Macklemore Otherside With Lyrics

[Verse 1]
He rolled up, asked him what he was sipping on
He said lean, you want to hit it, dawg?
That's the same stuff Weezy's sipping huh
And tons of other rappers that be spitting hard
Yup, he had five up on
When he passed him that Styrofoam
The Easter pink, heard it in a rhyme before
Finally got to see what all the hype was on
And then he took a sip, sitting in the Lincoln
Thinking he was pimping as he listened to the system
Little did he know that it was just as addictive as base
Not the kind of hit from the kick drum
Hot box, let the bass bump
Take it to the face, gulp
Months later the use went up
Every blunt was accompanied by the pink stuff
But goddam, he loved that feeling
Purple rain coated in the throat, just so healing
Medicine alleviate the sickness
Liquid affix and it comes with a cost
Wake up, cold sweat, scratching, itching
Trying to escape the skin that barely fit him
Gone, get another bottle just to get a couple swallows
Headed towards the bottom couldn't get off it
Didn't even think he had a problem
Though he couldn't sleep without getting nauseous
Room spinning
Thinking he might of sipped just a little bit too much of that cough syrup
His eyelids closed shut
Sat back in the chair clutching that cup
Girlfriend came and a couple hours later
Said his name, shook him but he never got up
He never got up, he never got up
We live on the cusp of death thinking that it won't be us
It won't be us, it won't be us, it won't be us
Nah, it won't be us
[Verse 2]
Now he just wanted to act like them
He just wanted to rap like him
Us as rappers underestimate the power and the effects that we have on these kids
Blunt passed, ash in a tin
Pack being pushed, harassed by the Feds
The fact of it is most people that rap like this
Talking about some shit they haven't lived
Surprise, you know the drill
Trapped in a box, declining record sales
Follow the formula: violence, drugs, and sex sells
So we try to sound like someone else
This is not Californication
There's no way to glorify this pavement
Syrup, Percocet, and an eighth a day
Will leave you broke, depressed, and emotionally vacant
Despite how Lil Wayne lives
It's not conducive to being creative
And I know cause he's my favorite
And I know cause I was off that same mix
Rationalize the shit that I'd try after I listen to Dedication
But he's an alien
I'd sip that shit
Pass out or play PlayStation
Months later I'm in the same place
No music made, feeling like a failure
And trust me it's not dope to be twenty-five
And move back to your parent's basement
I've seen my people's dreams die
I've seen what they can be denied
And "Weed's not a drug," that's denial
Groundhog Day, life repeat each time
I've seen Oxycontin take three lives
I grew up with them
We used to chief dimes
I've seen cocaine bring out the demons inside
Cheating and lying
Friendship cease, no peace in the mind
Stealing and taking anything to fix the pieces inside
Broken, hopeless, headed nowhere
Only motivation for what the dealer's supplying
That rush, that drug, that dope
Those pills, that crumb, that roach
Thinking I would never do that, not that drug
And growing up nobody ever does
Until you're stuck
Looking in the mirror like I can't believe what I've become
Swore I was going to be someone
And growing up everyone always does
We sell our dreams and our potential
To escape through that buzz
Just keep me up, keep me up
Hollywood, here we come
[Outro]
You can tend to, um, go a little too far with some of these things , they have very strong addictive qualities, pills and syrups and whatnot, so um…
(Is it changing the music?)
Um, I can only speak for myself personally, you know what I'm saying? Um, we had been taking down, toning down the content of certain things in the music lately. My new album, of course, probably won't have any references to cough syrup in it, but, uh, it's a little bit more than the music. I think it's gonna start affecting the personal lives of a lot of artists and people...

sources: Youtube (lyric video), for the lyrics abhi's blog as well as a lyric website that I don't remember the name.

Romeo and Juliet Essay

  Romeo and Juliet believed their  relationship in the play was love. Being that young, was it actually love or was it lust? Is there such thing as a definition for real love? Those are the big questions, but there is no real answer, only opinions on what people think the actual answers are. In Romeo and Juliet evidence proves that the love they had wasn't love at all, it was lust.

  Romeo and Juliet said that they were so in love, but were they actually? For many, it was believed to be love and others believed it to be lust. They may have told each other that it was love and they may have convinced themselves, but others weren't quite as convinced. The lines that Romeo said in act one-scene 5, lines 51-52, when he first saw Juliet, is proof that he based his love off of looks when he first laid eyes on her. "Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight. For I never saw true beauty till this night."  If he could all of a sudden forget all about the fact that he was "in love" with Rosaline as soon as he sees Juliet, then he must not have actually been in love with either of them. Juliet fell for Romeo almost right away as well, but at first she seemed unsure about him. After a few minutes though, she caved and gave up fighting herself to not have interest in Romeo. The answer about their love is that they really weren't in love it was more lust with moments of admiration of the others beauty that laid within.

