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Tupac was brought to life on June 16, 1971, Tupac Amaru Shakur. He was initially from Brooklyn, New York, but, while growing up he moved from Harlem to Baltimore, to Oakland. The nonstop moving leads Tupac to his new colony of people by joining gangs, and his prolonged rap sheet was developed prior to his … Read more
Why Did I Choose This Song? This song is really fierce and I love that about it. This song to me is about being confident about what you do or say no matter what others think of you. I love the message and the tone of the song. It reminds me of myself now. I … Read more
The song “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday is a jazz ballad which can also be attributed to the blues style. Before Billie Holiday released the song, it was a poem, written by the American teacher Abel Merropol. This poem was a response to the lynching’s going on in the south due to racism and Jim … Read more
One Direction – the biggest boyband in the world. Not only have they gotten so many achievements, like over 200 awards and holding Guinness World Records, but they have also stolen the hearts of more than a million girls worldwide. They have those girls emotionally attached to them and their music, making the girls also … Read more
When it came to modernist poetry, imagery was important to flesh out the lavish artistic style said poets loved to express, which in turn allowed them to declare themes and concepts clearer. T.S. Eliot, consider among the great poetic modernists, masterfully utilizes imagery through his poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” to illustrate … Read more
A Song for Ella Grey reconstructs the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice in the setting of the Ouseburn of Tyneside and in the ambience of the beaches of Northumberland. It’s very much a local story. Being part of a local audience, in a local theatre, there was a lot extra I was able to take … Read more
Multi-grammy winning artist Bruno Mars is a famous American pop artist/writer that expresses very powerful tone in his song lyrics. In his song “When I Was Your Man” in particular, he is living in a time of regret where he talks about a female he had once let go. The song was released in 2012 … Read more
Throughout time music has been used to heal and provoke emotion in the listeners. The melody of a song can bring one to tears, laughter, or even give them chills. People connect and come together through lyrics and their meanings. During severe times music gives groups hope, motivation for change, and a place to speak … Read more
Song of Myself is a poem of bold declarations that egotistically assert Walt Whitman’s place and purpose in the context of a world of immense scope and romantically instilled vigor. And yet located within this chaotic unfurling of identity there is one piece of the poem that stands out as a conspicuously reserved, reflective fragment. … Read more
Hey Moon Pie, it still feels like yesterday when I saw you for the very first time. Never expected Lady Luck and Baby Cupid would work hand in hand to bring you to me – it was a moonless night, you were with your friends. Just then, I saw you smile, and I realized that … Read more
Introduction: Beyonce Knowles started her music career at a very young age with a group compiled of her childhood friends. Her father quit his job in the cooperate world to help manage the group. After reaching some success; Beyonce later broke off from the group and started the path for her own solo career. Her … Read more
“Some people build fences to keep people out, and other people build fences to keep people in,” offers the sage Bono one afternoon during his usual bonhomie with fellow refuse collector Troy Maxson. The seemingly minor line encompasses the entire leitmotif of August Wilson’s play, Fences. It is a play that takes place in a … Read more
Marshall Mathers, better known by his stage name, Eminem, is one of the best artists and lyricists in the history of rap music. “Mockingbird is the best and most meaningful song that Eminem has recorded. Even though, I was a young child when I first heard this song, I did not understand the true meaning … Read more
Train’s “Hey, Soul Sister” uses several kinds of literary elements to pull the listener into a romantic, but innocent relationship. The use of eloquent words that appeal to all senses provide one with imagery and a feel of freedom. This is shown through the ideas of memory, sweet romance, and love. The first verse draws … Read more
After both listening to and reading through this speech a few times I think I havean understanding of what John Denver is trying to say. At first I thought he wasagreeing and advocating for the censorship of music but after thinking about it Iswitched my thought to he’s advocating against the censorship of drugs and … Read more
Hello is a song by English singer Adele, released on 23 October 2015 by XL Recordings as the ead single from her third studio album, 25 (2015). Adele co-wrote the song with her producer, Greg Kurstin.”Hello is a piano balla with soul influences, and lyrics that discuss themes of nostalgia and regret. Upon release, the … Read more
“Hey Jude” is a song by the band The Beatles and was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It was first released in August 1968 under The Beatles label ‘Apple Records’. Hey Jude runs for 8 mins and 10 secs. The Beatles choose here instead for an unusual binary form that uses a fully … Read more
