Ralph Waldo Emerson’s works "Self-Reliance” and Nature esteem transcendentalism as a romantic‚ individualistic philosophy of life in hopes of establishing contemporary concepts in society which reject traditional institutions and customs. Emerson’s thoughts are generally based on inward reflection‚ in which the capabilities of one’s soul and intuition are fundamental. He believes that a rejuvenated sense of personal inspiration can overpower the dogmatic constructs society imposes on its members
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Visions of psychological‚ emotional‚ spiritual paralysis and despair run rampant throughout dark romantic literature. Dark Romanticism can be seen as the antithesis of the Romantic ideals that reached their ultimate form in Transcendentalism. Edgar Allen Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ two dark Romantics‚ were concerned with the human condition and human nature in a way that few other writers of the time period were. Although strikingly different from the Transcendentalists‚ Hawthorne and Poe emphasize
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Every song tells its own unique story; however the stories they tell are often up to interpretation. Bob James‚ the creator of the song Orpheus‚ wrote the song based on his interpretation of the myth. The music of Bob James continued to evolve and captivate audiences thought the world. Discovered by Quincy Jones at the Notre Dame Jazz Festival in 1963‚ Bob recorded his first solo album‚ Bold Conceptions‚ that year for Mercury Records. 36 more solo albums would follow through four decades; that number
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Prominent protest songs of the 21st century are often found in genera’s containing boldly outspoken and poetically powerful lyrics such as contemporary rap and hip hop. However‚ a female country duo who debuted their first album in 2015 is stirring the gender inequality pot by crafting their music with brutal honesty. Maddie and Tae‚ two twenty-one year olds from Nashville‚ Tennessee‚ have dampened the burning fire in modern country music‚ referred to as “Bro Country.” These two ladies have taken
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to the actual lyrics of a song. If you listen to the lyrics of a song you will realize that many songs have important messages or themes to them. An example of this is the lyrics of the song “Changes” by Tupac Shakur. If you listen to this song‚ you will realize that Tupac raps about not only the problems that African Americans face from society‚ but also the struggles that poor people in society have to endure and overcome. Many people in society can relate to this song and I personally believe the
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The song that chose for my solo performance is Under the Bridge by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The composers were John Frusciante‚ Anthony Kiedis‚ Flea and Chad Smith. John Frusciante did the guitar parts. This piece was composed in America at a studio session in preparation for their second album with John‚ "Blood Sugar Sex Magik." The characteristics that define this piece of work was the speed‚ which it was quite slow‚ intensity‚ which it wasn’t too intense‚ the type of singing‚ which it was done
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Song Paragraph (Mi Gente) One of the songs I chose is named “Mi Gente”‚ which is an Urban Latin/pop song which is frequently played at South-American parties (From personal experience). Mi Gente is an upbeat song which happens to be in the top 20 songs in Canada. I feel this song relates to me on a personal level in multiple ways. For instance‚ listening to the song with no meaning other than to enjoy the song‚ it would probably sound pleasant or delightful. Though if you examine the lyrics
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Throughout many of my favourite songs the topic of relationships is reoccurring. In one of my favourite songs by Vic Mensa titled “16 Shots” the topic of relationships is occurs a lot. In this song the artist explains the day to day conflicts between African-American citizens and racist police officers. He also talks about the level of power that the police have and how often that they abuse their power. In the song the artist talks about the conflict between police officers and African Americans
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How this sing was crowned this title I really don’t know but as it turned out this is the song many of those gay males that were standing in the night club in 1995 were just coming out the closet and something about the words in this song gave them a sense of freedom and feeling better about themselves as they now were faced with a fear of not being accepted by society. This song was there comfort music to there heart the words made them feel loved made them feel like everything was
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Transcendentalism in Modern Day Popular Culture Characteristic of Transcendentalism Quote or example Description Explanation/Analysis Free Thought “Come along follow me as I lead through the darkness As I provide just enough spark that we need to proceed Carry on‚ give me hope‚ give me strength Come with me and I won’t steer you wrong Put your faith and your trust as I guide us through the fog To the light at the end of the tunnel We gonna fight‚ we gonna charge‚ we gonna stomp‚ we gonna march Through
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