Kyle Walton
3-12-08
English IV
“He must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid.” Fear is what makes us human. With out fear, our true emotions, our true selves would never be revealed from our exteriors that we mold to be strong and impenetrable. To William Faulkner without fear, writers would not of what lies in their heart. Rather from a weaker organ, one not real, one not full of the sorrows and love that us humans have the potential to express.
“Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained be now that we can even bear it.” William Faulkner says with the ability to withstand the fear comes a cost. Baba has the ability to holdout, to not show his true emotions. Baba’s lie of fathering a second child not only affected Amir’s knowledge, and truth of his family, but also Baba’s knowledge of what was happening within his family. Because of his inability to tell Hassan and Amir, and even him self of the truth, Hassan had to stay in Afghanistan, away from his real family and lead up to even his death
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Baba’s lie also ruined his relationship not only between himself and his children, but between Amir and Hassan also. If he would have told the truth Amir might not have felt the kind of jealousy he did feel for Hassan’s relationship with Baba. Baba got so wrapped up in his problem it fogged his vision of how Amir felt about Hassan and even himself. Through Baba, Amir followed Baba’s actions allowing his secrets and problems to block out his true emotions. Because of secrets Amir couldn’t be as truthful to Soraya, his wife as he could have been if he wouldn’t of followed his father’s foot steps. Sohrab became the light that shone through the black veil of misguidance and false truths. One thing that is a mystery to us is, did Baba have a light?
“He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance.” Amir’s spirit, his true self is awoken upon sight of his nephew with bells around his ankles and eye liner on. His fear of loosing his loved ones is tested over and over again; the first time is with the fight over Sohrab between him and Assef. Amir felt the only thing in his near future was his death but that was not his main one he was focused on. Sohrab’s life was important to Amir; he put his life out on the line sacrificing his mortal body in exchange for Sohrab’s.
To Amir his spirit was not free of this world, although he was not bonded to this world by regrets or lies, but by love for Soraya, and now Sohrab. The fear of loosing them was his reason for not giving up. Amir’s Fear of him loosing his new found bond, was tested by Sohrab’s suicide attempt. If Amir truly didn’t care, he wouldn’t have risked his life and his bonds with Soraya for Sohrab, and again he put all his strength into saving Sohrab from himself. Amir’s Fear is tested one last time, Sohrab’s adoption. Amir and his both put all they have into bringing Sohrab to America to live with them in a better life. “Until he learns these things, he will write as though he stood among, and watched the end of man. I decline to accept the end of man. It is easy enough to say that man is immortal because he will endure: that when the last ding-dong of doom has clanged and faded from the last worthless rock hanging tidless in the last red and dying evening, that even then there will be one more sound: that of his puny inexhaustible voice, still talking.”
The Lion King "I Just Cant Wait To Be King"
Way beyond the water hole
A little down the line
The jungle and the plains and peaks
Are scheduled to be mine
I'm gonna be the ruler
Of most everything around
From the grandest of the mountains
To the humble common ground
My reign will be a super-awesome thing
Oh, I just can't wait to be king
I'm going to be a noble king
And scrupulously fair
I only need a little time
Perhaps a little hair
I'm gonna be the mane event
Like no king was before
I'm brushing up on looking down
I'm working on my roar
The fauna and the flora gonna swing
Oh, I just can't wait to be king
(Chorus)
No one saying do this
No one saying be there
No one saying stop that
No one saying see here
Free to run around all day
I'll be free to do it my way
(Piano Solo)
No one saying do this
No one saying be there
No one saying stop that
No one saying see here
Free to run around all day
Free to do it my way
The time has come
As someone said
To talk of many things
This may be true
But I would rather stick to talking kings
It's easy to be royal
If you're already leonine
It isn't just my right
Even my left will be divine
The monarchy is waiting to go zing
Oh, I just can't wait to be king
Oh, I just can't wait to be king
(Repeat until fade)
The lion king "Be prepared!"
Scar:]
I know that your powers of retention
Are as wet as a warthog's backside
But thick as you are, pay attention
My words are a matter of pride
It's clear from your vacant expressions
The lights are not all on upstairs
But we're talking kings and successions
Even you can't be caught unawares
So prepare for a chance of a lifetime
Be prepared for sensational news
A shining new era
Is tiptoeing nearer
[Shenzi:]
And where do we feature?
[Scar:]
Just listen to teacher
I know it sounds sordid
But you'll be rewarded
When at last I am given my dues
And injustice deliciously squared
Be prepared!
