"Jeremy" by Pearl Jam

The song "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam is rightfully controversial. The song overviews how a tormented boy, Jeremy, decides to kill his fellow students to solve his problems. Other people may say that Jeremy murders the students and himself or just himself, depending on how a perosn interprets the lyrics. The speaker is a boy who tormetned Jeremy throughout the song showing feelings of regret and guilt.

The speaker opens the song with the description of a painting of Jeremy. In the picture Jeremy stands on a sun over dead bodies with his arms in a "V". This paints a description of Jeremy's thoughts to overcome torment form his peers by death, possibly meaning victory. "Daddy didn't give attention. Oh, to the fact that mommy didnt care." also mentions Jeremy's lack of parental support.

The speaker then sinks into discussion about his attitude towards Jeremy, proving more the situation as an antecedent. "Clearly I remember pickin' on the boy. Seemed a harmless...", describes the blame the speaker accuses himself of. The speaker also witnesses suprise by Jeremy, "Ooh but we unleashed a lion.....and he hit me with a suprise left." Jeremy left a lasting emotional scar on the speaker as well, "My jaw left hurtin'.....try to forget this...try to erase this." He obviously will never be able to forget what Jeremy's done.

The last piece of evidence leading us to believe Jeremy committed some form a murder comes from the line "Jeremy spoke in class today." The line simply does not mean he talked in class, it refers to him making a significant action in class, in this case murder. The speaker blames Jeremy's parents, peers, and himself for the gradual build up toward Jeremy's final actions. In my opinion Jeremy murded his classmates to feel victorious and the message, the most important, is not to tease anyone because you never know whats happening in their home life.

Improve Writing

To improve my writing on my last rhetorical analysis I could have done many things. I need to wach for the way write my sentences and make sure they make sense. I should let somebody proofread my papers from now on. I should watch my word choice and reread my papers aloud. I should take more time to write them also. I should watch my past tense and pre tense when writing and watch my comma usage.

Intelligence

How do you know if someone is intelligent? I think it varies from person to person, especially if your one of those people who think you are intelligent, but are in fact not. I belive to be intelligent you definately have to have knowledge about life, which is wisdom. What's the point of being intelligent in school and not life. Great intelligence I think is when you come up with great unique ideas about life and they're better than anyone could have ever thought of. Uniqueness is in other words a great form of intelligence. Most greatly intelligent people are also the ones that don't even know they are. Basically, you know if someone is intelligent if they have great wisdom and make great choices.

Knowledge,Truth, & Beliefs

To believe something is to know something. To believe someting is to believe something true. You can't know anything if you don't believe it. If you believe someting true, you know it. Those three words tie in together in various ways and none can work without the other. Put together they contribute to a greater knowledge, more beliefs, and a changed truth.

V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta is a movie about the government and its citizens. In the movie the main character is V, a man who terrorizes London wearing the mask of a historical figure called Guy Fawkes. November 5th,1609 Guy Fawkes planned to blow up Parliament because he disagreed with their ways of running the government. In the movie, V doesn’t agree with the government either and he follows Fawkes’s idea of blowing up Parliament. V broadcasts a speech during the movie trying to persuade the people of London to help him in his cause. In V’s speech he uses methods of persuasion, mostly pathos and logos, and makes arguments against the government including forensic, evaluation, and means to an end.

V starts his speech to London using a nonchalant tone. He first, began using a method of persuasion by making it clear to the people of London that he was just like them. In attempt he says, “ I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of the everyday routine, the security of the familiar, the tranquility of repetition.” V also, in the beginning, argues that it’s wrong for them to forget November 5th.

V then points out an argument of truth in the speech saying, “ Because while the truncheon may be used in lie of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn’t there?” V accomplishes to make the audience question the truth of their government. In the text above V also, is trying to make sense to the people. V is trying to persuade the audience that the government did lie to them and deceived them by pointing out facts.

V slowly leads into arguments of injustice and guilt. He mentions injustice in the text as one of the many things the people have given up mistakenly. He also, blames the people for their lost of freedom by saying, “….looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.” V states the argument there that the people of London are the guilty ones who gave their freedom away. Then, V tries to persuade the audience simultaneously by using evidence and facts. He uses facts and evidence by saying statements such as, “..you now have censors and systems of surveillance, coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission.”

V, then furthers his persuasion by attempting to appeal to the audience’s emotions. In the speech he says, “ I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn’t be? War. Terror. Disease……Fear got the best of you and in your panic..” V goes on to explain to the people how they were manipulated by using their emotions they feel or felt. V argues in this time that the blame is put on the emotions of the people. He uses examples of various emotions throughout the text, such as fear and panic.

Toward the end of V’s speech he discusses the end result he expects from his speech. He says, “ Last night, I sought to end that silence….crimes of this government remain unknown to you, then I suggest that you allow the fifth of November to pass unmarked.” In his mention of unknown, is also a inference to a problem. V makes his final persuasion by using facts. He explains, “ More than four hundred years ago, a great citizen wished to embed the fifth of November forever in our memory. His hope was to remind the world that fairness, justice and freedom are more than words - they are perspectives.”

Throughout V’s speech he uses collaborations of arguments and persuasion methods. From the beginning of the speech, dealing with wrongness and emotions; to the end of the speech, dealing with facts and solving his problem. All for V’s goal to convince his audience to follow him to form a better nation.

About Yours Truly

I’m a pretty unique person. I get called weird everyday. Angelina Jolie is totally boss when it comes to role models. She is the center of my life. Things I like to do: work-out, watch movies, party, travel, and learn/try new things. I don’t like mean people and hate when others disrespect other innocent people.. Obsessed with the idea of love. Music is life, it means so much. My favorite kind of music would have to be Pop Rock BUT I still love ALL kinds. My feelings get hurt easily. I can’t do my hair because I don’t know how. September 6th, remember that, its my birthday. If your funny you have my heart, unless I don’t like you. But I pretty much like everyone and try to see the good in people. I LOVE open-minded people, it’s the RIGHT way to live. I don’t really like to sleep, it’s

a waste. My biggest fear would have to be to wake up to a deformed person standing over me. I sleep with the big light on and I never sit on ANY toilet, even the house one. I don’t let my behind touch the bathtub either. Nip Tuck would have to be the best show created. My dream job would be to be an actress, but realistically I wanna be a psychiatrist. I don’t like high school at all and I can’t wait to graduate because I feel like that’s when your life really starts. My attention is gone within a second and I can’t listen to stories or discussions often. I absolutely cannot standddddddd when people ignore people. It’s the number one way to make me mad. Its unnecessary. Oo and I play soccer.