Scott Peck, author of The Different Drum: Community and Making Peace, describes community as "people living together in both freedom and love." Communities cannot be formed around people (individualists) who are busy satisfying their own needs first and who are not willing to work hard to make love work. Upon entering this class I realized that a community is not an automatic thing. It does not just appear out of thin air. A group must work together to build bonds between each other. The community in which we are trying to build upon is compiled of many different types of people varying in age, race, sex, class, career, etc. It is going to take some time to build the trust, communication, freedom, and love that we need to form a community.…
Bruce Dawe, an Australian known poet, born 1930 is still one of the biggest selling and most highly regarded poets of Australia. His ability to write such influential poems has made an impact on a number of people, as each poem can be related to the ordinary living lives of Australians throughout the years. Bruce Dawe's poems are interesting because they comment on the lives of ordinary people. This statement is agreed on. In relation to the statement, three key poems can be linked being Enter Without So Much as Knocking (1959), Homo Suburbiensis (1964) and Drifters (1968).…
Benjamin Bradley was born a slave in Maryland, around 1830, but became an engineer and inventor.…
There are many famous people who speak Spanish. Some famous people are Elena Anaya, Pablo Picasso, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Isabel Coixet, and many more. Many weren’t recognized until they died. Some of them were heroes of music, engineering, and more! Rubén Blades is a famous Spanish singer and politician.…
Connecting to others past experiences through distinctively visual elements allows the responder to mentally visualise images evoking an emotional and historical connection with the story, as they’re brought to life. “The Shoe Horn Sonata”, a play by John Misto establishes these experiences through the eye witnesses of the Australian nurses. In addition to Angelina Jolie’s film “Unbroken”, both exemplify dramatic visual elements to convey their survival experiences onto the audience.…
In this excerpt of “Dave Barry Does Japan” Dave Barry shows the lack of care American tourists have for the culture and country they are visiting and satirizes stereotypes of both American and Japanese people through his use of repetition, anecdote, and self-deprecating humor. Dave Barry uses repetition throughout his story to add focus to specific ideas. An example of this is in the beginning of the story when he repeats his overexaggerated versions of the Japanese word for thank you, to satirize how the stereotypical American tourist won’t put in the effort to learn even the most basic words and phrases correctly. Another example of Dave Barry’s use of repetition is later on, when he is unable to communicate that he wants ketchup to the people working at Kentucky…
Have you heard about the book Time Enough For Drums? The author Ann Rinaldi writes a romantic novel about a 16 year old girl’s older and younger brother’s going into war and how it affected her life. The girl from this novel, Jemima Emerson, is the main character and goes through some difficult times throughout the novel. These difficulties improved her intelligence, her fearlessness, and being strong through hard times.…
Look up information and record your findings for the following items. This information will help your overall understanding of the play. 1. A definition and brief background on the role of the ―drummer‖ in American society…
Dialogue in text, adds to our understanding about people, social issues and life. Poems that use dialogue include ‘Weapons Training’, ‘Pleasant Sunday Afternoon’ and ‘Enter without so much of knocking’, written by Bruce Dawe. The themes these poems express include strive for happiness and fulfilment and make the most of life. Another text that also displays these themes is ‘Friday’ directed by F. Gary Grey. This essay will explore the study of dialogue and how it gives a better understanding of human nature and relationships.…
“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.” People are born into situations that are not always ideal for growing up, and that is often related to said person following in the steps of a poorly guided life. These situations are not excuses for following that path because though the situation might be very bad the individual still can make their own choices and decisions, and can change the way they live life. It is harder to make change, and be different than those around you, but it is entirely possible. Even without direct guidance or proper role models people still know right from wrong and can observe the people around them seeing how to act and how not to act. Following the path of change and being an individual is not easy but on that path whether you have no parental guidance, or role models, or even if you have the perfect life, it is still your choice to act right or wrongly. If that path is taken correctly and the experiences are looked at with a positive mindset, things are essential to a successful life. The shift in parental roles in Plainsong impacted the children positively due to the positive developments in their characters by portraying commitment, work ethic, intestinal fortitude, and the ability to determine right…
Erdrich's novel The Painted Drum recounts the tale of a tribal drum and its arrival to the reservation. Through out the novel, the drum unites the main characters. On the night of the drum's arrival, the characters recount the tale of the drum's creation. Their display unites the gathering as a tribe and serves to adjust their individual characters into tribal personalities. Tribalism plays an important role in Native American personality, and Erdrich's novel underlines the significance on tribal identities inside of Native American groups. In The Painted Drum, the drum ties into the idea of tribalism. The drum serves as a symbolic representation of her characters, and it turns into a character and dynamic member in the story.…
“Love and other Catastrophes: A Mix Tape” is by Amanda Holzer is a series of all types of love songs and I think it’s really cool how someone can make a complete story out of a list of songs. The mix tape kind of tells a story and at the beginning of it, the songs are about being alone then the beginning of a relationship starting, songs like, “All by myself” by Eric Carmen, “Let’s Dance” by David Bowie, “We’ve only Just Begun” by the Carpenters and “My Girl” by the Temptations are just a few songs that are at the beginning of the mix tape. These songs are about the beginning of a relationship and the beauty and happiness that comes along with a new relationship. Sort of in the middle the relationship becomes a little rocky and unpredictable and hints of cheating. Songs like “There goes My Baby” by the Drifters, “What’s Going On?” by Marvin Gaye, “Where Did you Sleep Last Night” by Leadbelly, “Your Cheatin’ Heart” by Tammy Wynette are a few songs that enter the middle of the mix tape. But towards the end, the songs get colder and we see that the relationship is over. “Breaking up is Hard To Do” by Neil Sedaka, “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor, “All Out of Love” by Air Supply and “All By Myself” by Eric Carmen are the final songs that end the relationship so to speak. We see through this mix tape that people start out alone and they end up alone in the end.…
The use of distinctively visual elements allows responders to interpret and create meaning from otherwise complex concepts. John Misto’s play ‘The Shoe Horn Sonata’ and Mike Subritzky’s poem ‘Sister’ both challenges the audience’s interpretation of the traumatic experiences of war. Through a range of distinctly visual techniques both composers help create an understanding of the power of time and the human spirit as overcoming adversity of war.…
The Pianist, released in 2002, is a film directed by Roman Polanski and written by Ronald Harwood. Based on the book written by Wladyslaw Szpilman. The film has a long list of actors, including Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Emilia Fox, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Ed Stoppard, Julia Rayner, and Jessica Kate Meyer. The film provides the viewers with amazing actors and actresses playing wonderful characters, their realistic costumes and locations, and a breathtaking storyline in a movie that is longer than the average movie.…
At a young age William contracted spinal tuberculosis that left him a hunchback and little use of his legs. Doctors recommend he take up drumming as a remedy to loosen up his stiff joints since then he took up drumming.so he really didn’t have a choice when he went into this career because of his stiff joints that he got from the disease. When he was young he played on pots, pans, and oil drums. Then after selling newspapers he saved up enough money to buy himself a drum set with custom pedals so he could reach them due to his small height.…