Live Together or Die Alone

Rules: 

1. You have a set ration of food everyday and if you eat more than your ration, you can't eat until you balanced out the extra ration of food you ate. You are not allowed to give your ration to someone else (even if you aren't hungry) 
2. You can't go into the jungle by yourself
3. Keep record of the food and the amount of survivors 
4. Only hunt when there is daylight 
5. There must be at least 2 people on the beach at all times in case rescue comes 
6. The shelters are not coed, too bad 
7. Punishments are holding 2 coconuts over your head until the group thinks you've served you're punishment well. 
8. You have to attend the nightly campfire (bonding) at least 3 times a week 
9. If you have a problem with someone, you can fight them, you have to challenge them by giving them a pigs foot and fight them with the group as an audience. The fight is over with a KO no killing to the death (boo bye) 
10.  Live together or die alone 

Jobs: 

SCAVENGERS: Camryn, Tyler D, Andrew, Abby

BUILDERS: Caleb C, Kainoa, Trinna, Ronald

HUNTERS: Kylan, Tyler N, Caleb L, Noah

BEACH PEEPS (stay on the beach and collect provisions, keep watch for rescue): Sam, Mahra

FOOD TEAM: Jenna, Kayla, Amanda

HEALTH TEAM (making sure everyone is getting nutrition and is overall healthy for as much as they can do): Erin, Brianne, Brad, Jillian 

CAMPFIRE TEAM (they plan the campfire sessions): Chloe, Duncan

If the class of G201 was stranded on an island, there would be 7 jobs split among the 24 of us, thus to make sure we can all survive on the island for as long as possible. The rules ensure that everything is fair on the island that there is no one getting special treatment and that every is safe as possible so the class won't loose anyone on the island. The rules also provide tactics for punishment and how to solve quarrels on the island things that are bound to happen if we are there for extended amounts of time. We also have rescue plans that will help us be rescued right away if help is on the way. Scavengers find supplies such as firewood, leaves, things to build shelter with, and scout the island too to see if there is anywhere more habitable to make camp. Builders design and build shelter for the survivors, they also make repairs on shelter and help maintain it. Hunters, search for food like meat sources and fruits and veggies which will be the main food sources on the island. The beach peeps stay on the beach and keep lookout for rescue, they also maintain the campsite while others are gone and look for provisions on the beach such as shells or rocks that can be used for survival purposes. The food team keeps track of all the food sources and who is eating and drinking what to make sure everyone has fair rations and we don't run out or eat things too quickly. The health team makes sure everyone is as comfortable as possible and they haven't contracted anything deadly to them or the team, one of the harder jobs (since none of us has a medical degree) but they are on the lookout for anything unusual, medically related. Finally, the campfire team make sure there is social and musical activities to do at the campfire every time there is a campfire because one of the things that will keep us from going crazy is social and musical activities. 

