Essays on Anthem

What was the Indus Valley Civilization?

Indus Valley Civilization may be referred to as the bronze age of progress that took place between 3300 and 1300 BCE mainly in the North West part of India such as Pakistan and some parts of North West of Afghanistan. The civilization is among the three earliest along with Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. The event was termed as Valley civilization because it took part along the rivers and valleys because in these areas people had enough resources for food and wealth creation. The civilization question has a great political importance since it involved different regions such as Europe, India, ...

Introduction

Shirley Jackson is one of the most famous and popular female authors of the XX century. She is mostly famous for her uncanny novels such as The Haunting of the Hill House, We Have Always Live in the Castle as well as her short stories such as The Lottery or The Adventures of James Harris.

Her life may be divided into such periods as:

Childhood and life in California Sуracuse University Life in North Bennington Work for The New Yorker. Childhood and life in California She starts wrіting her novels near the Burlingame in California when she is a teenager. After spending her whole childhood in ...

Abstract

Hindu culture is very diverse. There are many different facets to their religious beliefs. Many of the beliefs are so varying, they differ from person to person. The most agreed upon beliefs within Hinduism appear to be the four life objectives, such as the Dharma and Moksa. These objective allow individuals to set goals in order to stay moral and one day attain enlightenment in hopes of escaping Samsara, or physical life. Karma, familiar to many Westerners, is also a belief in Hindu culture. It helps explain an individual’s current situation by examining their past behavior. Furthermore, it ...

Question 1

Negative population growth rate means that the death rate is higher than the birth rate of the European region. This scenario has many consequences both socially and economically. One of the consequences of this negative growth rate is a decline in the use of fuels. This especially relates to use of fossil fuels and other non-renewables. This is because the decline in the number of people means less usage in terms of heating requirements, fueling of vehicles and other areas that involve the use of fuel by human beings. Such countries will enjoy reduced demand for fuel. ...

Every society has a belief in a superhuman being that has powers over the people, this belief is referred to as religion and the beliefs vary in different societies. Religion unites people who have one common belief and provides social guidance on religious and spiritual issues .Sikhism also referred to as the Sikh religion forms one of the many global religions. During the late 15thcentury, Guru Nanak founded the Sikh tradition in the Punjab region current day India and Pakistan (Singh,2011).

Guru Nanak preached against religious rituals that had no significance to any religion, he did not oppose any ...

Without a doubt, religion is one of the most powerful forces that shape society. It has been the cause of numerous wars as well as long lasting peace in the world. There diverse religious sects that exist in the world today and their influence reverberate to world events even unto the personal lives of its members. One of such sects is a Christian church which named itself the “Friends Church.” For this paper I have made visit into one of its congregations in Yorba Linda, California (zipcode: 92886). From this experience, I can say that the said church is living ...

When World War I broke, earlier poets wrote poems celebrating the outbreak of the First World War. These poems reflected an over-optimistic, sentimental and unrealistic attitude to war that mirrored the attitude of the British people, who assumed that the war was chivalrous and heroic. Rupert Brooke's “The Soldier” is an example of such early World War I poetry, in which Brooke uses strong figurative language and symbols to romanticize and sentimentalize the horrors of war. By 1915, both the British people and poets began to realize how horrific and terrible the war really was, and poems thereafter ...

I set out to visit the messianic synagogue that is located at 6304 Beltline road in Dallas, Texas at the south west corner of Beltline and emerald wood. The main entrance to the synagogue is comprised of three stair cases that lead to three large mahogany doors. At the front of the building just above the doors is a star like inscription. The outside of the synagogue is quite scenery and one cannot wait to get inside. Once inside, I was amazed at the orderliness of these Judaists. The seats were arranged in rows leaving enough space for one ...

Modernization of finance industry through the use of information technology (IT) is one of the important and most convenient developments in the insurance industry. However, with the risks attached to IT, the finance industry is currently facing the challenges of security breaches which affected the growth of some companies and the industry per se. This paper will discuss the IT issues confronting the industry, how it is likely to be resolved, and the future of the finance sector. Media organizations have reported various data breaches cases that affected the finance industry in the past few years. Martha C. ...

Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism is a religion that was founded by Prophet Zoroaster. This religion worship their god known as Ahura. It is believed that worshipping their supreme god involves doing moral actions in order to fight against the spirit of the evil known as Ahriman. Just like any other religion, Zoroastrianism has their own unique ways of worshipping and performing their sacred festivals. Everyone has freedom of worship and, therefore, one can indulge in any religious practice of their choice, as long as these practices follow the acceptable morals in the society or community.

BELIEFS

Zarathustra the prophet believed that God has shown ...

Places of worship are specifically designed structures where people go to perform religious study, veneration and devotion. They are among the most remarkable and permanent colossal structures that have been constructed by humanity. The style used in the construction of these buildings is largely a product of art and architecture and has helped worshippers to comfortably conduct their prayers. Most worshippers believe that God dwells in these structures. Worshippers believe that prayers conducted in the buildings will ultimately be heard by God. Buildings, both inside and outside, speak a lot about God. Old buildings especially, enable worshippers gain a picture of ...

Valuable insight into the main teachings of Atenism is provided by the Great Hymn and all of foremost principles of Atenism have been outlined in it. Moreover, the differences between the philosophy of King Akhenaten, the supposed composer of this Hymn, and the primary Egyptian religion that existed before his reign have been further outlined in the lyrical verses of the Hymn. In the very first couple of lines, the sun is portrayed as a life giver who enforces justice by journeying across the sky. The New Solar Theology also shared this belief that life on earth exists because ...

The Khalsa is also known as the Guru Panth (Jacobsen, 2011). It a collective body of all Sikhs who have been initiated represented by five Sikhs who are referred to as the five beloved ones. Khalsa can be translated to mean free and it refers to a state of being genuine and pure among the Sikhs. The Khalsa was at first inaugurated by a Guru by the name Guru Gobind Singh on Baisakhi day (30th of March in the year 1699). The guru baptized five Sikhs and then asked the five Khalsas to baptize them also. The Guru then baptized thousands of ...

American music, as we know it today, relects the country’s multi-ethnic population. The wide array of genre is a testament to the influence of the various group of people that came and settled in the country and has come to represent the social and cultural identity that became prevalent during certain periods of time. Known as the melting pot of culture, tracing the origin of American music can prove to be challenging due to the constant evolution brought about by the continuous influx of hybridizing techniques, instruments, and genres of migrating cultures (The Parlor Song Academy). The first ...

Abstract

Christianity has remained divided across many denominations. Individuals broke up from their mainstream churches to form other denominations. The Methodist church was one of the denominations that broke up from the Church of England. The paper will, therefore, look at the history of the Methodist church and how it came to being. That would appear at the official contributor of the Methodist church and the main events that led to the starting of the church. There will also be outlines of the common rituals in the Methodist worship service. The setting of the taking place of the Methodist church ...

There is a general trend in the world today where people are more concerned about the feelings of other people rather than their own feelings. The novel, ‘anthem’ takes us through the life of a character, Equality who realised his weakness in trying to please everyone else instead of being the person he was meant to be. His name is a symbol that reflects the need for equality in the world today. Everybody is trying to be like the other person, not realising the uniqueness in their assignments that requires them to behave differently. The obsession of being equal has led to ...

Equality: My mind is boggling. I do not no what to think about. I have to complete this duty. International: Think about something; just let your mind do its duty. Don’t help it to think. Equality: I know you do not know the significance of the duty at hand. It carries significance now and many years to come. My mind is entrusted with such a phenomenal duty that it is breaking under its weight. Offer something wise as a suggestion. International: Phenomena, significant, these are qualities that connote something universally important. Is about the anthem you have ...

In Ayn Rand's "Anthem," civilization had lost the understanding of freedom and individuality. Only one person along with a few friends dared to fight against the conformity that had become the norm. Throughout human history, there have been many people who have tried to force others to confirm to a set of rules and regulations. Conformity can be seen in India's caste system, the introduction of school uniforms, and in today's capitalistic society. There have been revolutions started by a person or group that overthrew the idea that society must confirm to a certain hierarchy in order to function properly. The Indian caste ...

