A Connection From a Touching Song To The World Today
April 23,2012
Pine Point School
8th Grade
Eliza Griffin
People don’t often take the time to look carefully and think about a song’s lyrics. However, song lyrics usually have great meaning and often relate to the world around you. In the Black Eyed Peas popular song “ Where Is The Love”, I see the lyrics connect to two historic events and to my life.
(TS) The lyrics “People killin’, people dyin’ children hurt and you hear them cryin’ can you practice what you preach and would you turn the other cheek” from the Black Eyed Peas song “ Where Is The Love” relate to some of the worst maritime disasters of this century. (S.D) When the Titanic sunk, the captain, Edward Smith, went down with the ocean liner. (C.M) Edward Smith, a strong brave man, believed that because he was the captain and in charge of the vessel, he needed to be sure that as many passengers as possible would be saved, even if that meant that he had to go down with the ship, making the safety of his passengers his priority. In a way, he “practiced what he preached”. (C.M) Captain Smith could have gotten off the ship with many of the other passengers, but he chose to stay behind with the steamship.(S.D) Recently, there was a Carnival cruise ship,the Costa Concordia, that hit a rock and ran aground off the coast of Italy. (C.M) The captain, Francesco Schettino, was one of the first people off the ship, because he claims, “ I only left because I fell in lifeboat.” (C.M) Captain Schettino could have been more honorable like Captain Smith by staying with the Costa Concordia and ensuring that all his passengers were safely off the boat before he was. (C.M) Captain Schettino did not make the right decision, instead he turned his cheek. (C.S) These two real world tragedies are great examples of the Black Eyed Peas upbeat lyrics.
(T.S) The lyrics, “ Most of us only care about money makin’ selfishness got us followin’ our wrong direction” relates to my own life. (S.D) I see many people making wrong decisions with money, spending it place that don’t require it was much as others. (C.M) Whether spending their money carelessly, or spending their earnings selfishly, people could be donating their well earned money to a charitable organization that helps the less fortunate. (C.M) This type of selfless act often brings more satisfaction to the donor than just spending money on a new outfit. (S.D) However, there are some people in the world that only care about working and making as much money as possible . (C.M) Although they may not spend their earnings on themselves or frivolous items, they are missing out on something in life that is very important and that is helping others. (C.M) People who do work excessively, do not know how to take the time to enjoy life, a beautiful and mysterious phenomenon.(C.S) This lyric shows that money cannot buy everything.
The lyrics of a song can sometimes signify several meanings. The Black Eyed Peas song “Where Is The Love” represents many beliefs. The ship disasters, the Titanic and the Costa Concordia, and the behavior of the captains relate to the songs lyrics. I have witnessed examples of these lyrics meaning in my life as well through my observations of the ways that people spend money.
Self Assessment:
1. One writing issue that I am continuing to work on is making my sentences longer, and having my sentences make better music.
2. One strong point I see in my writing, is in my first body paragraph. I think that this is a strong point because I am using different words to say ship.
3. One possible weak part I see in my writing is in the conclusion paragraph. This is because I feel as if the sentences are a bit awkward.
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