An Ode to "part of shoe"

Part of an old and torn basketball shoe...a

It was left helplessly at the corner...b

No one is going sing you the blue...a

no one cares about you, not even the mourners...b

When I looked at you, I imagined you talking to me...e

I used to travel with you, but now you make me feel lonely...c

but now you forgot the wonderful memories we once shared...d

but I used to be you favorite - the one and only...c

but you no longer love me after you can’t get me repaired ...d (not the real reason)

 We gave you victories, We go through every practice with you...f

We used to be your towers of strength,  We, as a whole, never had the chance to bid you adieu...f

At the very end, it said to me softly, “you no longer treat us as your trustee.”...e

In reality, the shoes were torn, the sole was gone, and the shoe laces had fallen apart...g

A blended blue and red aglet was all it remained...h

Simply, by looking at you, all the flashbacks start...g

However, some part of the memories restrained...h

I still couldn’t remember why I discarded you and part...g

I probably saw a pair of shinier shoes, then your value I see no-more...i

I secure my feet by simply pulling on you, now, I feel the liveliness in my palm once-more...i

I hope you could accept my sincere apologies, but, at the end, you will be left on the floor...i

How does Yahoo society function (i.e. leadership, mating, war)? What is Swift trying to say about human nature?

Yahoo were beings of low morals, who possessed obscene and treacherous thoughts. The mud which covered their skin were demonstrations of our disgraceful personalities. Swift depicted the Yahoo’s lack of courtesy. They warred with each other unsystematically, matted with other spontaneously, and the leader was wiped with mud comfortably. These vanity were no difference from the way civilized people lived. The guerrilla tactics, the promiscuous marriage and scandals, and the earthly possessions man so desired. Human nature is a collection of idealistic beliefs, which were twist of logic, e.g., craving of diamond and gold, that were accepted as conventions. 

Meditation 17 Worksheet

Meditation 17 Translation - Flattened-1

My Epigraph

Naked birth, concealed life, foolish death

We are all born with certain gifts; we can all do things that others can’t. I might be able to learn music, language, sport, cuisine, or science faster than other people could. However, I met people and I innocence and ideal beliefs dissipated forever. The purpose of my lives is lost forever. When I am led astray, I will then try to cover up the wrongdoings I have committed by living another person’s life. Now what? My life turns cold and colorless. I am just a fool suffocated by the pressure over me. Now, it is all too late. The alleviation will be death, because other options faded away soon after I conceal up whatever I once had. 

Response to Death

What is the appropriate response to death?

People embarked on missions in search of cures for morality, but they ended up dead anyway. Death is a process that consummates life, so we could never outrun it. Our existence came through birth, and will end by death. It is just an universal law we have to accept.

We should accept death and not let it inflect our daily lives. We should live our lives to the fullest, so, when death knocks on our doors, we will have not regret. We should always be ourselves -  to love and hate. The concealment of our true identity is the root of unsatisfactory life. We should simply do what we want to do and say what we want to say, because when death comes, those words will never be uttered and those actions would never be taken. Death was meant to be accepted, not to be altered. Life is like a play. We never try to change the storyline; we follow it act by act. We judge the play fairly after the journey ends. Death is just a reflection of what we have done in our lives. It shows us what to be proud and ashamed of. Life is like a ticking clock; we never know when the clock will stop clicking. But while it is still ticking, we should utilize the time smartly. When we take a timed test, we do all we can before the time is called, and there is nothing much we can about it afterward. It is not much difference from life, so why think about when life while end, just embrace what we have before the time runs out. 

Song Comparison - Modern Song Vs The Fool's Song

Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart Lyrics

Even if you were a million miles away
I could still feel you in my bed
near me, touch me, feel me
And even in the bottom of the sea
I can still hear inside my head
Telling me, touch me, feel me
And all the time you were telling me lies

So tonight I’m gonna find a way to make it without you
Tonight I’m gonna find a way to make it without you
I’m gonna hold on to the times that we had
Tonight I’m gonna find a way to make it without you

Have you ever tried sleeping with a broken heart?
Well you can try sleeping in my bed
Lonely, only, nobody ever shut it down like you
You wore the crown, you make my body feel heaven-bound
Why don’t you hold me, need me, I thought you told me
You’d never leave me

Looking in the sky I can see your face
And i knew right where I’d fit in
Take me, make me
You know that I’ll always be in love with you
Right til the end

So tonight I’m gonna find a way to make it without you
Tonight I’m gonna find a way to make it without you
I’m gonna hold onto the times that we had
Tonight I’m gonna find a way to make it without you

Anybody could have told you right from the start
It’s bout fall apart
So rather than hold onto a broken dream
Or just hold onto love
And I could find a way to make it
Don’t hold on too tight
I’ll make it without you tonight

So tonight I’m gonna find a way to make it without you
Tonight I’m gonna find a way to make it without you
I’m gonna hold onto the times that we had
Tonight I’m gonna find a way to make it without you

The Fool in Twelfth Night sang about the vain hope of finding love, which was depicted as throwing a man into a dark coffin. The sad lover would weep forever, but the one that he/she love would never return the flavor. In the similar vein, Trying Sleeping with a Broken Heart showed a heartbroken lover that continuously referred back to her past memories. Through Alicia Keys’ depiction, the bed signified the grief of the lover, which gave a melancholy feeling of a coffin. In contrast, Alicia Keys song signified love that was once found, but then lost. On the other hand, the lovers of Shakespeare’s play did not have the taste of love.

Act 2, Scene 4

Come away, come away, death,

And in sad cypress let me be laid.

Fly away, fly away, breath;

I am slain by a fair cruel maid.

My shroud of white, stuck all with yew,

O, prepare it!

My part of death, no one so true

Did share it.

Not a flower, not a flower sweet,

On my black coffin let there be strown.

Not a friend, not a friend greet

My poor corpse, where my bones shall be thrown.

A thousand thousand sighs to save,

Lay me, O, where

Sad true lover never find my grave,

To weep there!

10 things I hate about you and the Taming of the Shrew Comparison

        The three major differences between 10 things I hate about you and the Taming of the Shrew are the focus of the story, the collection of the characters, and the way the author drew their conclusions. 

10 things I hate about you focused on the interaction between the two sisters, and eventually lead to mutual understanding and seeking the best partners. On the other hand, the Taming of the Shrew focused on the relationship between the husband and wife. The love that existed between Petruchio and Katherine. The play of Shakespeare narrowed the scope of the tale into the later affairs between the spouses, but the movie includes numerous incidents of couples, best friends, rivals, etc.

10 things I hate about you has a blend of characters, while the Taming of the Shrew relied on a more simplistic approach. Michael was a character in 10 Things I hate about you that constituently sacrificed his own pride to help out his friend Cameron and eventually Patrick. Nevertheless, the Taming of the Shrew presented a more straightforward story that focused on the courage of Petruchio, and omitted the complications that might becloud the theme of the tale. 

10 things I hate about you’s climax was the Prom and Taming of the Shrew’s climax was the betting by the husbands about the obedience of their wives. Shakespeare clearly defined his play as a comedy at the scene when Petruchio outsmarted all his opponents. However, the prom of 10 things I hate about you was a gloomy moment that led to poem of confession, the guitar, then the happy ending. The structure of the tales differed. The movie tends to have a denouements and falling action, while the play wrapped up the tale soon after the climax.  

10 things I hate about you is not merely an adaptation; it added new elements that were not presented in Shakespeare’s play - the Taming of the Shrew. The blend between pop culture and British Literature has give raise to one of the most intriguing movies of all time.