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The Aeneid is a story of Nationalism. Written by Virgil, it is a fictional story about how Aeneas traveled to Italy and founded Rome. Augustus put Virgil up to the task of writing this story to help provoke nationalism in the country. Augustus wanted to send troops to war, but he needed to make sure that the countrymen were behind his decisions. The Aeneid promoted Nationalism and was written to help inspire citizens. The first thing that came to my head when we were talking about the Nationalism of the Aeneid was to relate it to Braveheart. This movie is directed by Mel Gibson, who also plays the main character William Wallace. The movie takes place in Scotland during the 13th century, in which the Scottish were under the rule of England's King Edward. At first, William Wallace is not part of any sort of resistance or army. He lives a simple life and ends up marrying his childhood sweetheart. But one day, a English soldier attempts to rape his wife Murra. She fights back and an uprising starts. In the end, Murra is captured and her throat is slit in front of the entire village. This unleashed a beast from inside of William. He starts an rebellion with a few of his countrymen, overtaking the English garrison an executing the sheriff. The death of his wife provokes William and his fellow rebels to go on a voyage to win freedom for the Scottish. William leads the men through many different garrison's of English soldiers, defeating one after the other. Eventually, William is captured and found guilty of high treason, and is to be punished by execution through public torture. In his last moments, he is asked to surrender himself to the English government and beg for mercy. Instead, showing how truly patriotic he became, he shouts "FREEDOM!". The stories are different in there own ways, one is about Aeneas founding a new city, and one is about William Wallace fighting for his freedom and in redemption of his wife. But both stories have the same morals, they both promote patriotism for their countries.

The story of Pygmalion and the Statue reminds me of the movie Weird Science In the story of Pygmalion, Pygmalion becomes "uninterested" in mortal women. After he sees some women presenting themselves as prostitutes, a punishment placed on them by Venus, he is disgusted and wants nothing to do with mortal women. Pygmalion has carved an ivory statue of what he believes is the perfect woman for him, even though she isnt real. But, he wishes to Venus and asks if she could make the statue a real woman, because he has fallen in love with her. He does not think much of this request, knowing that it is a big request, but soon enough Cupid arrives at Pygmalion's. Once he gets there, he kisses that statue on the hand and it becomes a real woman. A ring is placed upon her finger and her and Pygmalion get to be together. In the movie Weird Science, there are these two nerds that are 15 years old and are constantly bullied in school. They think that they are never going to get girls and it becomes a problem for them. But, after watching the movie Frankenstein, they are inspired and but their brains to the test. They start by creating what they think would be the perfect girl on the computer, and attach a barbie to the computer. After a bug lightning bolt strikes, suddenly the barbie is turned into a real woman, the perfect woman with all the features the boys put together on the computer. The two stories are related because in both cases there is an inanimate object, a statue and a barbie, that are turned into the perfect woman for the creators. The transformation from envied object to real life lover is what connects the Pygmalion and Weird Science. The fact that in both stories, the creators idea of the "perfect woman" is made, and then they are both also turned to real life is why they are so similar.

3/10/11: The story of Pyramus and Thisbe relates to the movie The Notebook. Pyramus and Thisbe are neighbors in feuding families. They find a crack in the wall between their homes and communicate through it eventually falling in love. This is similar to the Notebook, where Noah is a country boy (poor) and Ally is a girl from the city (very wealthy). Noah and Ally end up falling in love, but Ally's mother forbids them from being together, just like how Pyramus and Thisbe cannot be together. But one night, Pyramus and Thisbe sneak out to meet each other and elope. During this escapade though, Pyramus is thrown off once he sees Thisbe's bloody veil, and he kills himself because he can't live without her. When Thisbe arrives and sees Pyramus dead, she knows her life is also over and kills herself as well. In the Notebook, Ally ends up obeying her mother's commands and marries a rich man. But, eventually her and Noah meet up again and she chooses to be with him because she had always truly loved him, and they live happily ever after. So where's the connection? Well once Noah and Ally got really old, Ally developed Alzheimers disease and could not even remember who Noah was. But everyday, Noah would tell her the story of their lives and how they fell in love. One day, when Ally finally remembered who Noah was, they spent that night together and went to bed and both died at each others side that night. It is a little bit of a stretch in the comparison, but the idea and point is that when two people are so deeply and madly in love, sometimes it is impossible to live without each other so they must die together.

