Today we listened to a cheesy song entitled "Holy Ground." As I stated in class, I do not look at the word holy as a religious term here but more as sacred. I am hoping that my classroom will be sacred to each of you; a place where you can feel comfortable in learning about English and about life. A place you can come to in good times and if you need help.
Today, I would like you to respond to the lyrics of the song. What was the author trying to say or how did you interpret this idea of of holy or sacred? Do you have places in your life that are holy and sacred? Where are they and why do they make you feel this way?
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The song "Holy Ground" is a song that most people would probably interpret as a religious song. I interpreted this song as finding a place that you feel safe and comfortable to be at. I think that the term "holy ground" was saying your comforatable place. A place where you feel at home. I obviously feel my holy place is my house. But somewhere outside there is my grandparents home. I feel safe and comforted there and at my home.
Sam Mccallum
In the song "Holy Ground" it says "All of it is holy ground." When it says that I think of a place where you can not fight. This is because holy/sacred is a place where it is peaceful. Also when it says "Every he Every she Every what Every who" it is talking about everyone. It's talking about everyone because everyone should have a peaceful place. My peaceful place is in my bedroom. It's my bedroom because my bedroom is upstairs and I get it all to myself.
Mikail Sizen
In the song "Holy Ground", i think that the author was trying to portray that there is always that one place that you can go to when everything else in the world seems to go bad. This is shown when the author says, "In the bitter in the sweet in the calm in the storm, all of life is holy ground." Also, when the author says, "Take your shoes off your on holy ground", this means that you can just take down your wall that you have built and just be yourself. In my life, i have a few places where i can be myself. One would be in my house with my family. When I'm there, i feel like i don't have to try to impress anyone and i can just be myself. Lastly, I feel at home in the gym, playing volleyball. In the gym, I can just have fun hanging out with my friends while doing something i love.
Caitlin Wojichowski
The song "Holy Ground" any ground you walk on would be consideried holy ground. I think most people would have interpret it as a religous song if mr.Kay asked us not to.in my life my main holy ground would be in my basement. I consider it to be there because it is where i can chill without my parents bugging me constantly.another place i would consider it would be my back yard. it would be there so that way my famly never gets into an arguement. those are my holy places.
The song "Holy Ground" i think is a song that just pretty much describes a place where you can go and feel safe, loved, and wanted there. Anyone can go anywhere and at any time and feel loved there, and where you are excepted for exactly who you are. My "holy ground" would have to be my house. I feel like i can be whoever i want to be at home, and i wont get embaressed or anything about it. I also feel at home at any of my families homes, they are always so welcomeing and kind. And its nice to feel at home somwhere else once in a while. That is how i feel about this song.
Rachel West
the song "holy ground" is a song that is about going to a place where you know you are safe,welcome and you can be yourself in.You can go there any day and anytime and it will be the same.There is one part where i disagree with the song.When Craig Taubman says 'all life is holy ground' i don't think that is true,atleast going with what I think holy ground means.I disagree because if you go someplace you've never been, your going to feel uncomforatable.I feel holy gorund in my house,my best friends house and other relatives houses.I know that nothing bad will happen to me at those places.Thats my interpritation on this song.
The song "Holy Ground" would be interpreted by an average person would be a religious song. My interpretation of the "Holy Ground" would be somewhere you can let it all out. This place for me would either be in my bedroom or at the Szajner's house (my cousins). If anything goes wrong in my life I can go up in my room and settle down a little bit. At my cousin's house, I can vent to him, which would settle me down. I feel like I am protected there.
Listening over the song "Holy ground" a few times and taking in the true feel to the song. i feel as tho it could be interpreted as both a religious and non-religious song. I feel as tho it represents both a side of religion and a side of personal comfort. I feel like this holy place to me would be my bedroom but more specifically my computer. I feel as tho i can express myself clearly. Expand my options and opinions with more freedom and less worry over being interrupted by someone else's point of view. That is my holy ground.
yoro/Gabby Eroyan
In the song "Holy Ground" it says "all of life is holy ground". This could mean that everything is holy because god made it all. when i listen to it think it means that everything in life is important, and to enjoy it. I also think that it means to not get to worked up about things and just live life to its fullest. But my holy ground would be my house because i don't have to worry about anything and i can just chill, at least in the summer. Also because my family lives in my house,(Obviously) and if i have any problems i can talk to them and they can help me out. this is what i think of when i hear the song.
