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Biography of Muddy Waters a Compelling Songwriter (1058 words, 2 pages)

Muddy Waters Electric Blues Muddy Waters was the patriarch of the post-World War II Chicago blues. He was a master artist who played slashing slide guitar with an earthy raspy voice who had seen his share of sorrow in life. Muddy was also a compelling songwriter a storyteller in song. ... Read More

An Analysis and Overview of the Lyrics to the Song Mambo no.5 by Singer Lou Bega (409 words, 2 pages)

Mambo No.5 - Lyrics Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Mambo number five. One, two, three, four, five, everybody in the car so come on let's ride..... To the liquor store around the corner. The boys say they want some gin and juice but I really don't wanna. Beerbust like I ... Read More

Understanding the Song “House of the Rising Sun” (1036 words, 2 pages)

In order to understand the song House of the Risin Sun we need first to have a short look at Bob Dylan and his music. Bob Dylan was born in 1941 in Minnesota. He was a regular child and he became interested in music only while being in high school, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Lyrics of a Green Day Song (951 words, 2 pages)

Green Day is a California based pop-punk band consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tre Cool. At the age of fourteen, Armstrong and Dirnt decided to form a punk rock band, and at first they called themselves Sweet Children. By early 1989, however, they added drummer Al Sobrante ... Read More

An Examination of the Poems, The Lamb from Song of Innocence and The Tyger from Song of Experience by William Blake (659 words, 1 pages)

The poetry of William Blake is renowned for its critique of society and injustice as well as expressing strong religious influences. Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience were written concerning the destiny of the human spirit and the differences between how children and adults view and understand the world. ... Read More

The High Caliphate, including the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties, and the Golden Age of the Tang and Song dynasties had numerous similarities. Both strongly influenced foreign lands, while being influenced by others. However, the many differences in the more individual achievements of the High Caliphate and Golden Age of Tang ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of My Father’s Song by Simon J. Ortiz and My Papa’s Waltz by Theodore Roethke (971 words, 2 pages)

Family relationships are not always the loving embraces seen on the Disney Channel. Some can become more malicious, such as those seen on Fox. The poems "My Father's Song," by Simon J. Ortiz, and "My Papa's Waltz," by Theodore Roethke, are two similar poems written about a father and child ... Read More

An Analysis of Chris Guthrie in Gibbon’s Sunset Song (2688 words, 4 pages)

Chris Guthrie is certainly one of the most remarkable characters in Scottish Literature. Remarkable for many reasons she endures throughout the hardship and the tragedy that persist throughout this first chapter of her life, during her most formative years and with an admirable resistance. She is noble, attractive, intense, loyal ... Read More

T. S Elliot Ideas of Culture in The Love Song of Alfred J. Prufrock (1921 words, 3 pages)

Eliot writes of culture as "the way of life of a particular people living together in one place. That culture is made visible in their arts, in their social system, in their habits and customs, in their religion.(Milner, A (1994) Contemporary Cultural Theory An Introduction. London UCC Press.) A culture, ... Read More

Exploring the Main Themes of the Song “Break Me Shake Me”, Savage Garden Bear (682 words, 1 pages)

The themes expressed in the song Break Me Shake Me by Savage Garden bear an uncanny resemblance to those expressed in the Sophocles play Antigone. Both pieces of work attempt to throw us into the sheer chaos caused by the abuse of power. In the play, Creon is an almighty ... Read More

An Analysis of Songs My Mother Taught Me (4061 words, 6 pages)

The case study "Songs My Mother Taught Me" discusses a boy named Charles who at first glance, looks like an ordinary, nice, charming young man. However his appearance is only skin deep, one would never assume just by looking at him that he is a cold -blooded killer. In a ... Read More

The Gentle Lamb and the Menacing Tyger in Blake’s Song of Innocence and Experience (780 words, 1 pages)

The gentle lamb and the menacing tyger in Blakes Songs of Innocence and Experience shows the contrast between the innocence of childhood and the experience of adulthood. The first two lines of. The Lamb sets the style of childish inquisitiveness, Little Lamb who made theeDoust thou know who made thee? ... Read More

The Mistreatment of the African Americans in Richard Wright’s Long Black Song (1272 words, 2 pages)

For years after the civil war, black people were still mistreated. Segregation, the separate but equal law, was not exactly all that equal. People remained as slaves on plantations because they had nowhere else to go. The Souths class-system was still in full effect putting black females at the lowest ... Read More

An Analysis of the Song Have a Cigar by Pink Floyd (301 words, 1 pages)

In order to understand the song Have a Cigar by Pink Floyd you must have some sense of how the record industry works. Contrary to popular believe a band in modern day music doesnt earn a lot of money from selling albums, unless of course that artists owns the record ... Read More

An Analysis of the Concept of Love in Different Periods of Modern Era through W.H. Auden’s Poem, Jim Morrison’s Song and an Article in Men’s Health (1378 words, 2 pages)

Love In Today's Society Steve Carey Introduction A key to understanding Sociology and the Social Sciences in general is to evaluate subjects through time and compare and contrast characteristics that have changed and those that have remained the same. For this assignment I have elected to access three sources dealing ... Read More