Analysis of An Ad Campaign: Apple Ipad Advertising

Getting ideas for Advertising Campaign is the most difficult part. In the beginning, one looks at their own reaction to some new technology with some interest. However, beyond a certain age, it gets difficult to garner the same interest for a new change. The insecure advertising agencies particularly practice a mini-version of crowd sourcing all the time. They are threatened with a creative review or are up against a tight deadline. Getting ideas is not only difficult, but it difficult to sell them too (Jeremy, 2012). They need to package by the creative directors and promoted by someone professional. Moreover, the personal authority must ...

Arising as the biggest ideology of African culture, Rastafari movement became a household name in the late 1930s in the republic of Jamaica. Though many people describe Rastafarianism as a form of religion, the advocates of this movement consider it as a way of life. They believe that Haile Selassie equates to Jesus Christ in the Bible. Rastas or Rastafari is the name given to the followers of this movement. Moreover, Rastafarianism refers to the way of life for many of its followers. However, the Rastafari family dislikes this term because they believe it is associated with Babylonian culture. This paper hopes ...

The aim of this essay is to present you with the comparison and contrast of two specific poems. The poems which will be presented in this essay are ‘Dreamers’ written by Siegfried Sassoon and ‘Before Action’ written by Lieutenant William Noel Hodgson. Both poems are considered to belong to the group of those poems which were written within the socio-historical context, which was created during and after the World War I (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918). The aim of this essay is to present you with the analysis of the thematic core of each poem, the literary ...

Numerous studies and research have been conducted concerning the impact that arts, and films in specific have to a country concerning identity and presentation of the country. Films in most of the instances present a true reflection and happening in the society, whereby different cultures and beliefs that are featured in a film allow it to be classified and categorized regarding a country’s distinctiveness. Britain has been involved in film production over many decades and it has also produced extensive market for film consumption among other forms of entertainment in general. Olympics are noted as an event that promote and encourages different ...

Music has for years without number formed an integral part of mankind from its very existence. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in acknowledging this fundamental and pivotal role of music stated asserts that music is a universal language. According to him, human beings, through music are able to communicate their emotions, feelings and attitudes towards various issues within the society. Songs have been crafted to touch and influence almost every aspect of the human life-from birth to dating, romance and marriage to death and life supposedly thereafter, to events in-between, sports, work as well as politics, the list is endless. Every event, ...

Nations are often defined by their music – music has been used for centuries to depict the patriotism and values of a state or country, and America is no exception. The history of America’s patriotic music in particular is fascinating, and traces the country’s evolution from British offshoot, to bombastic independent nation, all the way through the difficulties of the Civil War, two World Wars, Vietnam and beyond. More than just anthems, American patriotic music allows music historians to track the national consciousness at the time at which these songs were penned and popularized – the way people sing about ...

The canon of classical and contemporary music

Since the dawn of time, music has been one of the most important cultural inventions of humanity. The use of music to convey knowledge and share information is so profound that almost all existing societies today have its own musical heritage. Music has always taken a vital place in the development of human culture. In fact, instrumental music and songs are regarded as one of the highest form of art by any culture at any point in time. From the tribal traditions passed on from generation to generation through songs, to the highly commercialized music industry of today, music is ...

Sociologists of Religion and their Thoughts

Sociology of religion is considered as the study of values, practices, beliefs, religion’s organizational forms utilizing the methods and tools of the disciplines and principles of sociology(Dillon, 2003).. The major investigation however may include exploitation of both the quantitative methods such as polls, surveys, census and demographic analysis as well as qualitative techniques such as observation, archival analysis, participation, documentary and historical material (Berzano & Riis, 2012).Sociologists associated with religious studied however study each aspect of the religion such as how a person is supposed and believed to act in the worship and his actions when he/she ...

Book Review

Introduction Farewell to Manzanar is a frank, and sometimes, heartbreaking story that many people living in the United States are not aware of. The events described in the book occurred during the World War II when American Japanese were sent to the internment camp after bombing Pearl Harbor. The author brought up several themes including economic and legal injustice done to peaceful Japanese Americans, survival requirements in the internment camps, contradictions inside families based on generational differences, and difficulties experienced by Japanese Americans when they aimed to rebuild their lives after being imprisoned in the camps. - Brief ...

