has been a part of this world since human existence‚ it has developed through the influences of different cultures and events around the world. Songs play an important role in relaying different messages‚ representing cultures‚ and in major historical events. One song type that has become a significant part of music and society is spirituals. Spirituals are religious folksongs created by Africans who were brought forcefully to South America as slaves to work on plantations‚ between the 1600s to
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Plato’s Symposium is a book of speeches given in honor of Eros‚ the god of love. Aristophanes‚ a comic poet‚ gives the first speech‚ and the second is given by Socrates. The first speech tells a humorous history of mankind and how it became “whole‚” addressing gender issues and sexuality. On a more serious note‚ the second speech addresses the origin of Eros and his use to humans. Before launching his speech‚ Aristophanes warns the group that his eulogy to love may be more absurd than funny
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contemporary of Shakespeare’s ponders this dilemma in the poem "Song" or "Go and Catcha Falling Star". Structurally Donne is unique in the structure of the poem. The poem has a rhythm and a rhyme scheme a‚b‚a‚b‚c‚c‚d‚d‚d. With lines 7-8 Donne has two word lines which add impact to those words "And find/What wind"‚ "And swear/no where"‚ and "Yet she/Will be". Donne does not paint a very good impression of women. In the first stanza of the poem‚ he gives instructions to catch a falling star‚ get pregnant
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A spiritual is a type of religious folksong that is most closely associated with the enslavement of African people in the American South.On the other hand‚ psalms means “praise.” Although many of the psalms are cries for help‚ laments over Israel‚ or questions about God’s plan‚ the major theme in all of them is worship. Even when the psalmist was crying out his questions or frustrations to the Lord‚ he usually ended with a call to praise God in spite of everything. Hymns have yet another meaning
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Running Head: SPIRITUALS AFRICANIZED AMERICA Spirituals Africanized America Claudia Mondragon Vega Barstow Community College Spirituals Africanized America When people talk about music‚ do they ever wonder where all these great expressions come from? Music is general is such a broad subject‚ but in the case of American music‚ there is one important root: The African American Spirituals. These Negro Spiritual songs like‚ "Swing Low‚ Sweet Chariot‚” "The Wings of Atalanta‚" "Been a -listening
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Scripture Reading: Galatians 2:14-21 “God created man in His own image…” Genesis 1:27 And God created man. A creation created not to live in congruence of Him‚ but created to live in the likeness of Him. God created man. A creation designed not for an attribution of a complete equality with Him. Indeed‚ the great God created man! As a Master who needs not another master‚ but a disciple; as a King who needs not another king‚ but a servant; as a Bridegroom who needs not another bridegroom‚ but a
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Spirituals were sung by slaves all over the United States. Spirituals are religious pieces they would sing to keep their minds busy during difficult times they had come across. The Spirituals they had sung in Africa followed and stayed with them in the United States. The Spirituals the slaves performed during enslavement have survived up until this day. They are well known as Blues‚ Gospel‚ Jazz‚ Ragtime‚ and more. Since African Americans followed their traditions so much‚ It was harder for African
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In Walt Whitman’s poem‚ “Song of Myself” he offers an interpretation of the grass as being when a life’s lost‚ another reborn. The poet states that‚ “I guess it is the handkerchief of the Lord/ A scented gift and remembrancer designedly dropt”(11.17-18). This quote portrays that life is remembered‚ but also quickly forgotten. We could have an object or smell that reminds of someone‚ but overtime he forgets and never remember them. Walt shows that you end up forgetting them because you learn to live
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The Death and Dying Beliefs of Australian Aborigines Although the Aborigines are often classified as a primitive race whose religion is based upon animism and totemism like the American Indians‚ the Aboriginal funeral practices and beliefs about death have much in common with other cultures. This paper will discuss the death and dying beliefs of the Aborigines that share a common thread with many popular religions of today. Aboriginal beliefs in death and dying are original in that they combine
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religious tension. There is a worldly or natural blending in Irish Christianity. Kuno Meyer’s translation of the 9th century Celtic monk poem “The Hermit’s Song” offers a unique prospective of powerful Christian elements‚ subtle Pagan themes and how they fuse or mix together beautifully to create an unparalleled and ideal spiritual experience. In “The Hermit’s Song” Christian elements are everywhere. Within the first line on the first stanza the speaker calls
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