Kyle

Hey! The past few weeks in school, we have been working on a chivalry project in L.A. I have learned a lot about chivalry and Morgan Le Fay (my topic) from this project, such as the fact that Morgan Le Fay was not always evil, and that she did "unholy things" with King Arthur. Please enjoy the iMovie that my group and I created.

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FtM Project Lyrical Analysis of Shadow of the day by Linkin Park

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Analysis (read after watching video) This song represents two of the themes in Freak the Mighty: Life’s Rough and Carry On. It also relates to some of the events in FtM and Phoenix Rising.

The line “solutions aren’t so simple” indicates that life has no easy solution for everything, and you will always come across hardships.

“Sometimes goodbye’s the only way” means that sometimes you have to move on, and not linger on things of the past. Gwen, Freak’s mother, moved to somewhere else to make a new life after Freak died, because she knew she had to carry on, and not linger on Freak. Max wasn’t so smart however, and was never going to move on from Freak until Loretta told him something (nothing is a drag) that helped him get a grip and move on from Freak.

Also, Freak couldn’t hold on any longer, and no medication could help him, so, in the end, he had to pass early-VERY early. Also, Ezra couldn’t be saved, and he had to go too, and Nyle had to say goodbye.

‘the sun will set for you’ can be interpreted as the ‘sun has set’ for Freak, indicating he has passed on. The sun has also set for many people in the nuclear fallout who have died of radiation or cancer. This shows that life is tough, and not paradise, and an ideal life is almost impossible.

“and the shadow of the day, will embrace the world in gray” can relate to the nuclear fallout in Phoenix Rising, which has embraced the world (and not in a very nice way, hence the color gray).

“your friends all plead you to stay” can relate to the fact that Muncie is starting to grow distant from Nyle, and Nyle wants her to come back, but she won’t, she’s moving on, she’s moved on to a new friend.

“beginnings aren’t so simple” relates to the fact that Freak was born with a disorder, and his dad ran away, and his life was tough.

This song is mainly talking about someone who might have been a cheery person in the past, but something happened, and now they are leaving. This can relate to the character Gwen from FtM, who was a very cheery person, but after Freak died, she left and moved to a new town. People wanted her to stay, but she left anyway.

This song talks about beginnings and endings and such. Those are elements of a story.

Changes In My Life Over Time By Kyle 8/28/2012-B2 Yesterday...... I was nervous about performing, but confident about my well above average reading skills. I used to hate the slushy raw fish, but I loved eating crunchy raw vegetables. I took whatever people gave me, and gave others entertainment, like their favorite TV show. I believed that people could live forever, But didn’t believe in the evolution theory.

Today...... I am nervous about presentations, but confident about assignments. I hate swimming (though I’m pretty fast) and love eating at the speed of light. I take more than what I need, And strive to give my best. I believe that the sun will die, but don’t believe that the end of the world will be my undoing.

Tomorrow...... I will be nervous about being a useless machine, but confident that I have been a faithful companion. I will hate being immobilized, But I will like being treated with respect. I will take nothing, And give everything. I won’t believe in God, But I will believe in myself.

Smile

Here’s a smile to brighten up your day. Here’s a smile to send you on your way. The smile’s free, you don’t have to pay.

It’s amazing how much a single smile can do. A boy once made it to president because of a smile. A smile saved the life of a depressed college student. A simple smile can be the answer to all your problems.

So here’s a smile for you. See if you can pass it on, like a note you might pass in class. Not only special people can spread happiness like butter. You can too. It’s easy! Just smile.

Well, That Sucks!

It was a beautiful day in the middle of May I went in the door and fell flat on the floor This morning I went to school My best friend shoved me into the pool The teacher took my lunch away and then he said stealing was okay (I think that was an exaggeration) On the way back home I was robbed by this weird psycho guy named Bob (He said it was like taking candy from a baby.) Dinner was the worst I’d ever had I can’t even begin to describe how bad (though it looked like dung and smelled like someone’s technicolor yawn) After it, I was just about to lose my lunch, when suddenly, I woke up-in the middle of brunch.

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