Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Thank You, Mr. Kannan. Now EVERYTHING Applies to Social Studies!!!!

Okay, so I was listening to my iPod relaxing and such when the song "Sons and Daughters" by the Decemberists played and suddenly I realized- The song is about immigration!!!! IS THERE NO ESCAPE FROM SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS??? here are the lyrics (they're safe, no swearing no adult themes)
When we arrive
Sons & daughters
We'll make our homes on the water
We'll build our walls aluminum
We'll fill our mouths with cinnamon now

These currents pull us 'cross the border
Steady your boats
Arms to shoulder
'till tides are pulled
Hold our grounds
Making this cold harbor now home

Take up your arm
Sons and daughters
We will arise from the bunkers
By land, by sea, by dirigible
We'll leave our tracks untraceable now

When arrive
Sons and daughters
We'll make our lives on the water
We'll build our walls aluminum
We'll fill our mouths with cinnamon

When we arrive
Sons and daughters
We'll make our homes on the water
We'll build our walls aluminum
We'll fill our mouths cinnamon
(when we arrive sons and daughters
We'll make our homes on the water
When we build our walls of aluminum
We'll fill our mouths with cinnamon)

Here all the bombs fade away
Here all the bombs fade away
Here all the bombs fade away
Here all the bombs fade away


I even figured out the push and pull factors!!!!!!!!!!
Push: probably a war of some kind (Hence the reapeating line "Here all the bombs fade away")
Pull: A new beginning (I got that from the line "We'll leave our tracks untraceable" they didn't want their pasts to follow them to their new home, "The cold harbor")
It's a really great song- and now, ITS ABOUT SOCIAL STUDIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
adios-
lucky #2003643

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