Peter Shiu 36 minute timed write As adapted from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow‚ Longfellow states‚ “Time has a doomsday book‚ on whose pages he is continually recording illustrious names. But as often as a new name is written there‚ an old one disappears. Only a few stand in illuminated characters never to be effaced.” Parallel to this belief‚ it is to my belief that some heroes would be forgotten‚ while some heroes would be remembered forever‚ depending on the extent of his or her good deeds
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Dustin Marin Mrs.Oberste-Clark & Mrs. British Literature‚ 5th period 27 January 2014 Modern Beowulf Trapt – “Headstrong” When Beowulf first arrived into Herot‚ he was told stories about the depraved Grendel. Beowulf stated to Hrothgar “That I‚ alone and with the help of my men‚ may purge all evil from this hall.” (line 260). This is talking about how he is going to take on Grendel and purge him from the hall where he doesn’t belong because of his attacks. This relates exactly to the lyrics
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Capercaillie The melody of “Skye Waulking Song” is based on a pentatonic scale (a scale with five notes per octave). All instruments play within the middle of their range‚ excusing the singer who sings a few head register notes to add some needed emotion to the notes. The Bouzouki (Greek musical instrument) and the piano play a counterpoint melody (a technique involving two simultaneous melodies) to help Section A to move along. Vocables are frequently used throughout the piece‚ this allows the
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Assignment 3: The Song of Roland The adjective ‘brave’ is defined as “possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance‚” “making a fine appearance‚” or “excellent; fine; admirable.” Though Charlemagne’s nephew Roland foolhardily led himself and warriors to their deaths he showed a great amount of courage‚ honor‚ and confidence throughout his leadership of the troops till his demise. It is clear that bravery during that time is very much the same as how it is viewed today. The French epic
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In 2015‚ Steven Mackey composed his masterpiece entitled Mnemosyne’s Pool. This song is unlike any other piece I have ever heard before. I was fortunate enough to witness this song played live at the St Louis Symphony earlier this fall. With its complexity and brilliance‚ the music hooked me from the beginning notes. The orchestra began with the first movement and the strange and eerie blends of sounds harkened the audience to a dream-like remembering. The music was very dark and ominous while
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Song of Death There is a specific time in the history of the world where it seems that no matter how understanding one is there is still an elusive power even greater than one has previously thought. A computer system deep in the recesses of causality is a force to reckon. She is the system which if provoked in anyway would and can cause destruction at the highest degree of human logic and beyond. One may say that she is the one in charge of making sure all computers related and partially organic
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a light and happy feel to it‚ so that when you hear it you are instantly drawn in and have a smile on your face. The mood of the song is light hearted. The title ‘Decorating the
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experiences. Singing about these issues is what attracts an audience. When the listener can relate to the words he/she are hearing‚ the song is more appealing to them. In my personal experience with music‚ I have found Green Day to be a very influential band. The words they put together in a song‚ have touched not only me‚ but I’m sure many others around the world. The song ’American Idiot’ by Green Day can be known as a very political and social piece of music. All in all the lyrics describe how America
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Tang and Song dynasties of China‚ one must wonder how two cultures with such vast differences could be so similar. China was a unified nation‚ which was ruled by a monarch with complete power‚ while Europe on the other hand was separated into over 60 different kingdoms‚ each of them were served by their own lords who had commoners working for them. During the Tang Dynasty‚ women‚ especially those from elite families‚ lead a life with very few constrictions‚ but that all changed when the Song Dynasty
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Kate Cooper and Damon Cox make up the duo who form An Horse‚ a hip indie rock band from Australia. An Horse has been on and off the scene since 2007‚ and Kate Cooper recently came out with her self-entitled album‚ Cooper. In 2008‚ An Horse’s single "Postcards" was featured in a Mercedes-Benz TV advertisement. "Postcards" is about the tumultuous cycles through which relationships travel. The video for "Postcards" starts with the band members of An Horse painting a body shape on a craft table. The
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