...The book is about a dystopian world where the government has full control of its citizens using brainwashing techniques. The song's title comes from the line in the book “welcome my son to the machine”. The song follows the same theme as the book, with the machine referring to life under an oppressed government where free thought and free will are non-existent. Everyone is part of a “machine” where no one has control and they are simply being used (Edmonds, 1975). The song can also be interpreted in a broader sense. For instance, rather than being limited to the government, it can also be about society. People are told from a young age what to do, how to act, when to talk, and learn to know their place and this often leads to rebellion in some people which is just another phase of the machine. For example, in the...
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...Complex Sentences Exercise (See related pages) ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Directions: Determine the independent clause in each sentence. Example | Although too little sleep is an effect of stress, too little sleep can cause stress. | | a. Although too little sleep is an effect of stress | | b. too little sleep can cause stress | | | Explanation | The answer is b. The most important thought the author wants readers to understand is that too little sleep can cause stress. The dependent clause, which is introduced by although, tells readers information the author considers less important, that too little sleep is an effect of stress (that is, people who are stressed may not sleep well). Notice that if you read the dependent clause aloud to someone and stopped there, the listener would expect you to add something more. The dependent clause does not make complete sense by itself. | | | | 1 | | Although we know the benefits of exercise, most of us don't know that a brisk after-dinner stroll can help with digestion. | | | A) | Although we know the benefits of exercise | | | B) | most of us don't know that a brisk after-dinner stroll can help with digestion | | | | | | | | 2 | | People need to be able to share their fears, frustrations, and joys, so it's important for us to develop a network of people we can share our feelings with. | | | A) | People need to be able to share their fears...
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...Good music to me lies within the lyrics that tells the story and the rhythm set the mood. A song’s lyrics should be powerful and have an attitude that coincides with the flow of the rhythm. Lyrics need to mean something convey the message that the singer feels whether its joy, sadness or pain. But; no matter how moving or intricate lyrics are, they do not carry weight without the proper beat and rhythm to follow them. A song missing just one of these could make a great song easily be considered awful. For example, in rap, there is a rhythm called the “Knock on Wood, Freestyle” made by self-proclaimed genius Kanye West. Around the rap community, MC’s and fans would agree that this rhythm carries enough weight to support any set of lyrics. As...
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...Louise Cowan, in her introduction to The Terrain of Comedy, speaks about the four parts of the poetic universe as defined by Aristotle: lyric, tragedy, comedy and epic. Louise argues that the whole of redemption fits into these fours elements of poetry. Lyric is the realm of love, the “place of origins and sources…symbolized by the garden.” Lyric represents both the pre-Fall condition of man and the redemptive state. Tragedy is the loss of the garden; comedy is man enduring in the fallen world. Epic, however, restores man to his pre-Fall state. The epic “struggles to build or cleanse,” attempting to complete the journey to the new Eden, one which is “redeemed and made new.” Dante projects his redemptive journey in the Divine Comedy upon the conversation between Statius and Virgil. In Statius and Virgil’s conversation, Dante reveals the necessity of epic, its shortcomings, and lyrics role in redemption. The epic is the journey to redemption and Love lyric is the end. Dante, throughout the divine comedy, reveals the epic struggle. Virgil, the epic poet, does what the saint cannot,...
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...the brass instruments entered with a slow melody. The mood became more dramatic as it progressed. The pace became faster and the texture more intense with fugue-like entrances. The different instruments succeeded one another until they ultimately all entered in unison. The drums were the most prominent players in the overture, effectively supported by the continuous beating of the drums and clanging of the cymbals. The drums were soon replaced by the strings, while the brass instruments receded to the background, quickly leading to the climax in the final section of the piece. The second piece of work-On a clear day made just so in the mood. I haven’t heard a song like this so long. The expression of the song and the lyrics made me so falling into it. Such as my life and day just being revealed by the author. I even forget to take picture. During this song, I have drunk 2 cups of drinks to enjoy the song. The third one, Dat Dere, which also a piece of master work of instrument playing in the black music history for me. The string instruments played a sad melody and the brass instruments enhanced the mood by their constant horn blowing in the background. The interplay between the soloist and the orchestra took on a more intimate veneer, and they appeared to be more comfortable with each other, as opposed to the...
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...you fall in love with the characters. You wanted to read more. “The Welcome Table” and “Country Lovers” showed sides of racism that took place in completely different parts of the world. Each author used their literary and keen writing skills in order to get the reader to completely understand the point each one of them was trying to make. In the short stories, “The Welcome Table” by Alice Walker and “Country Lovers by Nadine Gordimer, Racism is the theme and highlight of each one. Both stories are discussing racial issues but they are two completely different stories and the authors begin each one in a completely opposite fashion. '”The Welcome Table” was written by Margaret Walker. Walker was published under her maiden name. She was best known for her poem "For My People," published in 1942, and her best-selling novel, Jubilee, based on her what her family went through during slavery and immediately after the Civil War, it was published in 1966. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama., Walker was a resident of Jackson, Miss., and was a professor emeritus at Jackson State College. She taught English and was also a director of the Institute for the Study of History, Life and Culture of Black Peoples. Walker, began her career in writing in the 1930s. She,still was writing in the 1990s. Walker's last book of essays, On Being Female, Black and Free: Essays, 1932-1992, was published in 1997. This Is My Century: New and Collected Poems was published in 1989 (Odom, 1998). She...