Macbeth final Essay

          Macbeth, an infamous character by William Shakespeare is the play of a fallen king. A soldier who runs into witches on his way home from war and they foretell that he is to be a Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth the story of a king who rose to the thrown, and murdered those that were a threat to his crown. Macbeth's downfall happens ten good men and one family later by a father and husband (Macduff) who swore to avenge his dead family. The whole play, Macbeth battles greed for the crown with his dying loyalty to his friends and country. Eventually, greed and his pursuit for power drove his intentions and a once brave and valiant soldier, tempted by the crown and destiny, became a murderous tyrant. Macbeth by William Shakespeare conveys that when lured by fate, there is a fine line between a benevolent man and a lethal one.
       Lady Macbeth is a prime example of a women turned evil by the perceptions of fate. Once an honorable and loving wife, read from her husband that he was presumed to become the king of all the land instantly believed that the only way to obtain the throne was to turn evil and kill for the crown. "Thicken my blood. Make me remorseless, so that no urgings of conscience can alter my fouls plans, nor stand in the way of what must be done. Come to my woman's breasts and turn my milk sour, you ministers of murder, wherever you lurk invisibly, awaiting evil deeds!" Right after Lady Macbeth received a letter from her husband that he heard he was to be king, her greed for the crown resorted straight to evil tactics to try and achieve it. So much so that she killed the king himself, or rather convinced her husband to. "He'll never see tomorrow's sun! Your face, my thane is like a book. It can reveal strange things to its readers. Avoid suspicion by acting normally. Be full of welcome in your eye, your hand, your tongue. Look like the innocent flower, but be the snake that's lying under it." Lady Macbeth wanted to be queen so much that she tried and turn her loyal husband against the king and act like a flower, but be as a snake and kill him, that is the only way to be king. Therefore the fate told to her through her husband, fueled her greed and turned her deeds murderous.
       The more obvious example from the play, is Macbeth himself. The witches told him that he would be king and that left him vulnerable to the lethal acts of Lady Macbeth. Furthermore, the idea that the crown was only a "body" away drove him to kill more people even without the helpful persuasion of his wife. "Banquo scolded the Sisters when they first told me I'd be king, and ordered them to speak to him.  Then, like prophets, they hailed him as a father of a line of kings. On my head they placed a sterile crown and put a barren scepter in my hand- to be wrenched by a stranger, instead to be handed to a son of mine. If that be so, I've corrupted my mind for Banquo's offspring." Banquo was Macbeth's best friend and right hand man on the battlefield but now, the tables have turned seeing as Banquo threatens his crown, he is now his enemy and he must kill him to protect his crown. In the middle of his reign, he chose to be the murder that the thrown and fate had made him because after he killed Banquo and his wife asked about his fallacies, he replied; "Come, we'll go to sleep. My delusions are beginner's fear. I need experience. We've only just started." He believed that the only way to stay in power was to kill and since his greed for the crown was strong, he thought it was a suitable trade. Macbeth, once a man coated with honor and loyalty has turned against his country and friends for the power of being king, he has resorted killing his friends and king all for the chance to be king.
        Shakespeare often writes about the temptation of fate and destiny and how is can transform a man to do terrible deeds. In Macbeth, he was the first victim in the story, not of death, but of fate and greed and it turned him into a man he never should've been. The play conveys that when lured by fate, there is a fine line between a benevolent man and a lethal one. The ending resulted with Macbeth's head on a stick and Banquo's son still alive, ready to take the crown. Macbeth, a fallen king was once a valiant soldier, worthy of a title, the overall lesson should intel that greed is a human trait but even still, it shouldn't drive your ambition. Only hard work and dedication can be the answer to a you rise to power (or success), not murder and deceit.

Macbeth Theme Essay Draft 1

           Macbeth, an infamous character by William Shakespeare is the play of a fallen king. But more importantly, the story of a king who rose to the thrown, after being told by witches he would, and murdered those that were a threat to his crown. Macbeth's downfall happens ten good men and one family later by a father and husband (Macduff) who swore to avenge his dead family. The whole play, Macbeth battles greed for the crown with his dying loyalty to his friends and country. Eventually, greed and his pursuit for power drove his intentions and a once brave and valiant soldier, tempted by the crown and destiny, became a murderous tyrant. Macbeth by William Shakespeare conveys that when lured by fate, there is a fine line between a benevolent man and a lethal one.
       Lady Macbeth is a prime example of a women turned evil by the perceptions of fate. Once an honorable and loving wife, read from her husband that he was presumed to become the king of all the land instantly believed that the only way to obtain the throne was to turn evil and kill for the crown. "Thicken my blood. Make me remorseless, so that no urgings of conscience can alter my fouls plans, nor stand in the way of what must be done. Come to my woman's breasts and turn my milk sour, you ministers of murder, wherever you lurk invisibly, awaiting evil deeds!" Right after Lady Macbeth received a letter from her husband that he heard he was to be king, her greed for the crown resorted straight to evil tactics to try and achieve it. So much so that she killed the king himself, or rather convinced her husband to. "He'll never see tomorrow's sun! Your face, my thane is like a book. It can reveal strange things to its readers. Avoid suspicion by acting normally. Be full of welcome in your eye, your hand, your tongue. Look like the innocent flower, but be the snake that's lying under it." Lady Macbeth wanted to be queen so much that she tried and turn her loyal husband against the king and act like a flower, but be as a snake and kill him, that is the only way to be king. Therefore the fate told to her through her husband, fueled her greed and turned her deeds murderous.
       The more obvious example from the play, is Macbeth himself. The witches told him that he would be king and that left him vulnerable to the lethal acts of Lady Macbeth. Furthermore, the idea that the crown was only a "body" away drove him to kill more people even without the helpful persuasion of his wife. "Banquo scolded the Sisters when they first told me I'd be king, and ordered them to speak to him.  Then, like prophets, they hailed him as a father of a line of kings. On my head they placed a sterile crown and put a barren scepter in my hand- to be wrenched by a stranger, instead to be handed to a son of mine. If that be so, I've corrupted my mind for Banquo's offspring." Banquo was Macbeth's best friend and right hand man on the battlefield but now, the tables have turned seeing as Banquo threatens his crown, he is now his enemy and he must kill him to protect his crown. In the middle of his reign, he chose to be the murder that the thrown and fate had made him because after he killed Banquo and his wife asked about his fallacies, he replied; "Come, we'll go to sleep. My delusions are beginner's fear. I need experience. We've only just started." He believed that the only way to stay in power was to kill and since his greed for the crown was strong, he thought it was a suitable trade. Macbeth, once a man coated with honor and loyalty has turned against his country and friends for the power of being king, he has resorted killing his friends and king all for the chance to be king.
        Shakespeare often writes about the temptation of fate and destiny and how is can transform a man to do terrible deeds. In Macbeth, he was the first victim in the story, not of death, but of fate and greed and it turned him into a man he never should've been. The play conveys that when lured by fate, there is a fine line between a benevolent man and a lethal one. The ending resulted with Macbeth's head on a stick and Banquo's son still alive, ready to take the crown. So don't let greed drive your ambition but hard work and dedication, which is how Macbeth got his success as a soldier in the first place.

