Essay 18

 Asia Carter

Hamilton Salsich

Grade 9

Essay 18

Thursday April 8, 2010

I Will Not Surrender:

An Essay About A Song By Mayday Parade and The Tempest.

1)I am not invincible but I am strong. 2) I am not expecting anything but I am hoping. 3) I love to live but for some reason people wish to change that. 4) I must fight back.

TS)"I'm standing here alone trying to make this life my own and nothing will keep this heart from beating I'm still breathing." Sings Mayday Parade.SD) When Mayday Parade sings this line in there song "Still Breathing" I get a calm feeling, I get a formation of a smile, I get hope.  CM) This song reminds me that I am not the only one going through these difficult obstacles life throws in my path. CM) When I feel alone and lost, like nobody can relate, I remember the words to this song. SD) In this song they are explaining that no matter the situation you have to hold on to hope and faith. CM) He says "'Cause I've seen a bigger picture and I'm looking for some answers", by this he means that he knows what its like to be happy but he doesn't understand why he cant be happy all of the time. CM) This same question races through my mind every time i'm in an unwanted position. SD) "Time's racing (Please slow down) I got to find my way out I'm hopeless (But hoping) my lungs won't fail me now 'cause I'm still breathing." CM) This is when he explains that he knows he can get through it. CM) Even if all the forces are working against him, he can do it. CM) The question is, does he want to? CS) This song is special to me because when my parents or the teachers don't understand it sometimes feels as if they try to make my life more difficult by doing different things, and I know i'm not the only one who gets this feeling when I listen to this song.

TS) Prospero could benefit from hearing this song. SD) He has had many things taken away from him and he has been pushed out into the open sea with a child expected to die. CM) He is still breathing. CM) He is still alive, and better than ever because he now has his brother on his land and Prospero will take advantage of the situation. SD) His brother took away his land before but now it is time for prospero’s revenge. CM) In the song “Still Breathing” he talks about how people are always trying to bring him down but it wont work this time because he is expecting it. CM) Prospero is in the same situation, this has happened before to him but this time he knows what he an do you that in the end he has the advantage. SD) Although people expect prospero to be dead I have a feeling they wont be surprised when he isn’t because of his love about reading books about magic. CM)  In the song they talk about how people expect you to shrivel in the face of hatred, but they also expect you to fight against it. CM) This is the strange thing we call human nature. CS) Prospero, Mayday  Parade, and I are all grasping for dignity and we wont stop until we achieve our goal. 

1)I am what ever I want to be. 2) I must live up to my standards, not anybody else’s. 3) I am not alone in this fight. 4) It is the battle that everyone must fight.