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Louis Armstrong 1998 Song Meaning
I chose the title "1998" because it symbols the year I was born eighteen years ago. Since 1998 is my
birth year, it is the most recognized year to me and deserves a spot as the main title of the album.
Side A 1.) "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong– Reading the title of the song alone
brings back so much nostalgia to me. Just listening to the violin and the flute in the background
makes me want to tear up, as this song is so powerful in both music and lyrics. Armstrong may have
died long before I was born, but his song does show that the world I live in is wonderful indeed. 2.)
"We are the Champions" by Queen– I remember listening to this song back in elementary school
and rocking out to it. Every time I listen to this song, it motivates me to continue moving forward,
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Whenever I hear this song, I cannot help but to dance to it, as the techno beats used in the
background sound very catchy. Even in public when somebody plays this song, I have to nod my
head to the beats. 4.) "I Believe I Can Fly" by R. Kelly– Even this is my least favorite song of the
Side A songs, it still has my heart as a powerful motivational song. My Grandpa passed away a few
months ago from Pneumonia, and I can picture him as an angel flying for the first time in the
heavens. That thought makes this song sound so much more powerful in my
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Evanescence 'What You Want': Song Analysis
What You Want by Evanesence Introduction What You Want was written by Amy Lee, Tim McCord
and Terry Balsamo of the band Evanesence in Lee's house in New York. Released in the summer of
2011 the song is the first track and the first single released from the groups third album. The song's
theme is freedom and contains heavy riffs, and strong vocals. Evanesence Founded in Little Rock,
Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody the band released its first
full–length album, Fallen, on Wind–up Records in 2003. This album sold more than 15 million
records and won two Grammy Awards. In 2004 the group released its first live album, Anywhere but
Home. This album sold one million copies worldwide. The Door Open, the bands second studio
album was released in 2006 and sold more than five million copies. Personnel in the band have
changed several times. David Hodges left in 2002, Moody in 2003, bassist Will Boyd in 2006, and
guitarist John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray in 2007. At this point the group took a hiatus,
before releasing their third album, Evanesence. Current band members include Amy Lee, lead
vocals, Terry Balsamo, guitar, Tim McCord, bass and Will Hunt drums. The band is named after the
word evanescence which is usually defined as the act or state or vanishing. At first the band was
considered to be part of the Christian band scene and was promoted in Christian stores. The group's
debut single, Bring Me to Life, reached number 5 on the
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The Arrival Of Home Video
The arrival of home–video however had an opposite impact. And it was just a beginning of the
whole technological revolution that will completely turn people's film watching habits upside down.
Film viewing was taken into the comfort of the home space with the arrival of television. However
the capabilities that home–video, followed by DVD–s, Blu–rays, Netflix and all the other VOD
services, were a true breakthrough for the film buffs. This change on one hand inaugurated a
completely new stage of cinema's relocation to multiple other platforms, on the other ripped off the
cult, quasi–religious facet of cinema going and spectatorship. In 1996 a New York Times published
an article by Susan Sonntag "The Decay of Cinema", in which she announced the end of cinephilia.
She wrote:
The conditions of paying attention in a domestic space are radically disrespectful of film. (...)
To be kidnapped, you have to be in a movie theater, seated in the dark among anonymous strangers.
What Sonntag here sentimentally mentions was a unique cinema experience, seeing a picture on a
wide screen, coexisting in the particular time and space with other spectators. Being among
strangers, nevertheless was a very communal experience and discussions after the screenings in cine
clubs were a norm. The way we access and view films has changed dramatically. First of all film has
moved out of its canonical location, spread to new environments – cable tv, mobile devices, digital
and online world. Cinema's
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Pop Goes The Weasel
(A) Reading through Ong's work, I was surprised at the way that literacy restructures our
understanding of memory and knowledge, but I recognize the lack of importance of memory even in
my own schooling and day–to–day activities. Even thinking of a mnemonic device for this exercise,
though several came to mind, was challenging. The few that were taught in school were the first that
come to mind, but these mnemonic devices would only make sense in a literate society. For
instance, the "ROY G BIV" mnemonic for the colors of the rainbow, as well as a song set to the tune
of "Pop goes the Weasel" to remember the quadratic equation, center around letters and names that
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Though in some cases, like Ong referenced, literate people memorize and recite words in order to
accomplish something or perhaps infuse the phrase with power, like in the case of speeches,
liturgies, etc., it seems as if in literate cultures, the repetition that comes with memorization almost
cheapens the importance of the words that are meant to spoken with power. Ong referenced spiritual
words in particular, referencing the ways that liturgies are read aloud and sometimes
scriptures/prayers are spoken aloud in order to show the sacred, communal nature of the text, for
instance in the case of "The Lord's Prayer." But, from my experience, the phrases do not carry the
power. Instead, the power is only in the attitude when speaking/reading through these phrases. The
actual words seem to take a backseat, behind the person speaking
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A Short Story : A Story?
The grandfather clock struck 9 am. A million bells rang throughout the castle making a great
cacophony. Then it went silent. As she walked down the staircase the castle once again echoed with
her footsteps. Click. Clack. Click. Clack. Her footsteps were like a ticking clock.
As she began to pass the window she stop. It showed where once a beautiful garden was. It
belonged to her mother. But when she left Evanescence had her very first taste of power. That
morning Evanescence burned the garden. Flames flying from her hands, she made her mother pay
for leaving. Now all there was were ashes of the once beautiful garden.
The ashes fueled her with a sense of satisfaction. A wicked smiled came across her face as her brain
made a plan. She would bring Jagger back to the palace, then get him to hate their mother also. Tell
him how much she missed him. Tell him of the times her mom abused her when he was not home.
That is how she will have true revenge on her mother, turn her favorite against her.
She hurried down the rest of the hallway. Stopping in front of her father's chamber room she heard
his cry. Knocking on the door the sobbing stop.
"Evanescence, my child, is that you?" he called out, his voice still weak.
"Yes father. I am ready to leave," she answered.
"Ok. Your instructions are in the brown sack on the kitchen counter along with necessities."
"Thank you father. I shall be leaving now."
"Evanescence one more thing."
"Yes?"
"Be safe."
"I will always be safe."
"Good bye my
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Analysis of The Hapiness Conspiracy and Fahrenheit 451
Happiness is a reprise from the many trials and turmoil of life, and so it is natural that we should
actively seek it. Ironically though, in our naïve belief that we can somehow augment the amount of
happiness in our world, we are actually making our world more depressing to live in. Both John F.
Schumaker, in The Happiness Conspiracy, and Ray Bradbury, in Fahrenheit 451, argue that our
myopic pursuit of happiness is actually counterproductive. The two authors attempt to persuade the
reader that happiness is, and should be, an almost–serendipitous byproduct of a truly fulfilling life,
and therefore should not be an explicit objective.
In his essay, Schumaker discusses how our lives have devolved to being merely means to an end.
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Schumaker argues that in the "modern consumer society," the bar has been set so high that it is
virtually impossible to surpass it, and further, as stated by the law of diminishing returns, if we
continue on our current trajectory, we will soon find ourselves gloomier than ever.
Like Schumaker, Bradbury also believes that our society is too obsessed with eliminating the
negatives in life, and establishes that this is a ruinous endeavour through an absence of evidence
argument. In the utopian world that he describes in his novel Fahrenheit 451, that critical point at
which society is so perfect that genuine happiness, a term that is necessarily defined by its
antithesis, depression, becomes meaningless, has already been reached. The intention of the fictional
authorities is ostensibly to satisfy the population – as Captain Beatty tells Montag, "[they're] the
Happiness Boys, the Dixie Duo" (61) – but as a direct result of these efforts, anything remotely
controversial or that could bring about dissent is destroyed, and happiness, emotions, and life in
general loses its meaning. Bradbury describes several situations in which this is the case.
Relationships, both platonic and intimate, are a significant part of a satisfying and happy life on our
world, but in Montag's, they exist only in writing. Montag's wife Mildred shuns her real family and
much prefers instead to
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Figurative Language In Devil In The White City
Have you ever wanted to read about the evanescence of life? In Erik Larson's educating 2003
nonfiction novel Devil in the White City, set in the City of Chicago during the 1893 World's Fair,
also known as the World's Columbian Exposition, he tells the side–by–side story of a striving
architect and a twisted serial killer. In his work, Larson uses figurative language, imagery, and
juxtaposition to capture the serial killer's, H.H. Holmes, psychotic nature, and explain how those
around him find him to be so enticing.
Throughout the novel, Larson repeatedly expresses Holmes' wicked, yet, alluring nature through
figurative language. In order to convey Holmes' twisted feelings after a killing and project how
joyous and fulfilling murdering truly is for him, Larson uses a simile to compare the sensation to a
"warm languor (148)" one would obtain from "sitting too long in front of a hot stove. (149)" This
association tends to make the reader think of happiness and fullness, as many link it with warmth,
making them feel a similar emotion to Holmes. Later, with the purpose of expressing Holmes'
proneness to psychoticness, Larson writes of a simile comparing the office Holmes built for himself
to the "corner of a room where the gaslight could not reach. (266)" This dark alliance makes the
reader think of emptiness, linked with loneliness. A trait of a psychopath is detachment and
dissociation, and the fact that Holmes has no issue working on his own in an empty, dim place
highlights
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The Day Of His Accident
crying, she glances down the hall and shrieks.
A few moments later. Pat helps Ashley up. She sprints to Morris. His face is pale white, gasping for
air.
PAT
HELP! SOMEONE HELP ME!
Pat frantically looks around. Ashley cries in the b.g.
INT. HOSPITAL BEDROOM – NIGHT
Boer turns Morris's respirator up.
PAT
Thank you for everything you did, we're very grateful.
BOER
You're welcome.
Pat holds Ashley in her arms.
PAT
Come on little one, let's go back to our hotel before you do any more damage.
Ashley rests her head on Pat's shoulder, looking saintly as she waves goodbye to Morris.
ASHLEY
Bye Uncle M, see you tomorrow.
Morris's heart rate monitor rapidly beeps.
INT. HOSPITAL BEDROOM – CONTINUOUS
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CHLOE
I have good news as well luvs.
Looking at Morris's wheelchair.
Out in the hallway, Chloe puts Morris's respirator in the back of his wheelchair. She squats down
next to him.
CHLOE (CONT'D)
Luvs, the hallway should be quiet since it's the weekend. But stop bumping into the walls, before I
trade your wheelchair in for a bumper car.
Chloe stands up walking in the opposite direction. Morris pushes the controller forward. His
wheelchair darts down the hallway crashing into a wall. His gauze pads stick up doused in blood.
He backs up into a door which is halfway open. As Morris moves forward his hand spasms and he
moves backwards BURSTING through the door.
Morris is on the platform between two flights of stairs. He gawks at an open door that leads outside.
EXT. PRIVATE HOSPITAL GARDEN – DAY
The sun shines brightly on his face. Morris closes his eyes, hearing the birds chirp. He opens them
up, gazing at the tree branches moving with the breeze. Morris smiles as he takes a deep inhale and
exhale –– fully at peace with his life.
EXT. PRIVATE HOSPITAL GARDEN – CONTINUOUS
Morris basks in the garden. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.
Respirator reads: Low fuel level, 10%
Morris pushes his controller backwards, moving towards the open door.
INT. HOSPITAL – STAIRWAY – DAY
Morris faces a door that is open a crack, which leads to the hospital hallway. He moves his hand
forward about to charge towards the door. But his hand spasms. He spins around in a circle
CRASHING
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The World's Fair Book Report
"Beneath the gore and smoke and loam this book is about the evanescence of life, and why some
men choose to fill their brief allotment of time engaging the impossible, others in the manufacture
of sorrow." 1890s, at this point Chicago is under massive development which is economically
positive, The World's Fair, the impossible and unimaginable is happening. H.H. Holmes, North
Americas' first serial killer, or formally known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes began in the city of
Chicago, nevertheless used this city to progress his murderous spree by noting that there were no
labor laws and building codes/restrictions by the Chicago government, and police were utterly
insignificant, consequently an equilibrium must exist so good equals evil; Dr. Holmes ... Show more
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Mr. Burnham and Mr. Root, creating the unspeakable and pushing the economy in a positive manner
for Chicago, but all great things must has bad to stabilize existence. Dr. Holmes the equalizer of
good, the bringer of death and sorrow. Mr. Holmes stated, "I was born with the devil in me. I could
not help the fact that I was a murderer, no more than the poet can help the inspiration to sing." Dr.
Holmes just couldn't help it, he must execute human life. Chicago is a place to allow Dr. Holmes to
spread his wings, subsequently make it "... so easy to disappear, so easy to deny knowledge, so very
easy in the smoke and din to mask that something dark has taken root." Chicago is a fast moving,
emotionless steel city permitting Dr. Holmes to be in the shadows of death without the disturbance
of wholesome life, police department. The World's Fair was the perfect distraction Dr. Holmes
needed to fulfill murderous
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Leo Tolstoy's The Death Of Ivan Ilych
"If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as
far as possible, all things," quoth the great French philosopher Rene Descartes. This also essentially
describes the meaning of Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilych." For if there was ever a man who
but once and only once dared to doubt all things for the sake of truth, it was Ivan Ilych.This
becomes evident when Mr. Ilych undergoes a profound spiritual reassessment as death draws nearer
to him and a final spiritual reconciliation when he finally passes away at the end of the story.