media type="youtube" key="zhDY7fZDUZ0?fs=1" height="385" width="480" The song "If Today Was Your Last Day" by Nickelback fits perfectly with Horace 1.11. Every lyric in the song can be related to the idea that Horace discusses in 1.11. Horace uses the famous term "carpe diem" meaning seize the day. Even though this appears at the end of the poem, it it the theme throughout the entire piece. The chorus of Nickelback's song goes: "If today was your last day, tomorrow was to late, would you say goodbye to yesterday?" The idea behind this is that if you were to die, would you be living with any regrets of things you have or have not done? The morals behind the song and the poem is to live in the moment and do not take anything for granted. More specific examples in Horace are things like, "liques vina" meaning you aught to strain the wine. The deeper meaning to this is to make the best out of everything. In the song they say, "leave no stone unturned" on your path of life, just like you should leave no grape unjuiced in straining wine.

Taylor Swift is a genius. Poem 77 and the song "Better Than Revenge" could not be a more perfect match. The poem and the song both refer to a person who has been betrayed by a friend. In both pieces, the betrayal come as a surprise to Catullus and Taylor. In poem 77 he says that "you have crept under me". In the song, T Swift says "never saw it coming, nor did I suspected it". Both these lines show how once trusted friends "snuck up" and stole away the people that they loved. Why would Taylor or Catullus ever expect such a thing from a friend? The hurt and sorrow that was inflicted on the two was very bad in both cases, Catullus a little more. In the song TS says "the pain was beating on me". She is obviously hurt that she had her man stolen away from her by some "actress whose know for the things that she does on the mattress, whoa". Catullus feels more pain though, using phrases like "cruel poison" and plague of our friendship" while referring to Rufus. Catullus seemed to think that him and Rufus were closer than this, but then he goes and steals Lesbia away from him who meant "all good things" to Catullus. Both Catullus and Taylor Swift were hurt by so called friends, but they should not forget, there is always "time for a little revenge".

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Lyrics:  Now go stand in the corner and think about what you did  Ha, Time for a little revenge  Verse:  The story starts when it was hot and it was summer  And, I had it all; I had him right there where I wanted him  She came along, got him along, and let's hear the applause  She took him faster than you can say sabotage  I never saw it coming, nor did I suspected it  I underestimated just who I was dealing with  She had to know the pain was beating on me like a drum  She underestimated just who she was stealing from

 [Chorus]  She's not a saint and she's not what you think  She's an actress, Whoa <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> She's better known for the things that she does <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> On the mattress, Whoa <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Soon she's gonna find <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Stealing other people's toys on the playground <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Won't make you many friends <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> She should keep in mind, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> She should keep in mind <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> There is nothing I do better than revenge, Ha

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> [Verse] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> She lives her life like it's a party and she's on the list <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> She looks at me like I'm a trend and she's so over it <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> I think her ever present frown is a little troubling <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> And, she thinks I'm psycho <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Cause I like to rhyme her name with things, but <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Sophistication isn't what you wear, or who you know <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Or pushing people down to get you where you wanna go <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Oh they didn't teach you that in prep school <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> So it's up to me <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> But no amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> [Chorus] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> She's not a saint and she's not what you think <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> She's an actress, Whoa <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> She's better known for the things that she does <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> On the mattress, Whoa <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Soon she's gonna find <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Stealing other people's toys on the playground <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Won't make you many friends <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> She should keep in mind, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> She should keep in mind <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> There is nothing I do better than revenge, Ha ha

