Essays on Song

Self-reliance

“Be yourself; no base imitator of another, but your best self. There is something, which you can do better than another. Listen to the inward voice and bravely obey that. Do the things at which you are great, not what you were never made for.” (Emerson) (Nina et al, 1094)
In this quote, Emerson urges people to remain themselves at all times. He insists on people obeying their natural instincts, trusting in their intrinsic abilities and doing the things that they can do best. He believes that by so doing everyone will be able to rely in him/herself.
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Non-conformity

“Too many people in the society conform to what the government says is right and moral, when the true meaning of right or moral comes from what each individual holds to be what is right” Henry David Thoreau. (Nina et al, 983)
In this quote, David Thoreau acknowledges there are many things in the contemporary society that can change the character of an individual. Notably, people do not question directives from the government regardless of the morality or the correctness of the issue at hand. Thoreau states that people should examine the morality of an issue depending on what Continue reading...

The media has and continues to play a comprehensive role in offering crucial information to the public. This has led to the emergence of notions that the media is perhaps a branch of government that advocates for the needs of the public. Even so, it is essential to note that the recent past has experienced cases whereby the media has disregarded its role of informing the public. This is evident by the persistent rise in the airing of violent and immoral content across various media platforms. This has led to the development of notions as to whether the government Continue reading...

Girl by Jamaica Kinkaid

Girl is a short story that provides a mother’s instructions to her daughter. The instructions basically relate to issues such as good manners, household chores, cookery, social conduct, and relationships with men. Although the foregoing instructions seem challenging to the reader, the instructions are ultimately based on the parental efforts that are geared towards providing the girl-child with the necessary knowledge and skills to develop proper habits as they develop.
All through the narrative, the mother accuses her daughter as concentrating on becoming a ‘slut’. Notably, the suspicion of the mother is not based on the behavior of Continue reading...

This paper proposes to delineate the characteristics of Holden Caulfield, the adolescent protagonist hero of J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye and illuminate the reasons as to why this prototype of brooding adolescence, displaying a rather uber-cool style of disaffection, disenchantment and disillusionment became an indispensable figure of interest, in literary circles as well as popular culture. The paper seeks to take issue with the wider dimensions attached to the ‘incapacitation and debilitation’ Holden is often accused of and address Salinger’s vision behind etching Caulfield precisely the way he is. The paper also wishes to foreground Continue reading...

Introduction

The Boston museum of Fine Arts has a large collection of objects that have different historical relevancies. Most of the objects have similar characteristics as far as texture and composition are concerned. However, individual differences in aspects such as the spatial illusion they portray and the color they have makes the objects unique. Over the years, the museum has done a great work in collecting different objects from different artists in order for them to be stored. This paper will analyze two objects from the museum: Sons of Liberty Bowl and the sugar box. Important to note is the Continue reading...

Anybody who has read or watched The Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice & Fire Series –would agree with me that it is a series that shows every facet of deception used by humans.
According to Merriam-Webster, the word “deceive” means, “to make someone believe something that is not true” or “to cause to accept true or valid what is false or invalid.”
Deception is a form of dishonesty that is used everyone, every day. And the characters in this book are able to show how it is done so to achieve what one wants; whether it is something Continue reading...

Introduction

Networks have, in a lot of ways, affected a lot of aspects of human life. Since the boom of the internet era, for example, many people have started to exhibit shifting preferences and habits when it comes to making social interactions. As more and more social media platforms got invented, the number of people using such tools to interact and be a part of a larger network has demonstrated a steady and continuous increase. The thing with networks is that they tend to have vague and ambiguous definitions. Some people may perceive them as a mere system of connections Continue reading...

I attended a live jazz performance that was organized by my school because it offers jazz education on the 15th day of April 2013.The performance was at Bryan theatre in my school that is ``Washington State University”. The show started at 8:00p.m and ended at 8:45.Matt Harris was the composer as well as an arranger in this event due to the fame and experience he has gathered over the years working with various famous ``bands” across the world and he did not disappoint the audiences as expected.
The atmosphere was welcoming. Everything needed for the event was at its Continue reading...

Just as constitutional rights protect the normal citizens of a country from oppression, the individuals who compose, write and record music have rights to protect the acts of their creation. In the absence of these rights, those who have dreams of focusing their energies and talents into creating music would be economically unable to that. This outcome would inadvertently shrink the artistic expression that exists today as well as that of the future generations. This paper aims to look at the universe of music royalties and explore some of the financial and business related issues of this industry. It Continue reading...

