1 Ms. Spilberg ENG2D1 March 5‚ 2013 Song Comparison Essay The road of life can be a bumpy one. There will always be twists and turns that can alter a person’s life‚ changing the course of their destination. Even though life can be tough‚ you have to draw upon your inner strength in order to persevere. The songs‚ “Move Along” by The All-American Rejects and “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” by Greenday sing about this message. The lyrics in their songs have many literary devices such as personification
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Hunting Song This story‚ “Hunting Song”‚ helps us envision the deer hunting tactics of the Navajo people. Although the true moral of this story is terrifying‚ the author of this poem wrote it in a way that it sounds almost peaceful. He uses beautiful‚ environmental imagery such as the mountains and dewy flowers to help us picture this scene better in our minds. This story teaches us about the Navajo song writing tradition‚ their appreciation towards the deer‚ and their hunting tactics. A major
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Mending Wall Commentary Robert Frost’s Narrative poem‚ “Mending Wall” is a light-hearted yet tense depiction of opposing views that brings together two different people. Written in blank verse with simple structure and strewn with images alluding to myths and human history‚ this poem reveals the men’s customs and furthermore the never ending ritual of man‚ which guides the reader to conclude that In this poem Robert Frost does make an allusion to the famous Greek myth of Sisyphus. For those of
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“Siddhartha” by Herman Hesse is neatly categorized under the Bildungsroman genre. Bildungsroman is a novel dealing with one person’s formative years or spiritual education. Throughout the whole novel Siddhartha‚ the main character‚ is confronted by many setbacks not only physically and emotionally but also spiritually. Siddhartha’s father was a Brahman and thus Siddhartha learnt the traditions through his own father. However‚ Siddhartha felt that he was missing something and this started his journey
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Man in the Mirror (Song Analysis) Man in the Mirror is a former number one single performed by musical pop sensation Michael Jackson. The theme of the song is easy to pick up when you have a look at the chorus "I’m starting with the man in the mirror. I’m asking him to change his ways. And no message could have been any clearer. If you wanna make the world a better place. Take a look at yourself and make a change." The theme of the song clearly incorporates the idea that all wide scale change (changing
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‘The Divided Self’ by R. D. Laing Commentary In ‘The Divided Self’‚ Laing examines schizoid and schizophrenic people and attempts to make their situation more understandable in existential terms. In order to understand Laing’s work‚ a person must first understand the concept of existential phenomenology‚ in which a person is characterized by his way of being-in-the-world. It involves the way he reacts to his environment and himself as a part of his world. It must also be mentioned that
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Animal Farm Commentary This extract was taken from the book‚ Animal Farm written by George Orwell. The scene holds in the second chapter of the book‚ after Snowball proclaims the seven commandments for all the animals in the farm. This demonstrates the leadership of Snowball and Napoleon. The animals are all hyped and getting prepared for the harvest after driving away their farmer‚ Jones and his men. Snowball and Napoleon use strong military language when they are talking about work (the Harvest)
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The Stone Horse Commentary It is obvious that Lopez has a passion for history‚ especially when it comes to the cultural aspects in history. Having said this‚ it’s no surprise that when cultural history is being destroyed‚ Lopez is writing to bring awareness to the problems faced by unguarded cultural artifacts in the Mojave‚ and Sonoran deserts. The reading itself was dry when it came to the parts about the Stone Horse because Lopez kept describing the horse over and over. As the introduction told
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Song Analysis What is the overall “message” or theme of the song? In a paragraph‚ summarize in your own words what the song is saying. The lyrics of the song “Hall of Fame” (by Script Ft. Will.i.Am) have an overall message to never give up and to fulfill your goals. The song is very motivational to the listener and lets you know that you can achieve anything if you put the effort to try. This song creates feeling of strength‚ confidence and will-power. It gives me the desire to stand up and aim for
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Song Analysis and Interpretation 1. Title of the song • Through Glass 2. Artist • Stone Sour 3. Type of Song • Alternative rock 4. What was the song all about? • This song makes me think of reality and the actual scene of the world we lived in. Thus‚ our minds were corrupt by the media and giving praises to the stars that are not in their own identity perhaps “fake” people. We are bombarded and controlled by media and tell the people how life is supposed to be and it seems that they
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