POLITICAL HISTORY

What is the relationship between country size and trade and will existence of many small countries promote or inhibit trade? Country size is a highly relevant factor as far as trade is concerned. A large country will entail more internal trade. Presence of many small countries will promote external trade as the small countries will seek goods they do not produce (Palmer, p.134). The existence of countries in large units will promote both internal and external trade as these countries will be able to produce a wider variety of goods for example North American countries.

Definitions of communism socialism and capitalism

Communism is a socialist movement based ...

The short stories, Two Kinds by Amy Tan and Powder by Tobias Wolff, seem to be autobiographical accounts of their childhood memories—Tan of her strict mother and Wolff of his estranged father. While the stories may contain some true elements from their youth, these stories are still fiction and seem to contain a lot of wishful thinking on the part of the authors, a wish that somehow things could have been better. As an adult, one can view his or her childhood past in better—and perhaps more grateful—perspective. On cannot be who he or she is without his ...

FOR GERMAN SOCCER, A LYRIC DEBATE: ARTICLE REVIEW

Introduction/Summary In this article, the Germany football team kicked up a controversy after some of its members refused to sing the country’s national anthem, The Song of Germans. The public, including football officials and former players thought that the team ought to sing to the anthem, despite the manager insisting that the players did identify with the team and their heritage was important. This occurred at a time when Germany had began re-asserting its national identity since World War II, which has however not been reflected in sports, with national teams losing players with foreign roots to other nations. ...

Religion in modern times is centered on the individual. The giant megachurches that host services every Sunday (or Saturday, if Sunday is a bit inconvenient) feature huge screens that show worshipers the song lyrics, so they don’t have to worry about finding the song in a hymnal. They show the Bible verse of the day, so worshipers don’t have to dig that Bible out and find it. The sermons, by and large, focus on ways that the information in the Bible helps people have more rewarding lives. Outside Christianity, the focus seems to be on ways to get yourself ...

An overview

Introduction In simplest of words, theology is the study of religions and religious beliefs. Some scholars choose to call it the science of deities and divinity. But atheistic scholars do not very much approve of theology as a viable branch of study or ‘science’. Nevertheless, theology has been helping religious people understand, follow and even reform their religions with time. The great theologians in history have acted like a guiding star to bring changes in religious beliefs and rituals. And in the course of past several centuries, the major religions in the world have been modified mainly because of these ...

Shelby, Legree and St Clare were once slave owners of tom, and they had an important contact on Tom in that both played a big role in building Tom’s faith and his hopes in God whenever he started doubting himself. Likewise, it’s clear that at times Tom got on their nerves, by the way he reacted but none of them manages to change Tom’s personality in a negative way. Both St Clare and Shelby are kind and honest to Tom all through; they treat him in a genuine manner despite him being a slave (Henson, 21): Both of them ...

Parenting is a process that contributes to the physical, intellectual, social and emotional development of a child and determines how a child is going to evolve as an adult. Parenting style varies from one parent to another. Based on the style of rearing up children, parenting is divided into four styles; authoritative, authoritarian, permissive and uninvolved (Christopher Spera). Amy Chua, popularly known as the tiger mother, has created furor among western mothers with her famous but controversial book titled "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" in which she has vehemently shown the difference between the Chinese and Western style of parenting. Her ...

In Hymn of Apollo the poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley, writes in the first person telling us that he (Appollo) has eternal power over nature. ‘I feed the clouds, the rainbows, and the flowers’ He is the eye of the universe and victory and praise are due to him as without him all things would come to an end. ‘one power, which is mine’. He condescends, with ‘unwilling steps’, to walk down to the Atlantic from Heaven. He is all-powerful and the universe depends on him for all things. When he leaves one place to go on to another, nature ‘ ...

The individual marketing audit will draw attention on the insurers’ organization, which will analyze the marketing strategy, implementation and results at WellPoint insurance company. This is an insurance company that resulted from a merger between WellPoint Inc. and Anthem Inc. in 2004. Interestingly, now, the affiliated health plan of the company has over 34 million individuals and over 70 million subsidiaries. Consequently, this makes the company to be the largest insurance company around the globe in terms of membership. The company’s headquarter is in Indianapolis in Indiana. However, the company is an independent licensee of different health insurance companies ...

