel that you can clearly understand what I am trying to say.
3. One possible weak spot I see in my writing is in the second body paragraph where I think some of my sentences could be better.
Connecting the Lyrics in Wavin Flag to Miss Maudie’s Words
December 11, 2011
Pine Point School
8th Grade
Eliza Griffin
When a modern day song is played and a classic book is read, you might not think that they connect to one another. An example of this is how the song Wavin Flag correlates to a powerful quote in To Kill a Mockingbird.
(T.S.) The lyrics in the song Wavin Flag by K’naan say “And then it goes back and then it goes back”.These lyrics remind me of how in every generation one life can end, while a new one is just beginning. (S.D.) This continuous cycle is almost like a wheel rotating a full circle of life. (C.M.) When the cycle has completed one full rotation, it comes back to the place where it began, “And then it goes back”. (C.M.) Like a wheel that continuously turns, and always replenishes it’s dying lives with new ones, these lyrics are not telling us to go back in life, but are telling us to go back to a beginning of a new life which will carry us forward. (S.D) The new generations hopefully build on progress that the old generations made during their lives. (C.M.) This new generation will hopefully learn from the previous generations’ mistakes.(C.S.) The wheel will keep on turning for the future generations.
This quote and these lyrics may not seem to be related, but at the end of the day everything comes together “ and then it goes back”. At first I did not think that the popular, catchy song and the classic book connected. After taking some time to reflect on these lyrics, and listening to the song repeatedly, while thinking about Miss Maudie’s words , I realized that all people, places and experiences somehow join up with one another always completing a new wheel of life. Self Assessment:
1. One part in my essay that I continue to work on is trying not to use the word things in my writing.
2. One strong point I see in my writing ,is in my first body paragraph because I feel that you can clearly understand what I am trying to say.
3. One possible weak spot I see in my writing is in the second body paragraph where I think some of my sentences could be better.
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