song analasys

One song that I used to listen to was “sorry blame it on me” by Akon. I found the song very catchy. The song is basically about him apologizing to the people he had hurt in his life. He apologized for his actions that he did. He apologized to his mom, wife and a 15 year old girl. He apologizes to his wife for spending little time with her and his son. He apologizes to his mom for stealing and getting sent to jail. Lastly he apologizes to a 15 year old girl for causing her embarrassment.

I think that Akon is saying that sometimes people make mistakes and blame them on other people. For example when he was apologizing to the 15 year old girl he says that he got blamed for grinding with her. The people blamed him when it wasn't his fault because the club was supposed to be for 21 year old people. The club was supposed to get blamed but he got part of the blame. another part that supports this is that the chorus is basically saying it. the chorus is “You can put the blame on me Said you can put the blame on me You can put the blame on me” It is saying that even though it isn't his fault he is willing to accept the blame of things that he did not do. One last quote is “Why doesn’t anybody wanna take blame” saying that the people don't want to be blamed for the action and they are willing to put it on other people.

I think that this can connect to the world because  often people blame other people for things that they didn't do. For example when I was little and me and my cousin would play and if one of us did something such as break a cup we would blame each other so one of us wouldn't take the consequences. I think people should not blame other people for something they didn't do. It could ruin their chances at doing something. so overall I agree with what Akon is saying.

reading response

I have just finished reading the book “Mockingjay” by Suzanne Collins. It is the third and final book of the hunger games trilogy. She doesn't want to become the mocking jay but eventually agrees but with a compromise. She then goes around boosting morale in the districts. She then goes to the capitol with a group of people. Things go wrong and people end up dead such as Finnick. She then kills president coin because she might have been involved in her sisters death.

One thing that I noticed is how Katniss receives help from others such as gale. Other times however she doesn't want help. I think that the author is trying to say that it is ok to receive help from others instead of being independent. If Katniss had not received help from those people then she wouldn't have been able to accomplish them. One point of this is when Katniss is taking the test to see if she can go into combat her “commander” tells her to dive she does. If she hadn't she would have been destroyed by the blast but instead she let her commander do it. One other example is when Katniss and her group are trying to get away from the mutant dogs and a lot of her soldiers stay behind and sacrifice themselves. If they hadn't stayed behind she would have been killed too.

I think that this could apply to everyone. I sometimes have to much pride. I would rather do something on my own before asking for help from someone else. I don’t thing it is a sign of weakness if you ask help from someone. If you cant do something on your own you could get help from a person and it will improve you. For example if you cont draw and you let someone teach/help you it could help you realize what makes your drawings look weird. Another thing is that if someone helps you the job will get done faster and might come out looking better.

non fiction reading response

The article “Cuomo Signs Gun Legislation Into Law" by Thomas Kaplan he talks about the legislative session that was held. They passed/approved a package on gun measures. It was passed after 5 hours of debate on a 104 to 43 votes. It would ban semi automatic pistols, rifles and shotguns with detachable magazines. People who had them would have to register them to the state. The author wants us to know what was passed in the session and what it banned. He also wanted to explain the process of getting weapons and ammunition.

I think the author wants us to feel that this was the right thing to do. He gave a lot of backup evidence that supported this. He quoted mayor Bloomberg when he said it “protects the second amendment rights of people, and at the same time it makes all new Yorkers safer.” He also said, “it fills in loopholes, and it expands it, as the society’s needs have changed, and the dangers have changed to all of us.” He has given many more examples explaining why it was the right thing to do.

I think that this was the right thing to do. If we did not take any actions towards having restrictions it could result in something like what happened in the Connecticut elementary school. It was smart because not anyone will be able to buy gun whenever they wanted and it would be reported when someone but a lot of ammunition. I will also feel safer knowing that not anyone can get a gun anymore. One issue a thought of was that they are aware that there are technical; issues in the package and they will fix them. While they fix it they can change what the package is actually supposed to do.



Thomas. "Kaplan." Cuomo Signs Gun Legislation Into Law january 15,2013: 1-2.