Essays on Ballad

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Stories of heroes exist within every culture and across many landscapes. The tale of a young girl who took the place of her ailing father to uphold the honor of her family has become legend within the country of China. When this tale was revealed to the world it became a popular and lasting phenomenon. A woman had taken the role of a hero, and in a time of change the story of Mulan became an inspiration to many people, women in particular. The role of the heroine is a role that changes the cultural landscape. This is especially ...

The week of my birth (January 20, 1995) the number one song was “On Bended Knee,” performed by the R&B group Boyz II Men. Boyz II Men was formed in the late 1980s at Philadelphia’s High School of the Creative and Performing Arts as the vocal quintet Unique Attraction (Billboard, para. 2). They were discovered in 1989 when they performed an a cappella version of New Edition’s “Can You Stand the Rain” for Michael Bivins of Bell Biv DeVoe backstage at a concert (Billboard, para. 2). The quartet has four members: bass Michael McCary, baritone Nathan Morris, ...

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Set in the backdrop of the freedom marches that used to recur in Birmingham, Alabama, against racial segregation, the poem “Ballad of Birmingham” is a simple and direct account of the 1963 bombing at 16th street baptist church that killed 4 young girls and injured many others (history, 2016). Instead of seeking the support of refined poetic words to make this portrayal exquisite, Dudley Randall had opted simplicity over complexity to reach out to as many readers as possible. Using the rhythmic flow of a ballad (generally referred to as Ballad meter) the poet has made the poem worthy ...

(Student’s Full Name) The Disney animated film, Mulan, is based on a female warrior living in ancient China. The movie shows how Mulan, who is a veteran’s daughter, struggles with living up to the expectations of women as dictated by the Chinese society at that time. The teachings of Confucius believed that it was “incumbent” on the women to “accord with the wishes and needs of closely-related men” (Ebrey, n.d., para. 2). Therefore, the woman was not expected to fulfill her own desires. The Chinese woman living in ancient times was expected by the society to fulfill ...

Argument with Evaluation

There are some talented authors who managed to portray life as they saw it with all the white and dark strips. One of such gifted natures is surely an Irish dramatist Lady Gregory. She was not interested in things and abstract ideas but preferred to depict the complicated inner life of people’s feelings and emotions. The Rising of the Moon is her remarkable one-act little play that was widely praised for its consummate dramatic technique. It was written in 1904 and proved that harmony and loyalty could be found in the most intense situations ever. Thomas Hogan named ...

The ballad "America," by Tony Hoagland, describes the storyteller's adventure as he experiences a mental and suggested makeover. One of the characterizing components of Tony Hoagland's "America" are the examinations. Illustration is maybe the most imperative graceful gadget inside Hoagland's lyric. The ballad begins off with an understudy contrasting America with a greatest security jail, on the grounds that the youthful understudy grieves the present day American purchaser based worth framework. In "America," Hoagland utilizes allegories to represent the developing impact of consumerism, free enterprise, and above all else the avarice that guidelines the cutting edge American culture. Consumerism ...

The poems “I Too” by Langston Hughes and “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost are two poems that are written by different author. However, if to look closely both of the poems look at the problem of choice. It is important to analyze both of the poems separately in order to trace the common theme. The exacting importance of this ballad by Robert Frost is really self-evident. A voyager goes to a crossroads and necessities to choose which approach to go to proceed with his trip. After much mental open deliberation, the explorer picks the street "less went ...

Aerosmith is one of the most popular and long-lasting American rock acts still around today. Some contend that it is the all-time best-selling rock band from America. The first true conformation of the band was established in 1971 in Boston, Massachusetts, and they were signed by Columbia records the year after. In 1973 they released their first studio album titled Aerosmith, and this was followed by Get Your Wings the year after. Nevertheless, it was only in 1975 when they became truly popular with the album Toys in the Attic. The year after, they released Rocks, which was also ...

I would like to talk about the Soviet movie “Ballad of a Soldier”, filmed in 1959 ("Ballad Of A Soldier (1959)"). This film is not so much about the war – the movie is about human relations during the war and love. The film is simple and naive, the character named Alyosha is a simple Russian soldier, who aims to help everyone and everything, sacrificing himself, his desires and his time. He was released on a vacation to his native village for a few days to his mother, but he could see her only a few minutes. Because he helped ...

Poems usually focus around different topics. “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brook, “Ballad of Birmingham” by Dudley Randall, “Dream Boogie” by Langston Hughes and “The Red Wheelbarrow” by Williams have a lot of common and different features. It is necessary to analyze each of the poems in order to find them. Gwendolyn Brooks' ballad "We Real Cool" aggregates up the truth that numerous adolescents confronted on the off chance that they cleared out school. Numerous adolescents abandoned the thought of having a future, since they were informed that they had no future; so why attempt. The young men in ...

