"Crazy Train" Constructed Response
"One communist, one communist in the
faculty of one university is one communist too many. One communist among the
American advisors at
~Senator Joe McCarthy
"In the
~Narrator, Episode 6: Reds. CNN Series; Cold War
1) What is a Cold War and which two nations
were involved in this conflict?
2) According to the quote, what was Senator
McCarthy most afraid of? What term refers to this period of great fear in the
3) Identify and describe President Truman's
foreign policy to deal with the threat of communism following World War II.
4) Explain the meaning of the second quote.
Does the narrator support the views of Senator McCarthy? Explain.
5) Compare and contrast the message of the
song Crazy Train with the ideas expressed by Senator McCarthy. Does the
singer agree with the views of the Senator? Explain
Crazy
Train
By Ozzy Osbourne
Crazy, but that's
how it goes
Millions of people living as foes
Maybe it's not too late
To learn how to love
And forget how to hate
Mental wounds not healing
Life's a bitter shame
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I've listened to
preachers
I've listened to fools
I've watched all the dropouts
Who make their own rules
One person conditioned to rule and control
The media sells it and you live the role
Mental wounds still screaming
Driving me insane
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
I know that things
are going wrong for me
You gotta listen to my words
Heirs of a cold war
That's what we've become
Inheriting troubles I'm mentally numb
Crazy, I just cannot bear
I'm living with something that just isn't fair
Mental wounds not healing
Who and what's to blame
I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
Blizzard of OZZ
(c) 1980