Specifically, Ivan Ilych undergoes this transformation as his death draws near and the falsity of the
life he has lead dawns upon him in the very twilight of his life. This leads to a final reconciliation
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This is because when Ivan Ilych is seen as an archetypal product of modern society, his individual
experience gains a broader meaning applicable to people everywhere. Ivan Ilych is a worldly man
who, like so many people, is preoccupied with worldly concerns. Moreover, the world in which he
lives, like himself, is disingenuous. Everyone deals with each other in a polite and proper manner,
but there is no conviction behind the sentimentalities and apparent friendliness that characterize
Ivan Ilych's relationships; they are false. Ivan Ilych, however, is forced out of this comfortable
falsity by his impending death. When he finally comes face to face with the ultimate reality, he
rejects the life he has lived and embraces what he sees as "the light." Thus Ivan Ilych, at his death, is
finally born into a higher truth. Tolstoy, then, is calling on the readers to renounce the materialistic
world and its pretense, to reconcile themselves to whatever truth lies beyond it just as Ivan Ilych
did. Therein lies the significance of the
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Cities Of Chicago Chapter Summaries
BELIEF SYSTEMS 1. In Chicago there were many different ritualistic events and activities in
which the people were involved, many of which thousands of people would gather just to hear
about. "Two thousand people gathered on the sidewalk and street outside the offices of the Chicago
Tribune..." The people were gathered to hear the news about the big fair that was coming up. This
fair was deep in the hearts of the Chicago people, just as the superbowl is in the hearts of Americans
in today's world.
2. The community of Chicago was very close, and very outgoing in itself. "The wait was electric,
for Chicago was a prideful place... So far the year had been a fine one. Chicago's population had
topped one million for the first time, making the city the second most populous nation after New
York." (pg 13) Chicago takes pride in everything about the city. From its population to its world
famous fair, the city beams in the light of its pride, and failure is seen as a humiliating disgrace. ...
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"Beneath the gore and smoke and loam, this book is about the evanescence of life, and why some
men choose to fill their brief allotment of time engaging the impossible, others in the manufacture
of sorrow. In the end it is a story of the ineluctable conflict between good and evil, daylight and
darkness, the White City and the Black." (xi) This shows the contrast between the White City and
the Black City. One, perfect, beautiful, magical, the other dark, filthy, evil. The two work together
yet against each other in the battle to win over the hearts of the people who visit, and those who
decide to stay
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Fifty Shades Of Woman Essay
Fifty Shades of Woman "Do you like Bitchy Women?" I asked a good friend of mine who seemed to
be perfectly content with his single status. "Yes. A woman like that would be interesting," he replied.
I had just finished reading "Why Men Marry Bitches," in the midst of my research for an answer to
a question I had randomly scribbled down while deciding on a topic for this essay. "Is confidence in
who and where you are as a person a deciding factor in relationship success?" His reply ignited my
interest and set me on my path to finding out the answer.
(She got her own thing. That 's why I love her. – Ne–Yo) "In my experience, a woman who is more
secure is more interesting to handle mainly because she doesn't force me to over–compliment her to
keep her self–esteem in check. So, compliments don't lose their value. It's more sincere," said my
friend. According to "Why Men Marry Bitches" by Sherry Argov, in romance, there's nothing more
attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who she is. Taking my experience
into account, my straight forward "I'm not willing to deal with your shit" and "what's in it for me?"
attitude has always kept me on the top of any relationship that I'd ever been in. Settling, I had
learned, was not something I was willing to do with anyone. Why would I settle? I wasn't in the
relationship to make sacrifices. A mature relationship between two adults should, in every way,
allow both of them to be adults. No, I personally don't want
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What Are The Similarities Between Love Songs And Poems
Even though everyone has a different way to articulate love, expressions have been developed that
are now commonly used in love songs and poems.
The two very contrasting sides of love are often compared directly. This comparison shows that the
good cannot exist without the bad side, making love highly equivocal. Although anyone would want
to avoid feeling 'grief' the feeling accompanying it being 'joy' overshadows the hurt one has to
endure. This may lead to confusion about whether or not love is beneficial or harmful in the long–
run. This emotional disorientation will force people to confront the fact that it 'could be wrong, but
it could [be] right' and leave them to decide whether the damage love does can be healed by the bliss
it simultaneously creates.
A frequent topic in love songs and poems is the eternality of love. This often includes the use of
hyperboles as the Lyrical I talks about 'the kind of love that lasts forever' or 'until the end of time' .
Such phrases create the idea of some cases of love being indestructible and support the traditional
roman catholic wedding vows that say marriage will last 'until death do us part' . It is typical of
partners to believe their love to be endless and claim that nothing could ... Show more content on
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Flowers are used to describe colours such as the 'roses [...] in her cheeks' or the general appearance
of a person. They are an effective comparison in order to express the energy someone emits, as a
'face [...] [blooming] like a sweet flower' , illustrates immense vitality. The 'red rose' is known
worldwide as a symbol of romance and beauty. Roses not only look charming, but also have a 'sweet
odour' , making them flawlessly appealing. However, flowers can also represent evanescence and
fragility. Usually the description of blooming plants is supposed to symbolise the immense vigour
someone
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Creative Writing: Evidence Of My Existence
As you move toward another day, on your way to work, your hand absently, mechanically, swings
over the top of the bureau that sits next to the front door of your apartment, meaning to grab the
keys that are kept there. But in its haste to move on toward the door knob, your hand doesn't
completely close around the keys and they're knocked to the floor. A shock goes through you as the
keys make the kind of small, crashing sound that keys make as they hit the hardwood floor, and you
stare at them for a moment, unsure–the routine broken (strangely, the hand has continued on and
turned the knob and opened the door). Recovering quickly though, you bend over for them. But as
you do, you notice a stack of papers under the bureau. Another incongruity. ... Show more content
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It's been months, maybe a year, since that New York trip. The book had been left on the bureau as a
reminder. How could it have fallen down there, unnoticed? Evidence of My Existence, sitting there
as you went to work, as you went to the gym, as you went out to eat and to drink with friends. It,
sitting there, hidden, as you grocery shopped and got oil changes and wrote checks to the credit card
companies and sat in movie theaters and called the landlord eight times about the broken washing
machine in the basement. Work–eight hours out of the day. An extra hour for commuting. An hour
for grooming and maintenance: showering, brushing, scrubbing, shitting, wiping. Two hours a day
for preparing food and eating–more if you go out and you have to go out. You have to go out with
people to not come apart, to take a break. You have to go out and let someone else make the food
and pour the drinks. This is life. Your fingernails grow, your driver's license expires, your parents
want to see you and sometimes you need to see them. You get weary. You get languid. You get
shiftless. You get hungry. You get fucking
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Symbolism In Catcher In The Rye
Growing Pains "Where has my heart gone An uneven trade for the real world Oh I... I want to go
back to Believing in everything and knowing nothing at all" ( Evanescence) This rings true to
everyone who hears it because there is beauty in the simplicity of a child's life. Even when
transitioning from stages in life, the wanting to go back to the days of purity is an inevitable feeling.
In The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger uses motifs, symbols, and extended metaphors to convey
the theme that innocence can not be prevented. Saliger uses motifs which allows the reader to
understand vulnerability from being shown into the adult world through the use of the hunting hat
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J.D. Salinger uses antithetical symbols to highlight the message that childhood purity cannot be
prolonged. In the museum Holden admires, " in that museum was that everything always stayed
right where it was. Nobody'd move" (Salinger 134). He stares longingly at the class cases and
wishes he could have put himself in that case along with the child he feels he needs to protect. This
enclosure represents closure and stability for him. As Holden wrestles with with wanting Phoebe to
stay innocent forever, "the carousel started, and I watched her go round and round. All the kids tried
to grap for the gold ring, and so was old Phoebe, and I was sort of afraid she'd fall off the goddam
horse, but I didn't say or do anything. The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring,
you have to let them do it, and not say anything. If they fall off, they fall off, but it is bad to say
anything to them" (Salinger 208). Holden shows improvement in maturity and in impulse control
when he makes the deliberate decision to let her go by herself. He usually does what he want to do.
He rarely thinks before doing anything, but he realizes that she is growing up and he can not stop
her from seeing and feeling the corruption of the world. Throughout The Catcher in the Rye
extended metaphors are used to express the importance of the overall message. Holden feels as
though he must preotct the kids from the corruptions he sees everyday:"I
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Raiders Of The Lost Ark Essay
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) tells the fictional story of an archeological treasure hunter that
doesn't believe in "magic, a lot of superstitious hocus–pocus" and instead attentions his efforts to
finding items of "incredible historical significance." Set in 1936, at the beginnings of World War 2,
Indiana Jones is approached by the U.S. government to attempt to locate the Ark of the Covenant, a
relic that was blessed by God, for His people. Dr. Jones, or Indy, is always looking for items that can
further his legacy, is given an opportunity to find the item that man has sought after for 3000 years.
His journeys, along with Marion, his love interest, take him from the United States, Nepal, and
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Bartkowski (2014), discusses the understanding of the sacred and the religious identity as an
ethnographer. Being sacred is something that transcends time, inspires amazement, and can be
potentially dangerous, all things that Indiana is realizing over the course of the film. Bartkowski
feels that songs can be sacred as well. The song "In the Garden" has been performed by countless
entertainers and it provides hope for devout Christians as it provides explicitly religious verses and
symbols, (2014). He first heard this song at a funeral and as he heard it played, he felt the pain of
loss. This grief that is felt is a part of the sacred being potentially dangerous. More songs are
provided to the reader, such as "Bring Me to Life" by the band Evanescence and its themes of death
and the following resurrection. The story of Jesus, dying on the cross and rising again three days
later are the basis of Christianity. Although the band itself is secular, and follow what the writer
describes as religious evanescence, it does invoke thoughts of sacredness. On the other side of the
coin, Bartkowski details religious evocation as something growing closer to things valued as holy.
Again, using music as a platform to illustrate this movement, he chooses to use a different rock band
that uses sound to draw people to hear the evangelical Christian
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Similarities Between Love Songs And Poems
Even though everyone has a different way to articulate love, expressions have been developed that
are now very commonly used in love songs and poems.
The two very contrasting sides of love are often compared directly. As a result this comparison
shows that the good cannot exist without the bad side, making love highly equivocal. Although
anyone would want to avoid feeling 'grief' the feeling accompanying it being 'joy' overshadows the
hurt one has to endure. Undoubtedly this may lead to confusion as to whether or not love is
beneficial or harmful in the long–run. This emotional disorientation will force people to confront the
fact that it 'could be wrong, but it could [be] right' and leave them to decide whether the damage
love does can be healed by the bliss it simultaneously creates.
Secondly, a frequent topic in love songs and poems is the eternality of love. This often includes the
use of hyperboles as the Lyrical I talks about 'the kind of love that lasts forever' or 'until the end of
time' . Hence creating the idea that some cases of love are indestructible and supporting the
traditional roman catholic wedding vows that say marriage will last 'until death do us part' . In fact it
is typical of partners to believe their love to be ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Concerning this aspect of love, properties usually associated with the sun are regularly cited. Love
as the source of 'light in the dark' hints at the hope it encompasses, even in times of misery. This
theme of love causing a 'sudden glow' and being the 'cause of a flame' underlines the positive effect
it can have on people like nothing else can during periods of sorrow. Saying 'love is like the sun'
indicates that it is vital and everything depends on it, just like the planets correspondingly revolve
around the sun. Besides this physical longing initially being desire, it morphs into love when it is
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Modernism Essay
Modernism
"An inclination to subjective distortion to point up the evanescence of the social world of the
nineteenth century bourgeoisie."
–Barth, "Literature of Replenishment" (www.iath.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0255.html)
Modernism was rebellion against not only the repressive principles of the Victorian era but also the
emergence of the fast–changing, materialistic corporate society. The period preceding modernism
held up Victorian virtues, which accepted the worldview of everything being ordered, neat, stable,
and meaningful. While fundamentally optimistic, Victorian culture featured hypercritical moralism
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Stream–of–consciousness writing employed by Joyce and Woolf and other expressions of inward
consciousness in narration threw asunder the safeguard of the reliability of the narrator and required
active contemplation by the readers. Perspective assumed a far greater importance in literature as
writers offered more impressionistic work without omniscient narrators and clean resolutions.
The proliferation of the experimental spirit in modernist works of literature often alienated popular
readership, and such exclusivity served as a mark of quality to a certain extent as it went in hand
with the modernist intellectuals' disdain towards the mass–consumption–driven popular culture.
Modernist intellectuals rejected popular culture, as they perceived that creating work that would be
universally accepted often involved certain sacrifices of their genius and ultimately degraded art.
The movement was certainly not egalitarian in nature. Modernism in fact strayed away from the
idea of thinking in terms of groups, opting instead to focus on the individual. It strove for self–
knowledge, and the almost narcissistic interest in the self led to the "spiritual alienation, self–exile,
and cultural criticism" that pervaded the period.
The place that Hemingway and Fitzgerald occupied in literary modernism is difficult to pinpoint.
They both dabbled with modernist writing styles earlier
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Can Heavy Metal Really Be Bad For You?