“The Addict”

Abstract This is an essay about Anne Sexton’s poem “The Addict,” It describes how Anne Sexton tried desperately tried to rid herself of mental illness and drug addiction. She wrote from her heart and her personal experience. The hymn “When Peace Like a River Attended my Way,” was written out of great despair; the writer whole family perished at sea and when he came to the area in the ocean he went to his cabin and penned this famous hymn. Like her counterpart, Anne Sexton’s poetry is born out of great depression; she began to write ...

William Carlos Williams

William Carlos Williams has always been known as an experimenter, an innovator, a revolutionary figure in American poetry. Yet in comparison to artists of his own time who sought a new environment for creativity as expatriates in Europe, Williams lived a remarkably conventional life. A doctor for more than forty years serving the New Jersey town of Rutherford, he relied on his patients, the America around him, and his own ebullient imagination to create a distinctively American verse. Often domestic in focus and "remarkable for its empathy, sympathy, its muscular and emotional identification with its subjects," Williams's poetry is also characteristically honest: "There ...

Introduction

Sikhism funeral ceremony is called “Antam Sanskaar”, which simply means celebration of a completed life. Contrary to the Christian funerals where people lament of the loss of an individual, Sikhism accepts a death call and looks at it as the will of the creator. Sikhism teachings assert that death is a natural process that gives the deceased an opportunity of reuniting with the creator. In their belief, the soul changes the same way a person changes clothes. Sikh funeral customs follow a given procedure that must be adhered to by any member. The funeral customs carried out by Sikhs differ from other religions since ...

The Muses of Greek Mythology

Creative people such as artists, writers and musicians often use phrases such as “I need a visit from my muse” or “my muse was the inspiration for this poem (or other work of art).” The idea and concept of the modern day muse comes from ancient mythology. Greece’s most powerful God, Zeus had many children but nine of his daughters, were unique from the others because they were the muses. Each of the nine daughters possessed unique and divine powers and a love of knowledge. Each sister was beautiful in her own way and all of them were very smart ...

Introduction

I have gone through various captivating episodes in my life but I do not think that there is any one that beats my wedding day. A wedding is a celebration that brings pleasure and joy to everyone involved including the family members and friends. My wedding took place on18 May, 2010. It was a delightful day and was characterized by the occasional peeking of the May sun. A cool breeze rustled in the atmosphere from the west giving a cooling effect to the wedding’s invitees as each took a seat on the gazebo walk’s on either side.

Cool classical music ...

1) Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde's many poems, plays and novels poke subtle fun at the Victorian mainstream, addressing the faults and the problems inherent within that society. Many of his works deal with the decadence and beauty of the Victorian upper class, as well as how empty and duplicitous that society is. By painting detailed portraits of flawed and overly vain characters, he shows the Victorian aristocrat as someone nearly inhuman, and far from sympathetic. In many ways, it transcends the nature of the Victorian mainstream by holding a mirror up to it and pointing out its flaws, whether ...

Films, in and of themselves, ostensibly carry meaning (whether intentional or not) and thematic/narrative messages that are conveyed in various ways (King, 2001). The many elements that comprise the moving image and story of a film - performance, mise-en-scene, cinematography, sound, and more - are the tools used by filmmakers and actors to convey these messages. Whether explicit or implicit, the message and overall meaning of a film can be derived from a close examination of these elements. Two films that use these elements to a great extent to convey their meaning - Barton Fink and The Night of the Hunter - will ...

In Margaret Atwood's post-apocalyptic novel The Year of the Flood, Ren, a member of the cult God's Gardeners, begins to gradually fall for a man named Jimmy; once she realizes this, and understands the love of her friend Lucerne for a man named Zeb, she has the following revelation: "I could see how you could do extreme things for the person you loved. Adam One said that when you loved a person, that love might not always get returned the way you wanted, but it was a good thing anyway because love went out all around you like an energy wave, and a creature ...