[Spoken]
[Banzai:] Yeah, Be prepared.
Yeah-heh... we'll be prepared, heh.
...For what?
[Scar:] For the death of the king.
[Banzai:] Why? Is he sick?
[Scar:] No, fool-- we're going to kill him. And Simba too.
[Shenzi:] Great idea! Who needs a king?
[Shenzi (and then Banzai):]
No king! No king! la--la-la--la-
[Scar:] Idiots! There will be a king!
[Banzai:] Hey, but you said, uh...
[Scar:] I will be king! ...Stick with me, and
you'll never go hungry again!
[Shenzi and Banzai:] Yaay! All right! Long live the king!
[All Hyenas:] Long live the king! Long live the king!
[Full song again]
[Hyenas: {In tight, crisp phrasing and diction}]
It's great that we'll soon be connected.
With a king who'll be all-time adored.
[Scar:] Of course, quid pro quo, you're expected
To take certain duties on board
The future is littered with prizes
And though I'm the main addressee
The point that I must emphasize is
You won't get a sniff without me!
So prepare for the coup of the century
(Oooh!)
Be prepared for the murkiest scam
(Oooh... La! La! La!)
Meticulous planning
(We'll have food!)
Tenacity spanning
(Lots of food)
Decades of denial
(We repeat)
Is simply why I'll
(Endless meat)
Be king undisputed
(Aaaaaaah...)
Respected, saluted
(...aaaaaaah...)
And seen for the wonder I am
(...aaaaaaah!)
Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared
(Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo
Be prepared!
[All:]
Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared
Be prepared!
Little mermaid "just kiss the girl"
Percussion
Strings
Winds
Words
There you see her
Sitting there across the way
She don’t got a lot to say
But there’s something about her
And you don’t know why
But you’re dying to try
You wanna kiss the girl
Yes, you want her
Look at her, you know you do
It’s possible she wants you, too
There is one way to ask her
It don’t take a word
Not a single word
Go on and kiss the girl
Sing with me now
Sha-la-la-la-l
My, oh, my
Look at the boy too shy
He ain’t gonna kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-l
Ain’t that sad
Ain’t it shame, too bad
You gonna miss the girl
Now’s your moment
Floating in a blue lagoon
Boy, you better do it soon
No time will be better
She don’t say a word
And she won’t say a word
Until you kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-l
Don’t be scared
You got the mood prepared
Go on and kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-l
Don’t stop now
Don’t try to hide it how
You wanna kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-l
Float along
Listen to the song
The song say kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-l
Music play
Do what the music say
You wanna kiss the girl
You’ve got to kiss the girl
Why don’t you kiss the girl
You gotta kiss the girl
Go on and kiss the girl
Little mermaid "under the sea!"
The seaweed is always greener
In somebody else's lake
You dream about going up there
But that is a big mistake
Just look at the world around you
Right here on the ocean floor
Such wonderful things surround you
What more is you lookin' for?
Under the sea
Under the sea
Darling it's better
Down where it's wetter
Take it from me
Up on the shore they work all day
Out in the sun they slave away
While we devotin'
Full time to floatin'
Under the sea
Down here all the fish is happy
As off through the waves they roll
The fish on the land ain't happy
They sad 'cause they in their bowl
But fish in the bowl is lucky
They in for a worser fate
One day when the boss get hungry
Guess who's gon' be on the plate
Under the sea
Under the sea
Nobody beat us
Fry us and eat us
In fricassee
We what the land folks loves to cook
Under the sea we off the hook
We got no troubles
Life is the bubbles
Under the sea
Under the sea
Since life is sweet here
We got the beat here
Naturally
Even the sturgeon an' the ray
They get the urge 'n' start to play
We got the spirit
You got to hear it
Under the sea
The newt play the flute
The carp play the harp
The plaice play the bass
And they soundin' sharp
The bass play the brass
The chub play the tub
The fluke is the duke of soul
(Yeah)
The ray he can play
The lings on the strings
The trout rockin' out
The blackfish she sings
The smelt and the sprat
They know where it's at
An' oh that blowfish blow
Under the sea
Under the sea
When the sardine
Begin the beguine
It's music to me
What do they got? A lot of sand
We got a hot crustacean band
Each little clam here
know how to jam here
Under the sea
Each little slug here
Cuttin' a rug here
Under the sea
Each little snail here
Know how to wail here
That's why it's hotter
Under the water
Ya we in luck here
Down in the muck here
Under the sea