Should we listen to Heavy Metal? One question I have heard or seen ,but never get a clear answer
from ,is " Can Heavy Metal really be bad for you?" My answer is no. First of all, Heavy Metal is not
bad for you though some might say that it causes injuries. The music itself does not cause any harm
to any Heavy Metal fan, it the "banging" of one's head that can cause an injury. The most common
injuries are neck and head injuries. In the early '90s, a 15–year–old drummer in a small
neighborhood rock band suffered an aneurysm (an excessive localized enlargement of an artery
caused by a weakening of the artery wall) in his neck from "violent head and neck motion." Only a
year after surgery did he recover. Terry Balsamo, a guitarist for Evanescence,
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Devil In The White City
Murder, magic, and madness – those words succinctly described the World's Fair, according to
bestselling author Erik Larson. In his nearly legendary book, "the Devil in the White City," the
reader is led on a fantastical journey through the creation of a city of wonder and lights and through
the horrors lurking behind closed doors. The vivid tales of two men – Daniel Burnham, a brilliant
architect; and H. H. Holmes, a cunning serial killer – are subtly intertwined in the story of the White
City. At least, that was what Erik Larson tried to present it as. Admittedly, Larson is to be
commended for creatively portraying true facts in the form of a nonfiction narrative or novel;
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The ceaseless passage of trains, grip–cars, trolleys, carriages–surreys, landaus, victorias,
broughams, phaetons, and hearses, all with iron–clad wheels that struck the pavement like rolling
hammers–produced a constant thunder that did not recede until after midnight and made the open–
window nights of summer unbearable. (Larson 28)
Of course, one can argue that this style of writing adds to the uniqueness of the book. I agree that it
does make the book unique – uniquely pompous that is.
While I do have some more negative critique for this book, they are much more minor and not
worth mentioning (for now at least). That is enough bashing on the book and it is now time for some
words of praise! As I admitted before, "the Devil in the White City" does a superb job on turning
boring and unrelated facts into an interesting and somewhat related story. I especially enjoy Larson's
dichotomy in the story:
Beneath the gore and smoke and loam, this book is about the evanescence of life, and why some
men choose to fill their brief allotment of time engaging the impossible, others in the manufacture
of sorrow. In the end it is a story of the ineluctable conflict between good and evil, daylight and
darkness, the White City and the Black. (Larson
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The Devil in the White City good vs evil
Good Versus Evil The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson depicts that wherever there is good,
there is evil as well. The note included by Larson, ¨Evils Imminent¨ depicts this: ¨Beneath the gore
and smoke and loam, this book is about the evanescence of life, and why some men choose to fill
their brief allotment of time engaging the impossible, others in the manufacture of sorrow¨ (pg. xi).
Larso shows this conflict of good and evil by comparing the two main characters, Daniel Burnham
and Henry H. Holmes. Burnham is the head architect for the World Fair Exposition in Chicago circa
1893, taking on a daunting challenge. In contrast, Holmes is a sly psychopathic physician, who
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They were both successful in creating a name for themselves; Burnham for his architecture success
and Holmes as a psychopathic murderer, being tried and executed for nine to twenty four murders.
Through Burnham and Holmes, Larson shows the ¨ineluctable conflict¨ between good and evil is
neverending. The constant comparison between good and evil in The Devil in the White City shows
the reader that the affiliation of evil with good is inevitable. In ¨Evils Imminent¨ Larson divulges
that evil is everywhere. Although Holmes a murderer, and Burnham a world renowned architect,
both share many qualities and passion in their profession. Their main difference is their reason for
their drive, Burnham works for the greater good and Holmes working to fulfill his need to kill. Erik
Larsen's main purpose in The Devil in the White City is to reveal the conflict between good and evil
is inevitable through the comparison of Daniel Burnham, a lofty successful architect, and Henry H.
Holmes, a greedy scheming
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Metamorphosis Dilemma
Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis dramatises the concept of alienation and the conflict that arises
with his employer after Gregor's metamorphosis renders him unable to work. Gregor is the victim of
a dispassionate corporate structure, and is trapped in "a job which engages only a minute portion of
his personality"(Robertson, 57). However, despite his bodily transformation, Gregor remains
emotionally dependent on his role within the capitalist system, rather than recoiling in horror at the
insect he has become: What a fate, to be condemned to work for a firm where the smallest omission
at once gave rise to the gravest suspicion! Were all employees in a body nothing but scoundrels, was
there not among them one single loyal devoted man who...was so tormented by conscience...?
(Kafka, 3) Gregor's dilemma is that he serves the dual role as both a 'cog in a machine', and as his
family's source of income, and the despair and inconvenience of being trapped in his room
heightens his vulnerability as the chief clerk arrives to investigate the "suspicous circumstance"
(Kafka, 3). Imprisoned by his job and father's debts, Gregor is invalidated by the business that
defines him and alienated by the insect body that has consumed him. The constraints of Gregor's
metamorphosis, as "his little legs ...jiggled about" (Kafka, 3), echo the constraints of his
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Gregor's insect body is a physical reminder of his enslavement; forced by his father's indebtedness
to his employer to endure the "pain and irritation" (Kafka, 3) being an "economic middleman"
(Robertson, 56) in a job that "offers no intrinsic satisfaction" (56). The irony is that Gregor has
undergone a physical metamorphosis, but not an intellectual
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Analysis Of Steve Smulka Paints Glass
Steve Smulka paints glass–but it might be more accurate to say that Smulka paints light. Smulka
uses mason jars, vintage seltzer bottles, wine decanters, vases and water pitchers to capture the way
light bends, refracts, illuminates, and distorts its surroundings. In some of the paintings,
backgrounds of looming clouds and ridged tree bark are as in–focus as the glass containers in the
foreground, merging the two in a poetic, scrupulously accurate, yet slightly unreal manner. In other
paintings, bottles in columns two, three, or four deep create multiple layers of transparency that
make for almost abstract studies of light and color. In Steve Smulka's closely observed, meditative
paintings, these densely luminous layers give weight to the
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Communication In Fahrenheit 451
Among the science fiction genre, Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" is an ever–flickering flame that
refuses to be doused. With haunting artistry, Bradbury paints a desolate world of alienated,
mechanized human beings who are more connected to their television screen "families" than they
are to the spouses with whom they share a pillow at night. As the protagonist, Guy Montag, so
evocatively states, "There are billions of us and that's too many. Nobody knows anyone."
The advancement of technology, "Fahrenheit 451" suggests, has paradoxically spurred the
deterioration of communication. Bradbury poignantly exposes this dismal fact in one of the novel's
first scenes, when Montag first befriends Clarisse McClellan, the seventeen–year–old dreamer in a
world of automatons. While Clarisse romanticizes about archaic front porches built for the sole
purpose of socialization and confesses that her own family regularly trades in sleep for
conversation, Montag interjects, "What do you talk about?"
Throughout the novel, Clarisse is the rare seedling of hope in Montag's barren world. As the amity
between the two characters strengthens and Clarisse revels in catching a glimpse of the man on the
moon and tilting her head back to taste the rain, Montag is finally jolted awake. At last, he begins to
look – really look – at the world around him. And the result is astonishing: for the first time in his
life, he truly feels something. As his perception finally clears and he absorbs his
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Comparing Fool For Love And Sam Shepard
Reading Evanescence, or Shakespeare in the Alley for the first time was confusing to say the least.
From the falling watermelons to Shakespeare himself carrying a dead body across the stage, it
doesn't initially make much sense, but, after reading it over a few more times an idea started to
emerge. It seems that the woman is talking about a lost love. Probably her husband. She talks about
how they became so lost in their lust for each other that they no longer saw the end that is inevitably
coming. It has clearly left her heartbroken as she has to pause several times, overcome with
emotion, to compose herself. Towards the end of the play I began to think that perhaps she is in a
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With his background as a military child he must have seen a lot of things and heard a lot of real
stories as he moved from base to base with his family. He must have, somewhere along the line,
decided that people needed to hear those stories, regardless of how hard they are to hear. It seems he
decided that he didn't want to lie to people about how love and life really is as Shakespeare and
countless others have for years. You can see this not only in this play but in several others such as
Fool for Love and Savage/Love. In both of these plays as well you see issues that come up in
relationships, including some that are quite controversial like the ideas presented in Fool for love of
love between siblings Sam Shepard is a truly bold playwright that doesn't fear addressing issues that
others shy away from. He exposes all the raw ugliness of American life. But then, at the same time,
this is something a lot of us need. We need to hear the hard truth, to be exposed to difficult situations
so that when they come up in our own lives, we will be prepared. Shepard does this for us which is
why he really is so important as a playwright
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Personal Narrative: Howdy Y All !
Howdy, Y'all! Is a phrase that many of my family members up north believe that this is the phrase
that Nashvillian's use to greet each other. Though I have heard the phrase before around town I have
heard the word "hello" used more than any other word in a day. According to the Hunting Post in
2016 Nashville was ranked the most "Friendliest City in America" which I agree. I often find myself
saying hello from the time I walk into my company, at the grocery store, in the gym after work to
my neighbor sitting on her front porch when I finally make it home for the day. Therefore, it would
be hard to break this cycle when I open my business in London for they are not too fond of speaking
to one another especially on the Tube which is similar to
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Homicide Analysis
Another example is that of Homicide, which is generally accepted as long as it is executed from
outside your own clan, exerting no moral obligation. For this reason, murder, stealing and the
seduction of women is an acceptable course of action, as long as it is held appropriate within the
tribal organization. Thus, as a human being, they have a variable value and in this case, they fail to
separate the individual from the social context. The consequences of adultery and stealing are prone
to the specifics of those involved, e.g. adultery is only deemed wrong if it is within a clan and
subclan. But again this is not an intrinsic wrong doing, as even if it goes unnoticed, no moral blame
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What was considered to be moral is dependent upon the group and the social context accordingly. In
opposition to this is the Christian evaluation of the objective good of man, and the ultimate
difference, is that this is set above the social medium, in which case moral responsibilities transcend
all aspects of the social context and social ties. Individuality is the acknowledgment of the self as a
spiritual entity, which also envelops our personal integrity and respect for all life. Due to Gods
likeness, we are given an absolute worth, encompassing the duty we must hold to ourselves and
others because of his divine wisdom, and the fulfilment of an absolute teleological end. Therefore,
nothing is morally just because society conveys it to be, instead we find a natural moral order within
the universe, the eternal good of our infinite being. Hence, murder is always wrong, as it is linked to
our intrinsic worth as human beings, which is not subordinate to a social ranking or context. With
reference to Reads conception of the person in light of Christianity, it is emphasized how the person
is made up of matter (the body) and form (immaterial element of the soul). Man is a spiritual being,
with a rational soul, and this was also configured by Mauss, where the spirituality of the soul allows
for the
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Theme Of Osamu Dazai's The Setting Sun
The setting of Osamu Dazai's The Setting Sun and the history of Japan play a major role in the story
and its theme; in fact, Japan's culture and the events of the 1940s, when is was written, seem to be
the catalyst for its creation. The title is a reference specifically to the fall of ancient Japanese culture
as an actual practice, that is, its removal from everyday use. The actions and motivations of the
characters can be linked directly to the Japanese mindset and its unusually close relationship to
death, as seen throughout history. For example, Kazuko references one of Japan's most beloved
novels in her letters to Uehara: Genji Monogatari, or The Tale of Genji, which was written by an
aristocratic woman of the Heian period known as Murasaki Shikibu (97). When expressing her love
for him and her desire to mother his child, she compares her passion to the iconic novel, exalting
'those days' of Genji, Shikibu's main character, as the time of ideal relationships. The Tale of Genji
indeed explores relationships and proper and improper behavior, but it also illustrates just how deep
death runs in Japanese culture; a major theme of the world's first great novel is evanescence and the
beauty of impermanence. In fact, the death of the main character Genji's true love Murasaki,
although sorrowful, is described with great care:
Despite the fact that she was terribly emaciated, Murasaki still looked remarkable; the loss of weight
had, if anything, distilled her beauty, which now
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Music Analysis Of Evanescence : Bring Me To Life
Evanescence is an American rock band known for song, Bring Me to Life. Bring Me to Life is a
song about being lost and in a state of depression until you find that one person to break you out of
that sad state. This song was inspired by the lead singer's, Amy Lee's, husband. She says that when
she first met her husband that he could somehow see inside of her and bring her to life when at the
time she was going though a hard time (Edwards, Evanescence's Amy Lee: how we made Bring Me
to Life).
0:00– The beginning of the song we hear a very slow tempo. There are a piano and digital effects.
The beginning is marked by a piano solo that creates a very dramatic tone. The digital effects help
build up the suspension before the singing begins. The piano accompanied by the digital affects
gives the beginning of the song a polyphonic texture. The beginning of the song is important
because it builds up the suspension and evokes the emotion that the person was feeling.
0:11– You begin to hear Amy Lee's voice at this point of the song. The addition of her voice
magnifies the sadness the person is feeling and adds to the suspension of the song. Her voice is
consistent and draws out certain lyrics like see and doors. This is important because it's the
beginning of the emotional journey of the person being woken up from their depression. Her voice
harmonizes with the melody in the background.
0:31– Tempo pick ups and the melody changes. There are more beats per minute at this part of
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Lithium Research Paper
Lithium is the third element on the periodic table and is known as the lightest metal, and is half as
dense as water. It is a part of the Alkali metals, meaning it is in the first group on the periodic table.