Acoustic guitar and drums are heard during the intro. The overall texture of the song is thin because it is the acoustic song. Drums are keeping the tempo during the song. I would say that the tempo of the song is slow. The mood of the song is sad. One of the features that show that is the acoustic instruments. I do like the mood of the song. It is slow and resembles meditative music. The dynamics of the song does not change. It is rather difficult to change the dynamics of the song, because it is acoustic. The Continue reading...

Introduction

Demography is the study of the human population. Ideally, human population is studied in terms of the size, the composition, and the distribution of persons across the specified area of study. The three major demographic elements that are used to determine the composition and causes of different population changes include birth, death, and the migration of people. First, the population of a place may be described in terms of some of the common demographic features such as sex, age, household status and family composition. However, demography can also be described in terms of the social and economic context. That Continue reading...

Question 1

Since the 1960s, the priorities of the federal government have been on a collision course that threatens to destroy public investments. There has been a dramatic expansion of entitlements that started under the great society. Likewise, investments have taken a decreasing share of the federal budget. As the Baby Boomers enter retirement, entitlements are expected to intrude upon an even larger part of the federal dollars reserved for building roads, educating kids and way for technological breakthroughs. This is so because entitlements are an extremely essential part of economic security and without change investments will diminish affecting the ability Continue reading...

Impact of technology and globalization on Samsung

Samsung is a global company and due to the globalization, much exchange of technology within the company’s network has been experienced. Due to this, one of the branches of the corporation, Samsung Electronics emerged winners in 32 design and innovation engineering awards back in 2008. After this, the company has steadily grown through the years. The company has increased its plants and sales network to 61 countries with over 160,000 employees. The level of technology that is being experience in today’s age and era is of great impact to the company as it gives it the Continue reading...

IS THERE A MORAL OBLIGATION TO GIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE GLOBAL POOR IN DISTANT PLACES?

Introduction
Hunger and poverty are still at the top of the list of challenges affecting people worldwide. In his speech on February 3, 2013, President Obama highlighted the concern of poverty; poverty in other countries affects even the developed countries. Throughout the past decade, countries have garnered efforts in helping sustain the people and eliminate poverty. Though changes and improvements have occurred, they are still inadequate. Statistics shows that up to date, over 1.2 billion people worldwide still languish in the effects of poverty. It shows a big part of the entire world population still continue living in abject Continue reading...

For the analysis, I have chosen song by Metallica “Blackened”. The song lasts for 8:02.

Instrumental element

In the song, the band used percussion and string instruments. In the very beginning, the first part of the intro (0:00 – 0:36) a growing sound of guitar is clearly heard. In the next second, 0:37, a listener hears drums. Since that time, the second part of the intro.
The vocalist begins to sing since 1:22. We see that instrumental intro is rather long. The vocal element contrasts on the background of instruments. In the song, we hear soft guitar sounds, loud drum beats and Continue reading...

Poetry and song share common themes or ideas. Each idea is carefully crafted to create a mood or tone, to tell a story, or simply to entertain an audience. Either way the reader or listener is left with different feelings and emotions. The writers make use of figurative devices, rhymes, rhythm and imagery to create the overall mood and atmosphere. In the poem “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickenson and the song “Flirted With You All My Life” by Vic Chesnutt, both writers view the inevitable nature of death and the impact death has on Continue reading...

The Growth of Mediation in Family Law Cases

Introduction
Many people claim that the United States of America is a litigious society. There are many reasons for the large amount of litigation in this country. Some of the reasons given for a large amount if litigation is that the law in this country is more developed, lawyers are more rampant; people are willing to sue for more reasons, and more. With the large amount of litigation hitting courthouses today, there has been a move in recent years to cut back on the number of lawsuits and court cases in the United States. Alternatives have been presented for Continue reading...

Exercise 1: Anatomy of the Respiratory System

What are the two functions of the larynx?
Larynx is a cartilaginous and a muscular structure while holds vocal cords together. It is used by human beings to talk, swallow and breathe. It is lined by the mucous membrane hence forming part of the respiratory system. Larynx protects the airways by closing quickly after mechanical simulation hence stopping respiratory and curbing the entry of foreign substances into the airways. The larynx also produces sound, controls ventilation and acts as a sensory organ.

Where does gas exchange take place in the lungs?

Gaseous exchange occurs in the lungs and for it to take place; there is the need for Continue reading...

The life of all the contemporary guitarists that started playing after 1980s was closely connected with the creation of grunge music and the “Nirvana”, in particular, as every guitarist had been learning the “Smells like Teen Spirit” as his first song on guitar during that time. The main goal of this paper is to discuss the genre of the band itself, the other characteristics of the genre that were used by different musicians of the time and after this period; the roots of the genre will be discussed there.
The musical style of Nirvana was best described by its Continue reading...

