Monday, February 25, 2008
The Same Game
With pity in their eyes
They tell me things will be ok
Another relationship meets its demise
Because no one knows what to say
The hurt that surrounds me
Is because of what I am
I’m not who they want me to be
Who knows if I will be again
They all promise change will not happen
That they’ll love me all the same
But once they hear of this terrible action
They all play the same game
The name of the game-
Avoid any real interaction
Nothing can ever be the same
Try to be real careful
So you won’t be the one to blame
Averting your eyes from my arms
Your forced to look at my face
You don’t know how the look of alarm
Can make my heart race
Behind my back people ask
If there’s anything wrong with me
But they don’t know I’ve put on my best mask
So unless I show them, they’ll never see
People ask where they come from
If they came from a dog or cat
The lies can be believable to some
But most just smell a “rat”
You see the recognition in their eyes
Then the disgust and fear
And with a pity sigh
Another friend disappears
Will I ever live again
Without the constant feeling
The evil will sneak in again
And send my whole life reeling
I wish that someday it will leave
That I could live with no doubts or fears
That in goodness I could totally believe
Because now the moment nears
The moment where I need to make a decision
That will affect my future
The decision whether to give up this so called sin
Or forever live my life in torture
I know what I want to say
I know what I have to do
But the more I say another day
I lose another day to start new
So right now I’m going to start
To try and turn over this new leaf
I know it will take a lot of support and heart
But right now, in God I lay my belief
They tell me things will be ok
Another relationship meets its demise
Because no one knows what to say
The hurt that surrounds me
Is because of what I am
I’m not who they want me to be
Who knows if I will be again
They all promise change will not happen
That they’ll love me all the same
But once they hear of this terrible action
They all play the same game
The name of the game-
Avoid any real interaction
Nothing can ever be the same
Try to be real careful
So you won’t be the one to blame
Averting your eyes from my arms
Your forced to look at my face
You don’t know how the look of alarm
Can make my heart race
Behind my back people ask
If there’s anything wrong with me
But they don’t know I’ve put on my best mask
So unless I show them, they’ll never see
People ask where they come from
If they came from a dog or cat
The lies can be believable to some
But most just smell a “rat”
You see the recognition in their eyes
Then the disgust and fear
And with a pity sigh
Another friend disappears
Will I ever live again
Without the constant feeling
The evil will sneak in again
And send my whole life reeling
I wish that someday it will leave
That I could live with no doubts or fears
That in goodness I could totally believe
Because now the moment nears
The moment where I need to make a decision
That will affect my future
The decision whether to give up this so called sin
Or forever live my life in torture
I know what I want to say
I know what I have to do
But the more I say another day
I lose another day to start new
So right now I’m going to start
To try and turn over this new leaf
I know it will take a lot of support and heart
But right now, in God I lay my belief
Sunday, December 9, 2007
If Only I Could Get Away
If only I could get away
Where I wasn’t put on a pedestal
To show everyone else how to act
How to feel and what to say
If only I could get away
From the expectations
To be perfect, innocent and happy
If only I could get away
From my disappointing accomplishments
That look good, but feel way short of my goals
If only I could get away
Where people wouldn’t care about anything
But who I am and how I make them feel
If only I could get away
From all the questions I have about my future
What I’ll do and who I’ll be
And just see the me that’s here right now
Where I wasn’t put on a pedestal
To show everyone else how to act
How to feel and what to say
If only I could get away
From the expectations
To be perfect, innocent and happy
If only I could get away
From my disappointing accomplishments
That look good, but feel way short of my goals
If only I could get away
Where people wouldn’t care about anything
But who I am and how I make them feel
If only I could get away
From all the questions I have about my future
What I’ll do and who I’ll be
And just see the me that’s here right now
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
What's Going on in Cassie's Life...
Ok. I know I haven't written in awhile so I thought I would let all all my "blog groupies" :) know how everything is doing. Basketball started two weeks ago and we just had our jamboree last night. I really like how the team is coming together and I see an amazing season ahead of us as long as we all work hard, work together and stay focused. It'll be really exciting to see how our team does this year...
