Clayton Condon
Joanna Boylan
American Literature 3rd
24 October, 2014
America’s Melodies: An Analysis of Patriotism in Lyrics
Since the creation of the genre in the late seventeenth century, patriotic music has demonstrated the expression of admiration and devotion for one’s country, boosted general moral in times of crisis, and rekindled pride in who we are, and what we represent, as a great nation. (Rhein 1). In an effort to increase nationalistic views, there are several qualities used throughout many historical melodies. Words such as; unity, pride, and freedom are consistently utilized in attempt to purvey a sense of patriotism within almost any genre of music.
Before the American Revolution, there small library of musical works, which consisted primarily of drinking songs and hymns. The people in the colonies had little motivation to create their own culture, as they had taken England’s cultural traditions with them (Daddona 2).
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Joanna Boylan
American Literature 3rd
24 October, 2014
America’s Melodies: An Analysis of Patriotism in Lyrics
Since the creation of the genre in the late seventeenth century, patriotic music has demonstrated the expression of admiration and devotion for one’s country, boosted general moral in times of crisis, and rekindled pride in who we are, and what we represent, as a great nation. (Rhein 1). In an effort to increase nationalistic views, there are several qualities used throughout many historical melodies. Words such as; unity, pride, and freedom are consistently utilized in attempt to purvey a sense of patriotism within almost any genre of music.
Before the American Revolution, there small library of musical works, which consisted primarily of drinking songs and hymns. The people in the colonies had little motivation to create their own culture, as they had taken England’s cultural traditions with them (Daddona 2).
[When you refer to somebody else’s work in your paper—be that reference a quotation, summary, or …show more content…
The first line of each item should be left justified, but every subsequent line should be indented one half inch; this is called a “hanging indentation.” For further guidance in constructing a works cited page, please refer to the MLA Handbook, the Washington State University Library’s “MLA Quick Reference Guide”, the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL), or other resources provided by your teacher. For your convenience, I have included templates for several common source types: books with a single author, print journal articles with a single author, single-author journal articles from an online database, and single-author short works from a web site. I have also included an example book citation. You will want to replace all of this with your own entries.] Works