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Humanities 211 |
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Humanities 211 |
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STUDENT
PRAISE SONGS
(Hum 211, Fall 2000)
~Webposted with student permission~
Andrew
[first name only by student request]
A Praise Song
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Call: |
| Andrew |
| After the martyr |
| Troubled Eyes |
| Frustration |
| Mind of Pictures |
| Heart of Mercy |
| Whose Fingers dance upon strings |
| Whose hands guide the pen |
| Gatherer of Steel |
| Patience |
Interpretation
| Line 1. Andrew (My name) |
| Line 2. After the martyr (Apparently, one of our great ancestors [also named Andrew?] was hung for a crime for which he was later proved innocent.) |
| Line 3. Troubled Eyes (Born with no muscles above eyes: could not look upwards.) |
| Line 4. Frustration (Refers to the fact that [for] whole life, [Andrew? I?] haven't been able to fully fulfill dreams.) |
| Line 5. Mind of Pictures (Colorful vivid imagination, creative) |
| Line 6. Heart of Mercy (Forgiving of transgressions) |
| Line 7. Whose Fingers dance upon strings (Plays guitar and music) |
| Line 8. Whose hands guide the pen (Loves to draw, artist) |
| Line 9. Gatherer of Steel (Collects swords and other blades) |
| Line 10. Patience (Knowing that soon I will finally be able to use my talent and be what I want to be) |
© Held by student: Published first name only with Student Permission, 2000
Anonymous
1
[unsigned by student request]
[Her] African
Praise Song[s]
AKA: fancy obituary
| A
girl born after two boys & alongside one dad said as a wish come true for mom. |
| Lover
of all and any animal, to the point where she would each none (for many more reasons than one) |
| Her
favorite & most loved--being her best friend & companion through counteless days of travel, growth & change. (wagging her tail & sporting her smile each step of the way) |
| Jessi
was this friend's name & the endless love was shown by an inscription on her skin up until her carriage was all but ash. |
| Up
until that day, [she] was surrounded by love & energy created through her own private colorful jungle. |
| Protected,
blessed, fortunate, & full [her] life was lived only to move onto the next journey. |
| Call: | |
| ~ [her name] | |
| Wandering turtle | |
| out of place always | |
| blessed | |
| ~ lover of all spirits & beings | |
| through all walks of life. | |
| fortunate on her way | |
| protected be it may | |
| ~ lover of all spirits & beings | |
© Held by student: Published anonymously with Student Permission, 2000
Anonymous
2
[unsigned by student request]
She Who Waits
| Call: | Response: |
| She who waits | |
| Time goes slow | |
| All is lost | |
| This she knows | |
| Hopes for heaven | |
| The other side |
Interpretation
| Line 1. She who waits (The individual's Praise Name) |
| Line 2. Time goes slow (Stating that she must wait) |
| Line 3. All is lost (No longer having hope) |
| Line 4. Hopes for heaven (Meeting up again.) |
Response: The other side (Place to reunite.) |
© Held by student: Published anonymously with Student Permission, 2000
Jillian
Cook
Jillian, Animal medicine
woman
| Call: | Response: |
| Jillian | Animal medicine woman |
| Born in snow | Animal medicine woman |
| Of Dane and Scot | Animal medicine woman |
| With Wolf I walk | Animal medicine woman |
| Helper of the animals | Animal medicine woman |
Interpretation
| Line 1. Jillian (The individual's name ) |
| Line 2. Born in snow (I came into this world early, in a snow bank outside the hospital.) |
| Line 3. Of Dane and Scot (I come from Danish and Scottish ancestry.) |
| Line 4. With Wolf I walk (My companion and protector and in some ways my spiritual guide is my wolf-hybrid.) |
| Line 5. Helper of animals (My social role in life when I have attained my full humanness on my life journey will be Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.) |
© Jillian Cook, 2000
Cora
[first name only by student request]
[Untitled]
| Call: |
| Cora of cora |
| Driving winds |
| Green soil |
| Dedicated souls |
| Warm touch |
| Driven hands |
| Brilliant laughter |
Interpretation
| Line 1. Cora of cora (My name and my namesake. I am named after my maternal great grandmother, a small strong woman.) |
| Line 2. Driving winds (Refers to the amount of traveling that I have done, and have yet to do. The majority of my travles has been done via car and takes me to the most wonderful places.) |
| Line 3. Green soil (My mother has grown plants since the beginning, her loe for the earth and what it has to offer has transferred to me. I enjoy touching and seeing things never altered by man.) |
| Line 4. Dedicated souls (My family has taught me that accomplishing things I begin, and doing the best that I can is something that will carry me well through my lifetime.) |