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...take away a very unhealthy idea of it. Not only can a genre be at fault in an instance like this, but also an artist who actually allows to put out such messages and ideas into the world. One of the most controversial topics in the Rap industry is the topic about women and how they should be portrayed. Eminem, an artist who is heavily criticized about his degrading and demoralizing of women in his lyrics and music videos, is an example of such artist (Hess, 490). He is very well known and also loved for his lyrics and music videos that represent women as sexual objects encourage domestic violence against women, and attack women of prestige and power within the social elite world. Eminem’s style of music consists of Rap. The Majority of his lyrics and art is focused around his real life experiences and events (Hess, 490). He would incorporate his problems at home with his wife, or the drug abuse of his mother into his songs without trying to hide it at all. This is one of his main appeals as an artist; his vulnerability attracted many all over the world to tune in and listen to his life story. Many of Eminem’s...
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...It was that time of year again. The time when all of my family longed to get away for the summer. Getting away, however, never presented a question as to where we would be getting away to. We always knew. The Cabin stood just smack dab in the middle of nowhere. No one else in the world truly knew where the middle of nowhere was, but my family did. Surrounded by enormous, towering pine trees and at the end of the longest road in Texas, stood our humble cabin. Every time we came to spend another summer there, The Cabin seemed to say, “Welcome back y’all!” Nothing could ever get in the way of spending our summer at The Cabin. This battered cabin had been in the family for years, and my parents wanted to continue the tradition of visiting every...
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...Hip-hop began in the 1970s in the south Bronx of New York and served a cathartic purpose for the black community. People could explore issues such as the eradication of racism and equality, but since Hip-hop was created, the cathartic use has been abused through the increased use of misogynistic lyrics and music videos. Artists like Ludacris, 50 Cent and Eminem portray women nothing more than “ho’s”, “bitches” and “freaks”. Nothing more than sex objects; and yet, their biggest fan base is adolescents, this is dreadful as neuroscientists have discovered that the teenage brain still undergoes the same radical development as seen in childhood . Teenagers are easily influenced through their formative years ; as they are consuming music videos and lyrics of a sexual nature, the adolescent will not only become desensitized to the misogynistic views; but may also become a misogynist themselves. The teenagers who are passive viewers and are directly affected by what they view, are those who the supporters of the Hypodermic Needle Theory worry about. The Hypodermic Needle Theory (also known as the magic bullet theory) suggests that viewers are passive and are subliminally accepting a message without considering its faults; this is because as a source (for example, radio) can be the only possible source you could view news from, and you then rely and accept its message. An example of the hypodermic needle theory is “The War of the Worlds” radio panic. In October 1938, there was breaking...
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...Introduction The main objective of this research is to state the effects of pop music (and music videos) to overall well being of children and teens. This paper will focus on the negative side, on two major fields: Behavior (including health) and Interpersonal relations. I picked 10 current Pinoy music videos of varied genres. I formulated a mini questionnaire and let random children and teens answer it. It took me almost 3 weeks to gather information and make conclusions. I chose to do a research on the effects of listening and watching pop music/music videos because me, myself is an avid listener and viewer of pop music. It will be much easier for me to do a research if I choose a topic, which is very relatable/close to my heart and to my being. And also, the reading assigned to me in the class, which is an experiment to pop music video viewers and its effects to gender and sexuality of teenagers, influenced me to do this paper. Below is the actual survey questionnaire that I gave to 8-20 year old children and teens, to be followed by an explanation of why I chose those kinds of questions. Questionnaire 1. State your gender: _____M _____F 2. Age range: _____5-12 _____13-25 _____26-30 3. Do you watch music videos? _____Yes _____No 4. How often do you watch music videos? _________Hours 5. Where do you watch music videos? _____TV _____Phone/iPod _____Youtube 6. Do you like to see dance routines within a music video...
