The Crucible+Hysteria

Back in the year of 1692, hysteria in Salem broke out.

The Salem Witch Trials was a time in history when lies, greediness, and teenage angst was very much alive.

In the play, and the movie The Crucible, a big group of teenage girls were getting themselves into very deep water one night in the woods with a Barabados native slave, Tituba. "Conjuring up spirits" was what Revered Parris suspected of them. The girls were being silly, teenage girls and were playing around and dancing in the woods. Abigal, the main character "sacrifices" the chicken, and all hell breaks loose.

Betty is suspected to have the devil inside of her, and is trying to communicate with everyone. Well, I think most of this is to get attention. Betty always followed in Abigal's footsteps, and she finally has a time to "shine" or whatever she thinks will happen. She created so much hysteria by being non communicative, and a Reverend from another town comes; Reverend Hale.

John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor have a lot of play in the story as well. John Proctor basically makes Abigail crazy. Abigail literally would like to see Elizabeth dead.
When I reflect on every character, I find many traces of pride, greediness, lust, attention craving, and just BAD things.
I honestly do not think they "conjured up the devil." They were silly teenage girls, being teenage girls.

Hysteria broke out a bushel of times in the past. People were not as educated as they are now, so opinions fueled actions, instead of education and facts fueling action.

The Salem Witch Trials are another time in history where I shake my head and sigh.
"We have GOT to do better!"

Hysteria. makes. people. CRAZY.

Making a New One.

I think this should strictly be for school, & like about the books I'm reading & what not.

I'm making a new blog for all my word vomit.
Weeee.

New blog coming SOON.
Get ready, for something BIG.

Make Believe Movies & Real Life

"I know you don't believe in fairy tales. But, if you did, I'd want to be your knight in shining armor. You've been through so much. I don't want to see you hurt anymore. Now I may not be able to give you all that your used to. But I do know I can love you past your pain. I don't want you to worry about anything. You just wake up in the morning, that's all you have to do and I'll take it from there.
There's one condition. You have to be my wife"

Quotes like these in movies drive me crazy. When do men actually do the things they do in movies? Cooking, saying the PERFECT thing, looking good 100% of the time...Never. I wish they were real, I wish guys acted like they did in movies. But they act the opposite. They always say the wrong things, always. When I start to like someone, they always change my mind by the things they say. Ughh. It's frustrating.

Maybe I'm too picky, maybe I can't judge someone that hard. But, I feel like I deserve more than a boy full of hormones, and overused lines.
I want someone who can be serious, but can make me laugh when the times right. I want someone who loves music just as much as I do, good music. I want someone who isn't afraid to tell me the truth, and what he feels. Someone who is strong, but can show their feelings. I want someone who looks good all the time...lol.

I'm sick of putting up with someone that I don't want to put up with. I want someone who I'm happy to be around, who I miss when I'm not.

Once you've had love, its impossible to go back to not having it...
That was in a book I read.

So for now, I'm just going to focus on me, and wait. He'll come along, they always do when you're not looking.

So come my way. :)


Tonight I came across a new magazine I'd never seen. It's called Flaunt, and that was the dumbest 80 some pages I've ever seen, in my life. The magazine was EIGHT dollars. EIGHT DOLLARS. I was in shock. The cover was heavier and thicker than any thing I've ever seen. There were probably a total of 10 pages in the whole magazine that was actually written by the creators. The rest were ads. I could have produced a better magazine than that. Honestly. Flaunt, you need to step it UP.

I want to be a magazine editor so bad, I can taste it. I don't want to run an online magazine, though. I want a real, in the flesh magazine. I'm scared of the future.

What do you want in your future?

I'm Leaving on the Next Plane, Hold Me Like You Know I'll Never Go...

...Even though you know I will, I'm a travelin' man.

I wish I could leave on the next plane; I want to get away, in a BIG way. I can't wait till college, and life after college. Who ever thinks I'm going to live in a small town, they better hold their breath.

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Dear Santa,

This is my greedy list. I know I won't get anyyy of these things, but here you go.
Have fun putting my name on the naughty list.











































































I can only wish.


ISSUES WITH OUR WORLD:
The whole banning gay marriage thing.

First of all, let me just say, I DON'T UNDERSTAND. How is it the governments concern if two men or two women get married? We shouldn't even say because of the bible, because the bible has nothing to do or SHOULD have nothing to do with our governments decisions. The whole wide world doesn't believe in the same religions. Ughh, I'm a Christian, but I seriously shake my head in disgust with some of these "Christian's" decisions.
I think it's un-Christian like to tell two people they can't marry. How is their marriage going to affect what anyone else does?
That's a personal thing, and no one should tell them they can't legally be married. What if someone told YOU you couldn't get married to another person? You'd be pretty mad, I bet.

It just all boils down to the fact that I don't understand why people make such a big deal about gay marriage. Gay men and women are just like every one else, when they fall in love with someone, they might want to take the next step...but if you cannot LEGALLY get married, then whats the next step?
Oh yeah, and in Arkansas, two people who aren't married can't even adopt children!?

Oh my goodness, these two things blow my mind.
Just because these hypocrites don't want gay couples to raise these children, they passed that Act.
Now it's going to be even HARDER to adopt.
Good job, guys.
Gooood job.

:\.