The poem "Warning" is a sensational sonnet which communicates feeling to portray something. The ballad depicts the life of old individuals which is not usually entertaining. Old individuals act like kids in light of the fact that the fun is not there anymore. They should take after social standards so individuals can acknowledge them. They can't make the most of their life since they become more seasoned and they are not as solid as youngsters. Through the lyric, Jenny tries to tell individuals that despite the fact that obligations and responsibilities must be complied, individuals require a period to ...

In loved

A lot of people have shared their views as to what love really is and devoted their whole lives to sharing love or, at least, searching for true love. Each of us has our own understanding of what love is, and most of the time we base on our definitions from feelings and experiences. “There is no rose without a thorn.” Everyone who falls in love knows that is true. Love can make you happy and often it hurts, love is only special when you give it to someone who really worth it. Equally, in poetry, “love” is an ...

Abstract

This Wikipedia project explores MARS, Inc. In particular, the project provides a critical discussion on the importance of community based contribution and the ways by which, individuals can make a unique difference in the way a company, brand, or service is viewed by the general public. The project highlights a marketing campaign that was implemented by MARS, Inc. in 2013, known as "Better With M." The project explains the reasons behind the campaign and why it was so impactful to the company, and to the world. The project also explores the recent changes that occurred with MARS, Inc. deciding ...

In the most unlikely places are literary themes that are eerily similar. Such is the case for “The Ballad of Reading Gaol,” In Cold Blood, and “The Crucible,” a poem by Oscar Wilde, a novel by Truman Capote, and a play by Arthur Miller, respectively. Although each of these pieces of literature deal with different time periods and different experiences, each discusses the darkness inside the human soul, the piercing reality of very banal, human evil that burns inside most people. While Capote’s characters chase the ghost of a murderer around a complex, interwoven plot, Miller’s characters fight against a corrupt, hysterical system ...

Security may be defined as any concerted effort taken in order to protect persons and organizations from any harm or destruction. Companies and organizations have heavily invested limited resources in personnel, buildings, communication infrastructure, data storage facilities and business processing plants to enable such organizations run business. Ensuring that such investment is safe from any destruction is the primary concern of both government and individuals. In the United States security has always taken considerable amount of resources from organizations however this has since changed after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. Security now takes center concern of both government ...

Computer networks and the internet have drastically changed the way we live and conduct business. Businesses conduct operations through vast computer networks and servers. Citizens have also embraced this new way of life by simply having all our lives pegged on the internet. Therefore the web provides a channel of communication and exchanging of crucial information. Currently, the internet is the leading channel for doing business and hence today employers allow their employees to work from home through their home computers and other hand held devices such as iPads. Additionally, the advent of ecommerce has ensured that common citizens can ...

Computer networks and the internet have radically altered the way we live and conduct business. Integrated information systems based on vast networks make up the center of operation for current business environments and governmental operations. Governments such as the United States and Canada hold sensitive information about its citizens in such computer networks. Businesses rely on networks in order to perform business transactions that use electronic transfer of money in a new business paradigm referred to as E-commerce. However, as these systems are efficient and effective in management, they present the most vulnerable systems to security breaches.

Unlike physical storage ...

Literature

Introduction Since the beginning of the world, the female gender has faced suppression from the male section of the society. This has reflected in the literature, as well. Many authors, writers and poets, have used hard language to point out the wrong done against the women. The tailored language due to the dictatorial system by the mail dominance has been used in the literature works to give a message for the Literature, on the other hand, has been the part of the world since its inception. Right from the beginning of the world, literary works have been proving ...

Physical aspects that affected my experience of the concert

The concert was held in the TTU auditorium, which a nice place for performances. its size contained the sounds and the music echoed faintly from the wall. The audience comprised of respectful people to musoc who held their peace for the entirety of the performance. The silence was instrumental in ensuring a wholesome experience of the percussion of sounds played by the ensemble.

Musical observations

The music played during the concert was classical. The Threepenny opera classics were performed in a way that everyone got something in concert. The classical music enthusiasts were rewarded with these timeless tunes while the popular culture enthusiast experienced a ...

Poetry was born intimately close to music, therefore that the term song was applied to compositions in verse sang by poets. This is from the fact that the first’s poems were transmitted in the companionship of a musical instrument, frequently a lire (therefore the term lyrics). This way, the intonation used while reading a poem was very close to the musical bars that served as background to the recital. Taking a look to some modern songs, it can be observe that they are subject of a rigorous and studied metric that fits perfectly the lyric with musical notes. In addition, songwriters and ...

