Posts from ‘October, 2001’

This song received an Honorable Mention certificate and Top 500 prize from the 11th Annual Billboard Magazine Songwriting Contest, July 16, 2003.
Listen to .mp3 sample of Someone Duplicated the Key to My Heart.
Sung by Mark S. Meritt.

2007, 2002 Mark S. Meritt
Visit Mark’s MySpace Music Account to Hear the Full Song.
Lyrics
For so long we’ve [...]

Listen to .mp3 sample of Lost in Paradise.
Sung by Mark S. Meritt.

Lyrics
If their life were good
Most people would
Be happy with their fate
Still, down deep inside
It’s not denied
They want a life that’s great
Spite of what they have, they want it all
Lucky me, I’ve got it wall to wall
I’m lost in a wonderful paradise
I’m lost in a [...]

The music for this song was originally written for You Could’ve Been Something Special (Love Theme from Gratuitous Violence). Mark felt the music worth reusing for a piece with a greater likelihood for longevity. Other than the title being a nod, the lyrics are essentially unrelated to the original.
Listen to .mp3 sample of Gratuitous [...]

This paper was written during Chris’ undergraduate studies at the University of Queensland.
Read the Why Are the Punan ‘Complex’? .pdf.

In response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, creator/writer Aaron Sorkin and the other minds behind NBC’s The West Wing decided to delay the official start of the series’ third season, quickly creating a new episode about terrorism. Providing a thoughtful and multifaceted look at the issue, the episode [...]