Modern Connection

Love Story

By 

Taylor Swift

We were both young when I first saw you.
I close my eyes and the flashback starts:
I'm standing there on a balcony in summer air.

See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns.
See you make your way through the crowd
And say, "Hello,"
Little did I know...

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles,
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you, "Please don't go"
And I said...

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone.
I'll be waiting; all that's left to do is run.
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess,
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes."

So I sneak out to the garden to see you.
We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes... escape this town for a little while.
Oh, oh.

'Cause you were Romeo – I was a scarlet letter,
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet."
But you were everything to me,
I was begging you, "Please don't go."
And I said...

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone.
I'll be waiting; all that's left to do is run.
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess.
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes."

Romeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel.
This love is difficult but it's real.
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess.
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes."

Oh, oh.

I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around.
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town.
And I said...

"Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone.
I keep waiting for you but you never come.
Is this in my head? I don't know what to think."
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said...

"Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone.
I love you, and that's all I really know.
I talked to your dad – go pick out a white dress
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes."

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

'Cause we were both young when I first saw you.

Addison and Steele take the common idea of the old coffeehouse and replace it with a club in The Spectator. The purpose of his works was to show the meaning behind the morality of the time and help them realize what is right and wrong. In Taylor Swift's Love Story, she is emphasizing that the right choice was to just say yes to love and ties in the story of Romeo and Juliet to further emphasize the meaning of love. This shows that there really isn't anything "new under the sun" because the concept of morality and love are still the same from the past and now.
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Crusoe Illustration

Dryden's Satire

Pilgrim's Progress

A One Day Diary

Up very early in the morning at 5:01 am, my alarm goes off and my day begins. I restlessly try to get out of my bed because of how tired I was from the previous day. Once I finally get out of bed I go and take a shower to help myself wake up. It was refreshing and cleansing feeling in the morning. After I eat some breakfast with my sister and pack up my things and leave to go catch the bus. The bus rides are always full of noise and kids so I decide to play some music and go to sleep the whole ride. It gave me some time to rest and not be distracted by any noises. I then arrive to school and have some conversations with friends before homeroom starts. Once first period starts I sit in the atrium with my fellow classmates who have study hall. I wait for the videography class to show up as they asked me and my friends to help out with their video. On my way to their potential film location I go to the store to grab some food. The filming was quite interesting and took some time out of my study hall. Once that was over I came back and sat down in the atrium to enjoy relaxation and talking to my friends as I had nothing to study for. I then head over to my third period Computer Coding class. Our teacher essentially threw us into the water that day and told us to program a greeting program. At first it was difficult as I had no clue how to start but as the class went on he helped us little by little until I figured it out. When then class finished I headed over back to homeroom as I had no clubs to attend today so instead I had some conversations with my classmates and played a little game of four square. Lunch finally arrived and I felt just as hungry as I do any day. I head on over to the lunch line and grab some smileys and pizza. I ate my lunch quite quickly and ate some of my friend's food as well. When lunch ended, I wen to Anatomy and Physiology class. We had a sub halfway through the class until our teacher came back and explained why he was gone. He told us that he slipped in the shower this morning, hit his head, and had to go to the doctor. I as an amusing story to hear after having to teach fellow classmates about what we learned in the book. Finally, last period came and I had to go over to Mr. Delizo's room and help him out as I was his TA. There was not much homework to grade that day so I finished rather quickly and helped clean his room. For the rest of the period, Mr. Delizo sent me off from helping him. The rest of the period was spent talking to the other Mr. Delizo and to my peers about important matters. School finally ends and I have to catch the bus back home. I once again fall asleep with music playing in my ears. Once I get back home, I took a nap because my mind felt excessively tired. I woke up to go eat dinner with my family around 6:30 pm. The rest of the night I browsed through Youtube and finished up homework. This was the story of my day.

Redemption Allegory

Having been tenant

to a rich Lord, Not

thriving, I resolved

to be bold, And make

a suit unto Him, to

afford A new small-

rented lease, and

cancel th'old. In

heaven at His manor

I him sought; They told me there, that he was lately

gone About some land, which He had dearly bought

Long since on earth to take possession. I straight

returned, and knowing His great birth, Sought Him

accordingly in great

resorts, In cities,

theatres, gardens,

parks, and courts.

At length and

murderers; there I

Him espied, Who

straight, "Your

suit is granted,"

said, and died.

Redemption by

George Herbert

On My First Son Analysis

On My First Son

by

Ben Jonson

Farewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy ;(He says goodbye to the son who made him happy)
    My sin was too much hope of thee, lov'd boy.(He blames himself somewhat for what has happened to his son)
Seven years thou wert lent to me, and I thee pay,
    Exacted by thy fate, on the just day.(After seven years with his son, he loses him to death)
Oh, could I lose all father now ! For why
    Will man lament the state he should envy?(He grieves for his own fatherhood and envies the son's peaceful rest)
To have so soon 'scaped world's and flesh's rage,
    And if no other misery, yet age !(The son being dead leaves the physical pain of life and doesn't have to age anymore)
Rest in soft peace, and, asked, say, Here doth lie
    Ben Jonson his best piece of poetry.(From his son's death, He says his son was the best poetry he wrote)
For whose sake henceforth all his vows be such
    As what he loves may never like too much. (For his own sake, the speaker vows in future not to like the things he loves too much.)

I believe this has literary merit to a fine degree. He is able to use the death of his son into an epigram that captures people's attention. His words throughout this epigram describe how he felt during his son's death and it gives a mental picture of grief and sadness. The setting of this story itself is enough for anyone to feel a sense of sadness coming from the words he writes. He writes "O, could I lose all father now!" which speaks words about how he felt while writing this. He effectively uses rhyme to keep the flow of the epigram going. Through the flow of the words to the deep meaning behind it, Jonson is able to write a compelling piece of work.

Works Cited

Horton, Ronald A.. "The Stuart Period." British literature. 2nd ed. ; Teacher's ed. Greenville, S.C.: BJU Press, 2004. 303. Print.

"Shallow Hal." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2013. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0256380/>.

Of Studies

Throughout the whole reading of "Of Studies", it constantly repeats the same idea in different forms. The comparison between three different ways to study essentially is repeated time and time again. This particular quote intrigued me because the fact that it was talking about books while I'm doing a literature assignment. It basically compares that some people may just "taste" the book while others absorb it completely and "digest" it. This means that some people may not put in all the effort in their work while others do it wholeheartedly.

Shakespeare's Works

http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/plays/plays.php