School sucks. Period. I think I might drop out. Ok, I won't drop out but school is getting really tough lately. Everyone says thats what comes with being a junior but man, I'm major stressed about my grades. I hope it wil all work out and my grades will come up, they always do. But I'm still worried...
Jazz Band. It's interesting to say the least. We have a lot of new people including our director. He is amazing and fun but its been hard getting used to someone other than Mrs. Hanna especially for jazz band. Im first trumpet and Schy's second. We both are working on solos this year...wish us luck. (we need it!)
So.. for the people I haven't told already...my birthday is on Saturday! yay! It always amazes me, the older you get, the less excited you are. But the sooner my bday is over, the sooner Christms comes!
So that's about it here. We are going to be very busy starting next week with basketball games. From next week to the beginning of February we are going to be gone at games almost every Monday, Tuesday, some Thursdays and Fridays. woo hoo! at least it's for something worth while like basketball!
Monday, October 15, 2007
The Joys of Smoking-satire
here it is... it's not very good considering i procrastinate majorly because i didn't know what to write about and wrote it in two hours the night before it was due... :s
The joys of smoking
Have you ever walked past someone on the street that is smoking, breathed in that scent and said, “Wow that smells good?” Maybe you have checked into a smoking hotel room, cuddled up in the covers that smelled so strongly of smoke and slept like a baby. Perhaps you have strolled into a restaurant to eat, just to be hit with that strong smoke aroma that sticks with you as you eat and even after you leave. Or maybe, you have got a whiff of someone’s breath after they smoke. Wow, now that’s a smell! Seriously, who cares if people like or dislike the smell of smoke as long as you can smoke, right?
Do you ever get tired walking up a couple flights of steps? Long-time smokers do. Sometimes they can’t even talk without a coughing spell and they definitely can’t sing. But that’s ok. That’s why we have elevators, cough drops and famous singers that can do everything for them. With all these inventions geared toward smokers, why don’t we all smoke?
Smoking can also save you money. You don’t have to buy nail polish because you nails already have a yellowish tint to them. Perfume is also an unneeded object considering you already have a built-in perfume in your clothes, hair and breath from your cigarettes. Dentist visits become unnecessary because smoking causes irreversible damage to your teeth and you can pretty much forget any gym memberships because you can hardly walk from your car into the gym without feeling out of breath. But most importantly, you are saving yourself money because the more you smoke the more likely it is for you to die at a young age. The shorter you live, the less the money you have to spend on yourself.
Do you realize that some people are afraid to die? Some people agonize about how they will die and when. Smokers are lucky because a large majority of them know exactly how they will die and when. They know that they will likely die of lung cancer, emphysema or any other smoking-related disease, that the disease will cause them a long and painful death and they will die at a lot earlier age then others. Aren’t smokers lucky?
Have you ever met someone who hates to go to school or work? The habit they need to pick up is smoking. Smoking makes you more susceptible to sickness such as colds and flu’s. So the more you smoke, the more susceptible you are to diseases, the less you have to go to work.
If you are a smoker and sit on the bench a lot in sports then you are lucky. Most kids’ excuses for sitting on the bench are lame like “the coach doesn’t like me,” but if you are a smoker you have a very valid excuse. Smoking makes you tire easily, reduces visual judgment and slows your reaction speeds. Maybe while you’re sitting with all your benchwarmer buddies you could share your habit with them so they can have a good excuse too.
Smoking is also the number one entrance drug. So if you were thinking about trying out any other drugs, then smoking is just the thing for you. All you’ll have to do is get comfortable smoking and you will find better things to do from smoking marijuana to shooting up with heroine. You see, smoking leads into bigger and better things.
