Alien Vs Podcast

Thanksgiving Foods

I don't really like Thanksgiving food. I've never been a fan of it. Turkey is dry, and the rest of the food that goes with it is every day dinner food. I really wish it could be more spectacular. I don't see that happening, though. My favorite Thanksgiving food is green bean casserole. =) It is just amazing. That is the only food that I really like to eat.

My New Friend

This weekend I decided to purchase a new friend. He is absolutely gorgeous! His name is Fuego, and he is a Blood corn snake. He's just a baby, but he is already over a foot long. =)


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........On a side note, I changed my snakes name to Kaa...from the Jungle book

Unfound Melody

There is an aching in my heart,
but I cannot find the words.
There's this passion for a song,
that has hidden chords.

There's a melody in my mind,
that just won't go away,
but every time i start to sing,
the notes don't want to play.

There's this tingle in my fingers,
as the phrases hum on by.
The notes they gently linger,
but escape as i try.
 
There's an urging that crescendos,
like the song that haunts me so.
It escapes me again,
but i just can't let it go.
 
There's this sadness in my heart,
but i cannot find the piece.
There's this passion for a song,
that may not come to cease.

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All My Sons Prediction

In the first act Annie receives a phone call from her brother George. Since George is a lawyer, I think he is only coming back to his home town to cause trouble for Joe Keller. I think he will try to find a way to blame everything on Joe, and make it seem resonable enough for him to go back to prison. I think he'll try to get some sort of confession, or something to ease his thoughts on the situation.

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I think, also, that Chris and Annie will leave their entire life behind to get married to one another. They will leave the mishap and their love ones in the shadow to start a life or their own.

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Persuasive Techniques

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My speech topic is about discrimination against women. With this topic, the best way to capture the attention of my audience would be to appeal to their emotions. So many girls in the class may feel the same way that I do, when it comes to the rights of women. Its a powerful subject that holds a lot of potential for emotion. As a woman, I know first hand how it feels to be judged in this way. That may bring us to using real life experiences and stories. Since it is such a strong topic for women, and some men, it would be beneficial to tap into their feelings and thoughts.

Fall-ing

I love the Autumn season. The leaves are beautiful colors, the smell of candy is in the air, and Thanksgiving is not far ahead. Not to mention my birthday lingers through these months. ;)  BUT everyone knows that Fall means Pumkin Pie. Who doesn't love a nice slice on a chili evening? Carve up those pumpkins and make a little bit of amazingness.



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Bliss

Dale and I celebrated our 1(2) year anneversary. Technically we have been together 2 years, but I only count it as 1. More details in person.
We celebrated by first getting lost in Evansville trying to find the Fall Festival. We finally find a parking spot(free), granted we had to walk about a mile to get there. When we finally get there, it was so crowded that we just left. We had fun roaming, though.
After the Fall Festival, we went to Cici's! The greatest restaraunt alive! We also went to a pet store. At the pet store they had about 10 HUGE snakes out and the employees let them crawl on us. It was such an amazing experience. We have decided that when we get a place of our own, a pet snake is definetely an option. =)
Lastly, we went to see "The Other Guys". HILARIOUS! It was well worth staying in Evansville until 11:30 just to see a movie.



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 The next day our anneversary adventure continued. Dale and I decided to go to a pumpkin patch! It was sooo much fun! We had a blast picking out pumkins to carve. It was a wonderful weekend. =)

Dreamer

I wrote this Poem, and posted it on Jpfolks.com, that is where I am copying it from.

Hello Dreamer,
I am the Sandman.
Of dreams, I am keeper.
Sleep is at my command.

Fall, now, into bliss.
close your heavy eyes.
I'll sprinkle my dust, if you wish.
Soon shall be a mystical surprise.

Behold, Dreamer, a moment beyond compare.
Listen to such silenced charm.
Darkness will come, unaware.
I will stay to keep you from harm.

Dearest Dreamer, do not be afraid.
Relax to the lingering calm.
The moon, though, will soon fade.
Your night is held in my palm.

You will now drift.
I shall leave, for I must.
Your lids will not lift,
and I'll remain only as dust.

Blah.

I almost give up on college hunting. If college was a deer, it would still be alive, because I cannot find one worth shooting. Lame? Yeah, a tad. I don't know what to do anymore. Communications is completely different than Journalism, yet some colleges have Journalism included in their Communications field. I want to be a Mail Man. That is the route for me.

Bright Lights

I could barely sleep last night from a relentless glow coming from my boyfriend's room which is opposite of mine down the hallway. The glow would beam brightly and flash hysterically. I was in awe for the longest time. Hours passed and it was getting really late. I was getting tired so I dozed off. I woke up a few hours later and looked up again. It was still glowing! I was getting kind of scared/angry because he was still up doing someting ridiculous. I walked in there to see what was going on, and he was sleeping peacefully in his bed. I didn't see anything that could be shining that brightly. I walked back into my room, and the glow was still beaming. I'm still utterly confused. Could the moon be that bright? Who knows.

Silly Images of Food I Really Enjoy

My favorite food of all time is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. You can never go wrong with one of those.

