Modernism in "Aunt Helen"‚ by T.S. Eliot and "Eleanor Rigby"‚ by John Lennon and Paul McCartney "Aunt Helen"‚ by T.S. Eliot and "Eleanor Rigby"‚ by John Lennon and Paul McCartney are poems which comprise characteristics of modernism. Loneliness‚ social alienation and isolation‚ double standard and relegation of religion are the main themes emerge from these literary pieces. Miss Helen Slingsby‚ the poet’s aunt in "Aunt Helen"‚ was an unmarried woman who lived alone‚ except for her servants and
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The Smashing Pumpkins have been one of the most successful bands to come out of the alternative scene of the late 1980s-early 1990s. With singer Billy Corgan’s distinctive voice as the cornerstone of their sound‚ the band has a reputation for being highly experimental with their instrumentation. Hitting it big with their albums Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness‚ their music has only gotten more creative. Corgan made history with the band’s latest undertaking‚ Teargarden by
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The 1960s were one of the most creative periods in modern man’s history. Whether it was due to experimentation with drugs or anger over the Vietnam War‚ the 1960s were an overwhelming decade. The Assassinations of JFK and MLK shocked the US. The Beatles came across the pond and changed music forever. Although there were several tragic setbacks‚ civil rights made an amazing amount of progress‚ eventually culminating in the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964‚ which made it illegal to discriminate
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The Beatles had its start as a young band in the early 1960’s; they came about just as some of the most influential rock n’ roll artists were exiting the scene‚ as a result‚ their success and music had a great impact on music in their time. They brought with them a fresh kind of music which involved fusing of different musical sounds like rhythm & blues as well as different types of pop music at the time. With continual experimentation with non standard instruments‚ exploration of new recording
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oCan Paul Simon‚ Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney Have Anything in Common? Paul McCartney will be awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the White House on June 2‚ 2010 by the Library of Congress. Many of his contemporary songwriters will be present for the event. Photo Credit What do Paul Simon‚ Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney have in common other than popular icons of music: the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The Gershwin Prize is one of the many honors awarded by the Library
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Grew up in the 70s‚ so never got the Beatles phenomenon‚ the invasion‚ the crazy teenagers‚ and all that. Still don’t. Strangely though I know most of their tunes and some lyrics‚ the beginning part anyway. Since I was living through all these events- Vietnam war‚ riots‚ protests‚ etc – in unintended development oblivion (I was too young)‚ I could only take the film at face value‚ i.e.‚ lack of emotional association. Having said that‚ for me‚ this is just a longer version of a pre-Glee musical.
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“Beatlemania! Beatlemania! Beatlemania!” The screaming and chanting echoes throughout the entire country as the new British invaders enter the theatre. Can you hear yourself think? Well‚ of course not‚ it’s The Beatles! People crowd around and run to their seats‚ even people that didn’t buy tickets still came hoping that they could hear the wonderful band play. But‚ of course they couldn’t‚ they just liked to think they could. The Beatles came to America for the first time in the fall of 1964‚ ahhhh
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Sex‚ drugs and Rock and Roll‚ this saying goes along with the music industry like peas in a pod‚ but never has it had more of a literal meaning than it did in the free loving 1960s. Many of the greatest rock bands and rock artists in history were forged out of the 60s‚ which culminated in 1969 with a festival of peace‚ love and happiness in a time of war. Rock and Roll was a release from war tension in the 1960s. Many "Hippies" protested the Vietnam War. Many of these protests were met with
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In the song “Eleanor Rigby” by The Beatles‚ there is a lonely‚ sad woman who dies and is readily forgotten as she has nobody to care about her. How many people do we see out on the street that will just become "another dead body?" Eleanor Rigby really puts this into perspective that there are lonely people in this world living their lives serving others without being acknowledged. Eleanor is waiting for someone‚ but she is scarred in her heart by her lonely life. Sadly enough‚ she is an afterthought
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In John Steinbeck’s‚ ’Of Mice and Men’‚ although Lennie causes problems for George‚ he’s better with him. While Lennie causes trouble for George‚ he also provides him with many benefits. Because Lennie is so big and powerful‚ they can get more job and more money to make their dreams come true. They both share a dream which is possible when they work and belong to each other. They both have benefits from the relationship between them. Without Lennie‚ George also would have to travel alone. On the
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