Lithium is normally not found in nature, due to the fact that it has a very unstable nucleus. The name
Lithium is derived from the Greek word lithos, which means "stone". This name was likely given to
Lithium due to the fact that it was discovered in the mineral petalite (LiAl(Si2O5)2) by Johann
August Arfvedson in 1817. It was later isolated through the form of electrolysis of lithium oxide by
William Thomas Brande. Lithium is made of two stable isotopes, with Lithium–6 containing 3
neutrons and accounting 7.59% of the natural abundance of lithium, and Lithium–7 containing 4
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One typically thinks of batteries when they think of lithium, as they are heavily involved in the
process of making rechargeable, storage, and dry batteries. Lithium alloys can also be formed when
combined with elements such as copper, aluminium, cadmium, and manganese in order to help
create light parts for aircraft. It is also added to glass in order to make it lighter and stronger as well.
Lithium is also used in the treatment of bipolar disorder, and because of this, has become the
inspiration for two songs, both named Lithium, by the bands Nirvana and Evanescence. When
mixed with hydroxide, Lithium hydroxide is used to absorb the carbon dioxide found in space
vehicles. Because it produces a bright red flame when burned, Lithium is also added to fireworks in
order to produce a red spark. Unfortunately, lithium is also a key ingredient in the production of
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The Art Story Foundation ( Asf )
The Art Story Foundation (ASF) (2015) discusses Claude Monet (1840–1926) as one of the leaders
of French Impressionism of the late nineteenth century. With Edouard Manet (1832–1883) as an
inspiration, Monet developed his own distinctive style in the 1860s. He blurred the clarity of forms
and linear perspective with bold colors emphasizing on qualities of light and atmosphere going
against traditional artistic precision. Monet's Impression Sunrise (1872) was not well received. As a
result of the painting's sharp criticism, Impressionism got its name. The origin of the word
Impressionism, as stated by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta et al (HMA):
The first exhibit elicited highly critical reviews which could be expected from arts reviewers in the
established traditions. Cezanne and Monet received the harshest critique by reviewer–humorist
Louis Leroy whose criticism appeared in the Le Charivari newspaper and used the word
"Impressionist" from Claude Monet's painting entitled Impression Sunrise (Impression, Soleil
Levant) to derisively describe the artists whose works he considered as being no more than
unfinished sketches. He scathingly wrote: "Impression–I was certain of it. I was just telling myself
that, since I was impressed, there had to be some impression in it ... and what freedom, what ease of
workmanship! Wallpaper in its embryonic state is more finished than that seascape".
In a short time, the term "Impressionists" achieved wide public acceptance,
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Slender Man Monologue
Inspired by Haunted by Evanescence. "Watch out for the Slender–Man!" I heard a voice on the
playground say. I looked to the left where I heard the voice call out. It was some of my classmates,
Jason and Zachary. "Zach, everyone knows that Slender–Man is obviously a urban legend. No one is
scared of Slender–Man anymore anyways." Jason commented. Zachary just laughed. "Yeah. But just
wait. He might find you someday!" Zachary burst into a fit of laughter. Jason just scoffed. I didn't
know who exactly this "Slender–Man" guy was... I always heard my classmates talk about him a lot
for some reason. I never really thought about him...much. The only thing I did know, was he can
come to life if you think about him too much and also he was very
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Sweater Weather Analysis
Very few songs retain the inimitable aptitude to tell a story, let alone create a platform in which the
central idea of that story is juxtaposed between the lofty heights and the crushing depths of the
presence and absence of that idea. Unlike most of its contemporaries, "Sweater Weather" by The
Neighbourhood, tells its own story that of a fleeting romance, and provides a stage to contrast the
facets of love that are both exalted and despised. The Neigbourhood's "Sweater Weather," utilizes a
unique mix of quick paced music and clever lyrics to create an atmosphere in which the
evanescence of love can be examined and by extent scrutinized. The music possesses a unique
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The lyrics of the main body of the song are rapid and roll off the tongue as lead singer Jesse
Rutherford swiftly rattles off the lines, creating an enveloping sense of the lust that is present at the
beginning of a relationship. However, as the song progresses, Rutherford's poignant vocal talents
seep through as the song becomes less of a praise of love and more of a lamentation of it, and the
deep scars it leaves behind as it comes to a close. The beginning of the song is riddled with
juxtapositions like, "Head in the clouds but my gravity's centered" which provide a unique insight
into two component of love, the pure ecstasy of lust coupled with the grounding force of
complacency and reality that cements the relationship. While the lyrics often exalt the conquest of
love, as it evolves the song provides a evocative lamentation of that lost in the pursuit of love. The
lyrics become darker and more cacophonous, shifting from the upbeat, "The goose bumps start to
raise" to, "it too cold, it's too cold." The protracted feeling that creeps into Rutherford's voice
conveys a demeaning view of that lost, and leaves a lasting impression of hopelessness that persists
long after the song finishes. While simple syntactically, the closing lines of the
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Analysis Of The Poem ' I Collected My Notes '
"Yes, Mr. Devlin?" I collected my notes. "So you read that story?" Her eyes lit up with a smoldering
glow. "Yes. I read more too. You have a lot. That beach one and the one about the girl in the
basement, and the clothes, and the one with the girl who gets kidnapped..." I nodded, then looked
her in the eye. "You know, I only told you about those stories because I trust you." As I said, people
tell me I 'm an intimidating guy. I don 't notice it. I 'm big and strong, and I know I have a lot of
anger inside, and maybe that shows when I 'm being serious. But I 'm not mean, and I don 't mean to
scare people. But something inside me felt Emma starting to respond. I couldn 't say what it was–
whether her breathing changed or something in her eyes or the attitude of her body, but she seemed
just a little bit scared. "Of course," she said. "I wouldn 't tell anyone else, Mr. D. I mean, I don 't
think anyone else would understand." "No. They wouldn 't." I snapped my briefcase closed and
gestured for her to follow me. "But you understood, Emma? What did you think of them?" We
walked up the stairs of the lecture hall. She was just behind me. "Well, they 're very good stories. I
mean, your know. They 're very good. I just wondered... I mean, they 're not real, are they? Those
things the men do in there, the things they do to the women..." We were at the head of the stairs
now, at the exit. I snapped off the lights, leaving just the spotlights shining down on the empty
lectern.
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Emily Dickinson 's A Route Of Evanescence And Because I...
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson published only a few poems during her time. Her work was only truly discovered
after her death of kidney disease in 1886 at the age of fifty–six. Upon her death her sister Lavinia
Dickinson found hundreds of poems tied into a book stitched together by Emily. People claim that
she is the most original 19th Century American Poet and is now considered one of the towering
figures of American literature. Although She is known for her unconventional broken rhyming
meter, creative use of metaphor, and overall innovative style. At times she characterized a
heartbroken introvert or abnormal fear in her poetry. Emily Dickinson work is also sometimes
depressing, joyous, and celebratory. This can be seen in two of her works: "A Route of
Evanescence" and "Because I could not stop for death." "A Route of Evanescence," is a joyous
poem about how mesmerizing a hummingbird is during flight. The speaker describes this
hummingbird in detail about its color and movement:
A Route of Evanesce
With a revolving Wheel–
A Resonance of Emerald–
A Rush of Cochineal (Dickinson "Route" 452).
The speaker indicates that the hummingbird is something that carves out a fading path. She
describes watching the hummingbird flash in and out of sight with its circular motion. Then the
speaker zooms in on two colors that she notices. She uses precise shades of colors in order to make
the images vivid and specific. With "Rush," the speaker continues to emphasize the speed of what
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Tone Of The Iliad
The Iliad by Homer is well known by many and read as a tale but it is actually an epic
poem.However, the narrator speaks in the third person. He frequently gives insight into the thoughts
and feelings of even minor characters, gods and mortals alike. Throughout the story the tone is set
up to convey irony,pity and awe. It is set up nine years after the start of the Trojan War in the city of
Troy.It starts off when Agamemnon's demand for Achilles' war prize, the maiden Briseis, wounds
Achilles' pride; due to Achilles refusing to fight causes the Achaeans to suffer greatly in their battle
against the Trojans. Because of this, some themes are developed as the glory of war; military values
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A lot of these themes can be related to present day events and values. The Article makes connections
with the book relating to present day issues. Some of these issues, for example, have to do with
fighting for freedom. The epic poem goes in depth with the characters' values creating a viewpoint
for the society in The Iliad. From the epic poem we can learn that some of their viewpoints are
similar to ours. Such as fighting for family and the masculinity is still seen in today's society,
especially when it emphasises on women being the ones with the family and not being a warrior.
From both the article and the epic poem we can tell that the masculinity is only glorified if you were
involved with the wars. We can then infer that Homer gave the story an outline of glorifying war if
you were involved. The intrusion of the gods supported Homer's ideal theme of masculinity and the
shortness of life itself, giving the story an overall moral of fighting till you die which can be
compared to incidents in present day
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Theme Of Gravity In Gravity's Rainbow
Gravity's Rainbow as a title maybe seem to hardly combine an academic term ''gravity'' with the
poetic image of the rainbow. The connection of the eponymous rainbow to the Rocket, the
mathematical formulas used to the ravage of its dash are generally noted while this essay takes the
counterchange angle and focuses on the more instantly scientific part of the novel's title and the less
lightly noted attached of gravity to fiction. Analysing the role of fiction in the scientific way of
gravity will elude more light on the Gravity's Rainbow display exchanges between science and
literature that the title already suggests: the science and technology are have a connection with the
Rocket "infest" the poetic image of the rainbow, while in the same time view of fiction draw ...
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Underlying this essay is the discussion point that scientific and ethical aspects have a connection
with Gravity's Rainbow, most of all in the concepts of gravity and sloth, and that they have to be
deliberate together in a physico analysis. For this purpose, I should analyze the certainty
metaphorical role of different concepts of gravity in Gravity's Rainbow, from the seventeenth–
century conflict between Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz to the theory of relativity
formulated by Albert Einstein, and examine the consequences of this view for notions of force,
impedance, grace and sloth. Firstly will present the relation of gravity to concepts of force and
fiction and to ethical thoughts around the difference between Elect and Preterite in Pynchon's novel.
After that I will compare this presentation of seventeenth–century understandings of gravity with
growing in Einstein's theory of relativity, which characterize the pessimistic and optimistic readings
of the novel to which Newtonian and Leibnizian understandings of gravitation alternately give rise.
The role of
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Emily Dickinson's I Heard A Fly Buzz
Gothic style literature, a style of literature characterized by gloomy, grotesque and mysterious that
are often accompanied by violent or startling imagery is the theme for most of Emily Dickinson's
creation. The authenticity of Emily Dickinson's death obsessed poems demonstrates a profound
emotion that projects a revolting persona. This persona is visible through her poem: I heard a Fly
buzz – when I died.
Dickinson's poem I heard a Fly buzz – when I died is a perfect exemplar of Dickinson's revolting
persona. Equipped with isolating dashes that swiftly changes the mood on each line, Dickinson
portrayed a death scenario that described the atmosphere around a dying person. In the beginning of
the poem, Dickinson utilizes the phrase "Stillness in the room was like the Stillness in the Air." This
phrase implies the relative silence around a person's dying state, likely, due to the gradual fading
senses of a dying person. Additionally, in this line, Dickinson capitalized the word "stillness"
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It is crucial to understand that during the years that gothic–mode literature was flourishing, the
presence of wars and different illnesses that plagued the world forced most people to accept death as
a natural occurrence in daily life. Yet, Dickinson's poems like I heard a Fly buzz – when I died,
evokes a seemingly antagonistic resistance to this notion through the manifestation of her alter ego
as a person interrupted in death by people suffering and in misery because of the loss. This reveals
the relative weakness of mankind in succumbing to a profound depression in response to a beloved's
death. Hence, Dickinson's poem that juxtaposes both grief and acceptance relayed an awakening
message to the world: that death is no simple event but is rather an agonizing
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Proposal Essay Depression
Depression can move in on a person quickly or creep in like a fog. It can be a visceral experience,
like a blow to the gut or a heavy burden suddenly pressing down on one's shoulders.
It can affect one's experience of the world: if it's sunny outside, somehow it seems dull and cold; if
it's gray, the gray gets heavier.
Have you ever been depressed? How do you stand against it; how do you push back the gray veil?
How do you cope with depression and even work to break out of it?
First, it's important to know the difference between "the winter blues," an occasional down day, a
week when you're just feeling off, and longer–lasting, biologically based depression.
"Depression is a 'whole body' illness, involving your thoughts, mood and ... Show more content on
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I do recommend anything by Bill Withers, especially the soulful "Lean on Me" ("Sometimes in our
lives, we all have pain, we all have sorrow, but if we are wise, we know that there's always
tomorrow...").