Many people in the society today love music depending on how it relates to them. There are songs that explain what is going on in the society and some that talk about people’s hopes and dreams. In the twenty first century, the songs still have the same purpose, and many of them are about what is going on in the society today. An example of a 21st century song is Royals by Lorde. The song talks about the way the people today focus on material things. It is an interesting song, slow, with good instrumentals that make the Continue reading...

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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn Dutch, about 1628 Oil on copper 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. 2013.60

Introduction

This is perhaps one of the most famous self-portraits of all time since it shows Rembrandt in a laughing pose that is also quite uncommon for an artist. The artist painted more than one hundred original self-portraits and the correct name for this work is; ‘A more cheerful pose’ and is in keeping with the more jovial style that he had adopted during this particular period. The portrait includes several trademark elements that we normally associate with Rembrandt, including the interplay Continue reading...

Introduction:

The Beatles are probably the greatest rock band of all time and their musical style evolved substantially over the years. There are also some iconic albums such as ‘Revolver’ and Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club where extraneous influences permeated the songs and created a unique style. Amongst the most important of these influences was the Eastern effect which came upon George Harrison in the years 1964-65 and which was to find its way into ‘Revolver’ (Barrow p 65). The essay thesis is an argument over the transition from Help to Revolver where the experimentation in sound reach its Continue reading...

Amiri Baraka performs his poem "Something in the Way of Things (In Town)" with The Roots in their 2002 album Phrenology. This album is full of issues reflecting love and fight for social justice. The album collects various issues that affect people in the underground fighting to have their rightful position in the world. In this song, Amiri Baraka and the band use stomp like hip hop beats to express their view on inequalities in the American society. The title of the song comes from Baraka’s poem “In Town” and he raps the lyrics from his poem where Continue reading...

Summary of the Article

The article generally speaks of the reality of forgiveness and what it brings to other people in an individual and group basis. It begins with the realization that, according to studies, forgiveness interventions results in decreased anxiety, depression, and anger, and in increased self-esteem, hope, and positive affect (Magnuson & Enright, 2008). These factors show that forgiveness can provide beneficial impacts upon society at large.
The model for forgiveness intervention by Enright and Worthington were first implemented in educational institutions as a social scientific work. However, an emphasis was given on the fact that forgiveness first finds its shape in Continue reading...

Major Events

In this act, Roderigo intends to hurt Cassio but instead, Cassio’s leg is hurt by Iago. Othello hears the cries and the first impression is that Iago has wounded Cassio. He declares to resolve avenging on his wife while exiting. Gratiano and Lodovico also hear Cassio’s cries but Iago pretends not to do know what is going on. Iago stabs Roderigo when Gratiano and Lodovico are looking away but Roderigo does not die immediately but ends up incriminating Iago through the letters present in his pocket. Iago tries to frame Bianca which is an indication that he Continue reading...

“A HARD RAIN’S A-GONNA FALL”

1. Introduction:
Every piece of literature, be it a book or a song, literary devices have always been used to support their theme and meaning. The stronger the use of these devices, the stronger their impact would be. Most of the times, writers and authors use imagery as a tool to create this effect, but in terms of songs, artists make use of different techniques such as repetition, to make their songs stay longer inside the head of the listener. In this essay, we have analyzed such a song called “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” by Bob Dylan. Continue reading...

Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music (1994) was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court in 2001, and was an extremely important decision regarding copyright fair use.
The case was based on a copyright infringement dispute over the song “Pretty Woman,” written and registered for copyright protection in 1964 by Roy Orbison, and famously associated with the motion picture of the same name. In 1989, the music group 2 Live Crew created a version of “Pretty Woman” which used the title lyrics and the opening instrumental riff of Orbison’s song.
Originally, 2 Live Crew (and the group’s Continue reading...

Everybody has something innate that is endowed upon a person without compensation and voluntarily. According to Richard and David, every person is endowed with a calling that help them to fulfill a unique purpose in this world. For me, there are various gifts that rejuvenate my determination and shape up means to achieve my goals in future. Such gifts include a gift of singing, a gift of storytelling and a gift of cooking. I realized that storytelling is my gift when my cousins and my neighbor’s kids started to beg me to tell them bed time stories especially Continue reading...

