Forever Changed (We

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Forever Changed (Were All Hokies Today)

• Trisha Hongcharti
• 4th Period
• Ms. Turner

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THE SEASON FOREVER CHANGED (WERE ALL HOKIES
TODAY)
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Lyrics

• On just an ordinary day, A weapon drawn, and
  lives forever changedOne act of violence __made
  the world stop and watch As on a drillfield by
  candlelight we prayed
• With questions on our minds, we wonder where the
  future liesSo we look up to heaven with hope in
  our eyes

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• Where do we go from hereCan we overcome this
  fearAnd find a healing for the pain, and see the
  sun beyond the rain
• We've got the strength to endure,And soon we'll
  feel more secureIn a world filled with hate,
  weve got to become something greatOh God, send
  your mercy this way, for we're all Hokies today

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• Verse 2And to the ones who fell that dayIn
  our hearts your love will never fade awayWe're
  picking up the pieces to build a better tomorrow
  We'll find a joy, yes, to move on from the
  sorrowBy the color of the leaves, you know God
  has us on his mindSo we look up to heaven with
  hope in our eyes

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• Where do we go from hereCan we overcome this
  fearAnd find a healing for the pain, and see the
  sun beyond the rainWe've got the strength to
  endure,And soon we'll feel more secureIn a
  world full of hate, weve got to become something
  greatOh God, send your mercy this way, for
  we're all Hokies today

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• The spirit lives on, don't let it be gone, let it
  shine foreverAnd through the heartbreak, for the
  lost and their sakes, let it bring us together

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• Where do we go from hereCan we overcome this
  fearAnd find a healing for the pain, and see the
  sun beyond the rain
• We've got the strength to endure,And soon we'll
  feel more secureIn a world full of hate, weve
  got to become something greatOh God, send your
  mercy this way, for we're all Hokies today

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Biography

• The Season was created in 2002 and is
  currently comprised of Kurtis Parks, Josh Kim,
  Jason Jolly, and Jordan Metzger. Kurtis Parks is
  the lead singer and pianist and a Glenvar High
  School graduate. He graduated from VT in 2004
  with a finance degree and is originally from
  Southwest Virginia. He competed in American
  Idols Season 4 and made it into the Top 50
  finalists. Josh Kim from Russellville, Arkansas
  plays lead guitar and does backup vocals. Also a
  VT alumni, he was a computer science major. These
  two worked on the lyrics to Forever Changed the
  day after the shooting. Soon after, they
  recruited drummer Jason Jolly (also from Josh
  Kims hometown) to record the song. Their most
  recent member, Jordan Metzger, is a bassist
  (Parks et al.).

If you always do what youve always done, youll
always be what youve always been. -The Seasons
Motto
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Kurtis Parks
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Just an ordinary Monday

• In the end, they shared a common fate Lives cut
  short on a spring morning when a cold wind filled
  with snowflakes and tree blossoms formed the
  backdrop for the deadliest shooting rampage in
  the nations history-John Cramer (Cramer).

Learn about who these victims were before they
were victims
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Candlelight Vigil

• Thousands of people gathered after
  sunset around 8oo PM, on the campus drill field
  for the candlelight vigil on April 17, 2007. This
  was held in memory of the 32 lives lost in the
  Virginia Tech massacre. As each victims name was
  called, a candle was lit. Thousands of candles
  were held by the attendees as they mourned for
  the lost. Music was played and speeches were
  made. To commemorate and end the memorial, the
  bell was sounded 32 times. Though the ceremony
  was over, they never stopped praying, but
  simply raised their candles higher. As a single
  voice called out Lets go thousands of voices
  returned with Hokies!
• (McConnell).

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The Weapons
Learn about these weapons
.22-caliber pistol
Glock 9 mm semiautomatic handgun

• "Virginia has one of the easiest gun
  qualification laws in the whole United
  States,-Criminal defense attorney, Daniel Gotlin
  (Griffin et al.).

How he obtained them
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Learn about who these victims were before they
were victims
Learn about their families
Back to lyrics To the ones who fell that day
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Lives Forever Changed

• Whether a victim, wounded, or witness, thousands
  of lives were forever changed
• "It takes away things from how you can live your
  life. It just changes everything.-Heidi Miller
  (Moxley).
• I dont think I would be here if it wasnt for
  him.-Caroline Merrey (Hutkin).
• Learn about Liviu Librescu's heroic actions

Learn about Heidi Miller's story
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Act of Violence

• Seung-Hui Cho, a South Korean college
  senior, killed 32 people in two separate attacks
  at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. He
  killed the first two at West Ambler Johnston
  Hall. Two hours later he invaded Norris Hall to
  finish his killings before committing suicide.
  The hiatus between the shootings consisted of the
  perpetrator sending NBC news evidence of his
  intended actions. Though only 32 died (33
  counting Cho), 25 were injured as well. This was
  the deadliest shooting incident by one person in
  the history of the United States (Lazenby et
  al.).

Read about a witness's account of the shooting
who survived by pretending to be dead
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We can build a better tomorrow you can help
How the universities are helping
How the church is helping
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Metaphor

• a type of figurative language in which a
  statement is made that says that one thing is
  something else but, literally, it is not ("All
  American Glossary").
• By comparing two unrelated objects, this gives
  the reader a new perspective/understanding for
  the items being compared

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Pun

• the usually humorous use of a word in such a way
  as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the
  meaning of another word similar in sound("Pun").
• This could be a play on words, as color of the
  leaves could represent the changing of the
  seasons in reference to the bands name

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Slant Rhyme

• Instead of perfect or identical sounds or rhyme,
  it is the repetition of near or similar sounds or
  the pairing of accented and unaccented sounds
  that if both were accented would be perfect
  rhymes ("All American Glossary").
• By not allowing the reader to predict or expect
  what is coming slant rhyme allows the poet to
  express things in different or certain ways ("All
  American Glossary").

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Allusion

• A reference in a literary work to a person,
  place, or thing in history or another work of
  literature ("All American Glossary").
• Allusions are often indirect or brief references
  to well-known characters or events ("All
  American Glossary").
• Here the author is alluding to/speaking to God

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Hyperbole

• An extravagant exaggeration
• In literature and poetry, used for emphasis on a
  persons opinions/emotions/mental state.
• Used to increase the effect of a description,
  whether it is metaphoric or comic ("All American
  Glossary").
• Both are metaphoric hyperboles with the
  description being dramatized

Back to lyrics Made the world stop and watch
Back to lyrics In a world filled with hate
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Couplet

• Is a style of poetry defined as a complete
  thought written in two lines with rhyming ends
  ("All American Glossary").
• This particular couplet has 7 syllables each line
• This rhyming couplet has an AABB (CCDD) rhyme
  scheme

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