Macbeth Act 4-5

What does the decision to murder Macduff's family show about Macbeth?
It shows that Macbeth will stop at nothing to end the paranoia that he has gotten from murdering 2 people before going after Macduff's family. That he has finally been pushed to have no boundaries and just silence who ever needs to be in order for him to rule "peacefully". 

What is the purpose of the scene between Lady Macduff and her son?
The scene between Lady Macduff and her son is to show the effects of a tyrant, that is injured the families relationships and the kind of impact Macbeth's lust for the crown was having on an innocent family. The scene would intel the mothers love for her son and even though they were killed, the still tried to protect one another, opposite of what Macbeth had become, killing for himself. 

How does Malcolm test Macduff?
Malcolm tests Macduff by lying and saying he has a lot of lust for the crown and he would be an evil tyrant to the country of Scotland. When Macduff hears this, he says a man like that doesn't deserve to live let alone govern and when Malcolm hears this, he knows that Macduff isn't a traitor because if he was he would support Malcolm's lust and wouldn't contradict his intentions.

How does Macduff receive the news of his loss?
He and Malcolm are contemplating whether to go to war with Macbeth and try and impeach him, saying they have their soldiers ready and when Ross tells Macduff that his whole house has been slaughtered, his desire to avenge his family fuels his drives to go to war and kill Macbeth. 
Does Lady Macbeth's mental condition come as a surprise or was this possibility part of her character from the beginning? Explain.

It wasn't a surprise, in the beginning, she was a little mentally ill, asking the devil or evil spirits to help her murder someone. I think the guilt and the burden of carrying the secret of killing someone and that she drove her husband to kill one person that inspired more killings become tool much for her and she finally couldn't take it. Who or what do you think is ultimately responsible for Macbeth's death? Give reasons.
What do you think is Shakespeare's opinion of Macbeth? Lady Macbeth? Explain.

I think Macbeth is ultimately responsible for his own death,  he was ruthless, greedy, lustful, and impulsive and his own actions led to his own downfall. He didn't have to act on what the witches said, if he had waited he might have had a better outcome, just like Fleance is waiting and it is predicted that he will rule Scotland one day. He kept killing out of fear, and became a completely different man than he was before. First valiant and loyal, then the total opposite. I think Shakespeare thinks Macbeth is a good example of many people in society (on a more dramatic scale) but only doing things for himself, trying to climb up his own ladder, and not considering the repercussions of actions. Greed drives more of our actions than ambition and honesty does. How does Macbeth receive the news of his wife's death?

His servant tells him as he is preparing to battle the army coming towards him, he hears cries from women and asks his servant why they are crying and his servant replies by saying that his wife has died. 

How does Macduff reveal Macbeth's doom?

They exit fighting and Macduff comes back into the scene with Macbeth's head on a pole and says the country is free, "The world can breath again...I call upon to join aloud with me: 'Hail, King of Scotland!'".

What is the significance of Malcolm's ascension to the throne?

The significance of Malcolm's ascension to the throne is that the crown/throne went back to the same family that Macbeth took it away from in the first place. The crown fell to Duncan's son and it was if Macbeth became irrelevant to the time line of kings it was just succession, Duncan died so his son rose to power. 

