Song Paragraph (Mi Gente) One of the songs I chose is named “Mi Gente”‚ which is an Urban Latin/pop song which is frequently played at South-American parties (From personal experience). Mi Gente is an upbeat song which happens to be in the top 20 songs in Canada. I feel this song relates to me on a personal level in multiple ways. For instance‚ listening to the song with no meaning other than to enjoy the song‚ it would probably sound pleasant or delightful. Though if you examine the lyrics
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In the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T. S. Eliot‚ the main character‚ J. Alfred Prufrock is seen as an anti-hero. His character and identity comes through strongly in the poem as a shy and introverted man who is socially inept‚ extremely self conscious‚ lacking in self confidence and wallowing in self-pity‚ yet desiring for people to notice him. The composer shows this through his use of allusions‚ powerful imagery to create vignettes of Prufrock’s life and the form of the poem as
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Sort of a Song by William Carlos Williams is a song unsung by heroes of the pen: authors and poets. He describes writing as a moment of dull inhabitance characterized by sudden shocks of inspiration. His motive is unclear in whether or not he is supporting or antagonizing the art of writing‚ but his theme is clear: writing is a power captured in a moment’s notice that‚ when unobservant‚ leaves too quickly to be remembered. He describes the whole event as a near fatal one metaphorically symbolizing
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“If she was a white girl‚ she could still be alive.” A sentence in the lyric of the song our keynote speaker plays echoes in the assembly hall‚ crammed with more than one thousand people—students and faculty members. The song Not One More by TWOCC grieves the loss of several transgender women of color. Our keynote speaker says that the life expectancy of transgender women of color in the US is merely 35 years. Compared to the average global life expectancy of 70 years old‚ that number is depressing
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Through the use of extended metaphor‚ Gwendolyn Brooks‚ in the poem‚ “A Song in the Front Yard‚” eludes that appearances are deceitful‚ and even the most beautiful circumstances are not always as they seem. The speaker of the poem openly expresses that she is craving change‚ which is highlighted by her stating “ a girl gets sick of a rose.” A rose is the typical flower thought off of romance and beauty. A rose is held to an incredibly high standard of perfection in the eyes of its beholder; this
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Song analysis Somewhere‚ Love Story and A Time for Us all share similar stories‚ but all of them don’t do a very great job at describing a tragic love story. Each song shares the similar story of two people falling in love‚ but they all present it differently. Somewhere by Matt Monro is saying that even if two people want to be together there is an appropriate time and an appropriate place. I believe this fits the story of Romeo and Juliet very well because the two lovers wanted so badly to be together
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Carlie Flanagan The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller is a historical fiction novel taking place c. 1200 B.C. It is set in classical Greece and Troy at the time of the Trojan War. The time period and location of the novel have a heavy influence on how male characters are portrayed versus how female characters are portrayed. The gender of the characters in the story affects their social status along with the availability of choices during the characters’ lifetimes. The female characters of
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“Cat’s in the Cradle” The song “Cat’s in the Cradle”by: Harry chapin is about how this father lost something so special to him. One way this song is interesting is by it has some karma. This song is pretty much saying you can make mistakes in your life. One way you can mess up is by not being close to someone that you love.One last thing is by making your family the first priority. The first part of this song is how it all began and how he pretty much missed everything. The most thing he missed
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To start; I honestly enjoyed‚ song of Solomon‚ I found parts of it a little unclear‚ but I believe that will be cleared up with time. I attribute my confusion to the fact that I read it‚ and did all the summer work across three days. That being said‚ I found the text to be a quality piece filled with excellent subtext and symbolism. I wouldn’t categorize this novel as excellent‚ or particularly inspiring‚ but would say it’s more than simply good and also well written. Firstly‚ I’m going to elaborate
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The Difference between Needing and Wanting Almost every novel written has some kind of motif on romantic love from Romeo and Juliet to The Fault in Our Stars and Candide proves to be no different. Through Candide and Cunegonde’s extremely complicated relationship‚ Voltaire emphasizes the lesson that love is a wasted yet encompassing struggle. Candide has always had strong feelings for Cunegonde‚ from their first kiss he was hooked‚ every adventure throughout his entire‚ overarching journey was for
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