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...Here is a list of the top Broadway shows of the season: Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, A • Walter Kerr Theatre • Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays (I Am My Own Wife) plays eight roles in this frisky musical romp set in Edwardian England about a line of heirs, family money — and homicide. • When Monty Navarro finds out he is eighth in line to inherit a dukedom, he decides to eliminate the other seven heirs standing in his way — all played by one incredible actor. This witty music-hall comedy explores how low we'll go to make it to the top. BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL • Theatre: Stephen Sondheim • Here's how the creators bill the musical: "Her voice would define a generation, but first she had to find it. Long before she was Carole King: chart-topping music legend, she was Carol Klein: Brooklyn girl with passion and chutzpah. She fought her way into the record business as a teenager and, by the time she reached her twenties, had the husband of her dreams and a flourishing career writing hits for the biggest acts in rock 'n' roll. But it wasn't until her fairytale life began to crack that she finally managed to find her true voice. Beautiful tells the inspiring true story of King's rise to stardom, alongside husband and co-writer Gerry Goffin and fellow song writers Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil, set to the music that made her one of the recording industry’s most enduring icon." IT'S ONLY A PLAY • Theatre: Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre • Written by...
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...Analyze the film: setting, characterization (answer questions in your worksheet). - Use the list of adjectives in your characterization of Ivanhoe Martin - Use the lyrics of the two songs in your characterization of Ivanhoe Martin 1. The movie takes place in 1970’s Jamaican slum, where there is a lot of poverty and crime in the streets. The movie ends near the coast by the countryside. The setting welcomes the viewer into their life, and we feel their passion for music, and their will to fight it to the end 2. Ivanhoe Martin is the main person of the movie, and is played by the famous Jimmy cliff. Ivanhoe lived on the countryside for the most of his life, until he decided to move to the city to pursuit his dream of becoming a famous reggae singer. He soon realizes that the life in the city is tough. He is taken advantage of by people before he learns to live in the big city. Before he starts the singing career he will have to settle down and get a job. But getting a normal job in the city is very difficult to find, and in his search for a job he both goes to the rich neighbor hood and the poor slum. It is very interesting to see in this movie how the city is described and divided in this movie, and it is worth noticing that even though it is the same city, he actually travels from the third world to the western life style. It is also described how the western society in Kingston can control the third world area in form the police. Though the police have total control, they...
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...starting to worry that I might arrived late, due to traffic and all, but instead of being late, I arrived almost 30 minutues early than the designated time. When I arrived at the Fully Booked, I went straight to 4th floor. I peeked at the Top (to the venue of the BGC Feast), I could hear a lively music being played, I was enticed, I wanted to come up but my shyness won over me and so I decided to wait for my friends first. When my friends and I entered the room, I was really nervous, but the music calmed me. In the welcoming part, Mr. Benjamin told us that the guest priest will be arriving late and so he asked us to introduce ourselves to 3 people in the gathering. Instead of just 3 people, I made acquitances with more than 5 people, namely: Mafe, Jason, Ate Celine, Kwen, Kim, Abby and others. It was fun meeting other peoe around my age other than my schoolmates. People there were very welcoming and made me feel like I belong. When the mass started, I felt a little awkward. I don't go to Catholic masses anymore, other than those held at school, so I'm not that familiar on what exactly to respond on some parts and the lyrics of the songs, they kinda changed the melody of the songs and so I don't really know how to sing it properly. Anyway, I went to a Catholic school before so, I know some of the basic things that are done in a Catholic mass. In the priest sermon, he told us about a boy named "Jep." Jep has an illness and was given food by Father so he could take his medicines...
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...ASPECTS OF MIDDLE ENGLISH LITERATURE (1066-1500) Middle English, Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Latin After the Conquest: dramatic changes in language and cultural temperament Old English literature: Middle English literature realistic,matter-of-fact,unromantic, growing audience, a panorama of most serious, often melancholic, diverse folk of many social classes (castle, monochrome gray, loyalty to the lord, barnyard, town); the appearance of leasure desperate courage in defeat, class and an audience of women rigorous adherence to the tribal code; new type of secular entertainment: major theme: agony of the lordless man, code continued but became chivalric social alienation, noble and heroic deeds; agony of alienation, physical hardships for audience: almost exclusively male;lords and the sovereign lady thanes - no mention of lower classes, strong courtly flavour, …So they duly arrived The sumptuous bed on which she lay in their grim war-graith and gear at the hall, Was beautiful. The drapes and tassel, and, weary from the sea, stacked wide shields Sheets and pillows worth a castle. of the toughest hardwood against the wall, The single gown she wore was sheer … And made her shapely form appear. … And the troops themselves She’d thrown, in order to keep warm, were as good as their weapons. Then a proud warrior An ermine stole over her arm, questioned the men concerning their origins: White fur with the lining dyed ...
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...defined or divided according to any specific region or language. So literature is a world centered concept where all races, languages, religions got mingled. During the beginning period of 20th Century, Eastern and Western literature posses some kind of similar literary conception specially on spiritualism and mysticism. W.B. Yeats and Rabindranath Tagore were the chief intellectual and literary representative of Ireland and India respectively during that time. Basically they were the identity of their own nation before the World. In this paper my intention is to find out the philosophic resemblance of that two Nobel Laureate in few of their writings specially on their conception of spiritual...
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