Atleast Obama is President now. That's probably the only thing that would have saved us.

World, you're in my prayers.
Santa, please get me those Nike's.

Acknowledge the Rep.

Lily wants a new phone.












The new Samsung Propel. ♥
It's beautiful, & I'm fiending for it, badly.
I don't think fiending is a word.

I need a job, because since I entered the blogging world, I find so many cool things that I want to enhance my life.
& I found kicksonfire.com
& it completed my life.

Chris Breezy had on some beautiful Nikes. I found a picture.













Aren't those amazing? I love the shape.


To catch everyone up on the reading, I've been into The Mercy of Thin Air.
It's about a girl who's "in between" life and death. She's not in heaven or hell, she's still on earth. I guess shes a "good" ghost. This book is crazy weird. It's not scary or spooky or anything, she just watches this couple for a long time, and gets interested in their lives and she reflects on her relationship. It's sort of sad, in a way...since she's dead. And I'm sort of in love with the relationship she had with this boy, Andrew. It's really nicely created, the author made it believable. The book sort of talks about women rights again, whats the deal? I've been reading all of these feminist books. But, she talks about how she'd find all of these abortion and birth control pamphlets and she hides them in books in the library. I give her props for that, because if she was caught she'd go to jail.
Word.
I have to see how it ends.



Last night was TRL's LAST NIGHTTTT.
Thank God up above.
I hated TRL.
TRL put lame artists in the lime light. Yuck.
Like, Nelly, Luda (who I do actually like) and 50 cent performed. Oh & Snoop but Snoop has the right to do whatever he wants. He's made his name. But 50 Cent...really?
Oh, & whats up with 50's new show?

Dear 50 Cent,

Just because you got shot 9 times does not automatically make you a good or real rapper.
Stick to the "streets" baby boy, 'cause you do not belong in the game. Really.
If I got shot, I wouldn't become a rapper.
I'd stay locked up in my house, thank you.

Love,
Your biggest hater,
Lily

Yes, I'm not ashamed to admit I am a 50 cent HATER.


But back to TRL, let me just say, I love Snoop Dogg.
Oh, & The Backstreet Boys played "I Want It That Way",
That used to be the SONGGG.



About the whole music issue, why don't real M.C.'s get the credit they deserve and actually work hard for? Is the average American just that dense to like commerical, watered down lyrics? Seriously, Talib Kweli never is talked about. Common only gets talked about because of other people, like Kanye. No one's ever even heard of Masta Ace. :(
I can't even write about this, it depresses me too much.
By the looks of it, I can become a rapper and be popular because I'd be terrible.
Just dress flashy & make up lame rhymes.
It could be done.
Oh & I'm white.
That'd sell.
Because it's never really been done, I don't know any white female rappers.
Do you?


Acknowledge by MASTA ACE.
Do it, now.

A Thousand Splendid Suns #2

American Women's Lives vs. Afghan Women's Lives

In America, women can work anywhere they desire. Women can wear bright colors, paint their nails, wear high heels. They can wear revealing clothes if they want, and they can laugh as loud as they want in public.

In Afghanistan, the rules for women are totally flipped in a 180 degree angle. Women cannot do any of the things I listed above.

In the book, A Thousand Splendid Suns women had no rights, whatsoever. To go out into public, women had to have a man with them. They could not laugh in public, could not wear nail polish, or high heels. They had to cover every inch of their body.

It is amazing to think that when the Taliban had power, women had to abide to their rules, or they would be beaten, or even stoned.

Women in Afghanistan probably had dreams as big as skyscrapers, but because of the rules the Taliban had created, women were stuck working in their homes.

I think people who live in America should feel very grateful and thankful every day. The problems and corruption America faces does not even match up to other countries around the world. During America's economic crisis, it is hard to remember the other countries who don't even have enough economy to have a crisis.

American's become so caught up in America, and the other countries problems start to fade out of our mind's.

When I think about this book, like I said in the first post, I become very grateful for what I can do. Women can do anything a man does. Sexism is still apparent, but not as much as it was. Women can run big companies, can be anything they want.

But when the Taliban had control in Afghanistan, women could not even breathe without punishment...almost.

I pray the Taliban never have resurgence in Afghanistan again. Women should be working over there in big groups to overcome people's prejudices of them. It is harder than it sounds, I am sure. But, anything is possible.

The author of this book, Khaled Hosseini must feel the Taliban had totally corrupt and biased laws. Men should also take the time to think about life in Afghanistan. Without women having big job's, men would be in trouble in America.

If I Were a Boy

Beyonce's new song=A++++
Zewdy from youtube sings it amazingly as well.

Mos Def's album is releasing in February:) I'm definitley excited about that. His new single released the 4th, Life in Marvelous Times.
I'm impressed.
"If Mos Def were President"
That video is dopeee.
Youtube it, nowww.

"You have more, you should do more."

"If I were President, America would be cooool again."

"We should have a voting weekend."

100 year end for the phrases
"in the club"
"thats hot"
"thats sick"
"droppin it like it's hot"
"dippin it low"
& of course
"shortie"

"If I were President I'd have national Tupac day,
Nattional Skateboard Day."

"You'd be a good jedi."
Basically, I love him.



Christmas is coming♥................

























I know they're not Nike's, and I do feel like I'm cheating. But I love these! I think I like the white better than the black?