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> [Bridge] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at honey <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> You might have him, but haven't you heard <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at honey <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> You might have him, but I always get the last word <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Whoa

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> [Chorus] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> She's not a saint and she's not what you think <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> She's an actress, Whoa <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> She's better known for the things that she does <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> On the mattress, Whoa <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Soon she's gonna find <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Stealing other people's toys on the playground <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Won't make you many friends <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> She should keep in mind, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> She should keep in mind <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> There is nothing I do better than revenge,

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> And do you still feel like you know what you're doing, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Cause I don't think you do, Oh <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Do you still feel like you know what you're doing <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> I don't think you do, I don't think you do <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Let's hear the applause <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> C'mon show me how much better you are <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> See you deserve some applause <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Cause you're so much better <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px initial initial; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding: 0px;"> She took him faster than you can say sabotage <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; display: block; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">

media type="youtube" key="PN_YjM4V4fc?fs=1" height="385" width="480" Catullus 70 and this song are a perfect match. Meatloaf's Paradise by the Dashboard Light expresses a very similar concept as the poem. In the song, a boy is given an ultimatum by a girl. He wants to "go all the way tonight". But, she's not willing to until she knows, "do you love me, will you love me forever, do you need me, will you never leave me?... i gotta know right now, before we go any further, do you love me, will you love me forever?" Caught up in the heat of the moment, the boy says he loves her and is now stuck in a relationship that he hates. This whole scenario is similar to what the woman is poem 70 says. "That which a woman says to her eager lover, it should be written in wind and rushing water." In plainer english, she is saying that a girl, or boy, can not necessarily be held accountable for everything they say in the heat of the moment. Unfortunately for the guy in the song, he was held to what he said, even though he may have thought it was just "in wind and rushing water". This song is also similar to poem 85. Catullus explains how he is "tortured" by his love with Lesbi and the things she puts him through. Meatloaf says that "I swore that I would love you to the end of time! So now I'm praying for the end of time". This is similar to the theme of going through pain and despair, all for love.

Boy: I remember every little thing As if it happened only yesterday Parking by the lake And there was not another car in sight And I never had a girl Looking any better than you did And all the kids at school They were wishing they were me that night

And now our bodies are oh so close and tight It never felt so good, it never felt so right And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife C'mon! Hold on tight! C'mon! Hold on tight!

Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night I can see paradise by the dashboard light

Girl: Ain't no doubt about it We were doubly blessed Cause we were barely seventeen And we were barely dressed

Ain't no doubt about it Baby got to go and shout it Ain't no doubt about it We were doubly blessed

Boy: Cause we were barely seventeen And we were barely dressed

Baby doncha hear my heart You got it drowning out the radio I've been waiting so long For you to come along and have some fun

And I gotta let ya know No you're never gonna regret it So open up your eyes I got a big surprise It'll feel all right Well I wanna make your motor run

And now our bodies are oh so close and tight It never felt so good, it never felt so right And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife C'mon! Hold on tight! C'mon! Hold on tight!

Though it's cold and lonley in the deep dark night I can see paradise by the dashboard light Paradise by the dashboard light

You got to do what you can And let Mother Nature do the rest Ain't no doubt about it We were doubly blessed Cause we were barely seventeen And we were barely--

We're gonna go all the way tonight We're gonna go allt he way An tonight's the night...

Radio Broadcast: Ok, here we go, we got a real pressure cooker going here, two down, nobody on, no score, bottom of the ninth, there's the wind-up and there it is, a line shot up the middle, look at him go. This boy can really fly! He's rounding first and really turning it on now, he's not letting up at all, he's gonna try for second; the ball is bobbled out in center, and here comes the throw, and what a throw! He's gonna slide in head first, here he comes, he's out! No, wait, safe--safe at second base, this kid really makes things happen out there. Batter steps up to the plate, here's the pitch-- he's going, and what a jump he's got, he's trying for third, here's the throw, it's in the dirt-- safe at third! Holy cow, stolen base! He's taking a pretty big lead out there, almost daring him to try and pick him off. The pitcher glance over, winds up, and it's bunted, bunted down the third base line, the suicide squeeze in on! Here he comes, squeeze play, it's gonna be close, here's the throw, there's the play at the plate, holy cow, I think he's gonna make it!

