In "A Good Man Down" Lee Jenkins uses numerous writing elements in his article, including word choice and pathos. Many people may ask how communities of such small towns can begin to think of ways to overcome such large tragedies, in this case a devastating tornado, and a school shooting, in which a prominent member of the community was killed, in a small town called Parkersburg? Jenkin begins the article describing the upkeep of the "sacred acre" football field by Thomas, a 58-year-old head coach, of the football team. A way Jenkins introduced word choice as one of his elements was the vivid representation of the upkeep of a beloved high school football field in the heart of Parkersburg.…
Tim McGraw is a singer songwriter, and he admits that he is not the best songwriter: “I might write a song every couple of months and write a good one every couple of years, maybe. It has to come to me in an inspired way. I can’t just sit down and write” (Tim McGraw). McGraw’s song writer Lance Miller helps McGraw to finish his songs. McGraw and Miller utilizes morals , lessons of regrets, narratives, love, and repetition in his songs.…
Out of all these leaders. Will Smith is the most influential Will Smith said, “Don't chase people. Be yourself, do your own thinking and work hard. The right people-the ones that belong in your life-will come to you and stay. He is telling the truth like he's telling people that they should not follow others and be themselves and don't let others control their life.…
The book To Kill A Mockingbird revolves around one theme, which is courage. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird The story, told through the eyes of Scout portrays shows us life in Maycomb back in the 1930’s were racism was at it’s peak. When Tom Robinson was accused of raping a white woman named Mayella, causing a lot of events that required in which the several characters had to show courage in some shape or form in order to help the society become a whole. Atticus, Boo Radley and Jem are three such characters that showed courage and created positive a change in their society. Atticus demonstrated hisshowed courage and to created and effected positive a change in his their society when he was willing to stand up for Tom Robinson.…
The title of the album, Amazing Grace, is one of the most famous Christian hymns that almost anyone can recognize and sing in a heartbeat. The hymn embraces a linkage to America’s religious culture and motto of “In God We Trust.” Thus, having “Amazing Grace” as part of the 33 1/3 series of books is not a surprise. Although the title of the album is familiar to most people, not many would be able to recognize its powerful history and impact behind the lyrics. Aaron Cohen, the author of Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace, successfully explores the process of creating the album to inform the readers about the crucial background and significant impact of Franklin’s soul and gospel music in the 1970s.…
The theme courage has been built in many different ways and in many different situations throughout the first eleven chapters of the book”To Kill a Mockingbird”. There was a part in the beginning of the story that was a very interesting piece of courage (Lee, 1960, p. 18). It was on page 18 where the kids were at the radley's house was a different kind of courage. There is the type where you gain the strength to do something that you were scared which is moral courage. Then there is a different type which is basically where you are forced to do something which is immature courage.…
Maycomb’s Courageous People Courage is what makes people extraordinary individuals. It does not matter how small you are, with courage, you have a stronger conscience and you are able to fight through tough circumstances. Harper Lee powerfully demonstrates the importance of this virtue in, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Three characters express this virtue to get through their toughest issues.…
Recognize what's going on, take a stand for yourself, and make the changes to better your world.' I believe that only through conscious effort and armed with knowledge can we make changes to how society thinks, a generation at a time. I wish more young women in the current generation could hear this song like I did, at the height of my becoming a knowledgeable young adult. I think it could help women in other countries, who are just now starting to shed the manacles of their societies and saying they are just as capable as men are. It should be one of the anthems of strong, young women like Malala Yousafzai as she fights for the rights of Muslim girls to go to school; or the young 11-year old Yemeni girl that ran away to escape an arranged marriage.…
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” is a song originally written and recorded by the Grunge band Nirvana in 1991 on their “Nevermind” album and is considered to be one of the most influential songs the band had written during their time. One year later, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was covered by singer-songwriter Tori Amos for her “Crucify” EP. While the cover may be extremely different from the original, there are still some elements that are similar among both versions. In contrast, both Nirvana and Amos play different styles of music which would change how the song is viewed by their respective audiences. Although the lyrics, in general, are the same, the overall meaning and mood of the song is different based which artist is playing the song.…
One of the hardest jobs there is, is to get people to believe in themselves. I found two songs that I use to help encourage, inspire, motivate, and build self - esteem. Peer-pressure can be devastating to most people. Juveniles, adolescent, teen years, and some people perhaps in their adulthood face peer-pressure. The Greatest Love recorded by the late Whitney Houston is telling us no matter what others think of you, you must believe in yourself.…
Lao Tzu once said, “Because one believes in oneself, one doesn 't try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn 't need others ' approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.” Ernest J. Gaines novel, A Lesson Before Dying reveals many significant lessons that any human being can learn from. That being said, the most important lesson one should learn before dying is that life is worth more than anyone 's opinion, so prove them wrong.…
Courage can be defined as the mental, physical or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty. According to Atticus Finch, one of the main characters in To Kill A Mockingbird, "Courage is when you know you 're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what." (Lee 124) No matter how it can be defined, Harper Lee portrays the theme of courage in To Kill A Mockingbird. It is one of the most predominant themes and is shown in many of the characters. Throughout the events that occur in the novel, courage was used to overcome the challenges that were faced, and was an evident component that was utilized in order to gain a better understanding of the plot.…
‘Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' (Martin Luther King, Jr.) ‘The Paradoxical commandments” by Kent M. Keith is A poem that resembles the famous “Ten Commandments’’ from the Bible. But the paradoxical commandments is A more updated version for this generation. The poem acts as a life guide on how to deal with people, Even though people can be cruel in this day and age sometimes. The poem suggests that you should still be the best person you can be.…
Poetry is a writing form that allows deep meaning to be summarized in just a few lines. Popular poetry topics can range from anything between love and hate, and joy and despair. Much of the time, poems are created through use of writing devices that are not always understood without deeper inspection. In Do Not Go Gentle, Dylan Thomas uses a repetitive villanelle form, nature imagery, and patterns of sound to create a message of defiance towards death of old age.…
Through time, several historical events have been represented by the principles of hatred, crime and inhumanity. History has told us that hatred and inhumanity comes in many shapes, whether it is due to skin colour, religion or even political persuasions. Furthermore it has told us that it easily evolves into something horrifying. But most importantly history tells us that no hatred or crime are so big that we as human beings can’t cope with it and change it for the better. In the column “In Ireland, Tuesdays Grace” Bono describes the horrifying events that took place on January 30, 1972, a day better known as “Bloody Sunday”.…