’Song of Hope’ Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) Look up‚ my people‚ The dawn is breaking‚ The world is waking‚ To a new bright day‚ When none defame us‚ Nor colour shame us‚ Nor sneer dismay. Now brood no more On the years behind you‚ The hope assigned you Shall the past replace‚ When juster justice Grown wise and stronger Points the bone no longer At a darker race. So long we waited Bound and frustrated‚ Till hate be hated And caste deposed; Now light shall guide us‚ And all doors open That long
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Cultural Contradictions of Motherhood What is a Mother? The typical American family as a whole falls under a wide range of descriptions. Families do not always come with two biological parents and biological siblings. Some are blended or are a single-parent household. The age of the mother at the time of birth also plays a role in her nurturing skills and the way she cares for the child. The mother in the typical American household plays a significant role in nurturing‚ guidance and family growth
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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock: The Pitiful Prufrock T.S. Elliot’s "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚" is a melancholy poem of one man’s frustrated search to find the meaning of his existence. The speaker’s strong use of imagery contributes to the poems theme of communion and loneliness. The Poem begins with an invitation from Prufrock to follow him through his self-examination. The imagery of this invitation begins with a startling simile‚ "Let us go then you and I/ When the evening
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no doubt that poetry is found in music and music is poetry. It is unquestionable that the song “Imagine” by John Lennon is a form of poetry. It has meaning‚ a logical message to society‚ an emotional and intellectual impact‚ and a literary device‚ which subjectively‚ is poetry. John Lennon’s song is a perfect example of how an artist pours heart and soul into writing. “Imagine” is a very meaningful song as it was brought about during time during history. The United States was fighting a war and
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from home. Ludacris is trying to get the listener to realize the struggles that even children have to face because adults are not the only ones who have problems‚ like most people believe. He is very successful in portraying his message through this song. Girls at that young of an age should be enjoying their childhood‚ but instead they are forced to become adults and take care of themselves. Lisa‚ whom is nine years old‚ is always stuck at home alone. She never met her father‚ and she never sees
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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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Mad Girl’s Love Song‚ by Sylvia Plath‚ is a modern poem of love‚ loss‚ and distress. Sylvia’s intended purpose of this particular poem was to express the narrator’s dismay of a lost love. After awaiting his return‚ and finally giving up‚ she begins to wonder if she had only made him up on the whims of her imagination. Sylvia expresses the meaning of her poem through the use of a unique rhyme scheme‚ repetition‚ and a religious allusion. Sylvia’s rhyme scheme throughout this poem is called a “villanelle
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The song Rong Radio song by Benjamin Zephaniah was very interesting‚ and effective bringing up important issues that are all over the world‚ in very few words. I found this song interesting because it made me consider‚ how know matter where we live or who we are‚ we are still vulnerable to hear‚ see‚ read and write stereotypes and racism about ourselves and others. “I was beginning to believe that all black men are bad men.” -This shows us that sometimes when we are being influenced to believe
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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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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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