Top Ten Songs

1. "(Dont Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult, explanation within top song choice.
2. "Desolation Row" by My Chemical Romance
This song was initally written by Bob Dylan, and My Chemical Romance took it and adapted it to create a cover song for the movie "The Watchmen."
ETHOS: This song was initally written by Bob Dylan, which helps to assist in the credibility of the band, as well as the fact that it was used within a popular movie. This song alludes to famous figures, such ass Romeo, Cinderella, and Bette Davis, which also provide credibility through the accumulated credibility of the characters referenced.
Pathos: This song appeals to a wide range of emotions. It appeals to feelings of oppression, injustice, angerm and a need for action, as well ass desolation itself.
Logos: References to instances to injustice, however embellished, still provide examples of injustice. Many people have experienced injustice as a result sometimes of unjust ruleing or corrupt aspects of government, and have experienced desolation or desperation as well.
3. "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
Pathos: appeals to many emotions, including sadness, desperation, overwhelmed, grief, and sympathy
Logos: by telling the story of a young boy, the song is able to show how easily people were forgotten and their injustices going unheard, and put to death when they could easily have been saved. Historical instances of this have occured several times throughout history, such as in the French Revolution.
Ethos: Popular song, appears on several top song lists, alludes to Galileo which assists in establishing his crediblilty through the credibility of this historical figure.
4. "Carry on Wayward Son" by Kansas
Ethos: Famous band, still famous song, also utilizes the story of a father and son to further convey their meaning, and establish credibility
 Pathos: acceptance, love, sadness, slight regret
Logos: many people have love, experience sadness, and ultimately learn to move on and accept what has happened and what they cannot change
5. "Hotel Callifornia" by The Eagles
logos- utilizes the story of a man checking in to a hotel to show consequences of actions, and that every action has a consequence, whether it is positive or negative.
Pathos: sadness, delusion, diversion, regret, oppression, initial happiness, confusion
ethos- popular band, and a very popular song to this day, also utilizes a story of a man, relys on his credibility as well
6. "Sing" by My Chemical Romance
ethos- popular band, alludes to several groups of people to utilize their credibility and allusions to add to their own credibility in the telling of the song
logos- many people have at one point experienced opression, or have bee aware of others who have struggled or faced injustices. Calls to action under reasonable and just cause
7. "Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
logos- about a legitimate historical event, the draft to the Vietnam War
ethos- about an actual event in history, band is telling the story of those affected by the draft
pathos- injustice, anger, slight grief/acceptance of why it happened to them
8. "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson
logos- many people have felt the need to change, or have not been entirely happy with the person that they have become, and wish to change.
Ethos- story of himself, very popular artist, lasted through the decades, feelings anyone could experience shown through himself
pathos- acceptance, grief, call to action
9. "Hey Jude" by The Beatles
ethos- extremely famous band, utilizes the character of jude to further tell their story and their credibility
pathos-love, grief, sadness, accptance
logos- many people have felt these emotions, and the song encompasses many actions that a lot of people have done or attempted
10. "Behind Blue Eyes" by The Who
logos- many emotions and actions utilized, encompassing numereous groups of people\
pathos- grief, sadness, understanding
ethos- popular band, tells the story through the eyes of a sad man, establishes more credibility through this character

Top Song

(Dont Fear) The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult

for lyrics: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/blueoystercult/dontfearthereaper.html

This song is about the eternal existence and power of love, along with the impossibility of evading death, and ultimately learning to accept death without fearing it.

Death affects everyone eventually, and no one is able to escape it, causing everyone to be able to relate to this song

ETHOS

“Here but now they're gone Romeo and Juliet Are together in eternity”
The narrator utilizes the well known couple of Romeo and Juliet, and states how they are now together for eternity. He states that they will no longer be pulled apart by earthly bounds, and will now be together forever. By relating to these famous literary characters, Blue Oyster Cult is able to allude to eternal love.

“Valentine is done Here but now they're gone Romeo and Juliet Are together in eternity”

He also uses the example of the infamous Valentine, the Roman Saint who is associated with love, and had the holiday of “Valentine’s Day” created after him. By using this example, he appeals to the thought of everlasting love through alluding to a well known example of a famous figure.

The narrator personifies death as “The Reaper,” who is not a scary or dark figure, and he is not in any way frightening. He merely comes when someone dies to lead them away, he doesn’t kill the individuals himself or harm them in any way. Death is personified as a figure who leads people into the afterlife, and has no part in their deaths.

LOGOS

“40,000 men and women everyday”

Every single day, 40,000 people are dying. You cannot escape death, and every single day thousands of people die, and it can’t be prevented.

There is no sense in fearing death when it cannot be avoided, and it does not necessarily mean the end. Everyone is eventually affected by death, and nearly everyone is affected by some form of love, which causes everyone to be able to relate to this song.

PATHOS

This song strongly appeals to the emotions of undying love and how that love carries on and exists after life.

