Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber is one of the most famous composers of this generation. He is arguably best known for his stage/film adaptations of Cats and Phantom of the Opera. He has won many awards for his work and a variety of honors. Lloyd Webber made a huge impact in theatre. Early Life First things first‚ Lloyd Webber was born on March 22nd‚ 1948 in London‚ England. Everyone in his immediate family were involved with music in some way. His dad was the direction at a music college
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The Tyger The poem ?The Tyger? by William Blake is about curiosity and asks where we came from and who made us who we are. William Blake was a very serious writer‚ but he still included diction‚ syntax‚ figurative language‚ and imagery. All of these together created the author’s reflective tone. Blake used a lot of figurative language throughout the poem. When he said‚ ?What the hammer?? he was not actually asking what made us the way we are. Another example was when he asked
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language in “Infant sorrow” is incongruent with that in “Infant Joy”. The monosyllabic words and frequent use of repetition create a very childlike and innocent atmosphere‚ “Pretty joy! or Sweet Joy but two days old.” However‚ in “Infant Sorrow”‚ Blake has made use of rhyming couplets much more often‚ but in this case they do not help to ease the tension created in the poem. This is a good example of individualism. It is clearly seen how the structure of these individual poems
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Where the Sleeping Tyger Lies: An Analysis of the Sound Devices Used in The Tyger by William Blake The Tyger‚ written in 1974‚ is one of both simplicity and mystery. Within this poem written by old English William Blake‚ there are 13 full questions within this short 24 line work. Though many literary analysts have attempted to forge a meaning from this work‚ not one theme has a more correct stance than any of the others. One clear symbol within the piece is the Tyger‚ who represents some form
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Conflicts and their resolutions are key parts of narrative structure that authors use as a formation for the readers understanding of the values in a novel. In Dances with Wolves‚ Michael Blake leads the reader to understand the values represented in the text through the conflicts surrounding the main character‚ Lieutenant John Dunbar and his journey from a white society to a native one. In the core of this novel is the major conflict‚ involving the Native Americans and white civilization that disagree
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September 3‚ 1802‚ been a dismal day of rain‚ fog or overcast skies‚ we would not have this lyric to enjoy. The mood and atmosphere of Blake’s "London‚" written after he "wandered" through the streets of the metropolis‚ is bitter and sombre: "How the Chimney-sweeper’s cry Every black’ning Church appalls." However‚ in Wordsworth’s sonnet the mood and atmosphere is radiant and peaceful and serene: "All bright and glittering in the smokeless air." The tone of Blake’s "London" is despairingly pessimistic:
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Honors English IV December 11‚ 2009 The theme of "A Poison Tree" by William Blake is about wrath and anger. If one were angry with a friend‚ that wrath would eventually subside; if one were angry with a foe‚ however‚ and if left unchecked or left to simmer that anger would not subside and would grow. His poem offers insight into what anger does if one "watered it in fears‚ / Night and morning with [their] tears; / and sunned it with smiles‚ / and with soft deceitful wiles" (547 l. 5-10 Wood).
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Lamb" is associated with religious beliefs and its significance could be traced back to the early times of Jesus. "The Tyger" is a poem that sees life through the eyes of a child and thus creates a loss of innocence when perceiving the world. William Blake ’s poems of "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" reflect the creation of the world in which people take different paths to experience life as they wish. One path is that of pure‚ divine and natural connotation‚ while the other one is that of rebellion‚ excessive
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1. Tom Blake was a creative and successful surf pioneer/designer‚ a creative legend in the history of the sport‚ who almost single-handedly transformed surfing from a primitive Polynesian curiosity into a 20th century lifestyle. In the process‚ he was responsible for preserving much of surfing’s oral history as well as resurrecting the streamlined surfboards of ancient times. Tom created the first "hollow" surfboard. At 15 feet long‚ 19 inches wide and 4 inches thick‚ it weighed less than 100 pounds
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Human Abstract”‚ by William Blake Before being good or bad‚ human beings are just humans who have to live with their own nature‚ which they sometimes cannot control. Man can do good or evil but he always makes it with a unique purpose‚ his personal satisfaction‚ because it is simply in his nature. Thus‚ human beings aware of good and evil are confronted with conflicting choices but they never act against their will. The poem‚ “The Human Abstract”‚ written by William Blake reflects on these characteristics
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