From Ribbons To Death

From Ribbons To Death

Stacy is a girl from the story “Ribbons”, she is from San Francisco. Katniss is a girl from The Hunger Games. She is from a future North America. Yet, they have so much in common. The sacrifices both characters face is almost intimidating to the reader.

 First, Stacy is forced to give up her dancing for a short period of time, which is her biggest hobby.  Immediately after that though, she is to follow a load of new rules. She cannot watch her favorite television shows because her grandmother cannot understand them. She also could not run around or make noise because Grandmother would have to rest. After she had to sacrifice all of these favorite things, frustration grew over her; she knew she had to carry on though.

When Katniss is forced to go to the capital, it’s even worse. For one reason, she is forced to fight to the death. Mainly for entertainment, which really bothers her. Throughout the story she is stuck thinking about how she can possibly prove to the capital that she isn’t just part of their ‘game’. She is forced to sacrifice her friends, family, and also her hobbies, such as hunting, or trading.

The girls had their differences: Different families, different problems, and different obstacles  However, they both are set out for something they’re not looking forward to.  And there’s no way to get around them. It’s upsetting really. But hey, that’s how sacrifice works. 

Illusion...

It was a gloomy rainy day. Nothing much to do, just boredom.

Not only was I bored, I felt hot, exhausted even.

I didn’t let it bother me.

 So I peered outside and noticed a break in the trees.

It didn’t appear to be raining, so for that I was very pleased.

I made my way through thick and thin,

Trying to find anything, I thought I could be slick,

Then I found myself,

Falling on trees, Ice, and garbage I fell to the ground,

Telling myself to move on, I stood from where I had fallen,

Only to find myself engulfed in hatred,

Strong winds, heavy rain. Clustered thunder, and Dark clouds

Illusion, A key concept in boredom.

Or maybe not as a wiped my eyes,

And found myself in a desert.

So my word for the day is

Illusion...

Crimson Rain

I looked up into the crimson stained skies, the sunrise had begun. Casting shadows throughout the woods, making my think my day might get better. I heard a rustle in the trees, I turned my head slowly and peered across a tree line about 20 yards ahead. That’s when I saw my golden opportunity, and big 10 point buck had walked into my line of sight. I starred and admired it for a good 5 minutes, whispered an appoligy towards the animal. I drew my gun, aimed right for the heart, and let my round fly. Luckily, I didn’t have to see the animal suffer. It didn’t run, or scream out. It accepted its fate, then laid down to die. I, of course put it out of its misery.

Dramatically, it started to drizzle. Very ironically, a phrase popped into my head. Crimson rain.   

Breakeven P.O.V. Piece

Breakeven is a song by the Script that at first sight, you might believe to be an ordinary story of a breakup. Then you take another look, really study the words and you have yourself something more; like a walk on the beach and then getting swallowed up by a landshark. In the song, you can see that the relationship was getting serious. With lines such as "I've got time while she has freedom." That probably means that that he has all the time in the world to sit and think about what he used to have, while she has freedom from the old relationship even though it was a nice ride. This next line also caught my attention "I'm still awake when shes no trouble sleeping." This proves that he is still into her and obviously he was really happy in the relationship. Which leads me into my next point. I believe that there is a very logical explanation for the song title and why the boy is still hung up on the girl; The reason concists of the girl cheating on the boy. Breakeven is the song title and I guess if someone in a relationship wasn't into them enough to go head and cheat, then I guess hearts don't break even. 

I also have evidence for that estimate too. With the line "She met a man that's going to put her first." Which is why I think she didn't like the way the broken-hearted guy treated her. The overall meaning of the song, cheating can ruin lives, and relationships aren't always what they seem, so take extreme caution.