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Where Do The Children Play?

sarahcrook — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:59:18 +0000

Where Do The Children Play?

Cat Stevens

Well I think it’s fine, building jumbo planes.
Or taking a ride on a cosmic train.
Switch on summer from a slot machine.
Get what you want to if you want, ’cause you can get anything.

I know we’ve come a long way,
We’re changing day to day,
But tell me, where do the children play?

Well you roll on roads over fresh green grass.
For your lorryloads pumping petrol gas.
And you make them long, and you make them tough.
But they just go on and on, and it seems you can’t get off.

Oh, I know we’ve come a long way,
We’re changing day to day,
But tell me, where do the children play?

When you crack the sky, scrapers fill the air.
Will you keep on building higher
’til there’s no more room up there?
Will you make us laugh, will you make us cry?
Will you tell us when to live, will you tell us when to die?

I know we’ve come a long way,
We’re changing day to day,
But tell me, where do the children play?

A. Will you make us laugh, will you make us cry? Will you tell us when to live, will you tell us when to die?

1. It is unclear who he is talking about. It speaks about peoplein general andit is taking a more general view on emotionsin our lives.

B. But tell me, where do the children play?

2. At the beginningof the stanza he istaking about cominga long way and accomplishments. this lineI think is referring to the fun in out lives. We need to balance the work and fun.

C. And you make them long, and you make them tough. But they just go on and on, and it seems you can’t get off.

3. I think hes talking about life as a ride. You can make life dificult or rough like a rollor coaster but he is comparing life to something that nevers stops. Like when you get scared right before the coaster goes down the hill. you can’t stop it just as it is hard to stop trying or working like cruise control.

sarahcrook — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:27:00 +0000

Wiley’s art is creative in that he is bringing colorful and delicate designs together with random guys from the street. They clearly do not fit together and that is why i like his works.

sarahcrook — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:45:26 +0000

i don’t like Bansky’s works because they are disrespectful. They are trying to prove a point, and they do, but in a rude and disrespectful way. If he is going to display his artwork he should put it in a gallery. Putting a work on the side of a building where most public will see it can be offensive. If has permission it is alright but if he has no permission then there is no reason and he seems to be only doing it without permission for the attention; good or bad. Graffiti is art and can be displayed in publis with permission. Graffiti on a bridge can add color but can also bring offense to gangs or groups just passing by. Graffiti on a building done with permission cacn depleat gangs by attracting the public to look at the artwork. Artists can go by pen to names to be modest, to stay secret and keep their identities private. I don’t think it is very important to display artwork but if it brings people together or can appeal to others it could bring liveliness to the public. The way that Bansky displays his artwork is just selfish.

Surreal Sunset

sarahcrook — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:15:27 +0000

This picture is actually a screen saver… I like it because the moon in the background looks out of place against the sun set sky. I think having the moon be more outer space looking connects earth with outer space and especially with earth’s moon. When you look at a sun set you mainly look at the colors but this picture makes you realize that the colors are not the only thingto look for. It is a nice change from seeing the moon appear as just a cresent in the sky.

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