Why is my chosen song considered folklore? Well I think it's folklore because the lyrics are one that have a story that multiple people can find common ground on. Like folklore according to Mrs. Berzinskaz is people and stories, songs and quilts. This song in particular talks about the effects of silence and speech. 

"Fools" said I, "You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you"
But my words like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence

And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming

It talks about a person basically telling people about silence. I feel it's one whereby the story is passed to  multiple people and they will of course continue to share. It's music with lyrics that connect people with similar thoughts to another

 What I personally think of it? I like this song because it's a song of a particular meme, and I really love memes. Also, my old history teacher played some of their music last year. I think anyone of today's society can relate with the words in anyway. Although it sounds a bit depressing, I think the message sounds like one of those that come straight out of proverbs.

Journal 3: (strong inside)

You really hoped America was not just someplace that plays a cruel joke on you
Until you end up in the big brotherhood
The telescreens are always watching you,
The thought police too
'All hail big brother' they say
As you burn your opinions away

You see big brother determines a lot
Mostly controls Winston's plot
Until he meets Julia, fantastic girl
She shines to him like a pearl
But later they end up in a trap
Stabbing each others backs

Offences are counted and days are numbered
Julia thinks about Winston, but Winston's not bothered
He knows the relationship will not last
So he starts reminiscing on the past
With his oh-so-stupid wife
And his oh-so-stupid life

The party exists to brainwash you
Throw away real for fake news
Making everybody the same or insane?
Winston wasn't one who fell for this game
Because he knew the reality
But pretended to forget because of the party

Journal 5:

These 3 statements basically are contradicting each other evidently. Like the opposite of war is peace and the opposite of freedom is slavery and the opposite of ignorance is strength basically represents the concept of doublethink. The people under big brother had the ability to doublethink which was basically thinking 2 things that contradict each other. The idea of this was to brainwash the people in this party to think good of bad. They were being rewired but then they know the real truth. That's why war is peace, because they contradict and war is meant to be as good as peace, that's why it says 'is' because that is what it is. I personally think these statements are brilliant because making the opposite of something the equivalent to it is crazy cool.

Journal 11:
- Telescreens
- Thought police
- O'Brien
O'Brien's book

1. A book that left a lasting impression/made me think the most was The Pearl by John Steinbeck. It stood out to me because it was such an interesting book because the story line is one modern society can somehow relate with it because of the vices and virtues of what the pearl brought. The main characters were characters that really acted quite distinctively
2. I am Mary Okon and I am going to film school after Webb. I really hope I can get into a good school so that the job becomes a breeze right after. Honestly, I know the work is going to be a lot more, but i hope that I can handle it because after all, it's something that I wanted to do since I was young