One song that always cheers me is Dobie Gray's "Drift Away" ("And when I'm feeling blue, a
guitar's comin' through to sooth me. Thanks for the joy that you've given me..."). Sometimes music
can be used as a catalyst, something through which to channel your anger (depression can stem from
deep anger [McCrary 1998]) and pain. For that, I recommend Mary J. Blige's "No
More Cryin'" from her The Breakthrough album (2005). Other songs I recommend from that album
are "Take Me As I Am" and "Good Woman Down." Finally, because depression can also stem from
fear, I recommend listening to "Mindkiller," by Adam Freeland off of his Now and
Them album (2004). Blast this song and remind yourself that, as the lyrics say, "Fear is the mind
killer." Going for a drive in your car can also be a distraction from the depression, as long as you
feel safe in handling the vehicle. You can take your music with you, head east, then turn back
toward the Front Range to give yourself full view of the area's jagged, snow–covered peaks. Or
Asmus, page 3 drive right up into the mountains, allowing the music to serve as a soundtrack for
each turn in the road. When you break over the top of a hill and have a view of the valley below, use
this as a metaphor for your depression–that you
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  • 1. Louis Armstrong 1998 Song Meaning I chose the title "1998" because it symbols the year I was born eighteen years ago. Since 1998 is my birth year, it is the most recognized year to me and deserves a spot as the main title of the album. Side A 1.) "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong– Reading the title of the song alone brings back so much nostalgia to me. Just listening to the violin and the flute in the background makes me want to tear up, as this song is so powerful in both music and lyrics. Armstrong may have died long before I was born, but his song does show that the world I live in is wonderful indeed. 2.) "We are the Champions" by Queen– I remember listening to this song back in elementary school and rocking out to it. Every time I listen to this song, it motivates me to continue moving forward, as I am a champion deep inside. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Whenever I hear this song, I cannot help but to dance to it, as the techno beats used in the background sound very catchy. Even in public when somebody plays this song, I have to nod my head to the beats. 4.) "I Believe I Can Fly" by R. Kelly– Even this is my least favorite song of the Side A songs, it still has my heart as a powerful motivational song. My Grandpa passed away a few months ago from Pneumonia, and I can picture him as an angel flying for the first time in the heavens. That thought makes this song sound so much more powerful in my ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 2. Evanescence 'What You Want': Song Analysis What You Want by Evanesence Introduction What You Want was written by Amy Lee, Tim McCord and Terry Balsamo of the band Evanesence in Lee's house in New York. Released in the summer of 2011 the song is the first track and the first single released from the groups third album. The song's theme is freedom and contains heavy riffs, and strong vocals. Evanesence Founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody the band released its first full–length album, Fallen, on Wind–up Records in 2003. This album sold more than 15 million records and won two Grammy Awards. In 2004 the group released its first live album, Anywhere but Home. This album sold one million copies worldwide. The Door Open, the bands second studio album was released in 2006 and sold more than five million copies. Personnel in the band have changed several times. David Hodges left in 2002, Moody in 2003, bassist Will Boyd in 2006, and guitarist John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray in 2007. At this point the group took a hiatus, before releasing their third album, Evanesence. Current band members include Amy Lee, lead vocals, Terry Balsamo, guitar, Tim McCord, bass and Will Hunt drums. The band is named after the word evanescence which is usually defined as the act or state or vanishing. At first the band was considered to be part of the Christian band scene and was promoted in Christian stores. The group's debut single, Bring Me to Life, reached number 5 on the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 3. The Arrival Of Home Video The arrival of home–video however had an opposite impact. And it was just a beginning of the whole technological revolution that will completely turn people's film watching habits upside down. Film viewing was taken into the comfort of the home space with the arrival of television. However the capabilities that home–video, followed by DVD–s, Blu–rays, Netflix and all the other VOD services, were a true breakthrough for the film buffs. This change on one hand inaugurated a completely new stage of cinema's relocation to multiple other platforms, on the other ripped off the cult, quasi–religious facet of cinema going and spectatorship. In 1996 a New York Times published an article by Susan Sonntag "The Decay of Cinema", in which she announced the end of cinephilia. She wrote: The conditions of paying attention in a domestic space are radically disrespectful of film. (...) To be kidnapped, you have to be in a movie theater, seated in the dark among anonymous strangers. What Sonntag here sentimentally mentions was a unique cinema experience, seeing a picture on a wide screen, coexisting in the particular time and space with other spectators. Being among strangers, nevertheless was a very communal experience and discussions after the screenings in cine clubs were a norm. The way we access and view films has changed dramatically. First of all film has moved out of its canonical location, spread to new environments – cable tv, mobile devices, digital and online world. Cinema's ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 4. Pop Goes The Weasel (A) Reading through Ong's work, I was surprised at the way that literacy restructures our understanding of memory and knowledge, but I recognize the lack of importance of memory even in my own schooling and day–to–day activities. Even thinking of a mnemonic device for this exercise, though several came to mind, was challenging. The few that were taught in school were the first that come to mind, but these mnemonic devices would only make sense in a literate society. For instance, the "ROY G BIV" mnemonic for the colors of the rainbow, as well as a song set to the tune of "Pop goes the Weasel" to remember the quadratic equation, center around letters and names that only make sense when put in the context of a written world. I wanted to think ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Though in some cases, like Ong referenced, literate people memorize and recite words in order to accomplish something or perhaps infuse the phrase with power, like in the case of speeches, liturgies, etc., it seems as if in literate cultures, the repetition that comes with memorization almost cheapens the importance of the words that are meant to spoken with power. Ong referenced spiritual words in particular, referencing the ways that liturgies are read aloud and sometimes scriptures/prayers are spoken aloud in order to show the sacred, communal nature of the text, for instance in the case of "The Lord's Prayer." But, from my experience, the phrases do not carry the power. Instead, the power is only in the attitude when speaking/reading through these phrases. The actual words seem to take a backseat, behind the person speaking ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 5. A Short Story : A Story? The grandfather clock struck 9 am. A million bells rang throughout the castle making a great cacophony. Then it went silent. As she walked down the staircase the castle once again echoed with her footsteps. Click. Clack. Click. Clack. Her footsteps were like a ticking clock. As she began to pass the window she stop. It showed where once a beautiful garden was. It belonged to her mother. But when she left Evanescence had her very first taste of power. That morning Evanescence burned the garden. Flames flying from her hands, she made her mother pay for leaving. Now all there was were ashes of the once beautiful garden. The ashes fueled her with a sense of satisfaction. A wicked smiled came across her face as her brain made a plan. She would bring Jagger back to the palace, then get him to hate their mother also. Tell him how much she missed him. Tell him of the times her mom abused her when he was not home. That is how she will have true revenge on her mother, turn her favorite against her. She hurried down the rest of the hallway. Stopping in front of her father's chamber room she heard his cry. Knocking on the door the sobbing stop. "Evanescence, my child, is that you?" he called out, his voice still weak. "Yes father. I am ready to leave," she answered. "Ok. Your instructions are in the brown sack on the kitchen counter along with necessities." "Thank you father. I shall be leaving now." "Evanescence one more thing." "Yes?" "Be safe." "I will always be safe." "Good bye my ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 6. Analysis of The Hapiness Conspiracy and Fahrenheit 451 Happiness is a reprise from the many trials and turmoil of life, and so it is natural that we should actively seek it. Ironically though, in our naïve belief that we can somehow augment the amount of happiness in our world, we are actually making our world more depressing to live in. Both John F. Schumaker, in The Happiness Conspiracy, and Ray Bradbury, in Fahrenheit 451, argue that our myopic pursuit of happiness is actually counterproductive. The two authors attempt to persuade the reader that happiness is, and should be, an almost–serendipitous byproduct of a truly fulfilling life, and therefore should not be an explicit objective. In his essay, Schumaker discusses how our lives have devolved to being merely means to an end. We do ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Schumaker argues that in the "modern consumer society," the bar has been set so high that it is virtually impossible to surpass it, and further, as stated by the law of diminishing returns, if we continue on our current trajectory, we will soon find ourselves gloomier than ever. Like Schumaker, Bradbury also believes that our society is too obsessed with eliminating the negatives in life, and establishes that this is a ruinous endeavour through an absence of evidence argument. In the utopian world that he describes in his novel Fahrenheit 451, that critical point at which society is so perfect that genuine happiness, a term that is necessarily defined by its antithesis, depression, becomes meaningless, has already been reached. The intention of the fictional authorities is ostensibly to satisfy the population – as Captain Beatty tells Montag, "[they're] the Happiness Boys, the Dixie Duo" (61) – but as a direct result of these efforts, anything remotely controversial or that could bring about dissent is destroyed, and happiness, emotions, and life in general loses its meaning. Bradbury describes several situations in which this is the case. Relationships, both platonic and intimate, are a significant part of a satisfying and happy life on our world, but in Montag's, they exist only in writing. Montag's wife Mildred shuns her real family and much prefers instead to ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 7. Figurative Language In Devil In The White City Have you ever wanted to read about the evanescence of life? In Erik Larson's educating 2003 nonfiction novel Devil in the White City, set in the City of Chicago during the 1893 World's Fair, also known as the World's Columbian Exposition, he tells the side–by–side story of a striving architect and a twisted serial killer. In his work, Larson uses figurative language, imagery, and juxtaposition to capture the serial killer's, H.H. Holmes, psychotic nature, and explain how those around him find him to be so enticing. Throughout the novel, Larson repeatedly expresses Holmes' wicked, yet, alluring nature through figurative language. In order to convey Holmes' twisted feelings after a killing and project how joyous and fulfilling murdering truly is for him, Larson uses a simile to compare the sensation to a "warm languor (148)" one would obtain from "sitting too long in front of a hot stove. (149)" This association tends to make the reader think of happiness and fullness, as many link it with warmth, making them feel a similar emotion to Holmes. Later, with the purpose of expressing Holmes' proneness to psychoticness, Larson writes of a simile comparing the office Holmes built for himself to the "corner of a room where the gaslight could not reach. (266)" This dark alliance makes the reader think of emptiness, linked with loneliness. A trait of a psychopath is detachment and dissociation, and the fact that Holmes has no issue working on his own in an empty, dim place highlights ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 8. The Day Of His Accident crying, she glances down the hall and shrieks. A few moments later. Pat helps Ashley up. She sprints to Morris. His face is pale white, gasping for air. PAT HELP! SOMEONE HELP ME! Pat frantically looks around. Ashley cries in the b.g. INT. HOSPITAL BEDROOM – NIGHT Boer turns Morris's respirator up. PAT Thank you for everything you did, we're very grateful. BOER You're welcome. Pat holds Ashley in her arms. PAT Come on little one, let's go back to our hotel before you do any more damage. Ashley rests her head on Pat's shoulder, looking saintly as she waves goodbye to Morris. ASHLEY Bye Uncle M, see you tomorrow. Morris's heart rate monitor rapidly beeps. INT. HOSPITAL BEDROOM – CONTINUOUS Later. Morris is sound asleep. He ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... CHLOE I have good news as well luvs. Looking at Morris's wheelchair. Out in the hallway, Chloe puts Morris's respirator in the back of his wheelchair. She squats down next to him. CHLOE (CONT'D) Luvs, the hallway should be quiet since it's the weekend. But stop bumping into the walls, before I trade your wheelchair in for a bumper car. Chloe stands up walking in the opposite direction. Morris pushes the controller forward. His wheelchair darts down the hallway crashing into a wall. His gauze pads stick up doused in blood. He backs up into a door which is halfway open. As Morris moves forward his hand spasms and he moves backwards BURSTING through the door. Morris is on the platform between two flights of stairs. He gawks at an open door that leads outside. EXT. PRIVATE HOSPITAL GARDEN – DAY
  • 9. The sun shines brightly on his face. Morris closes his eyes, hearing the birds chirp. He opens them up, gazing at the tree branches moving with the breeze. Morris smiles as he takes a deep inhale and exhale –– fully at peace with his life. EXT. PRIVATE HOSPITAL GARDEN – CONTINUOUS Morris basks in the garden. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. Respirator reads: Low fuel level, 10% Morris pushes his controller backwards, moving towards the open door. INT. HOSPITAL – STAIRWAY – DAY Morris faces a door that is open a crack, which leads to the hospital hallway. He moves his hand forward about to charge towards the door. But his hand spasms. He spins around in a circle CRASHING ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 10. The World's Fair Book Report "Beneath the gore and smoke and loam this book is about the evanescence of life, and why some men choose to fill their brief allotment of time engaging the impossible, others in the manufacture of sorrow." 