QUOTES: 

Instead of crying, let’s keep hold of our swords and defend our fallen homeland like honorable men. Each day new widows howl, new orphans cry, and new sorrows slap heaven in the face, until it sounds like heaven itself feels Scotland’s anguish and screams in pain.

How could it be wisdom! To leave his wife, his children, his house, and his titles in a place so unsafe that he himself flees it! He doesn’t love us. He lacks the natural instinct to protect his family. Even the fragile wren, the smallest of birds, will fight against the owl when it threatens her young ones in the nest. His running away has everything to do with fear and nothing to do with love. And since it’s so unreasonable for him to run away, it has nothing to do with wisdom either.

Maybe you lost your hopes about me where I found my doubts about you. Why did you leave your wife and child vulnerable—the most precious things in your life, those strong bonds of love? How could you leave them behind? But I beg you, don’t interpret my suspicions as slander against you. You must understand that I want to protect myself. You may really be honest, no matter what I think.



Why should I commit suicide like one of the ancient Romans? As long as I see enemies of mine alive, I would rather see my sword wound them than me. 

(rubbing her hands) Come out, damned spot! Out, I command you! One, two. OK, it’s time to do it now.—Hell is murky!—Nonsense, my lord, nonsense! You are a soldier, and yet you are afraid? Why should we be scared, when no one can lay the guilt upon us?—But who would have thought the old man would have had so much blood in him?

The noise is coming from over there. Tyrant, show your face! If someone other than me kills you, the ghosts of my wife and children will haunt me forever. I can’t be bothered to fight these lame soldiers who only fight for money. I’ll either fight you, Macbeth, or else I’ll put down my sword unused. You must be over there. By the great noise, it sounds like one of the highest-ranking men is being announced. I hope I find him! I ask for nothing more than that.

Macbeth: Act 2

1. In your opinion, is Lady Macbeth a cold-blooded murderer? Why or why not?

Lady Macbeth isn't a cold-blooded murderer, despertation to be queen just clouded her proper judgement. I believe she just wants success and kingship for her husband because she says "my brave words will overcome the scruples standing between you and the golden circle.." she was willing to sacrifice her "humanity" in order to do the hard things to get her husband.  She also refers to him as "her dearest partner in greatness." I don't thing that her actions were sadistically motivated but she just wanted him to be king.  

2. Lady Macbeth has her own antics throughout the play. Why does Lady Macbeth faint in Act II? Does it serve its purpose? Explain

She faints in Act II to keep up the facade that her and Macbeth are innocent, an average woman's stomach would turn if she heard someone describing murder so vividly. "Oh, gentle lady, my words are not for your ears. No woman could survive the telling. Lady Macbeth was playing the part of an innocent woman that became sick at the sound of a killing so it would appear like she has nothing to do with the death of Duncan. Therefore when they described his dead body she said "Help me, please." pretending to suffer at the lose of the king instead of secretly benefiting from it.

3. How does Macbeth's attitude toward Duncan change after the murder?

His attitude toward Duncan changes because at first he knew he had to fight for him and his country, but after his death, he discovered his definite loyalty is more to himself and his wife not to Duncan. "I'm settled on it then. All my faculties shall be devoted to this terrible deed" He killed him and then lied about it to the officials, to cover for his wife "Who could hold back (from killing the servants) that had the loving heart to show it?" And  after, he was made king. He realized the positive repercussions of his actions and he liked them, therefore, even though he felt bad and guilty, he knew he had to keep the act up like his wife. 

4. If so pressuring on Macbeth, why didn't Lady Macbeth kill the king instead of Macbeth?

Lady Macbeth didn't do the killing herself because Macbeth didn't want to take what he wanted, he was fine with waiting for it while Lady Macbeth believed they had to act right away in order to get the throne. "You won't lose a moment's enjoyment through ignorance of the greatness that is in store for you." By convincing Macbeth to do the killing, he would be just as motivated and hungry for the crown and therefore enjoy that he made it. She wanted to be the puppet master, not the puppet. She says, "Are you afraid to match your actions with your ambitions? Can you want the glittering prize - the crown - yet be a self confessed coward?" She wanted to convince him that the crown was his to take, not hers to get for him.  