Do you sometimes feel left out at school or in social situations? If you do, you should take up smoking. A lot of smokers think that smoking helps you to make friends, look cool and feel better. So now, instead of sitting all alone in the lunchroom you can find that secret spot where all the other smokers go to smoke and all slowly die together. Doesn’t that sound a lot more fun then being uncomfortable during your breaks at school?
Are you one of those people who like to take risks? Well if you are, you should take up smoking. Smoking is a very big risk, especially for teens. Smoking is something you have to hide from your parents, your teachers and even some of your friends. But what makes it the biggest risk of all is that it is illegal for anyone to purchase if you are less than eighteen years old. So for any of you risk takers, smoking is definitely the risk you should take!
As you can see, smoking has a lot more pros than cons. It doesn’t matter if you look bad, smell bad or die at an early age because smoking is totally worth all the suffering it will cause you. It helps you make more friends and to bond with them, it saves you money and it gives you that risk-fix that you sometimes need to feel good about yourself. So because of all these reasons I have given you, I hope this paper has persuaded you to pick up the habit of a lifetime…smoking!
The joys of smoking
Have you ever walked past someone on the street that is smoking, breathed in that scent and said, “Wow that smells good?” Maybe you have checked into a smoking hotel room, cuddled up in the covers that smelled so strongly of smoke and slept like a baby. Perhaps you have strolled into a restaurant to eat, just to be hit with that strong smoke aroma that sticks with you as you eat and even after you leave. Or maybe, you have got a whiff of someone’s breath after they smoke. Wow, now that’s a smell! Seriously, who cares if people like or dislike the smell of smoke as long as you can smoke, right?
Do you ever get tired walking up a couple flights of steps? Long-time smokers do. Sometimes they can’t even talk without a coughing spell and they definitely can’t sing. But that’s ok. That’s why we have elevators, cough drops and famous singers that can do everything for them. With all these inventions geared toward smokers, why don’t we all smoke?
Smoking can also save you money. You don’t have to buy nail polish because you nails already have a yellowish tint to them. Perfume is also an unneeded object considering you already have a built-in perfume in your clothes, hair and breath from your cigarettes. Dentist visits become unnecessary because smoking causes irreversible damage to your teeth and you can pretty much forget any gym memberships because you can hardly walk from your car into the gym without feeling out of breath. But most importantly, you are saving yourself money because the more you smoke the more likely it is for you to die at a young age. The shorter you live, the less the money you have to spend on yourself.
Do you realize that some people are afraid to die? Some people agonize about how they will die and when. Smokers are lucky because a large majority of them know exactly how they will die and when. They know that they will likely die of lung cancer, emphysema or any other smoking-related disease, that the disease will cause them a long and painful death and they will die at a lot earlier age then others. Aren’t smokers lucky?
Have you ever met someone who hates to go to school or work? The habit they need to pick up is smoking. Smoking makes you more susceptible to sickness such as colds and flu’s. So the more you smoke, the more susceptible you are to diseases, the less you have to go to work.
If you are a smoker and sit on the bench a lot in sports then you are lucky. Most kids’ excuses for sitting on the bench are lame like “the coach doesn’t like me,” but if you are a smoker you have a very valid excuse. Smoking makes you tire easily, reduces visual judgment and slows your reaction speeds. Maybe while you’re sitting with all your benchwarmer buddies you could share your habit with them so they can have a good excuse too.
Smoking is also the number one entrance drug. So if you were thinking about trying out any other drugs, then smoking is just the thing for you. All you’ll have to do is get comfortable smoking and you will find better things to do from smoking marijuana to shooting up with heroine. You see, smoking leads into bigger and better things.
Do you sometimes feel left out at school or in social situations? If you do, you should take up smoking. A lot of smokers think that smoking helps you to make friends, look cool and feel better. So now, instead of sitting all alone in the lunchroom you can find that secret spot where all the other smokers go to smoke and all slowly die together. Doesn’t that sound a lot more fun then being uncomfortable during your breaks at school?