1890s, at this point Chicago is under massive development which is economically positive, The World's Fair, the impossible and unimaginable is happening. H.H. Holmes, North Americas' first serial killer, or formally known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes began in the city of Chicago, nevertheless used this city to progress his murderous spree by noting that there were no labor laws and building codes/restrictions by the Chicago government, and police were utterly insignificant, consequently an equilibrium must exist so good equals evil; Dr. Holmes ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Mr. Burnham and Mr. Root, creating the unspeakable and pushing the economy in a positive manner for Chicago, but all great things must has bad to stabilize existence. Dr. Holmes the equalizer of good, the bringer of death and sorrow. Mr. Holmes stated, "I was born with the devil in me. I could not help the fact that I was a murderer, no more than the poet can help the inspiration to sing." Dr. Holmes just couldn't help it, he must execute human life. Chicago is a place to allow Dr. Holmes to spread his wings, subsequently make it "... so easy to disappear, so easy to deny knowledge, so very easy in the smoke and din to mask that something dark has taken root." Chicago is a fast moving, emotionless steel city permitting Dr. Holmes to be in the shadows of death without the disturbance of wholesome life, police department. The World's Fair was the perfect distraction Dr. Holmes needed to fulfill murderous ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 11. Leo Tolstoy's The Death Of Ivan Ilych "If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things," quoth the great French philosopher Rene Descartes. This also essentially describes the meaning of Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilych." For if there was ever a man who but once and only once dared to doubt all things for the sake of truth, it was Ivan Ilych.This becomes evident when Mr. Ilych undergoes a profound spiritual reassessment as death draws nearer to him and a final spiritual reconciliation when he finally passes away at the end of the story. Specifically, Ivan Ilych undergoes this transformation as his death draws near and the falsity of the life he has lead dawns upon him in the very twilight of his life. This leads to a final reconciliation with the reality of his past ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... This is because when Ivan Ilych is seen as an archetypal product of modern society, his individual experience gains a broader meaning applicable to people everywhere. Ivan Ilych is a worldly man who, like so many people, is preoccupied with worldly concerns. Moreover, the world in which he lives, like himself, is disingenuous. Everyone deals with each other in a polite and proper manner, but there is no conviction behind the sentimentalities and apparent friendliness that characterize Ivan Ilych's relationships; they are false. Ivan Ilych, however, is forced out of this comfortable falsity by his impending death. When he finally comes face to face with the ultimate reality, he rejects the life he has lived and embraces what he sees as "the light." Thus Ivan Ilych, at his death, is finally born into a higher truth. Tolstoy, then, is calling on the readers to renounce the materialistic world and its pretense, to reconcile themselves to whatever truth lies beyond it just as Ivan Ilych did. Therein lies the significance of the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 12. Cities Of Chicago Chapter Summaries BELIEF SYSTEMS 1. In Chicago there were many different ritualistic events and activities in which the people were involved, many of which thousands of people would gather just to hear about. "Two thousand people gathered on the sidewalk and street outside the offices of the Chicago Tribune..." The people were gathered to hear the news about the big fair that was coming up. This fair was deep in the hearts of the Chicago people, just as the superbowl is in the hearts of Americans in today's world. 2. The community of Chicago was very close, and very outgoing in itself. "The wait was electric, for Chicago was a prideful place... So far the year had been a fine one. Chicago's population had topped one million for the first time, making the city the second most populous nation after New York." (pg 13) Chicago takes pride in everything about the city. From its population to its world famous fair, the city beams in the light of its pride, and failure is seen as a humiliating disgrace. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... "Beneath the gore and smoke and loam, this book is about the evanescence of life, and why some men choose to fill their brief allotment of time engaging the impossible, others in the manufacture of sorrow. In the end it is a story of the ineluctable conflict between good and evil, daylight and darkness, the White City and the Black." (xi) This shows the contrast between the White City and the Black City. One, perfect, beautiful, magical, the other dark, filthy, evil. The two work together yet against each other in the battle to win over the hearts of the people who visit, and those who decide to stay ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 13. Fifty Shades Of Woman Essay Fifty Shades of Woman "Do you like Bitchy Women?" I asked a good friend of mine who seemed to be perfectly content with his single status. "Yes. A woman like that would be interesting," he replied. I had just finished reading "Why Men Marry Bitches," in the midst of my research for an answer to a question I had randomly scribbled down while deciding on a topic for this essay. "Is confidence in who and where you are as a person a deciding factor in relationship success?" His reply ignited my interest and set me on my path to finding out the answer. (She got her own thing. That 's why I love her. – Ne–Yo) "In my experience, a woman who is more secure is more interesting to handle mainly because she doesn't force me to over–compliment her to keep her self–esteem in check. So, compliments don't lose their value. It's more sincere," said my friend. According to "Why Men Marry Bitches" by Sherry Argov, in romance, there's nothing more attractive to a man than a woman who has dignity and pride in who she is. Taking my experience into account, my straight forward "I'm not willing to deal with your shit" and "what's in it for me?" attitude has always kept me on the top of any relationship that I'd ever been in. Settling, I had learned, was not something I was willing to do with anyone. Why would I settle? I wasn't in the relationship to make sacrifices. A mature relationship between two adults should, in every way, allow both of them to be adults. No, I personally don't want ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 14. What Are The Similarities Between Love Songs And Poems Even though everyone has a different way to articulate love, expressions have been developed that are now commonly used in love songs and poems. The two very contrasting sides of love are often compared directly. This comparison shows that the good cannot exist without the bad side, making love highly equivocal. Although anyone would want to avoid feeling 'grief' the feeling accompanying it being 'joy' overshadows the hurt one has to endure. This may lead to confusion about whether or not love is beneficial or harmful in the long– run. This emotional disorientation will force people to confront the fact that it 'could be wrong, but it could [be] right' and leave them to decide whether the damage love does can be healed by the bliss it simultaneously creates. A frequent topic in love songs and poems is the eternality of love. This often includes the use of hyperboles as the Lyrical I talks about 'the kind of love that lasts forever' or 'until the end of time' . Such phrases create the idea of some cases of love being indestructible and support the traditional roman catholic wedding vows that say marriage will last 'until death do us part' . It is typical of partners to believe their love to be endless and claim that nothing could ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Flowers are used to describe colours such as the 'roses [...] in her cheeks' or the general appearance of a person. They are an effective comparison in order to express the energy someone emits, as a 'face [...] [blooming] like a sweet flower' , illustrates immense vitality. The 'red rose' is known worldwide as a symbol of romance and beauty. Roses not only look charming, but also have a 'sweet odour' , making them flawlessly appealing. However, flowers can also represent evanescence and fragility. Usually the description of blooming plants is supposed to symbolise the immense vigour someone ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 15. Creative Writing: Evidence Of My Existence As you move toward another day, on your way to work, your hand absently, mechanically, swings over the top of the bureau that sits next to the front door of your apartment, meaning to grab the keys that are kept there. But in its haste to move on toward the door knob, your hand doesn't completely close around the keys and they're knocked to the floor. A shock goes through you as the keys make the kind of small, crashing sound that keys make as they hit the hardwood floor, and you stare at them for a moment, unsure–the routine broken (strangely, the hand has continued on and turned the knob and opened the door). Recovering quickly though, you bend over for them. But as you do, you notice a stack of papers under the bureau. Another incongruity. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... It's been months, maybe a year, since that New York trip. The book had been left on the bureau as a reminder. How could it have fallen down there, unnoticed? Evidence of My Existence, sitting there as you went to work, as you went to the gym, as you went out to eat and to drink with friends. It, sitting there, hidden, as you grocery shopped and got oil changes and wrote checks to the credit card companies and sat in movie theaters and called the landlord eight times about the broken washing machine in the basement. Work–eight hours out of the day. An extra hour for commuting. An hour for grooming and maintenance: showering, brushing, scrubbing, shitting, wiping. Two hours a day for preparing food and eating–more if you go out and you have to go out. You have to go out with people to not come apart, to take a break. You have to go out and let someone else make the food and pour the drinks. This is life. Your fingernails grow, your driver's license expires, your parents want to see you and sometimes you need to see them. You get weary. You get languid. You get shiftless. You get hungry. You get fucking ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 16. Symbolism In Catcher In The Rye Growing Pains "Where has my heart gone An uneven trade for the real world Oh I... I want to go back to Believing in everything and knowing nothing at all" ( Evanescence) This rings true to everyone who hears it because there is beauty in the simplicity of a child's life. Even when transitioning from stages in life, the wanting to go back to the days of purity is an inevitable feeling. In The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger uses motifs, symbols, and extended metaphors to convey the theme that innocence can not be prevented. Saliger uses motifs which allows the reader to understand vulnerability from being shown into the adult world through the use of the hunting hat and estrangement from his surroundings by the migration of the ducks. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... J.D. Salinger uses antithetical symbols to highlight the message that childhood purity cannot be prolonged. In the museum Holden admires, " in that museum was that everything always stayed right where it was. Nobody'd move" (Salinger 134). He stares longingly at the class cases and wishes he could have put himself in that case along with the child he feels he needs to protect. This enclosure represents closure and stability for him. As Holden wrestles with with wanting Phoebe to stay innocent forever, "the carousel started, and I watched her go round and round. All the kids tried to grap for the gold ring, and so was old Phoebe, and I was sort of afraid she'd fall off the goddam horse, but I didn't say or do anything. The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything. If they fall off, they fall off, but it is bad to say anything to them" (Salinger 208). Holden shows improvement in maturity and in impulse control when he makes the deliberate decision to let her go by herself. He usually does what he want to do. He rarely thinks before doing anything, but he realizes that she is growing up and he can not stop her from seeing and feeling the corruption of the world. Throughout The Catcher in the Rye extended metaphors are used to express the importance of the overall message. Holden feels as though he must preotct the kids from the corruptions he sees everyday:"I ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 17. Raiders Of The Lost Ark Essay Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) tells the fictional story of an archeological treasure hunter that doesn't believe in "magic, a lot of superstitious hocus–pocus" and instead attentions his efforts to finding items of "incredible historical significance." Set in 1936, at the beginnings of World War 2, Indiana Jones is approached by the U.S. government to attempt to locate the Ark of the Covenant, a relic that was blessed by God, for His people. Dr. Jones, or Indy, is always looking for items that can further his legacy, is given an opportunity to find the item that man has sought after for 3000 years. His journeys, along with Marion, his love interest, take him from the United States, Nepal, and Egypt to find the most holy item imaginable from ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Bartkowski (2014), discusses the understanding of the sacred and the religious identity as an ethnographer. Being sacred is something that transcends time, inspires amazement, and can be potentially dangerous, all things that Indiana is realizing over the course of the film. Bartkowski feels that songs can be sacred as well. The song "In the Garden" has been performed by countless entertainers and it provides hope for devout Christians as it provides explicitly religious verses and symbols, (2014). He first heard this song at a funeral and as he heard it played, he felt the pain of loss. This grief that is felt is a part of the sacred being potentially dangerous. More songs are provided to the reader, such as "Bring Me to Life" by the band Evanescence and its themes of death and the following resurrection. The story of Jesus, dying on the cross and rising again three days later are the basis of Christianity. Although the band itself is secular, and follow what the writer describes as religious evanescence, it does invoke thoughts of sacredness. On the other side of the coin, Bartkowski details religious evocation as something growing closer to things valued as holy. Again, using music as a platform to illustrate this movement, he chooses to use a different rock band that uses sound to draw people to hear the evangelical Christian ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 18. Similarities Between Love Songs And Poems Even though everyone has a different way to articulate love, expressions have been developed that are now very commonly used in love songs and poems. The two very contrasting sides of love are often compared directly. As a result this comparison shows that the good cannot exist without the bad side, making love highly equivocal. Although anyone would want to avoid feeling 'grief' the feeling accompanying it being 'joy' overshadows the hurt one has to endure. Undoubtedly this may lead to confusion as to whether or not love is beneficial or harmful in the long–run. This emotional disorientation will force people to confront the fact that it 'could be wrong, but it could [be] right' and leave them to decide whether the damage love does can be healed by the bliss it simultaneously creates. Secondly, a frequent topic in love songs and poems is the eternality of love. This often includes the use of hyperboles as the Lyrical I talks about 'the kind of love that lasts forever' or 'until the end of time' . Hence creating the idea that some cases of love are indestructible and supporting the traditional roman catholic wedding vows that say marriage will last 'until death do us part' . In fact it is typical of partners to believe their love to be ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Concerning this aspect of love, properties usually associated with the sun are regularly cited. Love as the source of 'light in the dark' hints at the hope it encompasses, even in times of misery. This theme of love causing a 'sudden glow' and being the 'cause of a flame' underlines the positive effect it can have on people like nothing else can during periods of sorrow. Saying 'love is like the sun' indicates that it is vital and everything depends on it, just like the planets correspondingly revolve around the sun. Besides this physical longing initially being desire, it morphs into love when it is ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 19. Modernism Essay Modernism "An inclination to subjective distortion to point up the evanescence of the social world of the nineteenth century bourgeoisie." –Barth, "Literature of Replenishment" (www.iath.