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Nothing cheers me up more than some delicious cupcakes. Yum!



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My Favorite Math Equation

9x-7i > 3(3x-7u)

9x-7i > 9x - 21u
-9x       -9x

-7i > - 21u
___     ___
-7i        -7i

i <3u

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Night

 

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Night symbolizes a world without God. Night occurs when suffering is worse. Elie loses his faith and thoughts on God, therefore darkening his world. Him and his father watch babies being burned, lighting up the night sky. The majority of the horrible things happen at night. It is completely dark as the runners begin their run from Buna. 

This picture is practical because it shows the darkness, but with light shining through. It shows that sliver of hope that some were still holding on too. Night shows Elies loss in God, but the shining moon shows that Elie did pray every once in awhile. He wasn't completely lost for him.

Fire

 

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The first thing I think about when I think of "fire" is the crematorium. This picture represents fire in that way. This is a picture of the one of the crematoriums. When the woman on the train was screaming about the fire, it was a prophetic sign of these chimneys. This is a very disturbing picture, but it shows how small they were, and how they just kept putting more bodies in there. 


Fire is a symbol of the Nazi's cruel power. Elie also sees them burning babies in the ditch. In Jewish faith, fire is a symbol of God's wrath, which Elie loses faith in. The wicked yield the power of fire, using it to burn innocent people.

The Importance of Father-Son Bonds

Elie is disgusted by the selfishness he sees around him. He sees many songs abusing their fathers. In order to save themselves, the sons are willing to sacrifice their fathers. Despite how much he hated everything the men in the camps were doing, Elie himself also sacrificed his father. His father's presence, though, allowed to him to keep strong, and want to live.

I think this picture shows father son bonding in a very humorous way. It shows that the son wants to be just like daddy. It shows that he looks up to dad, and very obviously loves him. I think this is appropriate because Elie did love his father very much, he even looked up to him. Elie did what he thought was best, if not they both may have died.

A Tribute.

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Inhumanity Toward Other Humans

This picture shows this theme, thoroughly. This man is just trying to escape the Nazi's cruel torture. It looks as if maybe he is reaching towards God. He is beaten and bruised and his head is shaved, due to what Germany thought would solve all their problems. He stands in front of Aushwitz where most of the book took place.

Elie experiences cruelity from the Nazis. He also sees the cruelity that he himself is capable of. He left his own father to die as his name was the man's last words. As the cruelity continues, the "prisoners" themselves become cruel. They beat and kill each other just for a scrap of food. They beat and kill each other if they are a burden, or extra baggage. They'd even go low enough to steal teeth and rags of clothing.

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Silence

Elie finds the idea of God's silence to be the most troubling. Him and his friends are left to question why such an all knowing God will not help them, especially since they are so devoted to him. There is also the silence of the victims, and the lack of revolting. It was the silence that allowed the Holocaust to continue.

The first thing I see when I look at this picture is Juliek playing his violin sadly, while releasing his soul,  at the end of the novel. Everyone was silent as he played his final piece. The empty chairs remind me of the people. They are nothing but hollow shells, who have so much, yet nothing to say. To me it is also a bunch of loves and passions...abandoned. Which to me just screams, silence.

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Eliezer’s Struggle to Maintain Faith in a Benevolent God

Elie Struggles with his faith in God throughout the book.  At the beginning his faith is absolute, but towards the end it softens to almsot nothing.  He grew up believing that everything on earth reflects God's power and holiness. Once he sees how terrible The Holocaust is and what it is doing to him and his people, how could he keep his faith? He no longer sees good in the human race, or mercy from God.

This picture says "Imagine No Religion". This was really appropriate for the Theme. People have faith in something higher than themselves to get them through life. They see it as a helping hand to reach from the heaven's and pick them up off the ground.  They see it as a reason to be a better person, to live a good healthy life, and just simply for something to believe in. When Elie loses his faith, he no longer as a reason to keep going. Where did his God go? Why should he believe in God, when all these people are dying? He has a very good reason to lose his Photo faith.

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An Untitled Sonnet

I look into the eyes of the deceived,
a vast blue imprint on my forgotten heart.
Again i find myself questioning your leave.
I never expected a day we would part.
I am a trajedy broken and confused.
My love for you lingers quietly still.
My heart not longer beats for its greatly bruised.
Find a new love, but i cannot find the will.
Yet, I have given up you're close behind,
awaiting with my heart close to your own.
You have found a light and oh! how it shines,
with promises of never being alone.
A trajedy remains but i move on.
N ow we await a love that shall grow strong.

The Eyes of the Night

The eyes of the night are watching me,
as I lie awake in bed.
They see my every move and thought,
as they pierce inside my head.

I slowly try to forget,
the gleaming outside.
I put the blanket over my head.
I know, though, I cannot hide.

They watch me intensely,
as the sun rises to a new day.
I look out in hopes for identity,
but the eyes have gone away.

I feel the stalk lurch,
as I walk into the light.
Were these the same eyes
that watched at night?

I look at all the people,
that eagerly pass by.
Each with there own look and smirk,
but none of them have eyes.