| Line 5. Warm touch (During my life, I have been accepted and cared for by every family member; I believe this makes a person confidant and able to live a comfortable happy life. I wish to carry this trait on and touch everyone I care about with warmth.) |
| Line 6. Driven hands (My parents and brother [my immediate family] drive the whole country. They cover hundreds of thousands of miles a year: when the north gets too cold for safe driving, they move to the south and drive some more - this is all work related.) |
| Line 7. Brilliant laughter (My appreciation for sunsets and the colors tha the earth contains. There are as many different colors as there are words. Laughter combines and calms the colors of the soul.) |
© Held by student: Published first name only [ anonymously] with Student Permission, 2000
Laura
Dunaway
In Praise of Laura
Call: Response: Laura In Praise of Laura Birth with Jesus Christ In Praise of Laura Full head of hair In Praise of Laura Tenth sign of the zodiac In Praise of Laura Hungarian magic In Praise of Laura Small country community In Praise of Laura Loveable, Lazy In Praise of Laura Tragedy of life In Praise of Laura Service Leadership In Praise of Laura The commander and the idealist In Praise of Laura
Interpretation
| Line 1. Laura (The individual's name) |
| Line 2. Birth with Jesus Christ (She was born 2 days before the day Jesus was said to have been born. It was Dec. 23 when she arrived.) |
| Line 3. Full head of hair (She was born with an unusual amount of long, dark hair on her head.) |
| Line 4. Tenth sign of the zodiac (She is a Capricorn astrologically and this has had a spiritual influence in her life.) |
| Line 5. Hungarian magic (Her great, great grandfather was a famous magician of Hungarian ancestry.) |
| Line 6. Small country community (Camp Sherman, a little community in Central Oregon, is where she spent a good portion of her childhood. It is also a place where some of her best memories were created.) |
| Line 7. Loveable, Lazy (Her totem is the domestic cat because like the cat she is loveable, lazy and can be a bit frisky at times.) |
| Line 8. Tragedy of life (When two of her pet dogs died, that was the first time she had experienced death and it was a wake up call for her.) |
| Line 9. Service Leadership (She has always been socially sensitive to the less fortunate and last year she became a volunteer with Americorp to help those who need it in her community.) |
| Line 10. The commander and the idealist (Her brother is a year younger than she and they have shared many experiences and they do share some character traits. He has a commanding nature to him. Her friend, who is her age, has some shared affinities and character traits with her. The friend is an idealist.) |
© Laura Dunaway, 2000
Kevin
Dunn
[Untitled]
| Call: |
| Kevin Dunn |
| Older brother of two |
| Native of Tacoma Washington |
| Role model to two |
| Trekked many miles |
| Friend of twins |
| Son of Lee and Dunn |
| Lover of Fishing |
Interpretation
| Line 1. Kevin Dunn (My name ) |
| Line 2. Older brother of two (Oldest boy in the family with two younger brothers Sean and Andrew.) |
| Line 3. Native of Tacoma Washington (Lived in Tacoma until I was 10 years old, then moved to Eugene, Oregon. I had to meet new people and start over again.) |
| Line 4. Role model to two (I have to be a role model to my two younger brothers, helping them to follow the correct path.) |
| Line 5. Trekked many miles (I have walked or hiked many miles with my father, Boy Scout troop, and my dog. This activity has brought me peace of mind, friendship, and many great memories.) |
| Line 6. Friend of twins (My two best friends are twins who have showed and taught me a lot of different things.) |
| Line 7. Son of Lee and Dunn (I am a son of Janet Lee and John Dunn.) |
| Line 8. Lover of Fishing (I have loved the sport of fishing; it consumes many days of my life.) |
© Kevin Dunn, 2000
Setribo, the Animalboy
| Call: |
| Setribo |
| Possibility of snow |
| High Desert Basin of Oregon |
| Haggard |
| People of the Alkali |
| Keeper of the flock |
Interpretation
| Line 1. Setribo (Second of three boys.) |
| Line 2. Possibility of snow (There was a possibility of snow the winter day I was born.) |
| Line 3. High Desert Basin of Oregon (I was born on the High Desert in the Great Basin region of Oregon.) |
| Line 4. Haggard (People working hard and getting nowhere.) |
| Line 5. People of the Alkali (Alkali soil surrounds the area I am from.) |
| Line 6. Keeper of the flock (I am an animal tender, an ancestral tradition of my family.) |
© Dale Elder, 2000
Jake
[first name only by student request]
Praise Song
| Call: | Response: |
| Jake | Meow on don dayo |
| Evolving from snowflake to snowman | Star, Sun, Moon, dayo |
| A call to travel | |
| ease | Cross the sea for many dayo |
| simplicity | ya yo |
| whose family has been chosen | Maka laka