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0255.html) Modernism was rebellion against not only the repressive principles of the Victorian era but also the emergence of the fast–changing, materialistic corporate society. The period preceding modernism held up Victorian virtues, which accepted the worldview of everything being ordered, neat, stable, and meaningful. While fundamentally optimistic, Victorian culture featured hypercritical moralism as it had a very narrow, strict ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Stream–of–consciousness writing employed by Joyce and Woolf and other expressions of inward consciousness in narration threw asunder the safeguard of the reliability of the narrator and required active contemplation by the readers. Perspective assumed a far greater importance in literature as writers offered more impressionistic work without omniscient narrators and clean resolutions. The proliferation of the experimental spirit in modernist works of literature often alienated popular readership, and such exclusivity served as a mark of quality to a certain extent as it went in hand with the modernist intellectuals' disdain towards the mass–consumption–driven popular culture. Modernist intellectuals rejected popular culture, as they perceived that creating work that would be universally accepted often involved certain sacrifices of their genius and ultimately degraded art. The movement was certainly not egalitarian in nature. Modernism in fact strayed away from the idea of thinking in terms of groups, opting instead to focus on the individual. It strove for self– knowledge, and the almost narcissistic interest in the self led to the "spiritual alienation, self–exile, and cultural criticism" that pervaded the period. The place that Hemingway and Fitzgerald occupied in literary modernism is difficult to pinpoint. They both dabbled with modernist writing styles earlier ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 20. Can Heavy Metal Really Be Bad For You? Should we listen to Heavy Metal? One question I have heard or seen ,but never get a clear answer from ,is " Can Heavy Metal really be bad for you?" My answer is no. First of all, Heavy Metal is not bad for you though some might say that it causes injuries. The music itself does not cause any harm to any Heavy Metal fan, it the "banging" of one's head that can cause an injury. The most common injuries are neck and head injuries. In the early '90s, a 15–year–old drummer in a small neighborhood rock band suffered an aneurysm (an excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused by a weakening of the artery wall) in his neck from "violent head and neck motion." Only a year after surgery did he recover. Terry Balsamo, a guitarist for Evanescence, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 21. Devil In The White City Murder, magic, and madness – those words succinctly described the World's Fair, according to bestselling author Erik Larson. In his nearly legendary book, "the Devil in the White City," the reader is led on a fantastical journey through the creation of a city of wonder and lights and through the horrors lurking behind closed doors. The vivid tales of two men – Daniel Burnham, a brilliant architect; and H. H. Holmes, a cunning serial killer – are subtly intertwined in the story of the White City. At least, that was what Erik Larson tried to present it as. Admittedly, Larson is to be commended for creatively portraying true facts in the form of a nonfiction narrative or novel; however, I dare say that "the Devil in the White City" greatly suffered ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The ceaseless passage of trains, grip–cars, trolleys, carriages–surreys, landaus, victorias, broughams, phaetons, and hearses, all with iron–clad wheels that struck the pavement like rolling hammers–produced a constant thunder that did not recede until after midnight and made the open– window nights of summer unbearable. (Larson 28) Of course, one can argue that this style of writing adds to the uniqueness of the book. I agree that it does make the book unique – uniquely pompous that is. While I do have some more negative critique for this book, they are much more minor and not worth mentioning (for now at least). That is enough bashing on the book and it is now time for some words of praise! As I admitted before, "the Devil in the White City" does a superb job on turning boring and unrelated facts into an interesting and somewhat related story. I especially enjoy Larson's dichotomy in the story: Beneath the gore and smoke and loam, this book is about the evanescence of life, and why some men choose to fill their brief allotment of time engaging the impossible, others in the manufacture of sorrow. In the end it is a story of the ineluctable conflict between good and evil, daylight and darkness, the White City and the Black. (Larson ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 22. The Devil in the White City good vs evil Good Versus Evil The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson depicts that wherever there is good, there is evil as well. The note included by Larson, ¨Evils Imminent¨ depicts this: ¨Beneath the gore and smoke and loam, this book is about the evanescence of life, and why some men choose to fill their brief allotment of time engaging the impossible, others in the manufacture of sorrow¨ (pg. xi). Larso shows this conflict of good and evil by comparing the two main characters, Daniel Burnham and Henry H. Holmes. Burnham is the head architect for the World Fair Exposition in Chicago circa 1893, taking on a daunting challenge. In contrast, Holmes is a sly psychopathic physician, who opens a hobbled together building to serve as a hotel for the ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... They were both successful in creating a name for themselves; Burnham for his architecture success and Holmes as a psychopathic murderer, being tried and executed for nine to twenty four murders. Through Burnham and Holmes, Larson shows the ¨ineluctable conflict¨ between good and evil is neverending. The constant comparison between good and evil in The Devil in the White City shows the reader that the affiliation of evil with good is inevitable. In ¨Evils Imminent¨ Larson divulges that evil is everywhere. Although Holmes a murderer, and Burnham a world renowned architect, both share many qualities and passion in their profession. Their main difference is their reason for their drive, Burnham works for the greater good and Holmes working to fulfill his need to kill. Erik Larsen's main purpose in The Devil in the White City is to reveal the conflict between good and evil is inevitable through the comparison of Daniel Burnham, a lofty successful architect, and Henry H. Holmes, a greedy scheming ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 23. Metamorphosis Dilemma Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis dramatises the concept of alienation and the conflict that arises with his employer after Gregor's metamorphosis renders him unable to work. Gregor is the victim of a dispassionate corporate structure, and is trapped in "a job which engages only a minute portion of his personality"(Robertson, 57). However, despite his bodily transformation, Gregor remains emotionally dependent on his role within the capitalist system, rather than recoiling in horror at the insect he has become: What a fate, to be condemned to work for a firm where the smallest omission at once gave rise to the gravest suspicion! Were all employees in a body nothing but scoundrels, was there not among them one single loyal devoted man who...was so tormented by conscience...? (Kafka, 3) Gregor's dilemma is that he serves the dual role as both a 'cog in a machine', and as his family's source of income, and the despair and inconvenience of being trapped in his room heightens his vulnerability as the chief clerk arrives to investigate the "suspicous circumstance" (Kafka, 3). Imprisoned by his job and father's debts, Gregor is invalidated by the business that defines him and alienated by the insect body that has consumed him. The constraints of Gregor's metamorphosis, as "his little legs ...jiggled about" (Kafka, 3), echo the constraints of his employment, as he is severely restricted in his ability to exert control over his ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Gregor's insect body is a physical reminder of his enslavement; forced by his father's indebtedness to his employer to endure the "pain and irritation" (Kafka, 3) being an "economic middleman" (Robertson, 56) in a job that "offers no intrinsic satisfaction" (56). The irony is that Gregor has undergone a physical metamorphosis, but not an intellectual ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 24. Analysis Of Steve Smulka Paints Glass Steve Smulka paints glass–but it might be more accurate to say that Smulka paints light. Smulka uses mason jars, vintage seltzer bottles, wine decanters, vases and water pitchers to capture the way light bends, refracts, illuminates, and distorts its surroundings. In some of the paintings, backgrounds of looming clouds and ridged tree bark are as in–focus as the glass containers in the foreground, merging the two in a poetic, scrupulously accurate, yet slightly unreal manner. In other paintings, bottles in columns two, three, or four deep create multiple layers of transparency that make for almost abstract studies of light and color. In Steve Smulka's closely observed, meditative paintings, these densely luminous layers give weight to the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 25. Communication In Fahrenheit 451 Among the science fiction genre, Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" is an ever–flickering flame that refuses to be doused. With haunting artistry, Bradbury paints a desolate world of alienated, mechanized human beings who are more connected to their television screen "families" than they are to the spouses with whom they share a pillow at night. As the protagonist, Guy Montag, so evocatively states, "There are billions of us and that's too many. Nobody knows anyone." The advancement of technology, "Fahrenheit 451" suggests, has paradoxically spurred the deterioration of communication. Bradbury poignantly exposes this dismal fact in one of the novel's first scenes, when Montag first befriends Clarisse McClellan, the seventeen–year–old dreamer in a world of automatons. While Clarisse romanticizes about archaic front porches built for the sole purpose of socialization and confesses that her own family regularly trades in sleep for conversation, Montag interjects, "What do you talk about?" Throughout the novel, Clarisse is the rare seedling of hope in Montag's barren world. As the amity between the two characters strengthens and Clarisse revels in catching a glimpse of the man on the moon and tilting her head back to taste the rain, Montag is finally jolted awake. At last, he begins to look – really look – at the world around him. And the result is astonishing: for the first time in his life, he truly feels something. As his perception finally clears and he absorbs his ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 26. Comparing Fool For Love And Sam Shepard Reading Evanescence, or Shakespeare in the Alley for the first time was confusing to say the least. From the falling watermelons to Shakespeare himself carrying a dead body across the stage, it doesn't initially make much sense, but, after reading it over a few more times an idea started to emerge. It seems that the woman is talking about a lost love. Probably her husband. She talks about how they became so lost in their lust for each other that they no longer saw the end that is inevitably coming. It has clearly left her heartbroken as she has to pause several times, overcome with emotion, to compose herself. Towards the end of the play I began to think that perhaps she is in a meeting with him to negotiate their divorce. Shepard says that ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... With his background as a military child he must have seen a lot of things and heard a lot of real stories as he moved from base to base with his family. He must have, somewhere along the line, decided that people needed to hear those stories, regardless of how hard they are to hear. It seems he decided that he didn't want to lie to people about how love and life really is as Shakespeare and countless others have for years. You can see this not only in this play but in several others such as Fool for Love and Savage/Love. In both of these plays as well you see issues that come up in relationships, including some that are quite controversial like the ideas presented in Fool for love of love between siblings Sam Shepard is a truly bold playwright that doesn't fear addressing issues that others shy away from. He exposes all the raw ugliness of American life. But then, at the same time, this is something a lot of us need. We need to hear the hard truth, to be exposed to difficult situations so that when they come up in our own lives, we will be prepared. Shepard does this for us which is why he really is so important as a playwright ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 27. Personal Narrative: Howdy Y All ! Howdy, Y'all! Is a phrase that many of my family members up north believe that this is the phrase that Nashvillian's use to greet each other. Though I have heard the phrase before around town I have heard the word "hello" used more than any other word in a day. According to the Hunting Post in 2016 Nashville was ranked the most "Friendliest City in America" which I agree. I often find myself saying hello from the time I walk into my company, at the grocery store, in the gym after work to my neighbor sitting on her front porch when I finally make it home for the day. Therefore, it would be hard to break this cycle when I open my business in London for they are not too fond of speaking to one another especially on the Tube which is similar to ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 28. Homicide Analysis Another example is that of Homicide, which is generally accepted as long as it is executed from outside your own clan, exerting no moral obligation. For this reason, murder, stealing and the seduction of women is an acceptable course of action, as long as it is held appropriate within the tribal organization. Thus, as a human being, they have a variable value and in this case, they fail to separate the individual from the social context. The consequences of adultery and stealing are prone to the specifics of those involved, e.g. adultery is only deemed wrong if it is within a clan and subclan. But again this is not an intrinsic wrong doing, as even if it goes unnoticed, no moral blame or feeling of guilt is set upon those involved. This exposes ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... What was considered to be moral is dependent upon the group and the social context accordingly. In opposition to this is the Christian evaluation of the objective good of man, and the ultimate difference, is that this is set above the social medium, in which case moral responsibilities transcend all aspects of the social context and social ties. Individuality is the acknowledgment of the self as a spiritual entity, which also envelops our personal integrity and respect for all life. Due to Gods likeness, we are given an absolute worth, encompassing the duty we must hold to ourselves and others because of his divine wisdom, and the fulfilment of an absolute teleological end. Therefore, nothing is morally just because society conveys it to be, instead we find a natural moral order within the universe, the eternal good of our infinite being. Hence, murder is always wrong, as it is linked to our intrinsic worth as human beings, which is not subordinate to a social ranking or context. With reference to Reads conception of the person in light of Christianity, it is emphasized how the person is made up of matter (the body) and form (immaterial element of the soul). Man is a spiritual being, with a rational soul, and this was also configured by Mauss, where the spirituality of the soul allows for the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 29. Theme Of Osamu Dazai's The Setting Sun The setting of Osamu Dazai's The Setting Sun and the history of Japan play a major role in the story and its theme; in fact, Japan's culture and the events of the 1940s, when is was written, seem to be the catalyst for its creation. The title is a reference specifically to the fall of ancient Japanese culture as an actual practice, that is, its removal from everyday use. The actions and motivations of the characters can be linked directly to the Japanese mindset and its unusually close relationship to death, as seen throughout history. For example, Kazuko references one of Japan's most beloved novels in her letters to Uehara: Genji Monogatari, or The Tale of Genji, which was written by an aristocratic woman of the Heian period known as Murasaki Shikibu (97). When expressing her love for him and her desire to mother his child, she compares her passion to the iconic novel, exalting 'those days' of Genji, Shikibu's main character, as the time of ideal relationships. The Tale of Genji indeed explores relationships and proper and improper behavior, but it also illustrates just how deep death runs in Japanese culture; a major theme of the world's first great novel is evanescence and the beauty of impermanence. In fact, the death of the main character Genji's true love Murasaki, although sorrowful, is described with great care: Despite the fact that she was terribly emaciated, Murasaki still looked remarkable; the loss of weight had, if anything, distilled her beauty, which now ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 30. Music Analysis Of Evanescence : Bring Me To Life Evanescence is an American rock band known for song, Bring Me to Life. Bring Me to Life is a song about being lost and in a state of depression until you find that one person to break you out of that sad state. This song was inspired by the lead singer's, Amy Lee's, husband. She says that when she first met her husband that he could somehow see inside of her and bring her to life when at the time she was going though a hard time (Edwards, Evanescence's Amy Lee: how we made Bring Me to Life). 0:00– The beginning of the song we hear a very slow tempo. There are a piano and digital effects. The beginning is marked by a piano solo that creates a very dramatic tone. The digital effects help build up the suspension before the singing begins. The piano accompanied by the digital affects gives the beginning of the song a polyphonic texture. The beginning of the song is important because it builds up the suspension and evokes the emotion that the person was feeling. 0:11– You begin to hear Amy Lee's voice at this point of the song. The addition of her voice magnifies the sadness the person is feeling and adds to the suspension of the song. Her voice is consistent and draws out certain lyrics like see and doors. This is important because it's the beginning of the emotional journey of the person being woken up from their depression. Her voice harmonizes with the melody in the background. 