Vocabulary Words.

Sophistry: Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive.

Dearth: Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable.

Invincible: Not to be conquered, subdued, or overcome.

Readers response #3

The Cave Lyrics By: Mumford and Sons


It's empty in the valley of your heart
The sun, it rises slowly as you walk
Away from all the fears
And all the faults you've left behind

The harvest left no food for you to eat
You cannibal, you meat-eater, you see
But I have seen the same
I know the shame in your defeat

But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

Cause I have other things to fill my time
You take what is yours and I'll take mine
Now let me at the truth
Which will refresh my broken mind

So tie me to a post and block my ears
I can see widows and orphans through my tears
I know my call despite my faults
And despite my growing fears


But I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again

So come out of your cave walking on your hands
And see the world hanging upside down
You can understand dependence
When you know the maker's land

So make your siren's call
And sing all you want
I will not hear what you have to say

Cause I need freedom now
And I need to know how
To live my life as it's meant to be

And I will hold on hope
And I won't let you choke
On the noose around your neck

And I'll find strength in pain
And I will change my ways
I'll know my name as it's called again



I love this song so much, many lyrics of it have been changed in to facebook status'. the line that always gets me is "cause I need freedom now, and I need to know how, to live my life as it's meant to be" Everytime I hear that I just think of everyone breaking free of their struggles and just being happy and living life in the moment, isn't that what we all want/ to just live for once?

Readers response #2

babe in boyland
chapter 7
While spending a few minutes in her dormroom Natalie figures out that she has an extremely hot roomate. Instantly she doesn't know if she is going to be able to stay in the same room with him without him finding out that she is a girl. as always she feels tempted to leave but doesn't and ends up staying. She figures out that she needs to get a uniform but borrows a friends for the time being.

I think that if I were in Natalies position I would have backed down as soon as the tried to cut my hair. Something about that totally freaks me out. I wish that i had her strength and courage!

Readers response #1

Hollywood Undead Bullet Lyrics

My legs are dangling off the edge
The bottom of a bottle is my only friend
I think I'll slit my wrists again and I'm
Gone, gone, gone, gone

My legs are dangling off the edge
A stomach full of pills didn't work again
I'll put a bullet in my head and I'm
Gone, gone, gone, gone

Gone to far yea I'm gone again
It's gone on to long tell you how it ends
I'm sitting on the edge with my two best friends
Ones a bottle of pills and ones a bottle of gin.

(Charlie Scene)
I'm twenty stories up, yea up at the top
I've polished off this bottle now it's pushin' me off
Asphalt to me, has never looked so soft
I bet my momma found my letter, now she's calling the cops

I've gotta take this opportunity before I miss it
'Cause now I hear the sirens and there off in the distance
Believe me when I tell you that I've been persistent
'Cause I'm more scarred, more scarred then my wrist is

I've been trying to long with too dull of a knife
But tonight I made sure, that I sharpened it twice
I've never brought a suit before in my life
But when you go to meet god you know you wanna look nice

(Chorus)
So if I survive then I'll see you tomorrow
Yea I'll see you tomorrow...

My legs are dangling off the edge
The bottom of a bottle is my old friend
I think I'll slit my wrists again and I'm
Gone, gone, gone, gone
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/h/hollywood_undead/bullet.html ]
My legs are dangling off the edge
A stomach full of pills didn't work again
I'll put a bullet in my head and I'm
Gone, gone, gone, gone

(J3T)
We hit the sky, there goes the light
No more sun, why's it always night
When you can't sleep, well you can't dream
When you can't dream well, what's life mean?

We feel a little pity but don't empathize
The old are getting old, watch a young man die
A mother and her son, and someone you know
Smiles at each other and realize you don't

You don't know what happened to that kid you raised
What happened to that father, who swore he'd stay
I didn't know 'cause you didn't say
Now momma feels guilt, yea momma feels pain

When you were young, you never thought you'd die
Found that you could but too scared to try
Looked in the mirror and you said goodbye
Climbed to the roof to see you if could fly

(Chorus)
So if I survive then I'll see you tomorrow
Yea, I'll see you tomorrow...

My legs are dangling off the edge
The bottom of a bottle is my old friend
I think I'll slit my wrists again and I'm
Gone, gone, gone, gone

My legs are dangling off the edge
A stomach full of pills didn't work again
I'll put a bullet in my head and I'm
Gone, gone, gone, gone

(Child)
I wish that I could fly
Way up in the sky
Like a bird so high
Oh I might just try

I wish that I could fly
Way up in the sky
Like a bird so high
Oh I might just try

Oh I might just try

Though this song is extremely depressing, something about it has made me fall in love with it. A lot of people think that life isn't worth it, but it is. We all feel pain and anger and resentment twards things in our life, but that doesn't mean we should kill ourself. Something about this song made me want to do a readers response about it. I have no clue why. All I know is that after listening to this song multiple times in one day i had a horrible dream which involved me slitting my wrists so I must warn you that unless you want that to happen, don't listen to this song 30 times in a row.

Vocabulary Words.

Knavery: Deceitfulness in dealing.

Priggish: Conceited

Heartrending: Very depressing

Readers response #3

babe in boyland
chapter 6

In this chapter Natalie perfects her Man voice and becomes a guy specialist! She has got it down to a point on exactly how to act when in her "boy mode" after lots of preparation she finally goes to her first day of school. She meets her schools headmaster and begins unloading her stuff in her new room for the week.

I think that in real life this would be impossible to pull off, but then again, I got this book because I've been feeling down and I wanted to read something to make me feel better. though this book is wayyyy better than I expected. I mean i've read some pretty well written teen books and this is up their. i enjoy the story line and how the character is relatable (I'm not saying normal girls dress up like boys but that the main character is just a normal everyday girl) Natalie is a very likeable character and I will enjoy reading the rest of this book.

Readers response #2

babe in boyland
Chapter 5

In this chapter Natalie and Darcy and Chloe plan how Natalie will inrole in an all boys prep school for a week and get the deatails on how to be a guy. They cut her hair short , get her new clothes, and make her look like she has a...you know. Once it's all done, she is ready to be a boy.

I think that it's really cute and quirky because of how in depth they go to make her look like a boy, all in all. I don't think it will work, but hey, whatever floats your boat

i cannot realate to this chapter at all.

Readers Response #1

Babe in boyland
Chaper 4

During this chapter Natalie starts asking boys at the party the questions she has set up to get insighht on what they really think. She tries many diffirent approces and they all end in failure! she deciedes later that in order to actually get in to boys brains is to be one her self.

I believe that Natalies idea is great, but it will never happen. how could she cover the fact that shes a girl!?!?!?! Their bound to find out sometime!!!

I can relate to thischapeter because if you've ever tried to get something out of a boy that they don't want you to know. It seems impossible! they are so stubborn and wont ever tell you what's really going on inside their head.

vocabulary words

ablution:  A washing or cleansing

hillock: A small hill or mound.

paradox: A statement or doctrine seemingly in contradiction to the received belief.