Hen Heart Taka saka fraka tea mart |
| student of art | Tender in the knee |
| perhaps one day Grandpa Tele | Tele, Tele, Tele |
| Together
(a sly kind of laugh): heee! heee! heee! |
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Interpretation
| Line 1. Jake (my name ) |
| Line 2. Evolving from snowflake to snowman (meaning that I come from a cold climate and will until I become an old man.) |
| Line 3. A call to travel (because I am a wonder [wanderer?] by heart.)I |
| Line 4. ease (because that's the way I like things to be.) |
| Line 5. simplicity (this is how I always want things to be.) |
| Line 6. whose family has been chosen (because my family has gone through situations that were fully in the hands of the divine power.) |
| Line 7. student of art (because I throw pottery on the whell and also enjoy various forms of art.) |
| Line 8. perhaps one day Grandpa Tele (because I telemark ski and one day hope to pass on the skill and know how to younger children.) |
© Held by student: Published first name only [ anonymously] with Student Permission, 2000
Praise James
| Call: |
| James |
| Bright shining sun |
| Wise of places afar |
| Mountain lion |
| Believer of herb |
Interpretation
| Line 1. James (My name) |
| Line 2. Bright shining sun (This is because of my astrological sign. I am a Leo and he is the ruler of the sun.) |
| Line 3. Wise of places afar (Because I am from many different places, I have never born born and raised in the same place.) |
| Line 4. Mountain lion (The mountains are one of my favorite places to be, and me being Leo the lion makes me a mountain lion.) |
| Line 5. Believer of herb (Because I believe all herb that bears seed on this Mother Earth is a great gift to humankind and creates a positive force between people.) |
© James Maxey, 2000
Amanda
Pacheco
Praise Song
| Call: |
| Amanda |
| Feet before head |
| Journey Afar |
| Stubborn Taurus |
| Leader of Youth |
| Lover of Dreams |
Interpretation
| Line 1. Amanda (The individual's name) |
| Line 2. Feet before head (I never think before I do something, or I take action before thinking.) |
| Line 3. Journey Afar (I have traveled to place; I have experienced different places. I traveled to Mexico to visit my family. I have lived in California in many places.) |
| Line 4. Stubborn Taurus (I was born in April and I am a very stubborn person. Taurus is an animal that is tough and not moving at all.) |
| Line 5. Leader of Youth (I am a member of OLI and work with children.) |
| Line 6. Lover of Dreams (I wrote this because I like to dream.) |
© Amanda Pacheco, 2000
Eli
Smith
EAZ, the Spinner of Words
| Call: |
| EAZ |
| The Sun Behind the Clouds |
| Quiet Precision that Silences |
| Shooter of words that beat the arrow |
| Soaked with Trouble |
| Speaker of Consequence |
Interpretation
| Line 1. EAZ (Name given because of easy personality and calmness ) |
| Line 2. The Sun Behind the Clouds (Creates words that remind others that there is a sun, and a better day, behind the clouds.) |
| Line 3. Quiet Precision that Silences (Words spoken softly that may calm the greatest of storms.) |
| Line 4. Shooter of words that beat the arrow (Can express the words to someone and have it hit the heart faster than any arrow from Cupid's bow.) |
| Line 5. Soaked with Trouble (Have many experiences that got me in trouble, but made me wider.) |
| Line 6. Speaker of Consequence (Speaks about punishment that I went through, hoping someone will learn from my actions .) |
© Eli Smith, 2000
Cathy
Stafford
[Untitled]
| Call: | Response: |
| Woman of 4 daughters | Giving woman |
| Wife of many years | Giving woman |
| Student of college | Giving woman |
| Seller of cosmetics | Giving woman |
Interpretation
| Line 1. Woman of 4 daughters (I have 4 children) |
| Line 2. Wife of many years (Married 7 years.) |
| Line 3. Student of college (Obvious.) |
| Line 4. Seller of cosmetics (Sells Mary Kay.) |
© Cathy Stafford, 2000
Kendall
Voget
[Untitled]
| Call: |
| Kendall |
| Last girl |
| Sunny ~ side ~ up |
| Elephant |
| Bear Creek |
| Lovingly open |
Interpretation
| Line 1. Kendall (The individual's name ) |
| Line 2. Last girl (Four older sisters and one younger brother.) |
| Line 3. Sunny ~ side ~ up (I was going to come out but first until they stuck a huge metal thing inside my mom to turn me around.) |
| Line 4. Elephant (I have always felt a strong connection to elephants and could have been one in some other life.) |
| Line 5. Bear Creek (My parents built our house next to Bear Creek and it has provided an abundant source of water for my mom's beautiful gardens and ponds.) |
| Line 6. Lovingly open (I choose these words to describe my best friend because she opened my eyes to many new optimistic ways of viewing things and her heart is full of love.) |
© Kendall Voget, 2000
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