Patti Smith: Poet and Trailblazer Among her many monikers‚ Patti Smith has most often been called the “godmother of punk.” Despite resisting the label‚ she has had a wide-ranging influence on punk‚ post-punk‚ alternative‚ and mainstream rock artists including U2‚ The Smiths‚ REM‚ Garbage‚ Sleater-Kinney‚ Bruce Springsteen‚ and Madonna. Her seminal first album‚ Horses‚ was released in 1975 and began a career that would lead to her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Patti Smith group up
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The year 1984‚ a time of true conformity. The nation of Oceania‚ its citizens united and scrutinized through a common dictator‚ the citizens go about their day to day lives with only one goal‚ serving the purpose of his cause. An era where human emotion is meaningless and lost‚ the only sign of life displayed is dedication shown to the totalitarian government. The leader of this all powerful government in 1984 is Big Brother‚ a ruthless dictator whose reign of terror stands as an allegory for Josef
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for those agents to X (Smith‚ 2007‚ p. 232). In arguing in support of externalism‚ my main focus will be on Smith’s first internalist claim which he names ‘the practicality requirement on moral judgment.’ I take this approach because Smith insists that externalists who deny his second internalist claim‚ ‘rationalism‚’ are still able to accept his practicality requirement claim; however‚ the reverse does not hold because rationalism entails the practicality requirement (Smith‚ 2007‚ p.
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Readers of 1984 may think that only the big betrayals that happen in the book are important‚ they are wrong. There are several fascinating characters found in George Orwell’s novel 1984. One of those characters is Ampleforth. Learn about Ampleforth in this lesson and test yourself with a quiz. Who Is Ampleforth? Ampleforth is a character in George Orwell’s incredibly popular novel 1984. He’s a poet who works at theMinistry of Truth‚ which is the government ministry that churns out all the propaganda
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Adrian Smith I´m Adrian Frederick Smith‚ best known as “Adrian Smith”‚ one of the three guitarists in the british heavy metal band‚ iron maiden. Where I usually write the lyrics‚ next to the bassist steve harris. I was born on 27 February 1957‚ and I grew up in camedon‚ London. I am the youngest of three siblings‚ my older brother Patrick and my sister Katleen- I gained an interest in rock music at 15. On that time‚ I met a friend called Dave Murray with whom I would form a band called stone
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Winston-Salem is located in the piedmont of NC; the temperatures can range from hot and humid to cold and windy. Also‚ there are all types of weather that can happen; storm‚ snowfall‚ and tons of rain. Most weather channels and websites‚ like the National Weather Service use the Smith Reynolds Airport (KINT)‚ to detect the weather for the day. In Winston-Salem all four seasons are pretty distinct‚ in the winter months (December‚ January‚ and February) there isn’t usually tons of snow like in Vermont
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capitalism was created by Adam Smith‚ a Scottish philosopher and economist‚ during the Age of Enlightenment. Smith’s objectives differed from those of the feudal empires and monarchies. The natural laws created by Adam Smith‚ which characterize the Industrial Revolution in the United States‚ led to a dramatic increase in competition and a transcendence in the rate of innovation‚ it is best exemplified through Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla’s war of currents. Adam Smith is regarded as the father of
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Life itself would be dull and pointless if no pleasures existed. A government can manipulate the population’s minds if they have no reason to live. Their minds and actions would be effortlessly controlled by propaganda and brute force. In the novel 1984‚ the Party has reduced the pleasure the population of Oceania can have to basically nothing. The government limiting the people in what they can or cannot do is unjust and inhumane. Not much in life can the citizens enjoy except for the propaganda
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to do is make a strong communication” (Stevie Smith) Florence Margaret Smith also known as Stevie Smith was a famous English poet and novelist that lived form 1902 to her tragic death in 1971. Throughout her life Smith went through a lot of heartache with her family and especially within herself. When Stevie Smith became acquainted with the face of death‚ she was fascinated by the melancholy emotions of depression she began to feel. As a result‚ Smith utilized her emotions relating to neglect‚ death
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War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. In 1984 by George Orwell‚ these are slogans held by the party called IngSoc. It stands for English Socialism and it is the governing body of Oceania‚ which is modern-day Americas‚ United Kingdom‚ and South Africa. This government is totalitarian‚ it has complete control over its citizens. The people don’t do anything without the government knowing about it‚ and even thoughts are not safe. If you don’t think like everyone else‚ they can tell
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