Thursday, October 28, 2010

Miles To Go (Pages 185-243)

Summary:
Miley begins with talking about her experiences going on the Best of Both Worlds tour. It was her very first tour where she would be performing as Hannah Montana (the character she plays on tv) and herself, Miley Cyrus. She was super excited or that, it would be the first time she performed songs that actually meant something to her, other than the songs that were about her character's double-life on tv. There was a part during the performance where 4 big strong guys had to lift her up, and kind-of throw her in the air. Well, one time they threw her a little too hard, so she came down really hard and she fell right through their hands. YES, she fell! Can you believe that?! Can you imagaine how embarrassing that must've been? Falling in front of between 10,000 and 20,000 people? I would've just ran off the stage, but she went on with the show.

Then she moved on to a more relatable subject: breaking up. She broke up with her "Prince Charming" and she was really depressed and hurt. He was like her first boyfriend and she was in love with him. She says that because of the break up, that seemed to be the only thing she could write about for her songs. So, a lot of the songs on her album were about that, like the song "7 things I hate about you".

Then she switched back to a serious topic that I brought up earlier, the little girl named Vanessa that was in the hospital with cancer. Miley had gone to visit her a while ago and after that, she was so busy with going on tour and promoting her album and book that she didn't get to go back and visit. Vanessa died and that really made Miley sad. That was the first time she had ever lost a friend, and I think it was very special for her to include that, because unfortunately a lot of people can relate to losing a loved one.

Then, Miley talks about her bond with her best friend Mandy and she goes into a little more detail about their friendship. Miley then talks about filming The Hannah Montana Movie, which was the first movie she starred in and the setting was back in her hometown Tennessee, which was very comforting for her.  She also talked about filming the other movie she starred in, The Last Song, which was the movie to a book written by Nicolas Sparks.

She briefly touched on: promoting her show, movie, and book, a bonding moment with Emily Osment, she and her father's relationship, and questions she gets asked a lot.

Quote:
"As I start doing more grown-up, dramatic projects, I want to stick with that I believe and what makes sense for a girl my age. I want to be a good role model. That's why I signed on to work with the writer Nicholas Sparks. His books and movies show strong morals, and loving, hard relationships. I can do meaningful work- without compromising my values"

Reaction:
I really liked what she said in that quote. It stuck out to me because she sounded very mature. Despite what people think about her, she's just a teenager and shes learning from her mistakes. But people need to take into account that she does think about her actions and how they will represent her and the fact that she IS, whether she likes it or not, a role model to kids, so she doesnt want to compromise her values when she's doing certain projects.

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