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Help?; American Literature
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Topic Started: May 6 2011, 11:37 AM (47 Views)
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May 6 2011, 11:37 AM
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Zareb Raine
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Alright, I normally wouldn't ask for help, but I'm lacking an idea for a concept of human nature.
I'm writing a final project for American literature, and its worth like... two letter grades... I'm at a D so I can't fail this.. XD
Anyways.. I chose three of the seven deadly sins:
I have Anger, Envy, and Lust.
I already have a poem written for Anger and Envy.
Its lust that I'm struggling with.. Because all I can think about is dirty sensuality, and since its a school project, well... I can't do that.. ><
What I plan to do with these three poems is compile them into a Multi-media project and record myself reading the poems and have images coordinate with them at the same time.
I already have music chosen for each of the completed, but I lack a song and poem for lust.
Any help would be appreciated.. Though I have to have this done before the end of the year.. I have ten days to complete it.. XD
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Deveraux Dixon
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May 6 2011, 12:13 PM
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I can give you a poem, if you want I know it's cheating, but I have the feeling that you don't do this very often.
There are ways to do classy lust.
Example:
Spoiler: click to toggle Soireé
An empty seat, dusty counter and swinging light. Players move to the back arching and stroking the pool table with command. Slender glass eying the gentlemen in the corner, and smoke clings to the ceiling like a lady. How I wish to fill it.
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May 6 2011, 12:32 PM
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I am not good at poetry, but does Lust really have to be sexual? Could it not be any overpowering desire (unless it is something covered by gluttony or another deadly sin)?
Maybe you could explore how lust for something can lead to envy when someone else has the object of said lust? You could perhaps even develop that further to lust-fueled envy leading to anger?
Perhaps lust in what you write could actually be a misguided envy? A thought of "If wish I were that person" turning into a thought of "I wish I could be with the person the one I envy is with"?
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May 6 2011, 12:40 PM
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Lust IS sexual when you're talking about the seven deadly sins.
Otherwise, it would be envy. He's also chosen Envy, so there has to be a defining line.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_deadly_sins#Lust
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May 6 2011, 01:25 PM
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Sorry for being so slow to respond.. I was eating lunch.. X-x
Umm. I was thinking what you were Dinah, until I wrote Envy.. (Title I named the one poem, its pretty obvious)
Well, if I'm careful enough I can get pretty close to envy, while still remaining lustful.
Though it can seem like greed too, or gluttony.
The Classy lust would probably be my best bet though... Though I don't really think it would fit with the overall theme...
Here, I'll show what I have written so far:
Anger:
Spoiler: click to toggle Ssshsikn Ssshsikn The rattle of chains, burning in flames, screams of innocents, laughter of daemons.
Howls of savagry, snaps of timber door, people beaten to the floor, crying, crying.
Sofisticated are we? Using revenge as an excuse, to steal, lie, and cheat.
The warheads screech, motars bellow, ripping, tearing.
Anger rules arms, controls the guns, propels the bullets, and kills.
When will anger be cast aside?
It only serves to destroy, breaking the souls and hopes, of many an innocent.
Only when stripped of invincability, do we really understand.
Left at the hands of hatred, cast aside by deceit. When death catches us, can we leave hate behind?
Envy:
Spoiler: click to toggle I wish I could have, his car, her hair, that life, their money.
I want what they have, a silver spoon, a golden moon.
I want to feed from that nectar, the ever rich honey, ectasy.
I have a family, but I want more, I have a little money, but I want more.
I want what they have, I can pass what I have, I just wish I had that.
I want, I want, I want.
Green with Envy, The color of money, the stain of poison.
I know there is some misspellings, but they are all in draftish kind of form.. What I plan to do is refine puncuation to add feeling and such, and correct grammatical errs.
Hmm.. It'll take me a few moments to think of something "school appropriate" for lust, as I managed to make Anger pass the teacher's approval, surprisingly.
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Also, I appreciate the offer Devy love, but I have to stick to my moral code about writings. If I started creating them, then I finish being the sole creator. Its kind of why I don't like doing Mirror Poems... Its not my style normally, and it wouldn't be 100% me, and it makes me feel icky throwing my name on it, even though the words are all from me.
Edited by Zareb, May 6 2011, 01:30 PM.
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May 6 2011, 02:51 PM
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That's also fine.
For the most part, I was just trying to show you that you could definitely do classy lust, and that it is possible once you know what it is.
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May 6 2011, 03:28 PM
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*nods* Well, it'll require some tinkering.. ^^; I'll post up a link to the finished project when I'm finished with the entire thing. It'll be awhile of course till this is finished.
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