Save Life Analysis

My story has a meaningful story behind it. The story is deep for me and even for the artist and probably for many other people. Hearing songs like this can inspire you. It inspired me to be thankful for the people in my life. One day they can be here the next they could be gone. You never know what’s going on in their lives.

I want to declare independence from school. This essay is meant to portray my feelings towards school and how pointless it is. There are so many other things I could be doing than being at school. I could be venturing out in the world and exploring new things and socializing with new people and participating in cool and extravagant events. Instead, for five days out of the week, for 9 months in one year, with only a few breaks during the school year, I, among many other people, are stuck inside this building doing the opposite of what I could and want to be doing with the 13 years of my life that school has taken away from me. I’m not sure what I want to do in my future, but I doubt it has anything to do with the outrageous subjects were learning

After stating the inequity that our parents have given us , we sense that our complaints and such have been brushed to the side and pretended to not exist. For that reason , we decided there was no other option but to isolate ourselves from our families and homes so that we can become independent. This will give us the opportunity to demonstrate our parents that we don’t necessarily need to depend on them any longer.

A few years had past since my family had become a statistic, when my sister and brother left home on their way to their own goals in life. This new change produced even a greater effect on me than did the departure of my father. Now came the time where I decided if no one else had to stay in the family, neither did I. I took this opportunity to become closer to my friends and their families hoping to become more welcome there than I did at home. It was not long after my constant deviation from what was left of my family that my mother decided she was going to keep me out of the house for extended periods of time. Now the time had come for me to really find my path in life.

Being a teenager in high school you dream about having the same career as your friend or going to the same college as them but for me and my friends it was reverse. They were more comfortable performing in a band, or acting,and singing. While I was more comfortable standing there and give a speech than they were. But being a shy high schooler you rather be with your friends than by yourself. Listening to 'Social Casualty' changed my thoughts. Just by hearing the lyrics I knew the song and I shared the same problem. I took my chance and signed up for my classes which was entirely different than all my other friends. Even if I'm alone in a class I could always play this just to motivate me to follow my dreams than someone else. The song represent me because I didn't want to be a follower in my

“Hope when you take that jump, you don’t fear the fall. Hope when the water rises, you built a wall.” An important message prevails in both A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah (2013) and “I Lived” by OneRepublic (2007), taking risks without hesitation, being ready for all that comes. This song represents living life to the fullest, no matter situation, life goes on, never coming again. This would be an ideal song for someone in Ishmael’s obstructed position. “With every broken bone, I swear I lived.” “I Lived” by OneRepublic reassures people struggling to remember the gravity of living life to the fullest; reminding us to take chances and accept our legitimate identities, or a song of survival for people like Ishmael. People need to stop taking pity on themselves, there is always a bright side; life never forsakes us. Be strong and jubilant. No one lives forever, to truly

So why would the band choose to illustrate such a serious stage of personal development with the nursery rhyme-like style of the song's chorus? Before we get to that, the song's emotional and psychological message must first be examined.

I did not get to where I am today alone; I had mentors and teachers who believed and invested in me. I had Upward Bound as a college preparatory program to assist me in attending college as a first generation student. I had generous friends who provided me transportation and meals in high school: things that my parents could not provide all the time because of our circumstances. A

Due to my environment, as an adolescent I longed for acceptance in a society where I didn’t feel free. I used my mental capacity to place me in

The short story “The Life You Save May Be Your Own” by Flannery O’Connor is about an older woman and her disabled daughter living life until a man approaches them, and later on ends up staying with them. The older woman is widowed and left to take care of her daughter alone. Her daughter is 32 years of age and cannot speak or keep herself up in a chair. Mr.Shiftlet is 28 years of age, has one arm, and has an interest in automobiles. Lucynell and her daughter live on a farm that is not in the best of shape, Mr.Shiftlet comes around and says he could help restore it to its old ways. Mr.Shiftlet who is evil, is sly and hard-working.

Who would have known traveling could be such a hassle? Especially when moving from Wilson, North Carolina to boring Goldsboro. Especially when having strict parents, an annoying sister, a spoiled brother and an innocent me stuffed in a van, just to move only 26.4 miles. Moving cannot be that dreadful, I tried considering to myself. Making new friends and memories are not the worst thing in the world. There was only one slight problem …school. It was fall of third grade and everything was different. From math to English to science, concepts were thrown at me that I was so sure that I had never seen at my previous school. So at first sight of trouble, I turned to my parents, but only to end up with a frustrated me and a very agitated mother.

ext, the band is called The Fray. The Fray was formed in 2002 when two high schoolers, Joe King and Isaac Slade, bumped into each other at a music store in Denver, Colorado. King and Slade usually just played in Slades garage until Ben Wysock, David Welsh, and Caleb Slade joined and completed their band. They decided to start a band because of their passion for music. They also wanted to help people who come to music to escape reality. "How to Save a Life" was written because of Isaac Slades experience as a teenager. While he was a teen he had a mentor who was struggling with addiction and drugs. Due to that he wanted to let this song have more of a lullaby tone to it so it is peaceful to listen to but also has meaning to it.

The Fray is an Alternative Pop Band, which generally does songs that have a sadder tone. One of their hit songs, “How to Save a Life”, is what I have analyzed. The songs overall mood is saddening, but it’s message is very strong. That message is you can’t always help people who aren’t helping themselves. It’s basically about someone trying to help a friend, but he doesn’t exactly know how. Many literary and hidden words and phrases are found scattered across the piece.

My time in High School was made difficult from the constant strife and conflict between my parents. This made my home an unstable environment not fitted for learning or growing as an individual. As I got older and closer to graduating High-School, I began to find my own voice with the help of my mentor Rahn Fleming, which occurred at the end of my junior year. As a result, I came in control of my life and the constant feuding started to die down. No longer did I have to worry about the next scheduled court date, or the next time I would come home wondering what may await. I felt like I was always walking on broken glass for the longest of time throughout my life, until I began to voice myself and what I wanted. My parents came to realize this

“How to Save a Life” was influenced by a boy who suffered from depression and drug addiction. The boy felt helpless because he wanted support from his loved ones, but all he got was a lot of confrontation. This song was dedicated to those who tried to help and talk the boy out of depression and his addiction but was unsuccessful.