Are you one of those people who like to take risks? Well if you are, you should take up smoking. Smoking is a very big risk, especially for teens. Smoking is something you have to hide from your parents, your teachers and even some of your friends. But what makes it the biggest risk of all is that it is illegal for anyone to purchase if you are less than eighteen years old. So for any of you risk takers, smoking is definitely the risk you should take!
As you can see, smoking has a lot more pros than cons. It doesn’t matter if you look bad, smell bad or die at an early age because smoking is totally worth all the suffering it will cause you. It helps you make more friends and to bond with them, it saves you money and it gives you that risk-fix that you sometimes need to feel good about yourself. So because of all these reasons I have given you, I hope this paper has persuaded you to pick up the habit of a lifetime…smoking!
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
NEED HELP!
I'm doing a satire paper for english and I have NO IDEA about what to do. A lot of people are doing drugs, smoking, drinking, etc. but I wanted to make mine more unique. Not as run-of-the-mill. If you guys have any ideas, let me know. PLEASE AND THANK YOU! :)
Saturday, September 22, 2007
One Nation Under God
persusive essay for college prep...
Every morning in the United States, schools across America are reciting the pledge of allegiance. “I pledge allegiance, to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands; one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Sounds innocent enough right? Yet, the pledge of allegiance is under more criticism everyday for having the two words, ‘under God’ in it. They have a right to be concerned, but I think that these two words should be in the pledge to stay.
The Pledge of Allegiance was written by Baptist minister, Francis Bellamy in 1892. The thing that most people don’t know is that the original pledge written in 1892 isn’t the same pledge that we recite today. The pledge has undergone a couple of changes in the last 115 years. The original pledge read, “I pledge allegiance to my flag and the Republic for which it stands; one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
In 1923 the words “I pledge allegiance to my flag” were changed to “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States.” Then in 1924 the words “of America” were added and finally in 1952, the two words “under God” made their way into the pledge. President Dwight D. Eisenhower approved the addition of the two words, not knowing that these words would become so controversial.
The statement “under God” is opposed by some people because they think it goes against the Bill of Rights and the separation of church and state. The Establishment Clause states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” These people have a right to be concerned about this but is adding ‘under God’ really establishing religion or is it just distinguishing us from the nations who answer to no higher power than the state?
Most people think that since the pledge didn’t have ‘under God’ in it before, that the founding fathers didn’t want the statement to be a part of it. Although, those people also think that the founding fathers wrote the pledge. That is incorrect considering the pledge was written by one person. Therefore, it was based upon one person’s opinions and beliefs. The truth of the matter is that almost all the founding fathers were profoundly Christian and the nation was established on Christian principles. ‘Under God’ is the recognition of the faith of the founding fathers and the inspiration that led us to be the greatest nation in the history of the world.
I think that there’s more controversy in change then there is in acceptance. The controversy over these two words is constantly being fueled by less people. In a recent poll by CNN.com, ninety percent of Americans agree the pledge should stay written how it is and ten percent of Americans say that it should be restored to its original version. You’d think that with such a high percentage to keep the pledge as is, the argument would die down right? Unfortunately that’s wrong, we hear more about the ten percent of people against the pledge than we hear about the ninety percent of people who are for keeping the pledge of allegiance how it is. What is wrong with this picture? Are we going to let that ten percent of people affect the pledge that we have grown up reciting?
If you still are against keeping these two words in the pledge try to think about it this way. This nation is home to approximately three hundred million people all with different religions, cultures and ideas. If the government were to try to cater to all of these different groups, how do you think our country would be able to function? So why do we have to change these two words that have worked for over fifty years because ten percent of the population doesn’t agree with it? It just doesn’t make sense.
I think, while keeping the words ‘under God’ in the pledge there is a way to end this controversy. Any people who don’t agree with those words just don’t have to say them. Why change the whole pledge when all those people would have to do is remain silent during that part of the pledge or just choose not to recite the pledge of allegiance at all? They have the right to their own beliefs, if they don’t believe in the words ‘under God’ then they don’t have to say them. This agreement would save a lot of trouble for our government, who is busy working on more important things.
