Blake’s use of the pastoral in Songs of Innocence and Experience Put simply‚ Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience juxtapose the innocent pastoral world of childhood against an adult world of corruption and repression. The collection as a whole‚ by means of paired poems in Innocence and Experience (The Lamb‚ The Tyger; The Ecchoing Green‚ The Garden of Love/London; The Nurse’s Song (I and E); Introduction (I and E); The Chimney sweeper (I and E)‚ etc) explores the value and limitations of
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How this sing was crowned this title I really don’t know but as it turned out this is the song many of those gay males that were standing in the night club in 1995 were just coming out the closet and something about the words in this song gave them a sense of freedom and feeling better about themselves as they now were faced with a fear of not being accepted by society. This song was there comfort music to there heart the words made them feel loved made them feel like everything was
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Regina Spektors greatest works… With both light and shade Samson describes a love story that cannot be sustained. An ascending chord pattern dominates throughout the song. However‚ with multiple key changes Spektor has managed to create a song that flows perfectly from verse to chorus. I love the rawness of the style in which the song is sung and performed‚ no hidden sound effects or electronic disturbance‚ it allows for the beauty of this piece of music to really shine through and demonstrates true
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Fight the Power “Fight the Power” is one of the most controversial songs from the late 80’s hip hop generation. This song is written and sang by the group called Public Enemy. Public enemy was known to be very influential through their controversial lyrics. Their music is very much pro black power; Although this song is focused more towards the African American community‚ it can be used to influence any type of social class being affected by social injustice. The civil rights movement from the
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AN ANALYSIS OF WILLIAM BLAKE’S SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND OF EXPERIENCE AS A RESPONSE TO THE COLLAPSE OF VALUES TIMOTHY VINES∗ Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience are a much studied part of the English canon‚ and for good reason. Blake’s work depicts a quandary that continues to haunt humanity today: the struggle of high-order humanity against the ‘real’ rationality and morals of institutionalised society. This essay seeks to explore both Blake’s literary reaction to the Enlightenment and the
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Creative Song Assignment The Creative Song Assignment was an interesting assignment‚ because I have zero experience in mixing music. It was an interesting experience‚ because it did take me out of my comfort zone. When I first started‚ I felt lost. I had no idea what I was doing‚ so I decided to do a little research to see how I can best complete this assignment. I finally settled on using a program called Audacity and the genres of hip hop and alternative rock. I chose a program called audacity
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Throughout many of my favourite songs the topic of relationships is reoccurring. In one of my favourite songs by Vic Mensa titled “16 Shots” the topic of relationships is occurs a lot. In this song the artist explains the day to day conflicts between African-American citizens and racist police officers. He also talks about the level of power that the police have and how often that they abuse their power. In the song the artist talks about the conflict between police officers and African Americans
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scale protest including the rock group‚ Creedence Clearwater Revival and their song‚ “Fortunate Son”. Creedence Clearwater Revival was a prominent rock band in the late 1960’s and early 70’s during the peak of fighting in Vietnam. “Fortunate Son” was originally released in 1969 as a song to protest the United States’ involvement in Vietnam and the class discrimination in the selection process of the draft. The song begins with the line‚ “Some folks are born made to wave the flag‚ Ooh‚ they’re
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In the song‚ Run the World‚ by Beyonce‚ it indicates how this song is a feminist song; it encourages women to take control of their world and not be dominated by men. Because women women are capable of so much more in this day in age. Women could perform the same tasks that men perform. For example womennow could do construction‚ bodybuilding‚ and etc. Women are evolving in different ways to keep up with men. Women has come a long way when they used to do small things such as cooking‚weaving‚ and
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the one song I listened to most‚ “This Kiss” by Alex Days and Carrie Hope Fletcher‚ and interpreted its lyrics to see if it matched with my core values of commitment‚ happiness‚ and love. My most listened to song is Alex Days and Carrie Hope Fletcher’s rendition of Faith Hill’s “This Kiss”. It tells of a story about two people who fall in love. Before they found each other‚ they were hurt by previous relationships but when they meet‚ they spark an indescribable romance. Throughout the song‚ they
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