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I read the story of Happy Endings and part C about the story. The Story was written by Margaret Atwood and the story tells about John and Mary and their love. The whole story has 6 different parts. And each part has a totally different story, although the beginning is the same.

John is older man who is fall in love with Mary who is only 20-years-old. They have a relationship even if Mary doesn’t really like about John. Sadly Mary is in love with James, who is the same age than Mary, and “wild and free” with his motorcycle. John has a wife, two children and own house.. He was completely different than James. John is jealous about James, although he wouldn’t want to be. And one day, he saw Mary and John together, and it was too much for him. He was tired of himself, and his middle-age… He bought a gun and shot Mary, James, and finally also himself…

Analysis about John:

John was a major part of this story. John seemed very calm and middle-age “bald as an egg” as he told about himself. Although he was maybe a calm guy, he had always got used get what he wants. He was also resentful because he was a middle-aged neither a young nor handsome like James was. John wanted to be faithful to his wife Madge, even if his heart said something else.. This story is a pretty classical love story, which is associated with “third wheel”..

This last blog task was a quite difficult.. 😦

Two lonely, Annie and Max in the new town, they were coming to study in Oxford. They moved from another towns, just with their luggage and their mind.
Annie was moved very nice and small house, edge of the town. She didn’t had any friends, or no one who can say good morning, or hello to her. She was shy, and she thought that she never ever found nobody who share everything with her. Annie was still excited about the new school, she thought that she started like a new life, and she was going to find someone, or something..

And what about Max..he had just a similar story than Annie had.. a new town, new school, new life.. Max really really needed someone who listened him and walked across the nightly city streets, someone who could wake up next to him..

Oh my god, one very sunny day Annie and Max met each other in the school, they stared at each other, their life stopped…But the big question was; could they ever see each other..?
Luckily Max saw Annie at his corner store, he followed Annie, and was amazed when he realized that Annie was his neighbor!! He screamed Annie’s name, and Annie noticed that. Then they walked across the street hand in hand…

They were so happy , they were found someones. Annie wasn’t lonely anymore, she had Max. Max, who listened her every time. That was so important to Annie. Now also Max got his Annie, a friend like Annie was.. Ahhh and rest of the story is just a history..

This weird house is designed by a FINNISH Matti Suuronen. The name is Futuro. Originally it was built for a ski cabin or holiday cottage. Actually one friend of Matti Suuronen wanted that Suuronen designed a ski cabin for him. Futuro’s weight is 4000 kilos, and eight people can be within at the same time.

In my opinion the house is really terrible!! It looks so small and so narrow. I don’t want never ever the house like Futuro is, even if it is just a cottage.. In some way Futuro can looks like funny or something, but I spite it! Maybe it is useful summer cottage, but how people can relax if you don’t have enough air to breath?!? Very distressing.. I don’t like anything about this house, I think that it is just a nice joke!
Very childish building, what a UFO!!

I was amazed when I noticed that this house was designed by Finnish guy! I didn’t know it at first. Btw you can see this ugly house alive in a Espoo’s Weegee museo, wow!

http://weegee.espoo.fi/toimijat.asp?path=91526;91555;94326

Dear listeners! Thank you very much for attending my record publishing party. First of all I want to thank everyone here, this is important moment for me. In my opinion that album is really cool! That means a lot that you came to my party. I’m very touched about attention i’ve gotten.

Making that album was a huge process. I started writing the lyrics already two years ago, and I wondering a lot of compositions. I got inspiration from the people, and life. Thank you very much for your support; this is very big step for my career. It’s interesting to see how it will develop. Thank you again!

Marley & Me is published in 2008 and it is a comedy-drama movie. It was directed by David Frankel. The movie tells Labrador retriever Marley’s story in Grogans family. Marley and Me tells about couple John (Owen Wilson) and Jenny (Jennifer Aniston) Grogan and their lovely Labrador retriever, Marley. Marley is an energetic and boisterous dog, who was very important for Jenny and John, and later also their children. Marley was his whole life really loved for the family. The movie is so nice, funny and also emotional. It tells us how important a pet could be for the owners. Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson are very good, and they match very well for the roles.  Marley’s “actor” Jonah did a great job on the movie, the dog was amazing! During the movie you may cry a lot, it is funny, but still so sad at the end. It is like a true story. I can recommend this film to all who like humor with a drama!!!

 

I didn’t find any good artist or song, which I could tell. So I chose one other way very good song.

The Lion King – Circle of Life

Nants ingonyama bagithi baba (There comes a lion)
Sithi uhhmm ingonyama (Oh yes, it’s a lion)
Nants ingonyama bagithi baba
Sithi uhhmm ingonyama
Ingonyama
Siyo Nqoba (We’re going to conquer)
Ingonyama
Ingonyama nengw’ enamabala (Here is a lion and a tiger)
From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There’s more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
There’s far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round
It’s the Circle of Life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life

This song is from The Lion King movie, which is published in 1994. The Lion King is one of the best movie from Disney. The song Circle Of Life is world famous and it is composed by Elton John. Elton John has won Oscar awards from The Lion King –movie musics. At the beginning African song was sung by Lebo M, and it was Zulu language.
The Circle of Life presented at the start of the movie, and it’s really emotional. I think that African Zulu language is a very good choice, it makes nice mood.
This song Circle of Life is about life and some kind of journey of life. It tells all the beautiful things what world can offer to. It also highlights that love, faith and hope are very important; even you have whatever situation in your life. “Through despair and hope, through faith and love.”  Circle of Life tells also that everyone of us has a own place, it just have to find. And have to remember be proud of yourself and themselves.

Mufasa: “You have forgotten who you are, and so have forgotten me. Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than what you have become. You must take your place in the Circle of Life.”

The words are so beautiful, and give hope and create a good mood. Every living being is part of the circle of life.
That movie and especially that song is remained in my mind since my childhood, when I saw The Lion King very first time. The Circle of Life is been part of my life from I was a kid, and I see that it is still! The Finnish version “Elämän tie” it’s also very expressive. The Lion King and other “older” Disney movies includes a lot of good and legendary songs. These kind of songs needs more!

Sources:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110357/

http://www.animationsource.org/lion_king/en/info_general/&id_film=13