It is justifiable that the words ‘under God’ should stay in the pledge of allegiance because our nation was founded on Christian beliefs. People who don’t agree with the pledge of allegiance, in my opinion, aren’t respecting our founding fathers and how great they enabled this country to become. People who are offended by the pledge don’t realize that the words ‘under God’ are not a personal attack on them, these words are and always have been the most important words to our nation and its foundation. ‘One nation, under God’ are the words that our country were founded on and the idea that it will forever exist on.
Every morning in the United States, schools across America are reciting the pledge of allegiance. “I pledge allegiance, to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands; one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Sounds innocent enough right? Yet, the pledge of allegiance is under more criticism everyday for having the two words, ‘under God’ in it. They have a right to be concerned, but I think that these two words should be in the pledge to stay.
The Pledge of Allegiance was written by Baptist minister, Francis Bellamy in 1892. The thing that most people don’t know is that the original pledge written in 1892 isn’t the same pledge that we recite today. The pledge has undergone a couple of changes in the last 115 years. The original pledge read, “I pledge allegiance to my flag and the Republic for which it stands; one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
In 1923 the words “I pledge allegiance to my flag” were changed to “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States.” Then in 1924 the words “of America” were added and finally in 1952, the two words “under God” made their way into the pledge. President Dwight D. Eisenhower approved the addition of the two words, not knowing that these words would become so controversial.
The statement “under God” is opposed by some people because they think it goes against the Bill of Rights and the separation of church and state. The Establishment Clause states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” These people have a right to be concerned about this but is adding ‘under God’ really establishing religion or is it just distinguishing us from the nations who answer to no higher power than the state?
Most people think that since the pledge didn’t have ‘under God’ in it before, that the founding fathers didn’t want the statement to be a part of it. Although, those people also think that the founding fathers wrote the pledge. That is incorrect considering the pledge was written by one person. Therefore, it was based upon one person’s opinions and beliefs. The truth of the matter is that almost all the founding fathers were profoundly Christian and the nation was established on Christian principles. ‘Under God’ is the recognition of the faith of the founding fathers and the inspiration that led us to be the greatest nation in the history of the world.
I think that there’s more controversy in change then there is in acceptance. The controversy over these two words is constantly being fueled by less people. In a recent poll by CNN.com, ninety percent of Americans agree the pledge should stay written how it is and ten percent of Americans say that it should be restored to its original version. You’d think that with such a high percentage to keep the pledge as is, the argument would die down right? Unfortunately that’s wrong, we hear more about the ten percent of people against the pledge than we hear about the ninety percent of people who are for keeping the pledge of allegiance how it is. What is wrong with this picture? Are we going to let that ten percent of people affect the pledge that we have grown up reciting?
If you still are against keeping these two words in the pledge try to think about it this way. This nation is home to approximately three hundred million people all with different religions, cultures and ideas. If the government were to try to cater to all of these different groups, how do you think our country would be able to function? So why do we have to change these two words that have worked for over fifty years because ten percent of the population doesn’t agree with it? It just doesn’t make sense.
I think, while keeping the words ‘under God’ in the pledge there is a way to end this controversy. Any people who don’t agree with those words just don’t have to say them. Why change the whole pledge when all those people would have to do is remain silent during that part of the pledge or just choose not to recite the pledge of allegiance at all? They have the right to their own beliefs, if they don’t believe in the words ‘under God’ then they don’t have to say them. This agreement would save a lot of trouble for our government, who is busy working on more important things.
It is justifiable that the words ‘under God’ should stay in the pledge of allegiance because our nation was founded on Christian beliefs. People who don’t agree with the pledge of allegiance, in my opinion, aren’t respecting our founding fathers and how great they enabled this country to become. People who are offended by the pledge don’t realize that the words ‘under God’ are not a personal attack on them, these words are and always have been the most important words to our nation and its foundation. ‘One nation, under God’ are the words that our country were founded on and the idea that it will forever exist on.
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