Day in the Life
1. The analysis completed was an accurate depiction of an average day in my life because just about everyday I have lacrosse practice, I eat a lot, and then sleep. However, I do not go to performances or go out to eat on an average day but I went last night.
2. According to this schedule it shows that I value using my phone a little too much and it also shows I value playing a sport and spending time with my family.
3. According to these last 24 hours it shows that I do not value doing my homework as much as I should. I should definitely build in more time to complete my work.
4. I think Thoreau would appreciate how I spend my time because I spend it doing what I like even if it is not what I should be doing at that moment in time.
1. The analysis completed was an accurate depiction of an average day in my life because just about everyday I have lacrosse practice, I eat a lot, and then sleep. However, I do not go to performances or go out to eat on an average day but I went last night.
2. According to this schedule it shows that I value using my phone a little too much and it also shows I value playing a sport and spending time with my family.
3. According to these last 24 hours it shows that I do not value doing my homework as much as I should. I should definitely build in more time to complete my work.
4. I think Thoreau would appreciate how I spend my time because I spend it doing what I like even if it is not what I should be doing at that moment in time.
Song that Represents Happiness
Life's Been Good by Joe Walsh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXWvKDSwvls
I have a mansion but forget the price
Ain't never been there, they tell me it's nice
I live in hotels, tear out the walls
I have accountants pay for it all
They say I'm crazy but I have a have a good time
I'm just looking for clues at the scene of the crime
Life's been good to me so far
[Verse 2]
My Maserati does 185
I lost my license, now I don't drive
I have a limo, ride in the back
I lock the doors in case I'm attacked
I'm making records, my fans they can't wait
They write me letters, tell me I'm great
So I got me an office, gold records on the wall
Just leave a message, maybe I'll call
Lucky I'm sane after all I've been through
[Bill Szymczyk]
Everybody, say I'm cool
[Jody Boyer]
He's cool!
I can't complain but sometimes I still do
Life's been good to me so far
[Verse 3]
I go to parties sometimes until 4
It's hard to leave when you can't find the door
It's tough to handle this fortune and fame
Everybody's so different, I haven't changed
They say I'm lazy but it takes all my time
[Bill Szymczyk]
Everybody, say oh, yeah
[Jody Boyer]
Oh, yeah!
I keep on goin' guess I'll never know why
Life's been good to me so far
Conclusion: This song represents happiness to me because it represents how individualism is a good thing. In this song Joe Walsh makes it clear that he lives how he wants and worries about the consequences later, if at all. To me that represents true happiness because he does not care about anyone else's opinions and he lives his life to the fullest. I believe Joe Walsh is a Romantic because he says whatever is on his mind, does not care about the consequences, and values individualism.
A Song When You Are Down
Rock Bottom by Eminem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebouxWdl89Y
[Intro]
Ayo, this song is dedicated
To all the happy people
All the happy people
Who have real nice lives
And have no idea
What it's like to be broke as ****
[Verse 1]
I feel like I'm walkin' a tight rope without a circus net
Poppin' ********, I'm a nervous wreck
I deserve respect but I work a sweat for this worthless check
I'm about to burst this TEC at somebody to reverse this debt
Minimum wage got my adrenaline caged
Full of venom and rage, especially when I'm engaged
And my daughter's down to her last diaper, it's got my ass hyper
I pray that God answers — maybe I'll ask nicer
Watchin' ballers while they're flossin' in their Pathfinders
These overnight stars becomin' autograph-signers
We all long to blow up and leave the past behind us
Along with the small fries and average half-pinters
But player-haters turnin' ***** like they have *******
‘Cause we see them dollar signs and let the cash blind us
Money'll brainwash you and leave yo' *** mindless
Them snakes slither in the grass spineless
[Hook]
That's rock bottom
When this life makes you mad enough to kill
That's rock bottom
When you want somethin' bad enough to steal
That's rock bottom
When you feel like you've had it up to here
‘Cause you're mad enough to scream
But you're sad enough to tear
[Verse 2]
My life is full of empty promises and broken dreams
I'm hopin' things look up, but there ain't no job openings
I feel discouraged, hungry and malnourished
Livin' in this house with no furnace, unfurnished
And I'm sick of workin' dead-end jobs with lame pay
And I'm tired of bein' hired and fired the same day
But **** it — if you know the rules to the game, play!
‘Cause when we die, we know we all goin' the same way
‘Cause it's cool to be the player, but it sucks to be the fan
When all you need is bucks to be the man, plus a luxury sedan
Or comfortable and roomy in a 6
But they threw me in the mix with all these gloomy lunatics
Who walk around depressed, and smoke a pound of cess a day
And yesterday went by so quick it seems like it was just today
My daughter wants to throw the ball, but I'm too stressed to play
Live half my life and throw the rest away
[Hook]
That's rock bottom
When this life makes you mad enough to kill
That's rock bottom
When you want somethin' bad enough to steal
That's rock bottom
When you feel like you've had it up to here
‘Cause you're mad enough to scream
But you're sad enough to tear
[Verse 3]
There's people that love me and people that hate me
But it's the evil that made me
This backstabbin', deceitful and shady
I want the money, the women, the fortune and fame
If it means I end up burnin' in Hell, scorchin' in flames
If it means I'm stealin' your checkbook and forgin' your name
This lifetime bliss for eternal torture and pain
‘Cause right now, I feel like I've just hit the rock bottom
I've got problems — now everybody on my block's got 'em
I'm screamin' like them two cops when 2Pac shot 'em
Holdin' two Glocks, hope your doors got new locks on 'em
My daughter's feet ain't got no shoes or socks on 'em
And them rings you wearin' look like they got a few rocks on 'em
And while you flaunt 'em
I could be takin' 'em to shops to pawn 'em
I got a couple of rings and a brand-new watch — you want 'em?
‘Cause I ain't never went gold off one song
I'm runnin' up on someone's lawn, with guns drawn
[Hook]
That's rock bottom
When this life makes you mad enough to kill
That's rock bottom
When you want somethin' bad enough to steal
That's rock bottom
When you feel like you've had it up to here
‘Cause you're mad enough to scream
But you're sad enough to tear
Conclusion: This song represents how EMINEM started with nothing and went through a great struggle to achieve his success. He made it in the music industry because he had a unique background, lyrics, and voice. It allows the listener to connect with the lyrics and change your mood by making you feel like you aren't the only person going through a rough time in life.
Song Thoreau Would Enjoy
My Way by Frank Sinatra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E2hYDIFDIU
[Verse 1]
And now, the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I traveled each and every highway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
[Verse 2]
Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do and saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
[Verse 3]
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way
[Verse 4]
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way
Oh, no, oh, no, not me, I did it my way
[Verse 5]
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows and did it my way
Yes, it was my way
Conclusion: Thoreau or any transcendentalist would enjoy this song because it is very uplifting. It also explains how he lived his life to the fullest and did it "My Way". This shows how he values individualism and doing the things make him happy. It also shows to not live with regret in life and do whatever you want because it is your life.
Image of Infinite Happiness
Conclusion: This image represents infinite happiness to me because I love snowboarding. When you are on the mountain you can never be upset because it is just you and nature. It is a place where you aren't thinking of anything except for the snow your next trick. It is a place that clears your mind and where I will always be happy.