An Analysis of the Song “Retrospect for Life” (610 words, 1 pages)

Retrospect for Life Often, all Rap music is denoted as lacking in moral content due to the fact that several Rap Artists proclaim the use and abuse of drugs, violence, sex and degradation of women. However, in the song Retrospect for Life, artist Common Sense addresses issues of morality by ... Read More

An Analysis of Divinity, Sexuality, and the Self in Whitman’s Song of Myself (2099 words, 3 pages)

Song of Myself Divinity, Sexuality and the Self Through his poetry, Whitmans "Song of Myself" makes the soul sensual and makes divine the flesh. In Whitmans time, the dichotomy between the soul and the body had been clearly defined by centuries of Western philosophy and theology. Today, the goodness of ... Read More

An Analysis of Usage of Love in Song of Solomon (849 words, 1 pages)

Usage of Love in Song of Solomon The main goal for an author is to grab the reader's attention and keep them interested in what they are reading. This pushes the author to write with a theme that all readers can relate with. The usage of love is a perfect ... Read More

An Analysis of the Song When Ya Get Drafted (2189 words, 3 pages)

The Story Remains The Same Are you believing the morning papers? War is coming back in style! There's generals here, advisors there, and Russians nibbling everywhere, the chessboard's filling up with red, we make more profits when we blow off their heads! Economy is looking bad let's start another war! ... Read More

An Analysis of the Theme of Loneliness in the Love Song of J. Alfred Prufock by T.S. Eliot (652 words, 1 pages)

The Pitiful Prufrock T.S. Elliots "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," is a melancholy poem of one mans frustrated search to find the meaning of his existence. The speakers strong use of imagery contributes to the poems theme of communion and loneliness. The Poem begins with an invitation from ... Read More

An Analysis of Charlemagne’s War with the Muslims in the Song of Roland (888 words, 2 pages)

Charlemagne, the king of France, has waged war in Spain against the Saracens for seven years. He has conquered the entire Spain and there isnt any city left to invade but only Saragossa, which is located upon a mountain. It is the city of pagan King Marsile. He has no ... Read More

An Analysis of Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong, a Story in Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried (1192 words, 2 pages)

In "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong", O'Brien uses the story of Mary Anne Bell to illustrate the transformation of young, innocent, naive boys who go off to war and often return as calloused men. Her story, as told by Rat Kiley of Alpha Company, symbolizes the experiences that befall ... Read More

An Analysis of Songs of Innocence by William Blakes (329 words, 1 pages)

The Chimney Sweeper From Songs of Innocence William Blakes Songs of Innocence comprises songs of happy cheer about field and flower, hill and stream, and the innocence of child and lamb, as seen through the eyes of a child (World Book vol.2 pg 314). In one excerpt, The Chimney Sweeper, ... Read More

An Analysis of Love Song (730 words, 1 pages)

The Love Song is the lifetime of laments that one old-aged man remembers, which consist of his past failures. He then puts them into the context of his now-meaningless life to try to comprehend the significance and compensate for his loneliness. Through Eliot's rich imagery and excellent use of Poetic ... Read More

An Analysis of the Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (1495 words, 2 pages)

The so-called Love Song The ironic character of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," an early poem by T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) in the form of a dramatic monologue, is introduced in its title. Eliot is talking, through his speaker, about the absence of love, and the poem, so far ... Read More

An Analysis of Chinese Folk Song (775 words, 1 pages)

Only mothers truly love their children a child embraced by hisher mother is a sparkling diamond Every time I hear this Chinese folk song, my childhood memories flash before me, especially the time when my parents left me in my grandmothers care to seek job opportunities in Switzerland. It was ... Read More

An Interpretation of Walt Whitman’s Poem Song of Myself (1495 words, 2 pages)

Walt Whitman's poem, Song of Myself, is one of his most famous contributions to American literature. He uses simile and metaphor, paradox, rhythm, and free verse style, to convey his struggle between the relation of the body and soul, the physical and the spiritual being. He continues to go against ... Read More

An Interpretation of the Song Bring on the Rain by Jo Dee Messina (670 words, 1 pages)

The first time I heard the song "Bring on The Rain" by Jo Dee Messina, all I thought was, why would she want to it to rain? I didn't really listen to the words closely, but I loved the way the sound sounded. It's a really good song. The next ... Read More

The Theme of Freedom and Independence in Toni Morrison’s Novel Song of Solomon (962 words, 2 pages)

The idea of complete independence and indifference to the surrounding world, symbolized by flying, stands as a prominent concept throughout Toni Morrison's emphatic novel Song of Solomon. However, the main character Milkman feels that this freedom lies beyond his reach he cannot escape the demands of his family and feel ... Read More

An Analysis of The Color of Love, a Song by Boyz II Men (1237 words, 2 pages)

Miracles Do Exist Do you ever feel lonely? Have you ever lost all hope and then out of nowhere all your troubles are gone? Boyz II Mens song, The Color of Love, speaks of these painful feelings and how to overcome them. I decided to write about this song because ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013