When I first heard “Telegraph Road” by Dire Straits I was drawn by the instrumental music that started with hushed strings and keyboards and rose to a thundering crescendo of drums‚ keyboards‚ strings‚ and electric guitars. In a quiet relaxed mood the 14 minute and 18 second story begins with a man ”walking 30 miles with a pack on his back” (Mark Knopfler‚ 1982). He stops when he finds an idyllic spot to build a cabin and a field for planting by a lake. As the song progresses people come and build
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The book opens by introducing The Gunslinger‚ a peacekeeper named Roland Deschain‚ who is after the Man in Black‚ a demonic sorcerer that is terrorizing their world’s way of life. On Roland’s journey on muleback‚ he means a farmer named Brown‚ whom he tells his previous adventure before arriving in the desert wasteland he’s in now. In the town of Tull‚ Roland rides into town in hot pursuit of the MiB‚ but misses him by a week. Since Deschain knows the Man in Black well‚ he decides to settle down
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The first books of Afternoon of Elves were published in 1989 and written by Janet Taylor Lisle. Sara Kate was 11 years old and Hillary was 9 years old. Their friendship wasn’t strong at the beginning but in end‚ it was an unforgettable moment for Hillary to see Sara kate leaving her alone. It shows that Hillary relationship with Sara Kate was strong even though Sara Kate leave her. In Hillary’s heart‚ Sara Kate always remains because that what friendship was meant to be. `"Friendship is delicate
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In A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam‚ a widowed woman named Rehana Haque finds herself entangled between the temporary loss of custody over her children and the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971. A fictionalized account that was inspired by Anam’s grandmother and her personal experiences‚ it exhibits the hardships that were faced during the war and even the adversities that civilians had to encounter during this critical time. Considering that the novel was based off the challenges Anam’s grandmother
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Magi Gibson Magi Gibson uses the metaphor of a bad marriage to compare the relationship Scotland has with the United Kingdom citing inequality and forced coercion. Without this unity Magi Gibson believes Scotland can thrive and create its own future guided by the Scottish people’s beliefs. This story also highlights another exigent issue of female empowerment and feminism with the reference to a marriage that is dominated by the male figure. Spewing forth the idea that women are not dependent
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The novella Sofia Petrova is based on the experiences of Lydia Chukovskaya during the Great Purge of 1838. It focuses on the story of Sofia Petrovna who was a typist in the Soviet Union in 1937. In detailing her story‚ along with the story of others‚ Chukovska shows that these people are made to believe in the Soviet State through means of ignorance‚ peer pressure‚ and media. The trust in the Soviet Union that Sofia demonstrates at the beginning of the novel shows how truly successful the Soviet
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Ballet and War: Review on Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age The Rite of Spring by Modris Ekstein examines the cultural history at the start and in World War I and the consequences that would follow after the end of the war. Ekstein separates his book into three acts- pre-war‚ during the war and then after the war. Act One takes the reader first to Paris and the premier of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet‚ Le Sacre du primtemp translated to the Rite of Spring. Choreographed
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In Clockwork Angel‚ by Cassandra Clare‚ I followed Tessa Gray on her journey to find her brother. Throughout this journey she learned to trust her friends‚ one of the themes of the book‚ and to be careful about who you trust‚ because not everyone is on your side. She goes through physical and emotional pain. From being tortured to having incredible heartbreak‚ Tessa stays strong as she learns more about her self and her mysterious past. Tessa receives a letter from her brother Nate explaining that
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The Thousand and One Analysis The first volume of the ninth edition of The Norton Anthology of Western Literature was created to "provide a generous collection of the Western literary tradition in a format that will suit the needs of instructors and students encountering it for the first time." Included are classical pieces‚ such as the Iliad and Odyssey; the work of Christian and other religious sects‚ like The Divine Comedy and Paradise Lost; and basic Western literature that has had a global impact
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Hidden Figures tells the previously untold story of three remarkable women who played a part in winning the space race‚ while simultaneously fighting their own battles with the immense racism and sexism that constantly attempts to hold them back. Hidden Figures blends the true historical story of Katherine Johnson‚ Dorothy Vaughn‚ and Mary Jackson‚ while also delivering an exciting and emotional movie about three strong women rising above their circumstances. It’s the early 60s‚ the US and USSR are
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