The Last Song Personal Response

Music is an art. It is combined in a way to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expressing of emotion; the lyrics help you connect and cope with certain situations you’re experiencing. I chose to analyze the country song, “Good In Goodbye” by Carrie Underwood. Carrie Underwood wrote this song for a past love whom she sees years later outside a restaurant they used to go to and recalls the good in her heartache and pain. This song is very close to my heart, it helped me when I was going through a heartbreak. I now realize why this song’s meaning is worth knowing. Country music’s atmosphere is mostly nostalgic and it always has a great message or a life lesson behind it.

Ronnie’s mother left the area after awhile and moved in with her sister, where she often left Ronnie and his brother while she went out with her drug addicted boyfriend. When his mother was gone, Ronnie’s aunt started abusing him and lying to his mother about it. One time Ronnie begged his mom to take him with her, and she allowed him to come. While at her boyfriends’ house, he witnessed a brutal stabbing that caused him to start fantasizing about doing the same thing to his aunt. After more abuse by his aunt, Ronnie’s mom finally takes the boys back to her parents house, but soon abandons them when Ronnie was only six. He took his anger out by being a bully at school, and started to beat up his younger brother. His mother came back occasionally, but never stayed.

The novel is able to share how music is of great importance and is able to affect people’s moods and thoughts.

Forgiveness is very important throughout life. If people don't forgive, they are going to be stuck in the past always remembering about the mistake that person did. Forgiving someone can make yourself feel better because you know you forgave that person and there's no negativity between you and that person.

My views on this heart moving film would be never to give up in life, and with the right amount of determination you can succeed anything. The film tells us the simple, but moving story with a skilled storyteller's voice. The great importance of their

You have to question whether you are forgiving the person because they are sorry and you are capable of moving forward or you are forgiving them because you are still left with some feeling of attachment and that’s what is holding you back. For example, in the memoir, Jennette continued to forgive her parents particularly because they were her parents and her blood. That got her nowhere. She was left in an endless circle of forgiving yet receiving the same mannerism back. However, once Jeannette decided enough was enough, she moved to New York City, away from her parents, began accomplishing her goals and overall Jeannette became so much more liberated. This example goes to show my point exactly. Forgiving and forgetting will leave you with too many toxic people in your life. You must know when to set an endpoint and cut people out of your life because it will benefit

Victor Hugo once said, “music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” Music can greatly influence a person, from the way they speak to the way they act. However, not all music can be considered a good influence and many adolescents waste away their youth by thinking, doing, and pursuing things that are more mature. Things such as seeking sexual attention, doing drugs, drinking, or hanging out in rough areas. These things are usually done because the child was hurt in some way, whether it be emotionally, mentally, or physically. In “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been”, Joyce Carol Oates creates a fictional character, Connie, who illustrates a

The personal Narrative “Music Tonight” by Stephen Policoff is unusual because it is all about the daughter, but written from the father’s perspective. I was at first confused as to who the transformation would happen to, and it seems that both the father and daughter experience transformations within the piece, but because it is told from the father’s point of view we will focus on him being the character. At first, this story made me feel somber because I was sympathizing with the daughter, however after reading the entire story I realized that this story is not meant to be morose but rather to celebrate the joyous effect that music has on Anna. Simply because she was diagnosed with a neurological degenerative disease I was beginning to

Brian Robeson goes through a difficult time when his parents file for divorce. The memories of the divorce, fresh and painful, plagues him. He starts out as a City boy who takes life for granted.

When his parents were together there was always affection between the family members; his mom had tried to continue that same aspect until she had become ill. While going to school, Ronnie had enjoyed doing projects as a team or even on his own whichever made the project come together. In completing those projects there was a sense of accomplishment which was the best feeling. His greatest accomplishment was when he wrote his first book; although the money was nothing to smile about. As Ronnie’s mother became sick he had made a promise to himself that he would always keep a job and have money. There were times when she was ill around Christmas time that he would feel ashamed because he did not receive presents like his friends as the funds were tight. Not having the funds never stopped him from dating and treating his girlfriend to a movie and a nice dinner. He was so responsible that many individuals questioned his age since he acted so mature and he was only 14 years of age. Although, times were challenging within Ronnie’s childhood, he made the best of the situation and strived for accomplishments that he could be proud

In the book, Where She Went by Gayle Forman, there is tension between the characters Mia and Adam. Mia and Adam once had a relationship but after Mia’s accident, Adam and her have drifted away. In this book, it starts with Adam as the narrator instead of Mia, so we get to read the story from his point of view. After Mia’s accident, Adam became the lead singer of a very popular band and left on a tour with his band, Mia left for Juilliard School. This was the beginning of their relationship starting to diminish. They have not seen each other for a while now and then meet at a concert they both have in the same area. At first it is very awkward for them to meet after what had happened, but they soon realize that what they are missing is each other. Adam and Mia are very different but at the same time they are very similar. This journal will be telling one about different songs that relate to different characters.

If we 're arguing most likely it 's your fault. You could jist apologize and let me decided if I want to forgive you or not. But if it is my fault I do apologize, I might not say it right now but I 'm stubborn.

Forgiveness should be a gift which you give yourself. When you feel that forgiveness is necessary, do not forgive for “their” sake.

The lesson or purpose of the movie is to have people learn or to teach people that all people need is love. It is also

When I was in kindergarten, I met my best friend. She was very shy at first and nothing about her seemed malicious. However, as the years went by, she became very imperious and unwilling to share anything, including friends. She wouldn’t allow me to befriend any other people without putting up a fight. However, she was allowed all the friends she pleased. Over the years she began to push everyone apart so that she was the common area between a bunch of enemies. Eventually, she and I began to argue over petty things and she would always make me feel as if I did something wrong. A massive argument then arose and I began to lose hope for our friendship because even though she was using me, I was oblivious at the time. The fight did separate us, and I was quite somber about the situation. However, this was when I realized all the things she had been doing wrong; all the things that I was better off without. The ending of our friendship for this period of time allowed me to reach this epiphany that I was my own person able to have my own friends, able to make my own decisions, able to be happy about my accomplishments. This sudden realization lifted the doleful weight from my shoulders, allowing me to become a much happier person with a new outlook on my life. Like I stated before, sometimes it takes us until we reach our lowest point to realize the journey that awaits, to regain the hope and strength that was lost