Eminem's 'How Do You Feel About Your Life?'

How Do You Feel About Your Life?

Eminem connects to the quote “Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living” especially when he drops out of school, rapped about killing his wife, and when he flipped off the audience. Eminem didn’t like the life he was living so he decided to drop out of high school. As Brennan states, when Eminem had failed ninth grade, he dropped out of high school (Brennan 1). This summary is related to the main quote because when Eminem looked back, he wasn’t happy with the life he was living. so Eminem decided to change his life by dropping out of school. Eminem also didn’t like the way his wife was treating him so he decided to rap about killing her. As Mathers III states, “His tumultuous
George Washington was happy with the life he was living even though he has lost a loved one for the second time. “George had lost his second father, but he was a grown man of twenty now. He was able to care for his half brother’s widow and his baby daughter(West 10).” George Washington relates to the main quote that was picked because he had lost a loved one but now he was able to take care of others. When George looked back he was happy that he moved on and kept strong so that he could help the others. George Washington was very happy with what was going on in his life, especially when he marked a turning point. “The years 1751-52 marked a turning point in Washington’s life, for they placed him in control of Mount Vernon (Nevins 1).” George relates to the main quote that was picked here because he marked a turning point. When he looked back he was happy because he got to control Mount Vernon. George Washington was a very happy person in his life, especially when the experience that he took toughened him. “The experience taught him resourcefulness, endurance, and toughened him in both body and mind (Nevins 1).” When George took this experience it shows how he relates to the main quote. When he looks back, he realizes that it has toughened
Are you satisfied with the life you’re living?”, is bullying, Hurricane Hilda, and child abuse. Bullying connects to the main quote, “Are you satisfied with the life you’re living?” because when people look back are they happy with what they have done, and the consequences? Infobase Learning says, “New Jersey High School, which has about 1,700 students, has canceled the remaining games for it’s freshman, junior varsity and varsity football teams,... (New).” When Infobase Learning says the quote above it shows that bullying relates to the main quote because when the football players see what’s happening they aren’t happy with what the school has done. Even though football players are the main bullies. Hurricane Hilda connects to the main quote, “look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living?” especially when this hurricane had hit. Infobase Learning states,“At least 166 persons were reported killed, 100 missing and 1,000 injured due to destructive winds and floods in the central and northern Gulf Coast area of Mexico where Hurricane Hilda struck September 19 (Acc).” This quote about connects to the main quote because when people looked back to what had happened they were frustrated. Many people had lost family and friends during this disaster. Last but not least, Child abuse connects to the main quote “Are you satisfied with the life you’re living?.” Bailey states, “The number of