The idea a forced choice can still show identity is inaccurate and irrelevant when reflecting on The Street Sweeper and Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. The greater truth is that choice forms identity and no greater portrayal of this idea exists than in the aforementioned texts through characters Lamont Williams‚ Henrik Mandelbrot‚ Greg Gaines and Rachel Kushner. In The Street Sweeper‚ Lamont Williams‚ a probationary janitor at a hospital is a product of his choices. Unfairly convicted and out of
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Rat Song Introduction ”Rat Song” is a poem written by Margaret Atwood and is part of Selected Poems from 1976. What is interesting about the poem is that it is written from the point of view of a rat. And by looking through the eyes of a rat (which many people see as a primitive and inferior animal) the poem shows how judgemental‚ hateful‚ hypocritical and “unnatural” the human race is. The poem furthermore advocates that humans are a much greater parasite than the rats they are so desperately
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“All Star” Rhetorical Analysis While the song “All Star”‚ by the band “Smash Mouth”‚ has turned into a meme recently‚ it has a much deeper meaning than what you would think. Through the use of lyrics‚ rhythm‚ and tone‚ “Smash Mouth” is able to express their feelings about the current state of the world‚ and how they choose to deal with it. “All Star” was made in 1999‚ which was a rather tense period in the United States’s history. The mid-to-late 90’s is around the time were tensions between the
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Music Video Analysis: “Cowboy Casanova” The music video I have chosen to analyze is “Cowboy Casanova”; this song was written by Mike Elizondo‚ Brett James‚ and co-written by Underwood herself. Carrie Underwood performs this song; this is one of my favorite songs. This song is about a girl that had her heart broke by a guy that seemed perfect; he’s a smooth talker and knows exactly how to get a girl. However he doesn’t really care about the girl at all. So the girl is trying to warn another girl
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artists express themselves by writing songs to convey emotions‚ tell fictional stories‚ or to share their own experiences. The human mind attaches many senses and feelings to melodies; they are tied to moments in life. Everyone feels the same emotions even though people are all different and unique. Songs are written about all sorts of feelings such as happiness‚ sadness‚ angriness‚ and sorrow. For example‚ if a person is having a bad day he can find a song relating to how he is feeling. American
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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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The morning song ‘Morning song’ by Sylvia Plath describes the birth‚ early stages of childhood and the sentimental value of a child in a very unique way. This poem was wrote from Sylvia Plath’s own experience of child birth‚ it can also be related to by parents‚ it could be thought it is aimed mainly at females as this poem is quite feminine. This eighteen line lyrics is structured in 3 line stanzas which are called tersest. It is a tender poem and the overall tone of it is quite mellow. The opening
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hip-hop‚ so it was hard to narrow down to this song. Nonetheless‚ “Vocab” provides an interesting look at hip-hop. This is 1994 and hip-hop is beginning to take a prominent role in the mainstream media. When we think about gender equality in hip-hop‚ it is fair to say that Lauryn Hill more than holds her own. In this essay‚ I hope to further develop the importance of this group dynamic to hip-hop at the time and breakdown some unique hip-hop elements in the song itself. As of yet‚ we have mentioned several
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according to apple music speaks about a woman who is sorry and afraid about how others preserve her. She feels as if people have a certain impression of her and are expecting more from her which is something I think all women‚ including myself can experience. The speaker continues
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“Siren Song”‚ a poem by Margaret Atwood‚ is a retelling of the classic Greek tale from the Sirens’ perspective. In the poem‚ one of the Sirens complains to the reader about her situation. She is assigned by gods to stay on a secluded island along with two other Sirens‚ with nothing to do but obey her duty of enchanting sailors over and over again. Deprived of liberty to break free from this restraining position‚ the Siren expresses her exasperation and frustration‚ and requests help from the reader
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