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F o rever Ch an g ed (W e ’ r e A l l H o k i e s T o d a y ) Trisha Hongcharti 4 th Period Ms. Turner

THE SEASON ~ FOREVER CHANGED (WE’RE ALL HOKIES TODAY)

Lyrics On just an ordinary day, A weapon drawn, and lives forever changed One 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 lies So we look up to heaven with hope in our eyes

Where do we go from here Can we overcome this fear And 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 secure In a world filled with hate, we’ve got to become something great Oh God, send your mercy this way, for we're all Hokies today

Verse 2: And to the ones who fell that day In our hearts your love will never fade away We're picking up the pieces to build a better tomorrow We'll find a joy, yes, to move on from the sorrow By the color of the leaves, you know God has us on his mind So we look up to heaven with hope in our eyes

• Where do we go from here Can we overcome this fear And 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 secure In a world full of hate, we’ve got to become something great Oh God, send your mercy this way, for we're all Hokies today

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

Where do we go from here Can we overcome this fear And 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 secure In a world full of hate, we’ve got to become something great Oh God, send your mercy this way, for we're all Hokies today

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Works Cited (Cont. ) "A Day of Remembrance: April 16, 2008. " Virginia Tech We Remember. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2007. Web. 29 May 2010. <http: //www. remembrance. vt. edu/2007/>. "Virginia Tech Wesley Foundation offers safety, solace. " United Methodist Church. United Methodist Communications, 2006 -2009. Web. 29 May 2010. <http: //www. umc. org/site/apps/nlnet/ content 3. aspx? c=lw. L 4 Kn. N 1 Lt. H&b=2701525&ct=3777521>. Moxley, Tonia. "VT shooting victim: 'More than a survivor. '" The Roanoke Times-World Corporation, 2010. Web. 29 May 2010. <http: //www. roanoke. com/ 246602>. Hutkin, Erinn. "Liviu Librescu: Holocaust survivor blocked shooter, letting students flee. " The Roanoke Times-World Corporation, 2010. Web. 29 May 2010. <http: //www. roanoke. com/vtvictims/wb/113497>. "Forever Changed (We're All Hokies Today) - Single. " i. Tunes. Apple Inc. , 2010. Web. 29 May 2010. <http: //itunes. apple. com/us/album/ forever-changed-were-all-hokies/id 257371129>. Fantz, Ashley, and Jeanne Meserve. "Witness survives by pretending to be dead. " CNN. Cable News Network. , 2007. Web. 29 May 2010. <http: //www. cnn. com/2007/US/04/16/vtech. shooting/index. html>. Bosch, Torie. "Thirty-Two Victims, Two Guns? " Slate. Washington Post. Newsweek Interactive Co. LLC, 2010. Web. 30 May 2010. <http: //www. slate. com/id/ 2164379>. Mc. Connell, Ryan. "'Let's go, Hokies' is much more than a simple three-word chant. " Collegiate Times. Educational Media Company at Virginia Tech Inc. , 2010. Web. 30 May 2010. <http: //www. collegiatetimes. com/stories/11211/ lets-go-hokies-is-much-more-than-a-simple-three-word-chant>.

Works Cited (Cont. ) Cramer, John. "Virginia Tech shooting victims. " The Roanoke Times-World Corporation, 2010. Web. 29 May 2010. <http: //www. roanoke. com/vtvictims/ wb/113454>. Griffin, Drew, et al. "Campus killer's purchases apparently within gun laws. " CNN. Cable News Network. , 2007. Web. 29 May 2010. <http: //www. cnn. com/2007/US/04/19/gun. laws/index. html>. Lagorio, Christine. "List Of Virginia Tech Shooting Victims. " CBS News. CBS Interactive Inc. , 2010. Web. 30 May 2010. <http: //www. cbsnews. com/ stories/2007/04/17/virginiatechshooting/main 2693354. shtml>. The Associated Press. "Virginia Tech Massacre: The Victims. " Fox News. FOX News Network, LLC. , 2010. Web. 30 May 2010. <http: //www. foxnews. com/story/ 0, 2933, 266466, 00. html>. Lazenby, Roland, et al. April 16 th: Virginia Tech Remembers. New York: PLUME, 2007. N. pag. Print. (Don’t worry, Mrs. T, I used Wikipedia for pictures!) "Virginia Tech massacre. " Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. , 29 May 2010. Web. 29 May 2010. <http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/ Virginia_Tech_massacre>.

Biography If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always be what you’ve always been. -The Season’s Motto 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 Idol’s 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 Kim’s hometown) to record the song. Their most recent member, Jordan Metzger, is a bassist (Parks et al. ). Learn about the lead singer Back Check out The Season online!

Kurtis Parks Back to biography Read about the song Check out Kurtis Parks online! Find out more about Kurtis Parks

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 nation’s history”John Cramer (Cramer). Learn about who these victims were before they were victims Back to lyrics

Candlelight Vigil Thousands of people gathered after sunset around 8: oo 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 victim’s 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 “Let’s go…” thousands of voices returned with “Hokies!” (Mc. Connell). Back to lyrics

The Weapons Learn about these weapons Glock 9 mm semiautomatic handgun . 22 -caliber pistol "Virginia has one of the easiest gun qualification laws in the whole United States, “-Criminal defense attorney, he obtained them Daniel Gotlin (Griffin How et al. ). Back to lyrics

Learn about who these victims were before they were victims Learn about their families Back to lyrics To the ones who fell that day Back to lyrics For the lost and their

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). Learn about Heidi Miller's story “I don’t think I would be here if it wasn’t for him. ”Caroline Merrey (Hutkin). Learn about Liviu Librescu's heroic actions Back to lyrics

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. ). Back to lyrics Read about a witness's account of the shooting who survived by pretending to be dead

We can build a better tomorrow; you can help How the universities are helping Back to lyrics How the church is helping

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 Back to lyrics

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 band’s name Back to lyrics

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"). Back to lyrics

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 wellknown characters or events ("All American: Glossary"). Here the author is alluding to/speaking to God Back to lyrics

Hyperbole An extravagant exaggeration In literature and poetry, used for emphasis on a person’s 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

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 Back to lyrics