one of the premier epic poems‚ “The Song of Roland” gives the reader great insight of what life was like‚ specifically the prominent role of religion and social structure‚ during the reign of Charlemagne (768-814). The poem revolves around the battle between Charlemagne’s army against the Muslims in Spain. Purpose of the war was for Charlemagne and his army to “free” the country from the impending Muslim threat. Although we do not know the creator of “The Song of Roland” or the exact date of its
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article “IBM’s Ginni Rometty looks ahead”‚ we know that Ginni Rometty is the 9th CEO of the IBM and is a very successful businesswoman with great leadership and respected by a lot of people. Indra Nooyi‚ the chief executive of PepsiCo‚ is a great woman in business field and achieves a lot of reputation. The experience in their early lives‚ the tough spirits and the qualities of leadership make their ways to success. Before becoming the chief executive of IBM‚ Rometty experienced a lot and paid
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The novel Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison tells a story of Milkman’s search of his moral development and his search of his own identity. Macon “Milkman” Dead III was on a road to isolation but evolves from a lost young man to a powerful adult that finally understands himself‚ his morals and his family. Macon is born to a special family where he has to deal with his father being materialistic and a society that is still racist. Throughout the novel‚ Milkman discovers himself ‚ family values‚ overcomes
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The “Song of Deborah” is one of the most famous songs in Jewish history. The song‚ sung by two of the heros of the story‚ Deborah and her husband Barak‚ begins by praising Hashem. It states Hashem’s name “Adoni” five times in the first four lines of the song‚ mentioning some cherry picked miracles he had performed. For instance it mentions the earth quaking and the heavens opening up. After the introductory praise of Hashem‚ the state of the Jewish people is examined. It says that deliverance had
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Jonathan Spence: author of Death of Woman Wang‚ who used three sources to write his book‚ which follow: Feng K’o‑ts’an: a public official who kept accounts of the district Huang Liu‑hung: a later official who wrote more on the district in his manual on local administration; he is important because he included materials that Feng might have considered too bad to put in his public documentation P’u Sung‑ling: an unhappy scholar who had not done well in the Confucian exam system: he wrote short
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The Death of Woman Wang In the novel‚ The Death of Woman Wang‚ Jonathan Spence illustrates life in T’an-ch’eng‚ a country in Shantung province. Spence writes his story in the perspective of local people in order to portray real life feelings and emotions. The main characters described in this book are the peasants. Spence gives a voices to those who are voiceless as not many people write novels in the perspective of peasants. He uses three sources of information. The first of these sources is the
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Songs of the 1950s Songs of the 50s In this paper I will research and identify 5 songs of the 1950s and what the songs reflect about the culture‚ mood‚ and values of the 1950s and the ethnic groups the artists came from. I will also discuss how accurately the songs reflect the mood‚ value‚ and perceptions of the 1950s as discussed in our readings‚ Nation of Nations. “All I Have To Do Is Dream” The first song I would like to address would be: “All I
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Men’s repeated abandonment of women in Song of Solomon shows that the novel’s female characters suffer a double burden. Not only are women oppressed by racism‚ but they must also pay the price for men’s freedom. Guitar tells Milkman that black men are the unacknowledged workhorses of humanity‚ but the novel’s events imply that black women more correctly fit this description. The scenes that describe women’s abandonment show that in the novel‚ men bear responsibility only for themselves‚ but women
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Diagnostic Essay: Song of Myself Life is a very delicate and mysterious process. Walt Whitman’s poem Song of Myself exhibits how life should be celebrated and enjoyed accordingly. His optimistic and carefree view of life is easily distinguished through his words. Whitman expressed a love of life as well as his easygoing mood when he composed this poem. Moreover‚ his writings are referring to enjoying life‚ the similarities between all living things‚ and enjoying life until death is upon him.
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Context On the afternoon of August 15‚ 778‚ the rear guard of Charlemagne’s army was massacred at Roncesvals‚ in the mountains between France and Spain. Einhard‚ Charlemagne’s contemporary biographer‚ sets forth the incident as follows in his Life of Charlemagne: While the war with the Saxons was being fought incessantly and almost continuously‚ [Charlemagne] stationed garrisons at suitable places along the frontier and attacked Spain with the largest military force he could muster; he crossed
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