Blackbird; The Silver Beetles: “ Blackbird singing in the dead of night Take these sunken eyes and learn to see All your life You were only waiting for this moment to be free.” Relates to Tom Robinson’s trial and how he only wants to be free but he can’t because of his skin color‚ and the racial prejudices people have within the 1930s. Strange Fruit; Billie Holiday: Relates to the Lynch Mob and the ultimate fate of Tom Robinson’s life. To Kill a Mockingbird Suite; Elmer Bernstein: A musical suite
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The Sui‚ the Song‚ and the Tang Dynasty The period of the dynasty that unified China‚ the Sui Dynasty‚ began the year 580 C.E. and lasted until 618 C.E. I was founded by an officer of the Northern Zhou‚ Yang Chien (Emperor Wen Ti)‚ and his son and successor‚ Emperor Yang Ti. As an emperor Wen Ti in his early actions restored the Buddhists rights‚ their clergy‚ and ended suppression of Daoism. Emperor Wen Ti achieved the unification of China during the Sui era; also‚ the central government was
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most unique and memorable soundtracks of all time. Something that made the movie gave it such a memorable track and the movies “theme song”‚ "Don’t You (Forget About Me)" by the band Simple minds. Something that the movie did that not none to many movies had done at that point. They used this song twice‚ once at the beginning at once at the end. The two times this song is played in this movie‚ each function is shown. It shows genre because the movie was release in 1985 and this is around the time new
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conveyed through rap‚ a form of expression used by African-Americans to express themselves over issues that matter to their daily lives. His song “Changes” is one of his most influential rap songs and explores many important issues concerning the marginalized groups‚ such as poverty‚ racism and racial-profiling affecting African American lives daily. In this rap song‚ Tupac gives an inside view of their everyday life and tries to point out the changes that need
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Acknowledging the burden; (2) bearing witness; (3) Finding redemption” (Sanchez 5). A notorious hip-hop song from the 1980’s which incorporates the three-step process associated with jazz is “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash. The song “The Message” speaks of the burdens of living in a crime ridden urban America‚ the numerous experiences he witnesses‚ and looks to God for redemption‚ therefore‚ this song closely relates to the three step processes of Jazz. Grandmaster Flash’s beginning hook alone encompasses
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Biblical References in "Song of Solomon" Under the recorded names were other names‚ just as Macon Dead‚’ recorded for all time in some dusty file‚ hid from view the real names of people‚ places‚ and things. Names that had meaning. No wonder Pilate put hers in her ear. When you know your name‚ you should hang on to it‚ for unless it is noted down and remembered‚ it will die when you do. - Song of Solomon Hagar- Sarah’s Egyptian maid. God had promised Sarah and Abraham many children‚ however
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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock T. S. ELIOT Questions for Discussion 1. How does the epigraph from Dante’s Inferno help Eliot comment on the modern world in“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”? What does it tell us about the setting of this poem? How is Montefeltro’s miscalculation related to the poem? Prufrock laments that the mermaids will not sing to him. Prufrock’s dilemma represents the inability to live a meaningful existence in the modern world.[24] McCoy and Harlan wrote "For many
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The song “Blackbird” by Nina Simone‚ had an interesting beat in the background that helped to effectively get across the point that many women of color struggled in everyday life in a society where women and colored citizens were not always treated as equals. Comparing colored women to black birds because they stood out from everyone else due to the fact that many faced the effects of class‚ race and gender oppressions making daily life a struggle‚ compared to the average caucasian women. Her song
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The poem “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman has many different themes that involve Whitman himself and the nation he lived in. Whitman writes about life and death‚ equality‚ self appreciation and many other ideas. If I had to write the song of myself with my own themes and ideas they would be a relevantly similar to Whitman’s. The first theme I would write in the song of myself would be to live the life you’re given and use all the opportunities you’re provided with wisely. The second theme I would
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Mad Girl’s Love Song‚ by Sylvia Plath‚ is a modern poem of love‚ loss‚ and distress. Sylvia’s intended purpose of this particular poem was to express the narrator’s dismay of a lost love. After awaiting his return‚ and finally giving up‚ she begins to wonder if she had only made him up on the whims of her imagination. Sylvia expresses the meaning of her poem through the use of a unique rhyme scheme‚ repetition‚ and a religious allusion. Sylvia’s rhyme scheme throughout this poem is called a “villanelle
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