In the autumn of 1971 Don McLean’s elegiac American Pie entered the collective consciousness‚ and over thirty years later remains one of the most discussed‚ dissected and debated songs that popular music has ever produced. A cultural event at the peak of its popularity in 1972‚ it reached the top of the Billboard 100 charts in a matter of weeks‚ selling more than 3 million copies. By identifying this great success it illustrates that it was no ordinary song. With its boldness‚ originality and it
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What is the Meaning of Sweet? What is the Meaning of Sweet? Dulce et Decorum Est‚ a poem written by Wilfred Owen‚ expels the definition of jolly‚ yet translates into “it is Sweet and”. What is so sweet? This question ponders the reader as they divulge into a whirlwind of Combat Gnosticism‚ the realistic ideal of the front hand experiences encountered in war. The title‚ so eloquently put‚ holds no truth to the cold and bitter reality witnessed by so many soldiers in first
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The Meaning of Personal Responsibility Gen 200 The Meaning of Personal Responsibility Have you ever known someone who constantly blames someone else for their own mistakes? No matter what‚ they will not take responsibility for their own actions. There are some people in this world that lack personal responsibility. While it is easy to blame‚ justify‚ and depend on others for your personal needs‚ I believe Personal Responsibility means being accountable for your own actions.
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Death of a Salesman The term "American Dream" has many diverse meanings. For some‚ it may be to become wealthy and live in big houses. For others‚ it could be to simply live a productive life that contributes to society. Wanting to live the "American Dream" is the conflict in this novel that opens the doors to many interpretations that can be related to wanting to be successful. The setting of "Death of a Salesman" takes place in 2 major time frames. The story is told mostly
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abstract. While representational painting portrays recognizable objects‚ abstract painting does not look like a particular object. Instead‚ abstract art is made up of designs‚ shapes and colors. (http://www.harley.com/art/abstract-art/ ) The meaning of abstract art is‚ in its most simplified form‚ art that relies on the emotions of the artist and the elements of design rather than exact representation. This broad definition allows artists almost unlimited freedom of expression. Some abstract
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Meaning of life The movie “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” encourages and gives the viewers hope. Hope to find themselves in adventures and to explore the true meaning of what it is to be alive. In the movie‚ Walter Mitty the main character is struck that he has never actually explored the world‚ like (the magazine he prints the photos for‚ they send him pictures from the world and he puts them in the magazine and the whole world sees the beauty.) his job does‚ because he works for the magazine
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represents how teenagers are changing identities by using plot‚ characterisation‚ setting‚ camera work and sound track. The characters roles and where the film is set has a great deal of meaning. The soundtrack and camera shots help explain what’s going on. In conclusion‚ the film “Inside Out” has a lot of significant meaning behind it. As a father himself‚ Pete Docter‚ created the film “Inside Out” to portray how his daughter was changing her identity. Once Docter started noticing changes in his daughter’s
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Predominate Symbols and Their Meanings Defined Symbolism “is the practice of representing things by symbols‚ or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character. A symbol is an object‚ action‚ or idea that represents something other than itself‚ often of a more abstract nature.” (Wikipedia) Authors use symbolism to give their stories a deeper meaning. Symbols make you look beyond the obvious and see the deeper meaning.” Symbols have emotional and intellectual power beyond their literal importance
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to cram the wall. The patterns are very abstract‚ actually I can’t really recognize what is it. But it gave me a feeling like there are many bald men smile viciously. Oddly‚ if I walked forward to the wall‚ then I only can see the figure with no meaning. Therefore‚ I think you need to use your imagination to create a story for this art. The most incredible thing is this art only
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Zimbabwe. A good writer‚ he won the first prize in Literature in English in the Zimbabwean Book Publishers Associations’ Award in 1991. He has also published several children’s books in his life. Discussion There is no set garentee to unlock the meaning of a poem. Each poem dictates an individual mode of approach. A useful approach to the analysis or discussion of a poem is to list some of the elements that are foregrounded in the poem. M H Abrams defines foregrounding as follows: `To foreground
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