A lot of artist use pathos, logos, and ethos in their music everyday to explain a argument. The “Other Side” by Macklemore has a lot of logos in his lyrics as he described how his friend Pimp C was killed by over dose of the purple drank a.k.a lean when he says, “ thinking he might of sipped just a little bit too much of the cough syrup.” He also argues that this drink is very addictive and is influencing our youth. Lean is a addictive cough syrup(promethazine) mixed with sprite that most rappers drink. He uses pathos with the beat, because it gives you a feeling that something bad happened.…
On a personal level, when i was younger this my father would play this song (as well as Miley Cyrus’s “Party in the USA”) in our living room, and my sisters and I would just dance around to it and play it over and over again for hours. Regarding transcendentalism, this song shares a similar theme to “Don’t Stop Believin’”, as its refrain states: I'd like to make myself believe, That planet Earth turns slowly, It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep,'Cause everything is never as it seems”(Fireflies), lending itself to the idea that people should believe that anything can happen, and have big dreams, because everyone’s life is precious and…
The overall theme of the book, Our Kids, by Robert Putnam was how the access to upward mobility has changed for low income and many students in this generation. Putnam does this by using several examples starting with his childhood. I think he has a very valid point, although many have made it out of poverty into successful careers, there are many that have not and have no idea how to make a change. The world was very different back in the 1950 when Putnam grew up and we have since lost that overall sense of community that was so important very present in those days. Although there were major problems present for that generation, the student of the newer generations are dealing with a different world.…
questions “even the genius ask questions” (Verse 4). Ultimately, he’s showing that knowledge is the key to overcoming oppression. Tupac further emphasizes ways in which to address politics and power through getting people to realize that power lies in the people. What really stood out to me was the one phrase in verse four, “Be grateful for your blessings”. When I first heard this song I was thinking why would a guy with dreadful circumstances tell us, the audience to be grateful for our blessing.…
Arose: The song has a mysterious tone. The song has a smooth and relaxing tone. The setting of the song would be in a cold dark forest. The triangle and bells gave me of an idea of the cold setting.…
The song also displays the use of “you” which is pushing the listener to go out and do something or trying to persuade them. This makes the song more dramatic and gives very assertive directions for the audience. The listener may feel as though it is now their duty to follow through with these commands due to the direction and emotion in the…
The book I read was Armada by Earnest Cline, and I created a list of songs that could compliment the books aspects. The songs I chose were “Walking On the Moon” for the setting, “Holding Out for a Hero” for the main character, “It’s the End of the World” for the conflict, “What’s Really Happening” for the Climax, “One Vision” for the resolution, “Beds are Burning” for the symbolism, and “Imagine” for the theme. I chose the song “Walking on the Moon” by The Police to represent the setting of my book because the main character, Zach, actually does walk on the moon. The setting of the story is not just the moon though. It takes place in the year 2018 in Beaverton, Oregon for the beginning of the story.…
Every Story Has A Dark Side Tim Burton suplies movies that are fun and enjoyable for children, with just the hint of darkness to keep everyone interested. In most of his movies Burton uses similar techniques, such as low key lighting and dark colors, these elements help to create the dark, eerie mood for which Burton’s movies are famous. Burton uses mysterious/creepy music, low/ key lighting, and long shots in many of his films to show that every story has a dark side. In many of his films Burton uses mysterious or creepy music to set a dark mood.…
Sound of Madness by Shinedown I interpret the song to be an angry rant at the world, and the people that live in it. People who complain about their lives or anything else are all under fire from the lyrics. The beat is very heavy in the background making you get this feeling of contentious problems with a certain idea or problem. The dynamics of the sound don’t change a whole lot, but it starts out at a loud volume and pretty much stay there the entire song emphasizing the anger that the artist is trying to portray. The rhythm of the song repeats the drum beats on the down beats and the guitar on the upbeats gives this song a very head bobbing feel to it.…
Keeping it Ironic Who knew, a vampire could write a serenade. Irony, along with many other voices, are things that poetry allows a writer to express. In Dana Gioia’s poem “Vampire’s Serenade” irony is very prominent.…
With their witty and compelling book “Our America,” LeAlan and Lloyd show how the voices of underrepresented African Americans contribute significantly to our understanding about American racial relationship. I want to deliver their political messages to both the authorities and the general audience. By presenting double-meaning songs which could be absorbed in various depth level, my soundtrack will illuminate both the book’s main theme of reality, hope, inequality and give voices to African Americans. The themes of reality and hope appear inside the innocent narration of LeAlan and Lloyd about their lives in Ida B. Wells.…
The lyrics alone pack a lot of meaning into the near 4 minute duration of the song. When first heard it can be easy to mistake it for another pop song with little to no meaning at all. However, the lyrics…
This song talks about the speaker who is abused by her boyfriend but she stands by him because she loves him. This is similar to when we find out that Mayella was abused by her father but still loves him because well, it’s her father. They both show unhealthy relationships and how bad things can be at home. The mood in both of this song and the book is desperate. They are both desperate for love and will do anything to stay by their family/man.…
This song describes the horrifying lynching and racism that took place in the Southern part of the United States. Despite this song not being too long the lyrics cut straight to the point, and addressed everything that African Americans had to deal with. With the lyrics "southern trees bear strange fruit blood on the leaved and blood at the root" and "the sudden smell of burning flesh" this song poetically describes the horrific lynching. This song exposes the truth of the actions inflicted on African Americans, and even though it might be something that people try to ignore, it was put out for everyone to…
1.) I feel a little sad from the song. Bob Marley was singing about how the slaves wanted to be free. 2.) The lyrics tells a story about how the slaves could do nothing but sing about freedom.…