Toby Keith’s “American Soldier” demonstrates examples of pathos, ethos, and logos. The song explains a soldier’s feelings and responsibilities at hand. The emotions shown through the song are thankfulness, intenseness, and courageousness. The sound of the song is very soft in the beginning and picks up when he begins to talk about the duty he has. Ironically, the music change makes sense because he has to balance his time between work and family, and family is calming, while work on the other hand is intense. Toby Keith establishes credibility because he lives in America, knowing that freedom doesn’t come free, and the song is written in first person, describing when the songwriter went overseas. Toby Keith also establishes logos in his song…
The book “Canyons” by Gary Paulsen is a difficult but great book for 8th graders. The story of Canyons takes place at a canyon, desert. The weather was sunny and hot. The main characters of this book are coyote runs and brennan.…
“Canyons” by Gary Paulsen is a great book that can be enjoyed by all middle school readers. The story canyons is mostly based in canyons, caves, and a camping ground. Itis also based in highschool sometimes throughout the story. Brennan and he is fifteen years old…
From the second Alex arrived at the academy he thought something was weird or different, but couldn't place it. He notices that some kids have already started acting like scholars instead of juvenile delinquents. He did however notice one person different than all the other boys, James Sprintz. James seemed to be the only boy not "brain-washed" that Alex met. Alex and James became close friends at their time at Point Blanc, skipping classes and doing stuff that was expetc…
Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People” is a short story about the connection between one’s soul and life. The story centers around Hulga (Joy) Hopewell and the life-changing experience she has with a traveling Bible salesman (Meyer 265). As a whole, “Good Country People” shows how a person’s point of view can affect the experiences they have. At the beginning of the story, Mrs. Hopewell (Hulga’s mother) has a positive experience with the Bible salesman.…
Mark Bradford was the artist that I took a look at. His creativity was wonderful abstract, catching my eye piece after piece. The particular artwork that I looked at was his “When We Ride” created in 2006. The media is a mix, which was created into a collage on canvas. The canvas was at its large of 46 3/8 x 62 ¼ inches. This piece of artwork is located in the city of art itself; Los Angeles, California. I believe this canvas collage tells an untold story through contrast and rhythm, light and color, and texture.…
"You know what punk is? A bunch of no-talent guys who really, really want to be in a band. Nobody reads music, nobody plays the mandolin, and you're too dumb to write songs about mythology or Middle-earth. So what's your style? Three chords, cranked out fast and loud and distorted because your instruments are crap and you can't play them worth a damn. And you scream your lungs out to cover up the fact that you can't sing. It should suck, but here's the thing - it doesn't. Rock and roll can be so full of itself, but not this. It's simple and angry and raw." And you thought your life was complicated, welcome to the new world of Leo Caraway, straight laced student, a future student at Havard and for now an unsuspecting groupie for a punk rock band called the Purge. Let the fun begin.…
In the upcoming essay we’re about to do, I want to explore the ideas of Jack Kerouac's transformation throughout the book. When he wrote “On the Road.” people expect him to be this happy optimistic guy. Jack Kerouac was an example of youth and freedom. To everyone he was this person that changed everyone's life and even made a change to people's viewpoint of literature. He was someone that represented the Beat Generation and was even considered the “King of the Beat Generation”. But soon enough, it turns out that he’s become a whole different person. He has grown to old and can’t keep up with the present day. Someone that has turned tired of the image he has created of himself. An image where he wish he had never created. Jack Kerouac even said to himself, “Some sort of sea beatnik, tho anybody wants to call me a beatnik for THIS better try it if they dare.(27)” To explore the possibility of salvation he has met and to explain the purpose of this book to the audience.…
Good morning class the song I chose is called Opportunity. Opportunity is a song by an Australian singer, Pete Murray. The ideas presented in his songs are how people experience things in life, particularly personal dilemmas and relationships.…
Love and friendship can make a wonderful story but why not add a twist of mistrust and deceit. That's what Flannery O'conner did in "Good Country People." By doing this she communicated her theme that people aren't always what them seem. The Irony of the characters and what they symbolize exaggerates the theme very well.…
Across The Universe (Taymor, 2007) is a tribute to the great 1960s band, The Beatles. It showcases, amidst an often wandering narrative, the most important songs of the band’s career. The story follows Jude’s relationship with Lucy, set against the backdrop of the Vietnam war. When Lucy’s brother Max (also Jude’s best friend) is drafted, Max is seen to ascend the stairs of the US Army building as the first bars of the song ‘I Want You’ enter the sound-scape.…
Folsom Prison Blues is the best country song ever written, and performed perfectly by the late Johnny Cash. Country music generally speaks from the heart, and Folsom Prison Blues is no exception. People relate to country music because there are usually references to common events and experiences we all share.…
In both The Great Gatsby and Into the WIld, the ominous notion of the American Dream is present. In Gatsby, Jay Gatsby epitomizes the corruption of the American Dream; where immense wealth and social status is the Dream everyone strives for. The incessant need to obtain more money and a higher status, and to never be satisfied. Gatsby embodies the warped vision that wealth and prosperity will solve all your problems. Alex McCandless in Into the Wild, completely rejects the theory of the American Dream, forgoing his worldly possessions, and the materialism surrounding his life, caused by his parents. McCandless instead, chooses to pursue a life in the wilderness to experience the real definition of life. “...there is no greater joy than to have…
“Into the Great Wide Open” delineates the rise and fall of a one hit wonder named Eddie. Eddie learns how to play the guitar once he moves to Hollywood. He made a record and it hit the charts, meaning it hit the top one hundred songs. Things seemed to be great and successful for him, until at one point he got a little too cocky, He started…
The poet uses the central concept of the door, which is used as a dual metaphor that can be viewed as a symbol of a barrier, a symbol of what restricts us. It can also be seen as a gateway to opportunity and change. This image gives cohesion to the entire poem because the image is sustained strongly throughout.…