{"id":61,"date":"2021-08-17T22:26:24","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T04:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=61"},"modified":"2022-09-20T02:42:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T08:42:19","slug":"was-wrecking-ball-inspired-by-actual-wreckin-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/was-wrecking-ball-inspired-by-actual-wreckin-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"was wrecking ball inspired by actual wrecking balls and geopolitics?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>the most interesting lyric from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=My2FRPA3Gf8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>miley cyrus<\/strong>&#8216; big 2013 hit\u00a0<strong>wrecking ball<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>i never meant to start a war, i just wanted u to let me in<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>and instead of using force, <em>i guess i should have let u win<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/meant-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>meant <\/em><\/strong><\/a>is the irregular past tense of <strong><em>mean<\/em>. i<\/strong><em><strong> should have let <\/strong><\/em><strong>u win<\/strong> is a solid example of <a title=\"an example of should in the past from &quot;birdman&quot;\" href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tighty-whities-or-tidy-whities-in-birdman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to use should in the past<\/a> to express a hypothetical situation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/miley-cyrus-on-a-wrecking-ball.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12349\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/miley-cyrus-on-a-wrecking-ball-300x150.jpeg\" alt=\"miley cyrus on a wrecking ball from her eponymous video vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/miley-cyrus-on-a-wrecking-ball-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/miley-cyrus-on-a-wrecking-ball-768x384.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/miley-cyrus-on-a-wrecking-ball.jpeg 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>miley cyrus on a wrecking ball (mileycyrusvevo)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>frequently, as in this case, <em>should in the past<\/em> indicates an error. it is <em>meant<\/em> to sound like an <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/apology-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">apology<\/a>, however, preceded by <em><strong>i guess<\/strong><\/em>, it sounds sarcastic\u00a0and insincere.<\/p>\n<h5><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/wrecking-ball.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/wrecking-ball.jpg\" alt=\"a wrecking ball destroying a structure--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"247\" height=\"299\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/12\/wreckingball.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">t<\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n<h5><em>a wrecking ball in action<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the references to <em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">force<\/span><\/em> and <em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">war\u00a0<\/span><\/em>are metaphors for passion in a romantic relationship but also inspire images of the geopolitics that <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/what-were-u-led-to-believe-led-to-this\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">led to<\/a> this classic video on my youtube channel, <em><strong>wreckin balls<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"wreckin balls\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NmvZC8uTWkk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>a <em><strong>wrecking ball<\/strong><\/em> is <em>a big metal ball<\/em>\u00a0used by construction crews to <strong><em>knock down<\/em><\/strong> (force to the ground, ) walls or buildings.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>shock and awe<\/strong><\/em> (used in the video at :50) was the name of the technique implemented by the u.s. in their attack on baghdad in 2003. \u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>awe<\/strong><\/em><\/span> is related to the widely used adjective \u00a0and in this context means that observers of the military display at the beginning of the war were supposed to feel\u00a0<em>amazed<\/em> and<em> afraid<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">as a result of <em>shock and awe<\/em> and the years of war that have followed, a <em>wrecking ball<\/em>\u00a0or two, and\u00a0various other products and services have been needed to assist in\u00a0the rebuilding\u00a0of iraq. \u00a0this has been a clear opportunity for\u00a0american companies to exploit.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/cheney-halliburton-wrecking-ball1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2277\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/cheney-halliburton-wrecking-ball1-283x300.jpg\" alt=\"cheney halliburton wrecking ball\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/cheney-halliburton-wrecking-ball1-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/cheney-halliburton-wrecking-ball1.jpg 393w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>&#x261d;&#x1f3fc; a common perception of former u.s. vice-president and halliburton ceo <strong>dick cheney<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">one corporation that has received billions of dollars from\u00a0iraqi reconstruction contracts is <strong>halliburton<\/strong>, a military contractor that provides a multitude of services to the energy industry.\u00a0<strong>dick cheney<\/strong>, pictured above and at :36 in the video (he&#8217;s on the right), was the ceo of halliburton from 1995-2000 and served as president <strong>george w. bush<\/strong>&#8216;s vice president from 2001-2009.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vice-.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12351\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vice-.jpeg\" alt=\"vice movie poster that shows christian bale as former u.s. vice president dick cheney vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"189\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>christian bale won the 2019 golden globe for best actor in a motion picture musical or comedy for his <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/portrayal-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">portrayal<\/a> of dick cheney in this movie<\/em><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">were u <em>shocked and\/or awed<\/em> at the beginning of the u.s. war in iraq? or did u feel something different? post\u00a0your comments or questions in the <strong>leave a reply<\/strong> section below.<\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.216.166\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label for=\"s2email\">Your email:<\/label><br><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"s2email\" value=\"Enter email address...\" size=\"20\" onfocus=\"if (this.value === 'Enter email address...') {this.value = '';}\" onblur=\"if (this.value === '') {this.value = 'Enter email address...';}\" \/><\/p><p><input type=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>&nbsp;<input type=\"submit\" name=\"unsubscribe\" value=\"Unsubscribe\" \/><\/p><\/form>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the most interesting lyric from miley cyrus&#8216; 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