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All around me are familiar faces Worn out places, worn out faces Bright and early for their daily races Going nowhere, going nowhere Their tears are filling up their glasses No expression, no expression Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow No tomorrow, no tomorrow

And I find it kinda funny I find it kinda sad The dreams in which I'm dying Are the best I've ever had I find it hard to tell you I find it hard to take When people run in circles It's a very, very mad world mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday And I feel the way that every child should Sit and listen, sit and listen Went to school and I was very nervous No one knew me, no one knew me Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson Look right through me, look right through me

And I find it kinda funny I find it kinda sad The dreams in which I'm dying Are the best I've ever had I find it hard to tell you I find it hard to take When people run in circles It's a very, very mad world ... mad world Enlarging your world Mad world

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This song is about the boring repetition of life every day. In the song Gary Jules says "the dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had." I think this means that he would rather die than live this boring, repeating life. The song represents a nonexistence in life- "look right through me"- and wants there to be enjoyment in things rather than being depressed all the time. In the song Jules says he wants to drown his sorrow, which I think means he wants to change this meaningless life that repeats itself every day. The song Mad World goes along with nonconformity because Thoreau says, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." This means that people are afraid to change this consistent repetition of life because they might offend the people that are "brainwashed" into this consistency. = Transcendentalist - Kurt Kawohl = As a teenager Kawohl had a near-death experience which changed his perspective on life. He said, "I have personally experienced my spirit leaving my body and being united with the "ultimate supreme spirit." When his soul left his body he felt peace and was in a place with all of the souls and spirits, and he also felt like a part of God. He felt in sync with the deceased people and even the prophets from the Bible. He hadn't given it much thought after he told his dad about what he had seen and felt until 9-ll happened, and had a deep meditation when it happened. After this his spirit had communicated with the "ultimate spirit"(God). Kawohl also said, "I have been truly blessed. God's inspirations and blessings are available to all who seek them. Our lives may come with many bumps and bruises but we should always look forward towards a major goal that we want to achieve and strive to attain it." Kawohl, I would say, is nonconformist because after this near-death experience he was influenced to go after a goal in life, and I think his goal is to find out what his spirit has sensed and to have family. Now he is an author and writes about transcendentalism.

=Fly Like An Eagle by Steve Miller Band= Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' Into the future Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'

Into the future

I want to fly like an eagle

To the sea Fly like an eagle

Let my spirit carry me I want to fly like an eagle Till I'm free

Oh, Lord, through the revolution

Feed the babies Who don't have enough to eat Shoe the children With no shoes on their feet House the people <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Livin' in the street

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oh, oh, there's a solution

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I want to fly like an eagle <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To the sea <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fly like an eagle <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let my spirit carry me <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I want to fly like an eagle <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Till I'm free <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fly through the revolution

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin'

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Into the future <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Into the future <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Into the future <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time keeps on slip

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">pin', slippin', slippin' <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Into the future

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I want to fly like an eagle <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To the sea <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fly like an eagle <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let my spirit carry me <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I want to fly like an eagle <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Till I'm free <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fly through the revolution

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Into the future <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time keeps on

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">slippin', slippin', slippin' <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Into the future

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To me this song means that if you "spread your wings" or try things that you want to do but wouldn't normally do, you can "fly like an eagle" or succeed in life. The song also says, "Time keeps on slippin', slippin', slippin' into the future." To me this means we don't have much time, so go ahead and try new things and live life to the fullest. "Fly Like An Eagle" is comparable to Thoreau because the meaning of the song is optimistic because it says, "<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Let my spirit carry me I want to fly like an eagle till I'm free fly through the revolution." This is optimistic because it talks about letting your spirit carry you, so you can be successful. It's not not money but ideas that matter.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hippies, Conscientious Objectors, and the Anti-Vietnam War Movement = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">During the late 1960s people of all ages and classes were attracted to opposing the Vietnam War in peaceful protests and marches. The hippies, at the time of the Vietnam War, wanted peace, love, and personal freedom. They opposed the war because the were about being peaceful and having love for one another. There were also conscientious objectors during this time, who are people that are opposed to serving in the military when asked to(or a draft). I would say that these people are comparable to Emerson and Thoreau because they didn't want to be a part of violence. The conscientious objectors denied joining the war, and the hippies wanted peace, love, and personal freedom. Thoreau said, "The authority of government, even such as I am willing to submit to. Let your life become a counterfriction to stop the machine." These are examples of nonviolent resistance.

=<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Works Cited = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Bald Eagle Flying" alaskanalpinetreks.com March 15, 2011 http://www.alaskanalpinetreks.com/ImageGallery/Eagles_2/bald-eagle-flying.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Barringer, Mark. "The Anti-War Movement in the United States" english.illinois.edu March 17, 2011 http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/vietnam/antiwar.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION AND ALTERNATIVE SERVICE" sss.gov March 17, 2011 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.sss.gov/FSconsobj.htm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Fly Like An Eagle Lyrics" lyricsfreak.com March 14, 2011 http://www.lyricsfreak.com/s/steve+miller/fly+like+an+eagle_20130994.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Gary Jules Lyrics” azlyrics.com March 2, 2011 [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Mad World by Gary Jules(Official music video)” youtube.com March 10, 2011 [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"The 1960's Hippies" arikiart.com March 17, 2011 http://www.arikiart.com/Fashion/hippies-1960s.htm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thoreau, Henry David. "Civil Disobedience." The Language of Literature: American Literature. 2000. Arthur N. Applebee, et all, Ed. Evanston, Illinois: McDougal Littell, 2000. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thoreau, Henry David. "Walden." The Language of Literature: American Literature. 2000. Arthur N. Applebee, et all, Ed. Evanston, Illinois: McDougal Littell, 2000. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Transcendentalist-Kurt Kawohl” transcendentalists.org March 3, 2011 []