The song “The A Team”, written by Ed Sheeran tells us the story of a women who is addicted to a cocaine better now as “crack”. Which is a highly addicted drug to most users and it is also a highly expensive street drug. The line “she’s in the class a team” means cocaine which is a class a drug. The music video shows us this beautiful party girl who is pure pressured into doing drugs. As we slowly approach the middle of the video her appearance begins to change. The video still shows us this timid girl but now she’s in the bed with a strange man. Now she’s fallen merciless to this drug and will do anything for another hit. The song begins fast and keeps the same rhyme during the whole song it’s then you see that this is a story and its main
“Slowly sinking, wasting crumbling like pastries” was a line used to describe how her appearance will never be the same as it was before, it had two meanings appearance as well as feelings given the fact that she couldn’t break this addiction it also crushed her spirit emotionally. This is a perfect metaphor for given the listeners a view of this women’s face. Ed Sheeran says “The worst things in life come free to us we’re under the upper hand and go mad for a couple grams”. These lines tells us about the violence and dangers women can face when selling their selves for drugs and this for being the reason prostitutes stay prostitutes. Cocaine being the girls choice of drug in “The A Team” The first Verse “White lips pale face breathing in the snowflakes burnt lungs, sour taste. Lights gone days end, struggling to pay rent long nights, strange men” is her white lips and a face breathing in the cocaine she has been smoking. Her lungs are burnt which is giving her a sour
The first line directs use to prostuiton as it says, "Loose change ,bank notes is also another line that describes how she used the little money she used to satiifcfe her habits. According to Cornell university every 79% prostuties were sexually abused as a kid or spent there entire life being abused in some other way. With drugs over doses being one This song has parallel stucture as it repeats "angles" over again and again as well as a few metaphors but it 's best job was creating a visiual image of the song. Their defenity were similes that made the song stand out compared to other songs Ed Sheeran has made. The stongest simile in the versce " crumbling like pasteries" " Pale lips, white face" this describes her face after using drugs for so long the simile helps us to visualise what this woman looks like and makes us feel repulsed by her appearance.The parallel structure “white lips, pale face” gives added effect to the song. Because of the different language features it gives the text a lot more feeling and keeps the audience interested. It talks about how men are cruel to angels/women like
By stealing the nickel from him, she is now able to pay for or partially pay for the medicine her grandson needs, but when she finally arrives to the town, the nurses offer her money and give her the medicine as “charity” (6).
(2.) Nic Sheff is a chronic slipper when it comes to staying sober. He has gone in and out of rehabs faster than you would think possible. Finding excuses to use drugs again and eventually hit rock bottom seem to be his only skills in life. After what seemed to be an infinite struggle with himself, Nic finally pulls through and stays sober. His book shows these hardships and how he deals with them on the road to recovery. Some of his decisions are well thought-out, and others, not so much. He keeps the story alive by believing in a higher power, his passion for living and his love of others. While sober, he continues to be painfully aware of how much he has hurt others by using, especially his mom. "Sometimes I think she would just prefer it if I was gone completely, so she wouldn't have to deal with me and so her children would be safe. It hurts my feelings, but I don't blame her. I know what I've done." (197, Sheff) Nic's parents feel like they can't trust him after all the lying, cheating and stealing he has done while under the influence of drugs. I wouldn't either, but they find it somewhere in their hearts to forgive him and cautiously let him into their lives in the end. Honestly, I cannot relate to much of this at all. I have never used drugs, been kicked out of my parent's house or prostituted to make money to buy even more drugs. Nic had a terrible childhood filled with screaming fights between his (now-divorced) parents and nights left alone while mine was just fine. He has a bipolar disorder and severe depression while I do not. The amount of differences are uncountable.
This incredible piece of literature teaches the reader how powerful the mind can be, especially under the influence of any drug. When reading Crank, by Ellen Hopkins, you are able to get into the head of the actual addict, which in this case is Kristina/Bree. You are also able to understand what choices she made as well as why she opted for such outcomes. This is one of the reasons why this book is so impacting; it contains an extreme appeal to pathos in explaining the pains of her everyday life, all due to the fact that she chose one led by drugs, also known as, “the monster.” Such is evident in every single poem. Crack, crank or whatever you want to call it; it ruined Kristina, morphed her into Bree, and it can happen to you.
Lenny is the symbol for her addiction. When first introduced to Lenny, she describes him with some sort of disgust. "He was short, fat, pale. He had bad teeth. His hair was dirty"(89). This shows how she isn't interested in drugs anymore. He then tries harder and harder to seek her out and talk to her. Then, the temptation is introduced. "You want to get in over your head. You want to see what's on the other side. I'll show you. I'll take you there. It'll be the ride of your life"'(91). But the more persistent he is and the more he is always around, the more she is gradually attracted to him, and in turn the drugs that she has tried to quit. "His face seemed younger and tanner than she had remembered"(93). He starts showing up to the meeting in a small car, then on a motorcycle. Then he arrives in a red Ferrari. As time passes, he...
While listening to album the lyrics are mostly about women, drugs, rebelling against parents and partying. The sound of the album from song to song is very...