II. Let Me Sleep On It

Girl: Stop right there! I gotta know right now! Before we go any further--!

Do you love me? Will you love me forever? Do you need me? Will you never leave me? Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life? Will you take me away and will you make me your wife? Do you love me!? Will you love me forever!? Do you need me!? Will you never leave me!? Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life!? Will you take me away and will you make me your wife!? I gotta know right now Before we go any further Do you love me!!!? Will you love me forever!!!?

Boy: Let me sleep on it Baby, baby let me sleep on it Let me sleep on it And I'll give you my answer in the morning

Let me sleep on it Baby, baby let me sleep on it Let me sleep on it And I'll give you my answer in the morning

Let me sleep on it Baby, baby let me sleep on it Let me sleep on it And I'll give you my answer in the morning

Girl: I gotta know right now! Do you love me? Will you love me forever? Do you need me? Will you never leave me? Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life? Will you take me away and will you make me your wife? I gotta know right now! Before we go any further Do you love me? And will you love me forever?

Boy: Let me sleep on it Baby, baby let me sleep on it Let me sleep on it And I'll give you my answer in the morning Let me sleep on it!!!

Girl: Will you love me forever? Boy: Let me sleep on it!!! Girl: Will you love me forever!!!

III. Praying for the End of Time

Boy: I couldn't take it any longer Lord I was crazed And when the feeling came upon me Like a tidal wave I started swearing to my god and on my mother's grave That I would love you to the end of time I swore that I would love you to the end of time!

So now I'm praying for the end of time To hurry up and arrive Cause if I gotta spend another minute with you I don't think that I can really survive I'll never break my promise or forget my vow But God only knows what I can do right now I'm praying for the end of time It's all that I can do Praying for the end of time, so I can end my time with you!!!

Boy: It was long ago and it was far away and it was so much better than it is today

Girl: It never felt so good It never felt so right And we were glowing like A metal on the edge of a knife

I can relate the Catullus 5 poem to Miranda Cosgrove's song " Kissin U". The lyrics of the song and the words in the poem have many similarities. The first similarity that i noticed between the two was the line from "Kissin U" which is, " Time stops like everything around me is frozen And nothing matters but these Few moments when you open my mind to things I've never seen". I think that this line relates to the to the line from Catullus that reads "We must sleep one endless night". Both of the lines talk about time freezing and that one special moment going on for as long as possible. Also, the phrase "Kissin U" is used 12 times in the song, and Catullus makes a very clear point about exchanging kisses with Lesbia, 3,300 to be exact. So, even though Miranda Cosgrove is a little bit short of the amount of kisses Catullus has, they still both clearly get their points across about how much they want to be "Kissin U".

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I can relate the Catullus 5 poem to Miranda Cosgrove's song " Kissin U". The lyrics of the song and the words in the poem have many similarities. The first similarity that i noticed between the two was the line from "Kissin U" which is, " Time stops like everything around me is frozen And nothing matters but these Few moments when you open my mind to things I've never seen". I think that this line relates to the to the line from Catullus that reads "We must sleep one endless night". Both of the lines talk about time freezing and that one special moment going on for as long as possible. Also, the phrase "Kissin U" is used 12 times in the song, and Catullus makes a very clear point about exchanging kisses with Lesbia, 3,300 to be exact. So, even though Miranda Cosgrove is a little bit short of the amount of kisses Catullus has, they still both clearly get their points across about how much they want to be "Kissin U".