  There's no way to define love, but there are many different views that people believe to be the definition of true love. The kind of love in fairy tales is unrealistic because not everything is happy and things don't always go perfectly to have that storybook ending. In Romeo and Juliet not everything went right with their "love" because their love is a more realistic, but elaborated, view of real love, if there is such a criteria. Everybody has their own definition of love, for some it might be that there is such thing as love at first sight and it's all sunshine and rainbows. For others, it might be that it's a pain in the ass because loving another person like you love yourself and accepting all the little flaws and making it through the rough times isn't as easy as the storybooks make it sound. Each person has their own criteria for true love, Romeo and Juliet believed theirs to be love at first sight, even though the way that Romeo speaks to Juliet was more like love with her appearance at first sight.

  The ages of Romeo and Juliet had a huge affect on the way the play and their love could have been viewed. Juliet, being only thirteen made her look more innocent than she was and Romeo, also being a teenager, made him look like the average confused, over dramatic, rebellious and unpredictable teenage boy. On page 125, John Quincy Adams' view of how Juliet's age affects people's views of her character is true, "The age of Juliet seems to be the key to her character throughout the play," because it's true that "There is childishness in the discourse of Juliet, and the poet has shown us why; because she scarcely ceased to be a child." With the immaturity of the two of them put together, it makes the ending of their love more tragic, but it also makes them both seem like idiots. J.B. Henneman was right in the quote on page 123 about how, "Character is destiny," because it's true that, "The tragedy comes from the qualities of Romeo's character." Romeo was the one that got himself into trouble so he had to leave the city, then Juliet was stupid to take the poison without having confirmation that the letter that the friar sent made it to Romeo and Romeo said all of the signs that Juliet was waking up out loud and didn't think to put together the clues because he was too enthralled in the beauty of his lover. What comes with being young and being "in love," is stupidity that lead to a tragedy that could have been avoided. 

  Romeo and Juliet had a relationship based off of lust that they believed to be love. Being as young as they were, they were immature and obsessed with the idea of love that turned into the over dramatic tragedy that was said to be, "One of the greatest love stories of all time." Their idea of love at first sight like in fairy tales didn't have the perfect storybook ending and the question if actual love, wether it's love at first sight or a special connection or bond, even exists or can be defined still remains.

  

Mid Term Self Assessment

 A: I have been here every class this semester except for a few, but I was actually excused for appointments. I always come to class prepared and on time and I put my best effort forward. There have been classes where I have been off task, but what can I say? I get distracted easily and I like to socialize. I know the right and the wrong times to do things, such as: I pay attention to whoever is speaking, I don't pick up my Ipod unless we are all given the ok to go on it for work purposes and I don't talk when I'm supposed to be listening. 24% because aside from talking and getting off task  once in a while I am a productive worker and I have good self regulation and attendance.

B: I have completed every assignment that has been given and I have handed them in on time. There was the literary terms page assignment where I had to insert a picture of me, which I had a lot of trouble trying to get it to load, but I made sure it loaded properly on my computer at home. At first,  it didn't show up on the school computers, but I am pretty sure it does now because I have re-uploaded it about 5 times and it showed up, so I hope it still is showing up. 23% because I completed all of the assignments on time, but one was late cuz it had a lot of issues with uploading. 

C: All of my assignments were completed with great effort and thought and I spent a long time writing them. I took every assignment seriously and described my opinions in good detail and explanation. They were all well thought out and executed. When I compare with my classmates, there were only a few that I could think of that are better than mine, but I think I am in the top 10 for best effort on all assignments. 24% because I could improve in writing in more of a formal format of writing, but the content and thought is well done.

D: When it comes to participation and contributing to the class dynamic I am pretty good. I answer questions voluntarily, I don't sit back and let other people do my work for me, I keep up with my tweeting and I work very well with others. I need to comment more though. The comments I have written are well thought out and they are specific and not general. Whenever someone needs clarification on an assignment or a word meaning or anything, I am always there to help out and make sure they understand. 20% because even though I am good at participating in class and helping/communicating with others, I really need to comment more so I can give others constructive criticism and keep up with the online portion of class arguments/discussions. 

  In my overall percent I think I deserve a 91% based off of all of my assessments and comments above. 

Juliet's Soliloquy

Juliet's soliloquy : act 4, scene 3, line 15-59 

  This soliloquy is about how she's nervous to take the poison. She's starting to second guess it because what if it doesn't work? What if it's actually something that friar's trying to use to kill her so she doesn't squeal on him? What if she wakes up before the days are over or what if it doesn't work at all and she has to marry Paris? What if she goes crazy and starts playing with Tybalt's dead body? She's questioning all of these things before she takes it because she's procrastinating and doesn't want anything to go wrong with the plan.

  The significance it has to the play is that it is the beginning of the end, the first step towards the end result of this tragedy. She thinks Romeo knows what's going on and  he's going to come rescue her leading them to run away with each other. This soliloquy is foreshadowing the end of the play because she's saying that Romeo might think she's dead even if he knows the plan, which little does she know, he doesn't so he will think she's dead. 

  I like this soliloquy because it's easy to understand and translate. It's probably one of the only soliloquies in the entire play that doesn't have a lot of double meanings, weird words, metaphors, or anything else that can confuse the mind. She's saying exactly what most people would be thinking, just in a slightly different context of writing. It's easy to decode and has a good significance to the play because it's the turning point in the play to when everything will go even worse than it was.