This article analyses the changing nature of the federal government. Initially, the federal state was a concern in the provision of goods and services to the US citizens, but there has been a drastic change away from this role. The spending on goods and services provisions used to compose a huge amount of the federal government spending, in comparison with the proportion used on entitlement's spending. According to the article, the federal state has shifted away this composition from the previous function over time, and it has drifted towards increasing entitlement's payments to the households. (Taylor, pr.1)
Jessica Perez, Continue reading...

One of the most brilliant songs with amazing vocals and vocals arrangement in the history of songs is the song “We are the World”. The song embraces a wide range of dynamics, sound quality with backing vocals to give a wonderful connection to the lyrics. Notably to this is the chorus where the artists blend their voices to produce amazing vocals. The dynamics of the vocals in the song help connect the lyrics of the song by appealing to the listeners depending on the person they are listening to since the song is composed of different artists all with Continue reading...

Nowadays, almost everyone heard at least something about global warming. But, it is not only the change of the climate, but also, the consequences of it. Usually, the term is used to describe a gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and its oceans, a change that is believed to be permanently changing the Earth’s climate. However, not every scientist believes the global warming is real. But, the data and facts say the planet is warming.
Interestingly, the humans knew about global warming even in the late 1800s, but did little to prevent it. So, Continue reading...

Introduction

Textbooks are fundamental instruments of learning in our schools. The underlying argument of quality assurance is not based on the textbooks in general but on the specific textbook upon which a school and the subject teacher use as the course book. As a matter of importance, a teacher should consider the choice of books he or she uses to teach. Therefore, as part of the school textbook committee, a textbook selection program should be carried out in order to evaluate the best textbook that can be used for the Math Curriculum. Three Math textbook samples from different publishers, Edexcel Continue reading...

Summary and Annotation

Summary
Concerning Whitman and the Rhetoric of Democracy, the author examines the poem “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman. DeLancey observes that Whitman begins his poem by appealing to the readers to embrace him. He dissects Whitman’s poem into different parts and discuss the parts systematically. DeLancey notes that Whitman couples subject and object thereby demonstrating what he refers to as the Wordsworthian rhetoric of unity. The Wordsworthian rhetoric of unity refers to a rhetorical aspect where authors’ present different things as one thing, which communicates through them to recognize each with all. Accordingly, the author perceives the Continue reading...

Communication Issues for Children with Autism

Introduction
Autism spectrum disorders are a collection of developmental disorders that have been increasing over the past decades. Autism affects every aspect of the child’s development, especially verbal and speech development (Parr, 2010). The communication challenges facing a child who has been diagnosed with autism is an important topic. Millions of parent with autistic children long to have normal communication with their children and the whole experience of having simple conversations with this child can be an overwhelming experience. Parents with the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis report in their hand already are well aware of the differences Continue reading...

200-Word Response #7 & #8: Shakespeare’s “Sonnet LXXIII” (1609)
1. What is the metaphor in line 4?
The metaphor in line 4 is invocative of the emptiness of old age. The speaker is comparing the lively song of spring bird-songs to youth. The poem takes place when these songs of since ceased for the speaker, and instead of “sweet” bird songs, there is now just “Bare ruined choirs.”
2. What is the extended metaphor in lines 1-4?The extended metaphor is invoking the season of Winter (or perhaps the end of Fall) with the time in the speaker’s life. Continue reading...

In the present day age, censorship has become part of life. People experience it daily such as blurred images from video clips and bleeping from radios. It is being experienced though most of the media platforms and people have learned how to embrace. Censorship of music started way back, even before the 20th Century. Though the methods of censoring music back then were different from those employed in the present age, it was still censored. Apart from the given tactics, one of the other methods that have emerged on censoring musical contents is by sticking parental advisory warning labels Continue reading...

Introduction

The Walt Disney Company is an example of an organization which is in true sense a globalized company with consumers all over the world. The fascination that Disney draws is second to none and since 1929 it has been on a magical journey of movies, cartoons, theme parks, hotel to name a few. Walt Disney has been omnipresent, accessories; toys and clothing are also one way in being a constant presence. The culture at Disney is built on imagination, innovation and good business decisions in tune with the changing winds of times (The Walt Disney Company, 2014).
Walt Disney Continue reading...

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 elemental Continue reading...

Background

This research paper illustrates ways in which a clinical nursing problem is addressed by various researchers in the medical field. In this research, a PICO question will be used as a tool that will help in developing a clinical question; does exercise vs. diet education reduce obesity in school children? Overweight and obesity are increasing in children and this has become a global concern. The reason behind this is the children’s low levels of physical activity, in concert with the rise in their inactive behaviors, jointly impelling research programs and strategies. The research and strategies are to enhance Continue reading...