0:31– Tempo pick ups and the melody changes. There are more beats per minute at this part of ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 31. Lithium Research Paper Lithium is the third element on the periodic table and is known as the lightest metal, and is half as dense as water. It is a part of the Alkali metals, meaning it is in the first group on the periodic table. Lithium is normally not found in nature, due to the fact that it has a very unstable nucleus. The name Lithium is derived from the Greek word lithos, which means "stone". This name was likely given to Lithium due to the fact that it was discovered in the mineral petalite (LiAl(Si2O5)2) by Johann August Arfvedson in 1817. It was later isolated through the form of electrolysis of lithium oxide by William Thomas Brande. Lithium is made of two stable isotopes, with Lithium–6 containing 3 neutrons and accounting 7.59% of the natural abundance of lithium, and Lithium–7 containing 4 neutrons and accounting for 92.41% of lithium's natural abundance. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... One typically thinks of batteries when they think of lithium, as they are heavily involved in the process of making rechargeable, storage, and dry batteries. Lithium alloys can also be formed when combined with elements such as copper, aluminium, cadmium, and manganese in order to help create light parts for aircraft. It is also added to glass in order to make it lighter and stronger as well. Lithium is also used in the treatment of bipolar disorder, and because of this, has become the inspiration for two songs, both named Lithium, by the bands Nirvana and Evanescence. When mixed with hydroxide, Lithium hydroxide is used to absorb the carbon dioxide found in space vehicles. Because it produces a bright red flame when burned, Lithium is also added to fireworks in order to produce a red spark. Unfortunately, lithium is also a key ingredient in the production of ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 32. The Art Story Foundation ( Asf ) The Art Story Foundation (ASF) (2015) discusses Claude Monet (1840–1926) as one of the leaders of French Impressionism of the late nineteenth century. With Edouard Manet (1832–1883) as an inspiration, Monet developed his own distinctive style in the 1860s. He blurred the clarity of forms and linear perspective with bold colors emphasizing on qualities of light and atmosphere going against traditional artistic precision. Monet's Impression Sunrise (1872) was not well received. As a result of the painting's sharp criticism, Impressionism got its name. The origin of the word Impressionism, as stated by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta et al (HMA): The first exhibit elicited highly critical reviews which could be expected from arts reviewers in the established traditions. Cezanne and Monet received the harshest critique by reviewer–humorist Louis Leroy whose criticism appeared in the Le Charivari newspaper and used the word "Impressionist" from Claude Monet's painting entitled Impression Sunrise (Impression, Soleil Levant) to derisively describe the artists whose works he considered as being no more than unfinished sketches. He scathingly wrote: "Impression–I was certain of it. I was just telling myself that, since I was impressed, there had to be some impression in it ... and what freedom, what ease of workmanship! Wallpaper in its embryonic state is more finished than that seascape". In a short time, the term "Impressionists" achieved wide public acceptance, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 33. Slender Man Monologue Inspired by Haunted by Evanescence. "Watch out for the Slender–Man!" I heard a voice on the playground say. I looked to the left where I heard the voice call out. It was some of my classmates, Jason and Zachary. "Zach, everyone knows that Slender–Man is obviously a urban legend. No one is scared of Slender–Man anymore anyways." Jason commented. Zachary just laughed. "Yeah. But just wait. He might find you someday!" Zachary burst into a fit of laughter. Jason just scoffed. I didn't know who exactly this "Slender–Man" guy was... I always heard my classmates talk about him a lot for some reason. I never really thought about him...much. The only thing I did know, was he can come to life if you think about him too much and also he was very ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 34. Sweater Weather Analysis Very few songs retain the inimitable aptitude to tell a story, let alone create a platform in which the central idea of that story is juxtaposed between the lofty heights and the crushing depths of the presence and absence of that idea. Unlike most of its contemporaries, "Sweater Weather" by The Neighbourhood, tells its own story that of a fleeting romance, and provides a stage to contrast the facets of love that are both exalted and despised. The Neigbourhood's "Sweater Weather," utilizes a unique mix of quick paced music and clever lyrics to create an atmosphere in which the evanescence of love can be examined and by extent scrutinized. The music possesses a unique ability of conveying the message of how quick and tragic love can be. The ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The lyrics of the main body of the song are rapid and roll off the tongue as lead singer Jesse Rutherford swiftly rattles off the lines, creating an enveloping sense of the lust that is present at the beginning of a relationship. However, as the song progresses, Rutherford's poignant vocal talents seep through as the song becomes less of a praise of love and more of a lamentation of it, and the deep scars it leaves behind as it comes to a close. The beginning of the song is riddled with juxtapositions like, "Head in the clouds but my gravity's centered" which provide a unique insight into two component of love, the pure ecstasy of lust coupled with the grounding force of complacency and reality that cements the relationship. While the lyrics often exalt the conquest of love, as it evolves the song provides a evocative lamentation of that lost in the pursuit of love. The lyrics become darker and more cacophonous, shifting from the upbeat, "The goose bumps start to raise" to, "it too cold, it's too cold." The protracted feeling that creeps into Rutherford's voice conveys a demeaning view of that lost, and leaves a lasting impression of hopelessness that persists long after the song finishes. While simple syntactically, the closing lines of the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 35. Analysis Of The Poem ' I Collected My Notes ' "Yes, Mr. Devlin?" I collected my notes. "So you read that story?" Her eyes lit up with a smoldering glow. "Yes. I read more too. You have a lot. That beach one and the one about the girl in the basement, and the clothes, and the one with the girl who gets kidnapped..." I nodded, then looked her in the eye. "You know, I only told you about those stories because I trust you." As I said, people tell me I 'm an intimidating guy. I don 't notice it. I 'm big and strong, and I know I have a lot of anger inside, and maybe that shows when I 'm being serious. But I 'm not mean, and I don 't mean to scare people. But something inside me felt Emma starting to respond. I couldn 't say what it was– whether her breathing changed or something in her eyes or the attitude of her body, but she seemed just a little bit scared. "Of course," she said. "I wouldn 't tell anyone else, Mr. D. I mean, I don 't think anyone else would understand." "No. They wouldn 't." I snapped my briefcase closed and gestured for her to follow me. "But you understood, Emma? What did you think of them?" We walked up the stairs of the lecture hall. She was just behind me. "Well, they 're very good stories. I mean, your know. They 're very good. I just wondered... I mean, they 're not real, are they? Those things the men do in there, the things they do to the women..." We were at the head of the stairs now, at the exit. I snapped off the lights, leaving just the spotlights shining down on the empty lectern. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 36. Emily Dickinson 's A Route Of Evanescence And Because I... Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson published only a few poems during her time. Her work was only truly discovered after her death of kidney disease in 1886 at the age of fifty–six. Upon her death her sister Lavinia Dickinson found hundreds of poems tied into a book stitched together by Emily. People claim that she is the most original 19th Century American Poet and is now considered one of the towering figures of American literature. Although She is known for her unconventional broken rhyming meter, creative use of metaphor, and overall innovative style. At times she characterized a heartbroken introvert or abnormal fear in her poetry. Emily Dickinson work is also sometimes depressing, joyous, and celebratory. This can be seen in two of her works: "A Route of Evanescence" and "Because I could not stop for death." "A Route of Evanescence," is a joyous poem about how mesmerizing a hummingbird is during flight. The speaker describes this hummingbird in detail about its color and movement: A Route of Evanesce With a revolving Wheel– A Resonance of Emerald– A Rush of Cochineal (Dickinson "Route" 452). The speaker indicates that the hummingbird is something that carves out a fading path. She describes watching the hummingbird flash in and out of sight with its circular motion. Then the speaker zooms in on two colors that she notices. She uses precise shades of colors in order to make the images vivid and specific. With "Rush," the speaker continues to emphasize the speed of what ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 37. Tone Of The Iliad The Iliad by Homer is well known by many and read as a tale but it is actually an epic poem.However, the narrator speaks in the third person. He frequently gives insight into the thoughts and feelings of even minor characters, gods and mortals alike. Throughout the story the tone is set up to convey irony,pity and awe. It is set up nine years after the start of the Trojan War in the city of Troy.It starts off when Agamemnon's demand for Achilles' war prize, the maiden Briseis, wounds Achilles' pride; due to Achilles refusing to fight causes the Achaeans to suffer greatly in their battle against the Trojans. Because of this, some themes are developed as the glory of war; military values over family life; the transient of human life and its ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... A lot of these themes can be related to present day events and values. The Article makes connections with the book relating to present day issues. Some of these issues, for example, have to do with fighting for freedom. The epic poem goes in depth with the characters' values creating a viewpoint for the society in The Iliad. From the epic poem we can learn that some of their viewpoints are similar to ours. Such as fighting for family and the masculinity is still seen in today's society, especially when it emphasises on women being the ones with the family and not being a warrior. From both the article and the epic poem we can tell that the masculinity is only glorified if you were involved with the wars. We can then infer that Homer gave the story an outline of glorifying war if you were involved. The intrusion of the gods supported Homer's ideal theme of masculinity and the shortness of life itself, giving the story an overall moral of fighting till you die which can be compared to incidents in present day ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 38. Theme Of Gravity In Gravity's Rainbow Gravity's Rainbow as a title maybe seem to hardly combine an academic term ''gravity'' with the poetic image of the rainbow. The connection of the eponymous rainbow to the Rocket, the mathematical formulas used to the ravage of its dash are generally noted while this essay takes the counterchange angle and focuses on the more instantly scientific part of the novel's title and the less lightly noted attached of gravity to fiction. Analysing the role of fiction in the scientific way of gravity will elude more light on the Gravity's Rainbow display exchanges between science and literature that the title already suggests: the science and technology are have a connection with the Rocket "infest" the poetic image of the rainbow, while in the same time view of fiction draw ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Underlying this essay is the discussion point that scientific and ethical aspects have a connection with Gravity's Rainbow, most of all in the concepts of gravity and sloth, and that they have to be deliberate together in a physico analysis. For this purpose, I should analyze the certainty metaphorical role of different concepts of gravity in Gravity's Rainbow, from the seventeenth– century conflict between Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz to the theory of relativity formulated by Albert Einstein, and examine the consequences of this view for notions of force, impedance, grace and sloth. Firstly will present the relation of gravity to concepts of force and fiction and to ethical thoughts around the difference between Elect and Preterite in Pynchon's novel. After that I will compare this presentation of seventeenth–century understandings of gravity with growing in Einstein's theory of relativity, which characterize the pessimistic and optimistic readings of the novel to which Newtonian and Leibnizian understandings of gravitation alternately give rise. The role of ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 39. Emily Dickinson's I Heard A Fly Buzz Gothic style literature, a style of literature characterized by gloomy, grotesque and mysterious that are often accompanied by violent or startling imagery is the theme for most of Emily Dickinson's creation. The authenticity of Emily Dickinson's death obsessed poems demonstrates a profound emotion that projects a revolting persona. This persona is visible through her poem: I heard a Fly buzz – when I died. Dickinson's poem I heard a Fly buzz – when I died is a perfect exemplar of Dickinson's revolting persona. Equipped with isolating dashes that swiftly changes the mood on each line, Dickinson portrayed a death scenario that described the atmosphere around a dying person. In the beginning of the poem, Dickinson utilizes the phrase "Stillness in the room was like the Stillness in the Air." This phrase implies the relative silence around a person's dying state, likely, due to the gradual fading senses of a dying person. Additionally, in this line, Dickinson capitalized the word "stillness" purposefully to depict near death sensation. As the poem continues ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... It is crucial to understand that during the years that gothic–mode literature was flourishing, the presence of wars and different illnesses that plagued the world forced most people to accept death as a natural occurrence in daily life. Yet, Dickinson's poems like I heard a Fly buzz – when I died, evokes a seemingly antagonistic resistance to this notion through the manifestation of her alter ego as a person interrupted in death by people suffering and in misery because of the loss. This reveals the relative weakness of mankind in succumbing to a profound depression in response to a beloved's death. Hence, Dickinson's poem that juxtaposes both grief and acceptance relayed an awakening message to the world: that death is no simple event but is rather an agonizing ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
  • 40. Proposal Essay Depression Depression can move in on a person quickly or creep in like a fog. It can be a visceral experience, like a blow to the gut or a heavy burden suddenly pressing down on one's shoulders. It can affect one's experience of the world: if it's sunny outside, somehow it seems dull and cold; if it's gray, the gray gets heavier. Have you ever been depressed? How do you stand against it; how do you push back the gray veil? How do you cope with depression and even work to break out of it? First, it's important to know the difference between "the winter blues," an occasional down day, a week when you're just feeling off, and longer–lasting, biologically based depression. "Depression is a 'whole body' illness, involving your thoughts, mood and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... I do recommend anything by Bill Withers, especially the soulful "Lean on Me" ("Sometimes in our lives, we all have pain, we all have sorrow, but if we are wise, we know that there's always tomorrow..."). One song that always cheers me is Dobie Gray's "Drift Away" ("And when I'm feeling blue, a guitar's comin' through to sooth me. Thanks for the joy that you've given me..."). Sometimes music can be used as a catalyst, something through which to channel your anger (depression can stem from deep anger [McCrary 1998]) and pain. For that, I recommend Mary J. Blige's "No More Cryin'" from her The Breakthrough album (2005). Other songs I recommend from that album are "Take Me As I Am" and "Good Woman Down." Finally, because depression can also stem from fear, I recommend listening to "Mindkiller," by Adam Freeland off of his Now and Them album (2004). Blast this song and remind yourself that, as the lyrics say, "Fear is the mind killer." Going for a drive in your car can also be a distraction from the depression, as long as you feel safe in handling the vehicle. You can take your music with you, head east, then turn back toward the Front Range to give yourself full view of the area's jagged, snow–covered peaks. Or Asmus, page 3 drive right up into the mountains, allowing the music to serve as a soundtrack for each turn in the road. When you break over the top of a hill and have a view of the valley below, use this as a metaphor for your depression–that you ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...