Introduction

Oscar Wilde lived a short life: it was shortened, blighted and humiliated - social hypocrisy, the letter of the law and the arrogance of decadent behavior of the poet. Oscar Fingal (according to some sources - Fringal) O'Flaherty Wills Wilde was born on October 6, 1854 in the family of Sir William Wilde, Dublin ophthalmologist with the world-famous author of dozens of books on medicine, history and geography. "The dirtiest man in all of Ireland" this was saying about him. However, in England, he was appointed court surgeon, and later made a lord. In Stockholm, he was given the Order ...

Feste is one of Shakespeare’s most intricate and fully sketched comic characters, and perhaps for his sophistication he has been a special favorite of the literary critics. This paper discusses three important aspects of Feste’s character in order to gain literary insight. This study addresses whether Feste is a mere fool - a comic-butt and a parasite or hanger-on in the play with his only function being to elicit laughter by his words and actions, or one whose inclusion in the play signifies something more sublime and subtle (Grief 61). I Shakespeare, in his play Twelfth Night, has given ...

Information Security is one of the major issues that concern the management of upcoming organizations which develop new technologies and software every day. It is imperative to secure business applications and maintain high-level, certificate-based security while operating sensitive tasks over the network. The network can be the intra-network., comprising of thousands of small networks, or the Internet. Transit information is vulnerable to security compromises over these networks without a suitable security infrastructure, which could do huge damages to the company involved. One of the security solutions for distributed networks is the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). It uses the concept ...

Introduction to Chicano Studies

The 1960’s and 70’s saw an increase in immigration from Mexico to the US. With the new influx of Mexicans, the older Mexicans who had settled in the southwest of the country moved. Not only this, but with this new wave of immigration came the call for more equitable rights for the Mexicans. Out of this struggle for political and social equality for Mexican Americans was born the Chicano movement. The Chicanos believed in political power and were more aggressive than their predecessors who had asked for similar rights at the end of WWII. What set the ...

A Ballad is one of the most popular forms of poetry. 'The ballad is a form of narrative poetry (tells a story) It often tells a story of tragedy.' (Lacie107) The poem Ballad of Birmingham written in 1969, narrates the tragic end of a small girl in the racial violence. The poem is written on the background of a bombing took place in 1963, at 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama. 'The poem revisits the violence of the civil rights movement, in order to retrieve radical meaning from an extent, unifying crisis.' (Sterling 116) The bombing took away the life of four innocent girls. ...

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 ...

Analysis of the Poem A Red Red Rose by Robert Burns

Robert Burns is one of the most celebrated poets of all time. He has several poems to his name in which he employs a number of poetic devices and aesthetics of poetry. In the poem A Red Red Rose he immensely uses rich literary skill and knowledge to bring out aesthetics beauty in poetry. The poem uses a couple of literary devices and form in bringing out its beauty and true meaning. The overall structure of the poem takes the traditional ballad that contains four stanzas that contain four lines each. All the lines in the poems can be broken ...

Many writers have found themselves writing about society in an indirect way through the features and attributes they reflect in their writings. The same can be said about The Beggar’s Opera by John Gay which was a representation of class boundaries and therefore had an impact on the consciousness of the public. The conventions that Gay uses continue to influence society today as it satirizes and mocks what society creates as societal stereotypes. Class boundaries in London at the time had caused major disintegration that became inevitable because of the nature of the problems that the disintegration caused. The ...

Introduction

Easy Rider is one of the hallmark films of Hollywood. It defines a cultural period as this important film established filmmaking styles and attitudes. Aside from its cinematography, it also launched a guerilla style of independent filmmaking with very controlled and smooth studio film cinematography. Principally, this film featured a very remarkable soundtrack. Easy Rider was one of the first films that used the popular music during that period. The film also featured musicians such as Steppenwolf, The Byrds and Jimi Hendrix. The rock and roll background gave a more enriched narration and storytelling. The musical pieces featured by the film also made ...

The word ‘life’ in humans’ vocabulary stands for various meanings since every individual’s life is unique and only lived once. It is this valuable trait of life itself which makes Life priceless and adorable. But it is this trait also which imposes on life an unbearable, very heavy burden. It is the burden of the responsibility each one feels in order to make sure that this valuable gift will be lived in such a way so that it will not be left to slip out of your hands or wasted in actions, decisions and /or lifestyles which prove to ...