Church Visit

I visited the Ashland First United Methodist on Sunday 4th of November 2012. The church schedule indicated that the service would begin at 9.30 am. I arrived at 9.00am because I wanted to meet the pastor Dr. Dan Bilkert and make him aware of my presence. I had spoken to him the previous day and he had granted me the permission I needed to visit the church and observe the proceedings during worship.

When I arrived at the church, there were about 10 young men and women in the church. Two ladies were standing next to the large oak ...

Much of James Langston Hughes’ work addresses the racial inequality in the United States of America at the beginning of the twentieth century. There are few writers who’s poetry relates this particular subject in such an eloquent and powerful fashion. The work is accessible to most readers, even those who have not experienced racism first-hand. In his three poems, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” “I, Too, Sing America,” and “Harlem,” James Langston Hughes explores the struggles through which African-Americans had to endure in the first half of the twentieth century to be considered equal to white American citizens. ...

In the mid-1910s, World War I was beginning, the 20th century was becoming industrialized, and a whole new world was upon us. As these changes altered the world, so did they change the nature of art. Both art and music responded to these unique developments in interesting ways. Some, like Gustav Holst, the composer of The Planets, looked outward to the stars, while others, like Edward Munch in his painting The Scream, looked inward at the existential horrors of what lay ahead. Both of these works are created in distinct ways, using similar artistic language to convey wildly different ideas. ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American poet, a prolific essayist, pre-eminent lecturer and philosopher, belonged to the current of Transcendentalism. According to the transcendentalist thought, the center of reality is the self and everything that happens externally is radiated from the inner self only. His main work was his essay about Transcendentalism, called ‘Nature’ published in 1836 and is one of the finest works in English Literature. His other notable contributions are essays like “Self-Reliance” and “The American Scholar”, and poems such as Alphonso of Castile, Celestial Love, Concord Hymn, Beauty, etc. The main themes and principles of Emerson’s writings ...

America has different nationalities that practice different faiths. Healthcare providers face a challenge in understanding the different religious beliefs, which they encounter in the hospital setting. There are many faiths some of which are well known to them such as Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism. However, some religions such as Buddhism, Bahai, Native American Religion, Shintoism, and Sikh are uncommon. Different faiths follow different rules and regulations. This makes it hard for health care providers because they are not in a position to learn and understand all the religions of the patients they take care of in the hospitals. Three faiths have ...

In October, 2002, the Reverend Billy Graham kicked off his last public crusade, the four-day Metroplex Mission that broke attendance records at Texas Stadium, which at that time also was the home of the Dallas Cowboys. These records should not have been a surprise, because Rev. Graham’s career in ministry has spanned more than six decades, and over 200 million people have heard his sermons1. While many evangelists have been known to preach for as long as an hour – or even longer – once the cavalcade of musicians stopped coming across the stage, Rev. Graham strode to the pulpit. Fifteen ...

Hymn to the Aten and Psalm 104 are religious text that are in praise of God, the creator of all. The two though are written in different styles and directed to different deities. Hymn to the Aten is directed to an inanimate object the sun (David 34), while in psalm 104, the praise is directed to a living being God (Alexander 24). Hymn to Aten is basically about how the sun plays a big role in sustaining the human life. “All beasts spring upon (their) feet whatever flies and alights, they live when thou hasn’t risen (for) them (David ...

‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen

A Comparative Analysis Although both these poems are by the same British poet and both might be thought of as ‘anti-war’ in different ways, they differ in their structure, use of language and overall emotional impact. ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ is a sonnet and the structure of the sonnet seems to act as a restraint on Owen’s feelings. The poem also contains an extended metaphor. In talking about the huge loss of life in the First World War, and mentioning the soldiers who “die as cattle” (line 1) (inevitably as if in a slaughterhouse), Owen develops an extended metaphor ...

Cannibal in the Mirror. This pictorial book by Paul Fleishman pairs photographs from modern life with quotations from ancient culture or descriptions of traditions that hearken back to ancient times. For example, a photograph of a wedding cake with the bride and groom figurines on the top is paired with a description of a Javanese wedding tradition. For centuries, on their wedding night, Javanese couples have placed figurines of a bride and groom at the foot of their bed before spending their first night together. The practice began because of a fear that a predatory spirit would come during the couple’s wedding night and snatch ...