5. Now that Macbeth has killed the king, do you think he must do anything else to reign as king? Explain your answer.

With any big lie, the truth will start to come out and people will start connecting the dots, how Macbeth got all this power and he was conveniently at the place where Duncan died. Therefore I think that he will start killing people that question his rise to the thrown or his wife will convince him that the only way to stay king is too keep killing people so no one will find out he was the one that murdered the king in the first place. 

Night: Dialectical Journal 2

Dehumanization: the psychological process of demonizing the enemy, making them seem less than human and hence not worthy of humane treatment.

"Good Night. The first human words." 
"You've escaped the greatest danger, selection. So now you must muster your strength and don't lose heart. We shall see the day of liberation. Have faith in life. Above all else, have faith..." 
"It did not take long to discover why we had been summoned: it was for the extraction of our gold teeth." 
"He was going to be hanged...I did not feel any pity for him. I was even pleased about what had happened. I had saved my gold crown."
"I watched the whole scene without moving. I kept quiet. In fact I was thinking of how to get farther away so that I would not be hit myself. What is more, any anger I felt at that moment was directed, not against Kapo, but my father. I was angry with him, for not knowing how to avoid Idek's outbreak. That is what concentration camp life had for me." 
"Terror was stronger than hunger" 
In reference to the soup; "In our thoughts we were murdering him" 
"The thousands who died daily at Auschwitz and at Birkenau in the crematory oven no longer troubled me..." 
"But further, there was no longer any reason why I should fast. As I swallowed my bowl of soup, I saw in the gesture an act of rebellion and protest against Him. And I nibbled my crust of bread. In the depths of my heart, I felt a great void." 

Elie was changing, the starvation and killing of thousands of people was becoming an everyday norm, such as I get up and go to school every morning, his routine followed a horrifying pattern of work, limited food, and the dreaded selection. Life in the camp changed him most in the sense that gruesome death did not phase him, while it made my stomach turn just to imagine it, he watched a child hang from a noose and could keep his food down, despite the fact that he had little to no food. More importantly however, his faith was transforming, God seemed absent in his anguish and despair and he wanted to punish Him for it, by ceasing to practice Jewish traditions as a rebellious act against the God who abandoned him. All these quotes and analysis show that he was slowly taking a turn for the worse, the lashes he got, the lashes his father got, and the horrible life that had befallen him made death and tragedy seem mediocre. So much, that it  would please him to have someone die than from him to give up his golden tooth. 

Night: Dialectical Journal 1

       In times of turmoil, we look to a God or a higher being to elevate the suffering we are experiencing. But what if your whole life, all you did was worship and pray and give thanks and in the time of your most need, there is an absence of hope and a presence of despair. In "Night" Elie describes that very first days of persecution from the German soldiers after they invaded his home and how even still, many Jewish victims remained hopeful that their God would relieve them.
      "The Russian army's making gigantic strides forward... Hitler won't be able to do us any harm, even if he wants too." This quote proves that many believed in times of stress, even when people (such as Moshe) said to be hopeless, they (he) chose to believe in hope. "The Germans were already in town, the Fascists were already in power, the verdict had already been pronounced, yet the Jews of Sighet continued to smile." Even though in other parts of the world, Jews were being victimized, having their community destroyed, and thrown from their homes, the Jews in Sighet had a lot to smile about because, at that moment they were safe, the German soldiers weren't attacking their homes and for the time being, they were polite. However, when passover happened, things made a turn for the worse, "The first step, Jews would not be allowed to leave their homes for three days- on the pain of death". After that, they got their belongings taken away, and had to wear the yellow star, most would break down from that, but not Elie, he remained optimistic in the sense that he said, "little by little life returned to normal. The barbed wire did not give us any fear." If I was trapped in a space by soldiers that were of a different religion, my faith would falter, life would not seem like it is returning to normal but for Elie this was becoming the new normal and it was better than death or starvation. As they lived life trapped in the ghetto, they continued to have optimistic speeches about the situations they were in, "If you ask me, the whole business of deportation is just a farce. Oh yes, don't laugh. The Boches just want to steal our jewelry. They know we've buried everything, and they'll have a hunt for it: it's easier when the owners are on holiday..." On holiday!" They convinced themselves that they were on holiday because they were getting robbed of their things and it seems more practical for a thief to commit his crime if the owner he is stealing from is on holiday. They told themselves that the holiday would end, and they would get their life back.