...ors to describe her life and situation. This comes primarily from the fact that in her therapy sessions that is how she is taught to deal with everything. For example, one metaphor she talks about is “… she comes up with the idea of lighting candles to symbolize my past, present, and future…I’ve noticed my past melting… my present candle has stayed pretty much the same,” (D 266). She explains them as her past is become less controlling, her present is her and concrete ideas and her future is bright and untouched. These metaphors show how much she has grown and allow the things she is learning to have more meaning. All of these combine to make the piece very effective and insightful. They help to get her point across and call people to action to help against these crimes.
Lilley’s objective approach applied to the representation of high school stereotypes in ‘Summer Heights High’ disregards common ideologies associated with drug and instead explores implications that are more realistic. Lilley demonstrates the impacts related to drug and substance abuse, through a musical directed by Mr. G, exposing Australian youth to the realities of drug use through a satirical medium.
In the end, the novel's protagonist, Oedipa Maas, finds herself alienated from that society. The drug culture plays a big role in this sense of isolation. The world around Oedipa seems to be a world consistently on drugs, manic and full of conspiracies and illusions. And though that world is exciting and new, it is also dangerous: drugs contribute to the destruction of Oedipa's marriage, and drugs cause Hilarius to go insane. Oedipa hallucinates so often that she seems to be constantly high, and ultimately, this brings her nothing but a sense of chaotic
..., you feel as if you are in Kristina’s shoes telling her story. Minimalist verses perfectly demonstrate Kristina’s dissociation and muddled despair. (Kirkus Reviews). The author really emphasizes meth as if it’s own character, giving it feelings and power. The emphasision of meth makes you believe that it’s the highly addictive “monster” that makes Kristina’s life spiral out of control and not her.
She loses her virginity while on acid, and is worried that she might be pregnant. Alice continued to use drugs without her family’s knowledge, and was eventually prostituting herself for drugs. She later was found dead from a drug overdose and her diary was published. This book is a powerful way for teens to really experience the tragic consequences of drug addiction. “Teen characters are involved in drugs, prostitution, and etc., but the shocking reality of this book has been credited with keeping many teenagers away from drugs.” This book shows teenagers the consequences of what can happen if you use drugs.
Drug usage demonstrated how Americans lived a rebellious life style. Drugs would be used for medical and non-medical reasons. Consequences of the unbridled use of drugs cannot be measured precisely (The Sixties in America). This displayed how Americans no longer were concerned about the consequences for their actions. Drugs can take a big toll on one’s body if over used too much. During the 60s, non-medical consumptions tended to be confined largely to the artistic and minority communities (the Sixties in America). With many citizens in poverty, they would reach out to drugs as a method to get their minds off of their circumstances. Artist would use drugs as a way to further enhance their ideas for an artistic demonstration. Drug consumptions woul...
...erson, that we want to become, whether it is a professional or personal aspect. I feel as if Whitney had a sheltered life and she never had the ability to live a normal life. In turn, she began to lash out at her family and the public, because she could not withhold the standard that everyone expected her to be. For this reason, she indulged in drugs, to release her from the drama and unhappiness in her life. Drugs does not solve the problem, it makes things even worse, because one is focused on numbing themselves from the pain, so that they can still manage their everyday lives. There is nothing wrong with having no inhibitions and just letting go of everything that consumes you. I believe that if Whitney could have established her identity at an early age and freed herself from the pressures of her family and media, that she would have still been alive and happy.
In essence, this song carries various sociological concepts. It concentrates on the main idea about the social construction of reality and talking about how reality is changing. The song questions the actions and mentally of individuals violating the norms and values of society. The band takes into consideration various factors of why it is happening including the media and religion. As a result they talk about such influences taking control building and developing a sense of self. This is a great song about present day problems and how society changes with them.
But the fight for a better life won't stop just because you aren't ready. What we're doing is not something you decide to do when you feel like it. Whether you're ready or not, this struggle will go on.” Pg. 159. The drug issue is relevant in the world today because kids, especially teens, use it as a way to escape the reality they are living in. Some use it to have fun but others to forget of what they are living in and to relieve the “stress” they might have. Reading fiction can teach students the harm and danger of certain things, like drugs. It can show what it does and how it can affect you in the future and even though it may take away the hurt you are feeling, it will only come back when that feeling is gone.“When you win we win but when you go down you go down alone” Pg. 159. The author shows by this quote how not everyone is willing to go down when you go down, but only succeed when you do. This is relevant in the world because when you are doing good everyone want to be surrounded by you, but once you fail no one is there to help you. This relates to the thesis because it can teach students the harm drugs can cause when using them for a temporary
Athletes that use drugs while performing in the Olympic games should have some type of punishment. They should not just be able to get away with everything. Even though not every athlete uses drugs while performing, any drugs that is, the ones who do should have to pay the price. When they use drugs while they are performing, they are risking their whole career, and even their life. Athletes should be required to take a drug test if they plan on performing in the Olympics. Athletes that use drugs should be punished in some kind of way. It is not fair to the athletes that are true to themselves and their teams: they will punish their team, their life and their career.