Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles

Making my way downtown

Walking fast

Faces passed

And I'm home bound

Staring blankly ahead

Just making my way

Making my way

Through the crowd

And I need you

And I miss you

And now I wonder....

If I could fall

Into the sky

Do you think time

Would pass me by

'Cause you know I'd walk

A thousand miles

If I could

Just see you

Tonight

It's always times like these

When I think of you

And I wonder

If you ever

Think of me

'Cause everything's so wrong

And I don't belong

Living in your

Precious memories

'Cause I need you

And I miss you

And now I wonder....

If I could fall

Into the sky

Do you think time

Would pass me by

'Cause you know I'd walk

A thousand miles

If I could 

Just see you

Tonight

And I, I

Don't want to let you know

I, I

Drown in your memory

I, I

Don't want to let this go

I, I

Don't....

Making my way downtown

Walking fast

Faces passed

And I'm home bound

Staring blankly ahead

Just making my way

Making my way

Through the crowd

And I still need you

And I still miss you

And now I wonder....

If I could fall

Into the sky

Do you think time

Would pass us by

'Cause you know I'd walk

A thousand miles

If I could

Just see you...

If I could fall

Into the sky

Do you think time

Would pass me by

'Cause you know I'd walk

A thousand miles

If I could

Just see you

If I could

Just hold you

Tonight

1.  Why are you sharing this song?

I am sharing this song because this song meant a lot to me. This song was the first song coming out of the radio when I first arrived in the U.S. I was going to stay for a year and everything I saw was both exciting and unfamiliar. But when I heard this song, it soothed my feelings and I didn't feel so tense anymore. So it is my very first English song that I can remember so clearly.

2.  What is the meaning of the lyrics?

This is actually not a love song but instead a song of heartbreak. From the first part " Making my way downtown.......and I'm home bound," we can see that the woman is going back to her own home, not her lover's home. "If I could fall......'cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles if I could just see you.....just hold you tonight," this means that the woman would walk a thousand miles to try to save a dying flame, so her lover either dumped her or may have died. Indeed, it is a sad song but the tune and lyrics are beautiful that I could not help but listen to it again and again. For all those who are going through a heartbreaking process, listening to this song would make you feel much better because it can really comfort your feelings.

Official Volkswagen Beetle Commercial 2013

What is happening in the commercial?
A masked man came inside a convenient store as if he is going to rob the shop. Customers and the shop owner all looked terrified. The masked man selected a lot of items and went to the cashier, the shop owner said he doesn't want any trouble and the masked man said he doesn't want any trouble, either. After the masked man went outside the store and back to his car, the Volkswagen Beetle, his two companions were also masked because the car doesn't have a top, so it is very cold. One of his companions said to him that he forgot to take the mask off when going inside the store. At this time, there was the sound of siren and this meant that someone called the police. So the three of them drove away quickly in their Volkswagen Beetle Convertible.

What is the product or service?
The product is the all-new Beetle Convertible.

Who is the target audience?
This commercial is probably targeting young people because the people driving the car look young and their car is very fashionable and stylish.

What emotions does it use to persuade the reader to buy the product or service? (fear, guilt, excitement, humor, etc.)
At first, the audience may fear that the masked man is going to do something bad. But after they realized that the man wore the mask because he is riding in a topless car, they felt relieved.

Does it do a good job in persuading the watcher to buy the product?  Why or why not?
I think it is a very creative commercial and it used a humorous way of describing how it feels to ride in a Beetle Convertible, so I think the target audience will be attracted by it.

Penguins, the Antarctic Wildlife

Why am I sharing this documentary?

Penguins have been one of my favorite animals ever since when I was little. The Emperor Penguins are especially cute and adorable within the species of penguins. The Penguins are living in Antarctica and the weather there is extremely cold, so I admire their courage to live there and wanted to know more basic facts about their living environment.

Summary of the documentary:

This documentary shows how Emperor penguins take care of their babies. The Emperor Penguins live in the South Pole and one of its features is that male penguins are often left "holding the baby" with starvation because the female penguins are out fishing for the whole family. The female penguins can be out fishing for two months!

In order to locate a partner, penguins "call" for each other. Once they find each other, the female and male penguins exchanged their offsprings and this process has to be done real quick because the chicks can be dead after staying too long on the ice. Then, the baby penguins can finally be fed properly.

Now, the male penguins can go search for food by themselves, but the ice edge may be several hundred kilometers away. So penguins have a faster way of moving: Gliding. From now on, both gender of the Emperor Penguins take turns traveling thousands of kilometers fishing.