The song "Holy Ground" describes a special place where you can go without being bothered or flustered. I honestly didn't think about the words holy and sacred in a religious way. For me, my holy place is my room. That's the only place I feel that I can be my complete self. In the song Craig Taubman said "Take your shoes off your on holy ground." I think that line means if you're in your holy place, you can relax. That's exactly what I do!
Mariah Fabean.
I believe that the song "Holy Ground" is about a place where you can go and you can be comfortable being yourself. This place is a place that has to be speacial to yourself. My holy ground is my house because I'm around people i love and who love me. This is place where i can act myself and not care what anyone thinks. If there was a place outside of school that is my holy ground would be one of my best friends house. This is because i know im not being judged and if i have a problem i can feel comfortable going to him for help. These are the kind of places i believe the song "Holy Ground" are talking about.
Hey Mr. Kay. I felt like checking this, and i guess i have a different view after the whole year, of this post.
I see this in a different a light, because, you were a very inspirational teacher, and person. and you did in fact make the classroom somewhere where we could be expressive of ourselves. i now after a year, do feel a big difference on how i look upon not only just english classes, but learning as a whole. And I believe that I have a greater respect for the whole school, because i learned to open my eyes, and think beyond the classroom.
You Are a Great Teacher, and a great person to be around mr. kay, and i hope that your next class of sophomores are willing to learn.
With That said, I wont interrupt any more, for a while.
Nick Visger
The song "Holy Ground" by Craig Taubman, I think was a song meant to represent wherever you go that you feel most comfortable. That 'sacred' ground is suppose to be talking about places where you feel safe and where you feel you can relax and feel at home. I consider my 'sacred' or 'holy' place to be my room, for several reasons. First, it's MY room, that I designed and decorated and it has all of MY stuff in it, so naturally I feel comfortable in it. Another reason is that it has an actual key lock on it anyway. So I don't feel like anyone's going to barge in on me. I feel safe and relaxed in my room. In conclusion, I feel the song was about that one or many places you can go and feel like your free from everything else.
The song "Holy Ground" is not just to be interpreted as a holy song but in my opinion a soul song. the reason i say that is because most people think holy as blessed by a religious figure but when i hear this song and how they say all the holy items i think that it means your should be grate full that we live on earth and we should preserve the nature of earth so there is some tranquility still left. I don't have a holy place or sacred place because i can find tranquility anywhere. this is my opinion on the song "Holy Ground" and my opinion on what i think this song is about is about
I would say that the song "Holy Ground" is half religious and half sacred. Many people have places they feel is their "holy ground" refers to any place that you feel cared for, loved, and safe. It says "When you hurt When you heal" it best exemplifies to the many wonderful things that Jesus did on earth. The times and places that I would consider as my "holy ground" would by my house, church, and with my friends. I also agree with what some of the other people said.
:) Chris Daniels (:
My name is Matt Light
I think most people would interpret the song "Holy Ground" to be religious because thats what people automatically think when they hear the word holy. What I think when he says the word holy he really means a place where you can be yourself. When i listen to this song I interpret it as the places you feel you can be yourself in should be sacred.I think in everyones life they have one or more sacred places or 'comfortable places' mine is my home. My home makes me feel this way because I am automatically accepted there and when i'm having a bad day coming home makes me feel better. Another place is the place where I do gymnastics because I can take my frustrations out there and make myself a better gymnast by doing that. In both of these places i feel safe, loved and comforted.
When I heard the song "Holy Ground", it really made me think about my life. It didn't necessarily make me think of a place in which I consider holy, but it made me appreciate the fact that I am walking and breathing and living a wonderful life. This song made me appreciate the good things that I have and not take them for granted. I feel as if the lyrics are an outlook on describing the way each and every person should view life. It cheers me up to think of how good things are going for me and everyone around me. We just need to take the time to stop and be thankful for everything, because the ground we walk on should be cherished as holy ground.
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