Blue Oyster Cult alludes to the well known literary couple of Romeo and Juliet to further express the depth of love, as well as Valentine, the Roman saint associated with Valentine’s Day. Following suit, the emotions of acceptance are utilized as well, as the song preaches for acceptance of death.

Fictional Story Assignment- based on Paradise by Coldplay

Nicole Miller

                                                            “Paradise” by Coldplay

            Case Study, classified. Available to members of the American Psychiatric Association only for review.  Below contents entail the case of patient Alyssa Grimes and diagnosis. Case to be reviewed and examined for accuracy of the primary assessing psychologist.

Case Study of Alyssa Grimes, eighteen years of age. Requesting case review for accuracy of diagnosis.

From my experience and three years spent working with the patient, instances that have concerned me have been surfacing at an alarming rate. Currently, symptoms of schizophrenia, severe depression, and psychosis have been developed and spotted as recently as six months ago. I would like advice on the proper course of action as well as the evaluation of my current actions.

            Patient Alyssa Grimes, eighteen years of age, has been exhibiting strange behaviors that are not normal. Up to recent months, she has been rather healthy, with only slight changes in her demeanor and minor non-severe issues emerging occasionally. Currently, Alyssa has been exhibiting signs of severe depression, psychosis, and schizophrenia. Alyssa uses her dreams as a form of escape, and thus has been forcing herself to sleep much longer than necessary with over the counter substances. She is exhibiting extremely unhealthy behavior, and her desire to escape into her subconscious fantasies are affecting her life. Patient has formed an unhealthy association of sleeping and fictional fantasies, and is verging on addiction with sleep aids. I am concerned that she may end up overdosing accidently in attempt to remain in her constructed “reality,” or that her depression may take a turn for the worst. The patient is extremely volatile when discussing a lessening of her time asleep, and she is having difficulties separating her delusions from actual reality.  I am requesting an evaluation on my actions up to date, as well as recommendations on a future course of action.

Case Study:

Patient: Alyssa Grimes, eighteen.

Current Diagnosis: Psychosis, schizophrenia, and depression.

Starting as early as six months ago, Alyssa has been exhibiting concerning signs of psychological disorders. She has constructed delusional realities in her dreams, and believes them to be a better alterative to actual reality. Her need to escape from reality into dreams has sparked an addiction with sleeping aids, and she has been sleeping between twelve-twenty hours each day. Her obscene amount of sleep has begun to effect her everyday life, and she has frequently been missing school. Alyssa has an unhealthy definition of sleep, as she uses it as a way to hide from reality and life in a dream-world that she has created. Alyssa claims this dream-world to be her paradise, where she has everything she has ever wanted and achieved every goal she has ever set for herself. She believes this delusion to be real, and an alternate reality where she chooses to live for the majority of her days. She is loosing her grip on reality, and continues to state how she can no longer take it. Reality is too much for her to bear, when she can choose to live in paradise instead of the real world. Every time she wakes from her dreams, and leaves this paradise, reality becomes harder and harder to bear. Every time she is forced to wake up, she realizes that she is not actually in this delusional paradise, and is stuck again and again with the realization of actual reality. I am afraid that soon she will no longer be able to take actual reality, and may attempt suicide to escape.

Symptoms and reasons for diagnosis:

            Alyssa has an unhealthy view on sleep, as she views it as a portal to an alternate reality that is extravagant. Her delusional paradise is where she chooses to spend the majority of her time, and she is beginning to lose her grasp on reality. Her excessive sleeping is a symptom of her depression, as her delusional fantasies and alternate reality is a symptom of her psychosis.

            Additional symptoms of Alyssa’s depression include persistent feelings of sadness and loneliness, her decreased energy when she is forced to wake up from her dream-world, and her feelings that she is unable to change her reality and her actual life outside of her perfectly constructed paradise are instances of hopelessness. Alyssa has also been exhibiting alarming signs of possibly contemplating suicide, as her time asleep has escalated to twenty hours, and she continues to talk about her need to remain asleep in her dream-world. She also discusses how reality is too much to bear when she can live in her delusions.

            Symptoms of Alyssa’s schizophrenia include delusions, social withdrawal, suicidal thoughts accompanied by her depression, and depersonalization. She has constructed a world of fantasies with all of her hopes and desires already obtained, which she strongly believes to be an alternate reality. Occasionally, she cannot sort between this constructed delusion and actual reality. She does not associate with others, as she sees no point when presented with her delusions. Following suit, she has been showing signs of suicidal thoughts, as she discusses her dream-world and how she wishes she could remain there forever. Her final symptom is depersonalization, which is shown from her intense anxiety when told to choose between delusion and reality, as well as her feelings that reality is not real; it is her delusions that she believes to be true.

I am requesting for the review of my current case study, and alternate opinions on my findings. I am concerned about Alyssa, and would like other perspectives on her case to offer further insight, as well as thoughts on treatment courses.