Literature

Literature

This is a ballad of the love between two people who never get the opportunity to actualize their relationship. Its theme is death both at a literal and symbolic level. Death is used as a metaphor of the demise of the stillborn romance between the soldier and Barbara Allen. The wall and the ringing death-bells epitomize the end of an unborn romance (Anon, 27).

“Ex-Basketball Player” by John Updike

This poem is describes a former basketball player who becomes a petty mechanic after the end of his career because he lacks other useful skills (Updike, 19). The theme of the poem is the vanity of success especially when ...

This is the story which was composed as from the period when the Scandinavian militants invaded Britain. Beowulf has eventually played a big role towards the development of the modern literature. The author of the story is still unrecognized despite of the rumors which stress that the author was an Anglo Saxon. By the time the story was composed, invaders had already stayed in the Britain for so many years. Beowulf proved himself as the true warrior when he killed Greandal himself. He did not need mortal weapons any further since they were not helpful, instead he used the swords ...

Bonnie and Clyde, clowning for the camera in 1933

Texas Ranger Frank Hamer (kneeling at right) and the posse that ambushed Bonnie and Clyde in Louisiana in May 1934 Bullet holes in Bonnie and Clyde’s car after the ambush Introduction and Historical Context of Bonnie and Clyde Although their career in crime lasted only two years, from 1932-34, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow became legendary outlaws during that brief period, dying violent deaths at the hands of a posse led by the equally legendary Texas Ranger Frank Hamer. There have been at least five films based on the couple’s escapades, including Gun Crazy (1949) ...

The Ballad of Sad Café by Carson McCullers is a story centered on the love triangle that has been staged in Georgia. Cousin Lymon has showed through love that he is sociable person who enjoys the entertainment of people in the town depending on various stories he tells. He is an attention seeker and through this believes to be living life to the maximum while seeking the same attention in the Café. Through his love for entertainment and pleasure of the game, he goes ahead to convince Miss Amelia to transform the store to a café just to enable him entertain ...

Carson McCullers’ short story “The Jockey” was first published in The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, a collection of short stories, in 1951. The 1950’s in America were a tumultuous time, and McCullers could clearly feel the tension and strain of the changing societal tides when he wrote “The Jockey.” “The Jockey” tells the story of three characters: first, Bitsy Barlow, the titular jockey, but also Sylvester the trainer, Simmons the bookie, and finally, the “rich man” who funds the horse racing outfit. The interactions between these four characters are very symbolic, and are demonstrative of the divide between the ...

Computer systems at Panther Industries should contain advance processor, Ram with high speed bus and large capacity hard disks. All systems should have high speed local area network card to ensure quickly access to network resources. Wi-Fi connection should be provided to employees in order to connect from mobile devices. VPN connection should be installed to allow access to data server from any remote location. Latest version of Microsoft Windows 7 is needed to be installed on all PCs. Windows Server 2008 should be installed on servers for the security and access control. Windows 7 have best security features. ...

Critical Analysis

Poem Critical Analysis Introduction This article is about the poems Sonnet 116 written by William Shakespeare, Holly Sonnet 14 written by John Donne, and Ballad of Chocolate Mabbie by Gwendolyn Brooks. In this article, we will share the backgrounds of each poem so we can somehow get the idea behind these poems. These renowned writers of our history can consider these a work of art. These poems also show how the writers wrote their piece in a different manner using different terms. Also, in this article, we’ll have the idea on how these authors expressed their thoughts about a ...

The green berets are also referred to as the Special Forces. The U.S Army special force was created in 1952, and it was kept in a somewhat low profile. The Army Special Forces were formed by recruiting former OSS officers and the veterans from the elite Rangers and Airborne army units. The first leader of the Special Forces was captain Aaron bank who was recruited from the OSS.

The beret history

The modern beret was first used in the U.S military was in 1943, when a battalion of the 509th Parachute Infantry was given maroon berets by their British counterparts for their service in ...

This research paper reviews the concept of internet banking as a major constituent of modern day banking. The internet and integrated information systems based on vast computer networks have been adopted by businesses. Today, such vast networks make up the core of operations for most businesses. This research paper illustrates how internet banking has grown to become a major component in modern banking. The paper will further explain the advantages of internet banking to both the financial institution and the customer. Either, the research paper will review risks associated with internet banking as well as a case that subjected internet banking customers ...

In Shakespearean plays, the Fool is a recurring character who is often thought of as the comic relief; while clever and witty, these characteristics are heightened to create silly, broad personalities whose bumbling and wacky antics bring great humor to his works. The character of Nick Bottom in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is the quintessential fool. Despite the subtle humor of many other characters in the play (Puck, for example), Nick Bottom has very on-the-nose, sensational humor in his repertoire. He is far from the primary focus of the play; he is the main character of the subplot ...