INHUMANE

Jordan and Chloe

Captain abandons ship with High School students on Board:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/12/world/asia/south-korea-ferry-captain.html?_r=0

Guy Vows to Punish Sorority Girls :
http://nypost.com/2014/05/25/virgin-gunman-vowed-sorority-sluts-must-die-before-rampage/

The Korea sinking is inhumane because the Captain told the high school to stay put on the ship and left them to die on the ship as it sunk in the ocean. It led to to the death of 295 people  and 1 school principal committed suicide for the guilt of the death of his students.
The sorority shooting was inhumane because the student believed that he was gaining retribution and punishing them for not loving him. He said that all the beautiful blondes deserved to die for not loving him and resulted in killing 2 girls before killing himself in a police shootout.

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If Only... Poem Final

If her pencil could dance across a page 

drawing would impress them

 If her fingers could travel down the scale

then maybe B followed by C would make them hum the tune

The talents possessed by all 

were talents she did not carry 

perhaps 

If ears heard her words as a muse 

instead of an untuned note 

her throat wouldn't be the most sore in the room 

It was strange, priorly, 

the pencil didn't need to dance 

she did

her fingers flipped through pages and pulled hair back 

while humming any tune she pleased

the talents she possessed 

were strong enough for the walls of her cornered home 

but in society 

they would falter and weaken 

by the lips and deeds of Another 

The world approached her differently than the one she had known 

the pencil moving instead of her feet 

was promising 

the tune the piano sung instead of her own 

was engaging 

but not to him. 

every movement, hum, and whisper 

was promising, engaging, and captivating

the talents she did not carry 

were talents he did not find a need to be possessed. 

So he refused to allow her words to fade to a whisper

he tempered them, mastered them, 

even though, she had rejected him in the worst sense, he still thought the tune her lips  

carried were ardent phrases
 sweet and refined  

even if only to him

alas, the words led to a 

tear her pride,

but it relieved him of her prejudices 

and although it felt damaging,

 it was

Till this moment she never knew herself

Allusion Poem Draft 1

If her pencil could dance across a page 

drawing would impress them

 If her fingers could travel down the scale

then maybe B followed by C would make them hum the tune

The talents possessed by all 

were talents she did not carry 

perhaps 

If ears heard her words as a muse 

instead of an untuned note 

her throat wouldn't be the most sore in the room 

It was strange, priorly, 

the pencil didn't need to dance 

she did

her fingers flipped through pages and pulled hair back 

while humming any tune she pleased

the talents she possessed 

were strong enough for the walls of her cornered home 

but in society 

they would falter and weaken 

by the lips and deeds of Another 

The world approached her differently than the one she had known 

the pencil moving instead of her feet 

was promising 

the tune the piano sung instead of her own 

was engaging 

but not to him. 

every movement, hum, and whisper 

was promising, engaging, and captivating

the talents she did not carry 

were talents he did not find a need to be possessed. 

So he refused to allow her words to fade to a whisper

he tempered them, mastered them, 

and 

they carried ardent phrases that were a fine tune 

even if only to a few

alas, the words led to a 

tear her pride,

but it relieved him of her prejudices 

and although it felt damaging,

 it was

Till this moment she never knew herself

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Viva La Vida: Song Allusion

Jordan and Bri 

I used to rule the world

Seas would rise when I gave the word

Now in the morning I sleep alone

Sweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the dice

Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes

Listened as the crowd would sing

Now the old king is dead long live the king

One minute I held the key

Next the walls were closed on me

And I discovered that my castles stand

Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing

Roman cavalry choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain

Once you'd gone there was never

Never an honest word

And that was when I ruled the world

It was a wicked and wild wind

Blew down the doors to let me in

Shattered windows and the sound of drums

People couldn't believe what I'd become

Revolutionaries wait

For my head on a silver plate

Just a puppet on a lonely string

Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing

Roman cavalry choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain

I know St Peter won't call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world

Oh oh oh oh ohh oh [x5]

Hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing

Roman cavalry choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain

I know St Peter won't call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world

The song represents allusion directly to the bible, and the men who fought in the crusades. It reflects specifically on religion because it is such a controversial topic about the rise and fall of many men. the song is about a king who loses power "the higher you are, the harder you fall." Feeling that even though you are faithful, there are people that will let you down. "I know St. Peter wont call my name." In the bible Jesus was faithful to Peter, yet in the face of adversity, Peter didn't call his name, but denied him and say he didn't know him. Therefore, Coldplay linked this song reminds us that through religion and warfare, we as humans we are very vulnerable with our spiritual beliefs and trust and faith is fragile. 

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