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Thomas Hobbs / English 215-14

1. (33 points) The Primitive Radio Gods once sang, “If I die before I learn to speak, will money pay for all the days I lived awake but half asleep?” (O’Conner)

In her latest dance hit, Rihanna sings that “we found love in a hopeless place” (Calvin Harris).

The Beatles once famously suggested, “All you need is love / Love is all you need” (Lennon and McCartney).

Consider for a few moments the semester you have experienced in English 215 from August 24th, 2011 to present. If you could articulate and synthesize your thought processes, what are the TWO most important concepts (ideas, themes, original realizations, etc) you’ve learned about yourself this semester from your time spent in our section of English 215?

What are they, and why are they relevant to your individual experience in this course and as a Clemson student during your time here to date?

• “You Found Me” by The Fray, written by Isaac Slade and Joe King

• “Overkill” by Men at Work, written by Colin Hay

• “The Man Comes Around” by Johnny Cash, written by Johnny Cash

• “That’s the Way” by Led Zeppelin, written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant

• “All Along the Watchtower” by Jimi Hendrix, written by Bob Dylan

• “High Hopes” by Pink Floyd, written by David Gilmour and Polly Samson

• “Don’t Panic” by Coldplay, written by Coldplay

Then select and consider 7 of these 33 possible songs (carefully and thoroughly in within your essay, in relation to your two main ideas, and your experience(s) with our class this fall semester) to write about for this essay set.

Author a brilliant, original, and thought-provoking essay in which you use lyrics from the 7 songs you’ve selected from above, your own ideas, and in which you utilize specific material (directly quoted material) from the 4 works we’ve studied this term – all in one...