“Scary, mad wishes don’t make things come true.”

“Sometimes people are good,
And they do just what they should.
But the very same people who are good sometimes
Are the very same people who are bad sometimes
It’s funny but it’s true.
It’s the same, isn’t it, for me and…
“Isn’t it the same for you?….
“That song…I sing to let children know that everyone does things that are naughty [...]

Popular text / popular persepctive.

“A text is popular if it resonates with readers. For a text to be popular, its message must fit the discourses used by readers to make sense of their experiences. A popular text reassures the readers that their worldviews (discourses) are meaningful. The satisfaction of consuming popular culture is that of being reassured that one’s [...]