In Christopher Nolan's 2010 sci-fi thriller Inception, dream-stealer and extractor Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) assembles a team of thieves and architects to infiltrate the dream world of the heir to a client's rival corporation (Cillian Murphy), in order to implant an idea that will accomplish the client's goals. In the meantime, he has to deal with his own demons, including the dream-ghost of his wife and his guilt over his complicity in her death. Along the way, the viewer is treated to stunning visuals, complex characterizations and gravity-defying action sequences that immerse them in a supremely well-made techno thriller. However, one of ...

Belovezhskaya pushcha national park, Belarus

Critical analysis About Belarus Belarus is a European country located in the east side of Europe and shares its borders with Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. It is a landlocked country with a total land area of 207, 600 square kilometers. Minsk is its capital city but it has other major cities across its land area. The country’s major economic activities are in the agricultural and manufacturing sectors. 40% of the country’s land area is forested thus having a cool and favorable agricultural climate. Belarus took shape in the early 1940s after joining the Soviet Union. Its borders ...

Write a three page thesis driven analysis of The Ballad of the Landlord. Your paper must contain a strong thesis, textual evidence to support your thesis, and a conclusion that answers the question, “so what?”

The poem “The Ballad of the Landlord” circulates around three characters: the tenant, the landlord and the police. The main theme of the poem is the tenant and landlord relationship in a society. It shows racial discrimination between landlord, who seems to be a white, and the tenant, who is a black. The attitude of the poem is anger and despair, and it also deals with race and class issues.

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Introduction

Based on my reading of the assignment, I selected a ballad poem ‘La belle dame sans merci,’ written by John Keats who is one of the most sensuous poets amidst the romantics. A ballad is a narrative or a lyrical poem which talks about the supernatural, mythology, legends or documents tribal wars and oral lore. In this poem, Keats has been faithful to a narrative ballad where the supernatural elements and the characters are in place. The romantic element along with mystery and intrigue adds to the atmosphere of anticipation and a haunting quality. This poem, on the one hand, has elements of multiple ...

Introduction

The internet and computer networks have drastically changed the way businesses operate. In the current business environment, integrated information system based on internet and other forms of networks make up the core of the business. E-commerce is the new kind of business technology that uses electronic transfer of money between a buyer and seller. Such transfers are done on electronic codes on credit and debit cards. This kind of transaction is now practiced in almost every sector of the economy. However, for proper working of such system, secure systems need to be developed so that card information is confidential. ...

In England, the ground for Romanticism was prepared in the latter half of the eighteenth century through the economic, political, and cultural transformations. The system of absolute government crumbled even earlier in Britain than elsewhere; nationalistic sentiment sharpened, imperialistic endeavors widened, and the century saw an increasing growth of periodical literature which catered to the middle classes. The ideas of neoclassical, such as decorum, order, normality of experience, and moderation were increasingly displaced by an emphasis on individual experience. The moral function of the literature was increasingly counterbalanced by an emphasis on aesthetic pleasure and the psychology of the ...

The character of Nick Bottom in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is broadly comedic, yet carries a lot of heart to him. Despite the subtle humor of many other characters in the play (Puck, for example), Nick Bottom has very on-the-nose, sensational humor in his repertoire. He is far from the primary focus of the play; he is the main character of the subplot of a troupe of actors producing a play telling the story of Pyramus and Thisbe. Throughout the play, he deals with the situations that are presented to him with a typical lack of awareness, thus providing incredible humor ...

African American Deracination and its Presentation in Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” and Gwendolyn Brooks’ “Sadie and Maud”

It could be argued that the whole experience of African Americans in the U.S.A. is one of forced and violent deracination. African Americans are doubly, triply, deracinated and without roots. Violently uprooted from Africa, they entered a system of slavery in which, at the whim of their owners, they could be uprooted again and separated from children, lovers and family. In the period following the American Civil War many African –Americans moved north to find work in the north’s industrial cities – thus becoming geographically uprooted yet again. It is no wonder that deracination – the sense of being without real ...

This poem is written in the first person and the present tense and this gives it an immediacy and vibrancy. The poem begins as night is falling; in the second stanza there is snow on the trees and the storm is coming; in the final stanza the narrator is surrounded by clouds and wastes. The narrator is held by ‘a tyrant spell’ (3), but there is a progression in her attitude: in the first two stanzas she says she ‘cannot’ (4,8) go, but in the final line she expresses defiance – ‘I will not go’ (12) – the act of braving the ...