The epic of Beowulf is thought to be the oldest example of English literature. It was written between 975 and 1025 but it cannot be accredited to any particular author. This lack of author provides some very interesting arguments as to why the epic is written in two parts. The first part tells the story of how Beowulf came to be the hero‚ and the battles he fought with Grendel and his mother. The second part‚ takes place 50 years later‚ and tells the story of Beowulf fighting and slaying a dragon
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The song “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen and Jason Castro are two completely beautiful songs yet both are entirely different. Listening to the unique masterpieces gives a person goosebumps when both artist voices hit a fan’s ears. Hallelujah is a heartwarming song about different hallelujahs that do exist and references the Bible quite a bit. Due to their different backgrounds‚ personalities‚ genres‚ and ages the two songs are completely different. Jason Castro’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s’‚ “Hallelujah”
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This might come off strong‚ I know I met you not long ago-oh-oh. (Mhmmm.) When I heard you sing‚ I thought you were the cutest thing‚ that I’d ever seen‚ that I’d ever seen-en-en-en. In a verse or two‚ you caught me staring over at you. & I thought of somethin’ funny to say‚ but I didn’t want to sound cliché-ay (Oh oh whoa oh oh.) & this is how I plan to break the ice-ce: Say something nice. But I had to go before I could‚ sittin’ here thinkin’ if I really should. But I’ll have some fun-un‚ take
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The Song of Roland An epic poem estimated to have been written between 1130 and 1170‚ The Song of Roland relates the latter part of Charlemagne ’s conquest of Spain from a Christianized point of view reminicent of the Crusades. The author ’s (or copyist ’s‚ as some argue) name is given at the end of the epic as Turoldus‚ most likely a monk or member of the clergy‚ though no one knows for sure (Roland‚ pg 14). Translated by Glenn Burgess‚ this verion of the poem contains 298 stanzas. It gives
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Two Halves Of The Same Song One of the crucial components of Amy Tan’s "Two Kinds" is her choice of narrator. This narrative voice develops the story by adding to the characters. By using this narrator‚ Amy Tan allows the story to come alive through the eyes of a child. Jing-Mei‚ who is the daughter of a Chinese immigrant‚ paints the picture of her relationship between herself and her overbearing mother. Being the protagonist of the story‚ Jing-Mei is able to portray what she is going through
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In The Song of Roland‚ Roland is forced to choose between upholding his duty as a knight or call for reinforcements and cowardly flee from the battlefield. Oliver‚ time after time pleads to Roland begging him to blow his horn and alert Charlemagne to return. If backup came the French would have a fair fighting chance‚ yet Roland refuses to call for backup. After reading the passage‚ Roland may seem prideful and irrational‚ however‚ there is a proper reasoning behind his actions. To truly understand
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to keep writing and writing until we had a full poem and song. We all worked really hard putting the poem and song together. Everyone had different roles to take a part in; so if one person slacked off their job‚ then we were going to be in a bad position. So that everyone had a role‚ we decided to break the job down into three different jobs. One person created the tune‚ one person did the lyrics and making the tune sound right with the song‚ and the other person made sure all the questions were
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packed house. This song represented the alternative/pop rock genre‚ and was considered a major hit in the late 1970s. As a child‚ I remember hearing the song on the radio and I enjoyed the catchy and memorable tune. Although I did not quite understand the lyrics at the time‚ my dad listened to it often when he worked in the garage. This essay will first describe a variety of important musical characteristics that are displayed within the performance. Next‚ it will discuss how this song was a launchpad
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Preschool Age: Ed Edd and Eddy Theme Song This might sound ridiculous but this song is the real reason behind my inspiration to dance. This was the one song that was exceptionaly long so the only thing I knew how to do was dance to the song. Dance here‚ dance there‚ dance everywhere. It was the one thing I enjoyed to do. Because of this‚ my mom joined me in dance class and I have won 3 medals in competivie dancing since then. If they never invited a theme song this long‚ I might have never discovered
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PAPER NUMBER 1 EXAMPLE (A) Grace Chua’s poem‚ “(love song‚ with two goldfish)” describes a basic love story that yields no happy ending. In this “song”‚ male wants female‚ but the female wants more than what the male can provide. A difference in desires is established. Although the characters of this song are both goldfish‚ I believe this story represents and can act as a metaphor for numerous relationships in which a female feels trapped or closed in and the male that loves her if not capable
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