It’s not that I hate poems it’s just that I find it hard to decipher them and to fully enjoy the beauty of words in a poem. I’m really having a hard time thinking of a theme that I want to do for this essay. I wanted to think of a theme first so it’s easier to find poems that fit the theme. Right now, the only theme I’m okay with is something along the lines of “Self Acceptance”. I guess this might be the theme I’ll go with because I was inspired by Malisa’s post (https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/happiness2011/2011/04/23/blog-post-6/) which I really like and tonight’s episode of Glee which is about acceptance. I feel that now, people really look down on themselves and do not choose to think optimistic in any situation. This really bothers me.
Well my mind just went blank so to end this…”Born This Way”(Cover) – Glee Cast.
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heyy! i’m glad that we both became inspired by the topic of perfection because of malisa’s post. i had been thinking about this year’s songs and having people accept themselves and even feel pride for who they are. when i first heard Gaga’s “Born This Way” i didn’t really like the song because it sounded like generic pop but once i really heard the lyrics it really spoke to me because she says “because He made you perfect” meaning God. i can’t wait for tonight’s Glee and to see how the role of self acceptance is played out in the episode. maybe we can discuss it tomorrow? 😀
Hey, I noticed you used Lady Gaga’s song in your post and I decided to drop by since I used the same one. In my case, however, I was focusing more not on acceptance but on our ability to ignore what society wants and to follow our own heart. This is a prime example of how two people can take one piece of information and draw their own separate conclusions from it. Good luck in your work!
@Eva – I kinda missed the episode. =( Watching it today, Hope it was good. Yeah I felt that the lyrics really hit me hard because it wasn’t generic like you said. She actually straight up mentioned race,sexuality,and all these other things. We should discuss! =)
@Viktor – I really like your idea, its correlated in some way but I feel that in your topic the it takes more strength to ignore others and become something new than to accept oneself.