Alex

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Freak the Mighty Lyrical Analysis
‘Piano Man’

Billy Joel

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday

the regular crowd shuffles in

There's an old man sitting next to me

Makin' love to his tonic and gin

He says, Son can you play me a memory

I'm not really sure how it goes

But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete

When I wore a younger man's clothes

[Chorus]

La la la de de da

la la de de da da dum

Sing us a song, you're the piano man

sing us a song tonight

Well, we're all in the mood for a melody

And you've got us feelin' alright

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine

He gets me my drinks for free

And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke

But there's someplace that he'd rather be

He says Bill, I believe this is killing me

As the smile ran away from his face

Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star

If I could get out of this place

La la la de de da

la la de de da da dum

Now Paul is a real estate novelist

Who never had time for a wife

And he's talking with Davy who's still in the navy

And probably will be for life

And the waitress is practicing politics

As the businessmen slowly get stoned

Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness

But it's better than drinking alone

Sing us a song, you're the piano man

Sing us a song tonight.

Well, we're all in the mood for a melody

And you've got us feelin' alright.

It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday,

And the manager gives me a smile

'Cause he knows that it's me they've been coming to see

To forget about life for awhile.

And the piano sounds like a carnival

And the microphone smells like a beer

And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar

And say "Man, what are you doin' here?"

La la la de de da

la la de de da da dum

Sing us a song, you're the piano man

Sing us a song tonight.

Well, we're all in the mood for a melody

And you've got us feelin' alright.

This song shows the characteristics of Max. He is a child who tries to learn new things, but he couldn’t. Listening to music while going to sleep one night, I heard this song and the lyrics. I thought about it, this song is about a man who plays a piano in a bar. He is really good at playing piano, but he would never become a star, this is because he is not rich. I connected this to Max, he is a boy that tried all he could do. But he will never learn as well as his fellow classmates, but he tries his best, and still cannot get what he wants, he will never be like his classmates because he has a learning deficiency. This also shows the theme of “Don’t Judge a Book By its Cover” because even though if someone has disabilities, they could still try their best, and be ‘perfect’. Nobody could be perfect, but the word ‘perfect’ in my vision, means ‘the best of you’ I think perfect is something that everyone could get, its the best of you. If Max tries harder, he also will be perfect, he is a great child and he will not get judged by other people, if he does his best.


 * Chivalry Presentation: **

This Is My Chivalry Presentation PPT!:

__** Sword in The Stone **__ Our group did the ** __Sword in The__ ****__ Stone __** story and the story was about how Young Arthur managed to pull the sword out of the stone and how he faced challenges along the way. In the iMovie, I was King Arthur, and also his father, King Uther Pendragon. It was fun working with ShoSho, Sarina and Jackson, our group members. For our project, we did an iMovie, it was a success. Also we had 2 keynotes one before the iMovie and one after, they are shown below, unfortunately I don't have the iMovie with me, but it was a success.

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Alex…. A Life…. By: Alex – 8/28/2012 - C2

Yesterday…

I hated to eat dinner, But I loved to play with toys. I was afraid of petrifying movies, But I was not afraid to rock climb. I was nervous on the first day of school, But I was confident on growing up.

Today…

I hate to do homework, But I love to play soccer. I am afraid of hurting people’s feelings, But I am not afraid of watching horror movies. I am nervous about the drama play, But I am confident about finishing middle school.

Tomorrow…

I will hate to lose hair, But I will like to be wise. I will be afraid of death, But I will not be afraid of living my life. I will be nervous everyday, But I will be confident that I will be healthy.

=**2 Top Poems:**=

__**//Petrifying Portuguese Pirates//**__ **//By: Alex//**

**A** Pirate is dangerous **B**e careful, don’t go near him **C**areful! He’s Coming! **D**eath waits upon you **E**arth is going to fall apart! **F**or heavens sake, run! **G**oodness, let me go! **H**elp! I’m going to die! **I** will save you! **J**arrrrr!!!! Im a Russian! I will kill you! **K**ill my friend, spare me please! **L**il’ Chicken, don’t be a wimp! **M**onster, you are! **N**ight is coming, you will be dead before then... **O**i, look over there! **P**sh, thats just a bird **Q**uick, run mate! **R**unt, stop running, you will never survive! **S**orry, I do not take orders from you, pirate! **T**o the boat, to the boat! **U**ranium’s on it! we will die from the radiation! **V**at?! You dare jump on at boat filled with uranium?! Sure, do it! **W**ell, no, but you will not kill us! **X**ephos has come to rescue us! **Y**ou need to save us! Or we will die! **Z**ap! I teleported you onto my ship, lets go!

=And....=

__**//Neil Armstrong//**__

First man on the moon, He made countless risks in his life Neil, is now on his way to heaven He has worked hard to achieve His ambitions, doing so, Inspiring many in the human world His spirits will brighten the days From all evil But he will always be there with us Telling the world that Technology is far from over Even if he’s dead He still inspires scientists To create higher technology And the world will Never ever forget all of his achievements He persevered Took risks and innovated He is the mighty Armstrong