“Wide Open Spaces” by the Dixie Chicks is a clear example of a song with Transcendental lyrics. It is about a girl leaving home to achieve her goals in life, an example of the American dream. “A place in the clouds, a foundation of stone” and “it takes a shape of a place out west.” … Read more
Ted Hughes’s book, Crow: From the Life and Songs of the Crow, is a collection of 67 disturbingly dark poems that explore the evil aspects of life, and human tendency towards violence. The book, dedicated to Hughes’s dead second wife Assia Wevill and his daughter Shura, was published in 1972, three years after their deaths. … Read more
Evolution of Attitude in Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” T. S. Eliot’s notoriously opaque “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” can be interpreted only by acknowledging that the speaker’s thought process is not consistent throughout but an ongoing process. On first reading, the poems stanzas seem to belong to separate plots … Read more
Maxine Kingston’s The Woman Warrior wrestles with the importance of language for Chinese-American women, using Kingston’s own life experiences as the novel’s foundation. In the book’s final chapter, “A Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe,” she details her developing relationship with silence and language. Kingston voices her frustration and mistrust of Chinese tradition in that … Read more
Alice Walker’s The Colour Purple, written in 1982, emerged from the appearance of Feminist writers in the 1970s, when specific gender issues were no longer being suppressed by a patriarchal society. This allowed for the growth of personal freedom within the cultural legacy of both the Black community and the Feminist movement. Intellectual consciousness widened … Read more
The song that I have selected for analysis, is certainly one of Jackson’s most popular songs. Although Michael has been dead for quite some years now, his legacy still continues. Even today, every time I hear this song play on the radio, I get excited. Many of his songs are timeless and still as valuable … Read more
T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a modern journey into and dissection of the mind of a society man, J. Alfred Prufrock. Prufrock is pushed in two opposite directions by his desires: his desire to have the favor of the woman he admires from afar, and his desire to protect himself … Read more
Humans constantly struggle with the idea of work; is it really necessary? Is it worth it? Will it pay off in the end? Some see it as the devil’s burden and others know that in order to create an outcome, work will have to be put in first.The question is, is work a necessity/necessary evil, … Read more
In the poem “a song in the front yard,” Gwendolyn Brooks uses denotation and connotation to depict underlying meanings of specific words and phrases that add to the significance of the poem as a whole. Brooks uses denotation to refer to the reality of the speaker’s situation at hand, and connotation to express the comparison … Read more
It all started in 2003 when Jaden made his debut as an actor on TV in a TV show called All of Us. This show was an American sitcom created by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith regarding a special insight towards a merged family where a father is responsible for two opposite sons. However, Jaden … Read more
The poem “My Father’s Song” is based on the wisdom and values, as well as traditions passed from old generation to new one. The speaker uses his life experience between him and his father to depict the variation of values and traditions between the old and new generation. In emphasizing his theme, the writer has … Read more
After watching “I Lived” I felt as if I could do more to live my life to the fullest. The boy in the video is unfortunately affected by Cystic Fibrosis, yet he lives as if he does not have it. He does not let it get in the way of leading as close to a … Read more
Since it was first invented music has played a huge role in the lives of people. From generation to generation music defines people and is a means of expressing concerns and emotions to the audience. Florida Georgia Line is one of the most influential country music groups of this generation. May We All is a … Read more
Dolly Parton is an American singer who originally wrote the song ‘I will always love you’ in 1974 then later on she recorded another version for the 1982 movie ‘the best little whorehouse in Texas’ she originally wrote this song after a breakup. Whitney Huston was… In 1992 the late Whitney Huston remade the song … Read more
Though out African American history student were thought that Africans slaves sing a great deal of folk’s songs. Africans could make up a tune about anything to help them get through the work day. When the slaves on the plantation work it helps them function better to sing songs. According to Black Culture and Black … Read more
Trapped Trapped Trapped On No Such Path In the song Trapped by Tupac, Tupac created a song that brought to light the large amount of prejudice that surrounds communities of minorities in America. Tupac was a rapper that came from the rough and tough streets and witnessed many things. Due to the amount of crime … Read more
Equality in “The Wound-Dresser” and “Song of Myself” The theme of equality permeates both “The Wound-Dresser” and “Song of Myself”. Whitman remarks upon judgments that others make and refutes them with his own ideas of impartiality. These manifest particularly strongly in Whitman’s attitude towards the bravery of soldiers in “The Wound-Dresser” and section 18 of … Read more
In Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell, Elaine is a sixteen-year-old girl trapped in a military camp with her father and two brothers. Without a feminine influence and only men Elaine grew up wild, but imprisoned still in military camp after military camp. One day, men from the camp come back from a … Read more
For this assignment, I will be comparing Schubert’s “Gretchen am Spinnrade” and Adele’s “Someone Like You”. Schubert’s first successful lied was “Gretchen am Spinnrade”, which was written when he was just sixteen in 1814. The text was written by the poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Adele’s “Someone Like You” become a huge hit in 2011. … Read more
Human Resilience in Plainsong Resilience is the capacity to withstand stress and trauma. Plainsong, by Kent Haruf, is an impeccable portrayal of the resilience individuals require to overcome adversity. This adversity defines every character’s life, as they must fight to overcome hardship. People do not accumulate the same life experiences, thus incorporating the lives of … Read more
NY State of Mind Literary Analysis Even though it was released in 1994, Nasir Jones’ (better known by his stage name – Nas) Illmatic is still considered one of the best and most influential hip hop albums of all time. The opening track off his debut album, NY State of Mind, is one of the … Read more
Shawn Mendes is going to turn 20 years old this year and he is 1.88 meters tall. He was born on August 8, 1998 He was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Karen, a real estate agent, and Manuel Mendes, a businessman, selling bar and restaurant supplies in Toronto. His father is Portuguese (from … Read more
The entire universe, and a single blade of grass – what do they have in common? According to Walt Whitman, everything. Whitman believed that everything, even down to the smallest blade of grass, is as important and special as everything else, and he shows this through parts of many of his poems. Like the transcendentalist … Read more
In Song of Rowland, the author tells the story of Charlemagne’s attempted takeover of Saragossa, a land controlled by the Muslim king, Marsilla. The poem covers the feud between Rowland and his stepfather Ganelon, as well as the disastrous consequences that come from that feud, including the betrayal of their lord and kinsman, Charlemagne. Through … Read more
In both ‘Song’ and ‘Remember’, Rossetti articulates several different attitudes towards death, avoiding any one set approach. In ‘Song’, she uses techniques involving the structure and tone of the poem to communicate that she is in fact happy to be out of the relationship. However, in the poem ‘Remember’, Rossetti uses the displays a much … Read more
When it came to modernist poetry, imagery was important to flesh out the lavish artistic style said poets loved to express, which in turn allowed them to declare themes and concepts clearer. T.S. Eliot, consider among the great poetic modernists, masterfully utilizes imagery through his poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” to illustrate … Read more
The Middle Ages were marked by religious upheaval in Europe. Two new major world religions were coming to power: Islam and Christianity. The rapid success of Christianity led the Roman Catholic Church to become the dominant religious force in most of the western world, and as with any powerful institution, it became increasingly corrupt (Swanson … Read more
Bob Marley’s Redemption Song song shows that the achievements of human beings usually have definite limits. To this end, the unnamed speaker observes that, although human beings have the capacity to generate atomic energy, these human beings cannot stop the time. In addition, after being sold by some pirates, the unnamed speaker becomes stronger, thanks … Read more
Billie Holiday (aka Lady Day) was and still is a very influential jazz artist and singer. Holiday’s iconic jazz songs and albums thrived in a time when America was going through a time of racial intolerance. This project began with Abel Meeropol’s (aka Lewis Allan) poem which form the lyrics of the song. Meeropol was … Read more
In his short story “The Devil is a Busy Man,” David Foster Wallace asserts that Americans are obsessed with maintaining a facade of sincerity; ironically, this desire to appear sincere is the tragic root of the country’s widespread insincerity. The narrator frets over the perception of the “nice thing [they did] for someone” and laments, … Read more
Song of Myself is a poem of bold declarations that egotistically assert Walt Whitman’s place and purpose in the context of a world of immense scope and romantically instilled vigor. And yet located within this chaotic unfurling of identity there is one piece of the poem that stands out as a conspicuously reserved, reflective fragment. … Read more
Upon reading Jonathan Edwards’ Personal Narrative, one would undoubtedly find that Edwards’ descriptions and expressions of his insurmountable love for God (and all things in relation to the Christian faith) are of an extreme degree uncommon to that of the ordinary believer. It is therefore justifiable to pinpoint one of the themes in Personal Narrative … Read more
To say that “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” is a typical romantic ode to the wonders of love, as the title may suggest, is quite far from the truth. To the contrary, this poem enters the straggling mind of J. Alfred Prufrock, a man plagued with irresolution, and because of this irresolution will … Read more
