Who knows this song because some of these lyrics are how I feel Long as I remember I've always hated myself
Never felt that warm feeling inside, I'm something else
Stay addicted to the things that kill the time, I'm fake alive
'Cause if I turn off the video games, I'll face my mind

Never knew my father thinking, wonder if I'm even like him?
Don't relate to anybody, fearing for my life, skim
Deeper into darkness, thoughts consuming, chest is tight
Maybe if I take my life, I'll be alright? Thought this every night

Wake up every morning, never want to leave the bed
Got some solid family round me but I feel alone, I'm dead
To my own emotions, will I ever get away from this?
Joined the military, but I still couldn't find a fit!

Found some happiness inside a cigarette and empty bottle
If I ever make it out, I won the lotto, how'd I get so hollow?
Went to therapy the pills don't change it, guess I'm through
Then she sat down right beside me and whispered it
"I believe in you"

That was the first time that I felt it crawl inside
A butterfly warming everything it flied, let it be my guide
Woman sitting next to me would surely be my wife
Understands me, never felt this in my life
Please don't leave it's nice

Now it's 3 years later, been married for almost 2
I never thought that existence, could be so filtered from blue
It may have taken 27 years, but I'm finally whole
I really truly love this woman with all my heart and soul

Pouring everything into my music, try to spread the light
If you're hearing this, I pray that you continue on the fight!
'Cause the sunrise comes at random
But it outweighs all the night!

I could never say that everything's alright
But you're not alone!

Found some happiness inside my heart and ditched the bottle
Can't believe I made it out, I won the lotto!
Used to feel so hollow...
Come and take my hand we're almost there
You'll make it through!
Someday you'll have someone in your corner saying
"I believe in you"

(I believe in you)
It's so hard
So hard for so long (so long)
And I know (and I know)
It's so hard
So hard for so long
For so long
But you can make it through!

Talk about it
Let them help you please just talk about it
Talk about it
You can make it, come and talk about it
Talk about it
There's no shame in what's inside
So much beauty in the darkness come alive
Sing it with me, let me
Talk about it
Let them help you please just talk about it
Talk about it
You can make it, come and talk about it
Talk about it
There's no shame in what's inside
So much beauty in the darkness come alive
Watch us come alive...

What do the words spoken by the mouse in paragraph 3 tell us about her character?

But this, but you – small, pitiful and twiggy – you put me down with wine, you blinded me. come back, odysseus, and i'll treat you well, praying the god of earthquake to befriend you – his son i am, for he by his avowal fathered me, and, if he will, he may heal me of this black wound – he and no other of all the happy gods or mortal men.' few words i shouted in reply to him: 'if i could take your life i would and take your time away, and hurl you down to hell! the god of earthquake could not heal you there! ' at this he stretched his hands out in his darkness toward the sky of stars, and prayed poseidon: 'o hear me, lord, blue girdler of the islands, if i am thine indeed, and thou art father: grant that odysseus, raider of cities, never see his home -the odyssey, homer what motivates cyclops to ask poseidon to interfere with odysseus's journey home?

2. read the excerpt from martin luther king, jr.'s nobel peace prize acceptance speech: i accept this award today with an abiding faith in america and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. i refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history. i refuse to accept the idea that the "isness" of man's present nature makes him morally incapable of reaching up for the eternal "oughtness" that forever confronts him. i refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and jetsam in the river of life, unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him. i refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. i refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear destruction. i believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. this is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant. i believe that even amid today's mortar bursts and whining bullets, there is still hope for a brighter tomorrow. i believe that wounded justice, lying prostrate on the blood-flowing streets of our nations, can be lifted from this dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men. i have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. i believe that what self-centered men have torn down other-centered men can build up. i still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of god and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive good will proclaim the rule of the land. "and the lion and the lamb shall lie down together and every man shall sit under his own vine and fig tree and none shall be afraid." i still believe that we shall overcome! instructions: create an outline for a speech that connects a theme from this excerpt to your own life. in the first part of the outline, organize an explanation of what king's theme means. in the second part of the outline, organize your explanation of how this theme connects to at least one event from your life. the first and second parts of your outline do not need to be of equal length. throughout the outline, be sure to cite or describe specific evidence from the text or from your personal experiences. also, organize ideas appropriately, develop your argument with relevant information, and provide a concluding section. (15 points)