Fishbone's song is a book written by the one and only, Gary Paulsen. He is a well known author for his books on adventure, survival, and his nonfiction adventures. The book was published September 27, 2016. This is one of his new books that he has written and it's a great read.…
A few months after writing his song “Cinderella”, Steven Curtis Chapman’s youngest daughter was tragically hit by her brother’s SUV when she ran out to meet him upon his arrival home. This devastating event gave a whole new meaning to “Cinderella”, and Chapman poured more emotion into his performance of the song than ever before, using the song as a way to cope with his grief. In David Lindsay-Abaire’s Rabbit Hole, the Corbett family suffers from a similar experience when Becca and Howie’s four-year-old son, Danny, runs out in front of a car and is killed. All of the characters deal with the grief of losing someone so young, and all of them grieve in their own, unique ways. Lindsay-Abaire displays the theme that, while grief is a universal…
The German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, once said: “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.” Li-Young Lee’s poem entitled “A Story” poignantly depicts the complex relationship between a father and his son through the boy’s entreaties for a story. He employs emotional appeals as well as strategic literary devices to emphasize the differing perspectives that exist between father and son. Through shifting points of view, purposeful structure, and meaningful diction, Lee adds depth and emotion to the love shared by the two characters and illuminates a universal theme of present innocence and changing relationships over time.…
In the novella Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck the main protagonist and his friend’s relationship reflect the lyrics of the song written by Lifehouse. When first introduced to the characters, the reader originally thinks that Lennie is dependent on George. In truth, George needs Lennie just as much to survive. To open, despite George constantly saying that he should have left Lennie a long time ago, he never does until the very end when he is forced by the circumstances. On page 11, George says: “‘ If I was alone, I could live so easy.…
Copulation, formation, and gestation, are the stages needed to create an entirely original individual. Inside the mother’s womb, the fetus is holds boundless potential. All men are created equal, but not all men are treated equal. As soon as the baby pops out, it is shackled and branded with labels of sex, religion, race, region, labels that cast babies into the minority or the majority just after birth. The baby then grows up into a world where it may discriminated against, shunned away, treated unequally.…
Under the Influence: Discrimination Since the start of the 21st century, racial diversity has increased and the nation’s minority population has grown substantially. Minorities today are the majority in many parts of the country. Studies predict that if current rates of the national population continue to trend the way it has for the past 20 year, then by 2035, minorities will outnumber non-Hispanic caucasians. There are many benefits and advantages of diversity, however, there are also challenges and barriers. It is important to note that the very communities that are growing are also the ones that are experiencing significant obstacles, disparities and discrimination.…
The Violin by Amy Chua and Two Kinds by Amy Tan are two novels about a mother-daughter relationship. The speakers utilize varying tones when speaking of recollections of their memories. Chua’s and Tan’s use of tense and hostile tones help illustrate the drama in the relationships that blankets the love between the mother and daughter. Amy Tan’s recounts of her past prove to be escalated versions of Amy Chau’s with lesser presence of love; however, love remains a driving force behind both of the mothers’ harsh encouragement. “The Violin” illustrates the mother-daughter relationship of Amy Chua and her daughter Lulu.…
When one hears a song about living in America, most people think of dreaming big and achieving tremendous feats. Very few people can express the feeling and fears of trying to get by in life. Phonte expresses an overall incredible message of what to do in order to make it somewhere in the world as opposed to just being swallowed by society. In, “Dance in the Reign,” Phonte is conveying that hard work is the key to being successful in America. Phonte is not just referring to America but no matter where someone is, they must work hard to be able to live the lives that they live on a day to day basis.…
“For Whom The Bell Tolls” is a 3 stanza lyric song written about J. Cole’s depression and music career. This monologue uses repetition and symbolism to get his message across about how he is feeling. He feels that his music career is ending and is not sure how to feel about it. The first stanza contains 8 lines, while the second has 16 lines. The first 8 lines repeat itself once in the stanza making it 16 lines.…
On their 1973 debut album (pronounced ‘leh-‘nerd ‘skin-‘nerd) Lynyrd Skynyrd produced “Simple Man”, a song that is still prominent today, 43 years later. It has a simple theme, which is that in order to live a happy life, we need to lead a simple life, a life in which we are in the driver seat and where our actions are brought upon by following our heart.…
In the Song of Solomon we go beyond further, we become able to fly, we leave all the material possessions behind, all the fakeness that we are born with all must be gone. In the article “Song of Solomon: To Ride the Air”, the author Dorothy H. Lee explains how important is for us to learn to fly and how this is related to going forward. Flying means to leave the ground, to go further than forward, even though when this seems to be really difficult and we might not be prepared to “leave the ground”. Dorothy H. Lee states that to learn to fly implies to make a change in our life, but it’s required for us in order to go forward; “He is unprepared to flight. Gradually, Milkman will, in the course of the novel, have to learn the secret - something…
In this short story written by Flannery O’Connor, a family sets off for Florida only to be murdered by an escaped convict. Throughout their journey they encounter many people and places that let you in on the family’s morals and attitudes. The family has six people traveling with them, this including; the grandmother, a couple, and their three children. Bailey is the father and accompanying him is his wife. They have three children, two older children and a baby.…
Having won the popular TV superstar singing competition, American Idol, country singer Carrie Underwood has cemented a place in the American music industry as one of the most empowering, feminine, as well as influential women with a multitude of chart-topping songs over the past decade (Paisley, 2014). “Before He Cheats,” is one of her most famous tracks, and promotes messages weaves emotions that resonate with many cheated-on individuals. As a result, “Before He Cheats” reached eighth place on Billboard’s ranking of popular music, and remained on the chart for 64 weeks. Underwood’s climb of fame can be in large part attributed to this song, which received excellent praise and press upon its release, despite questionable thematic double standards.…
It was called ‘Perfectly Contented’. I tried to play this one as well. ‘Pleading Child’ was shorter but slower. It had a lighter melody but the same flowing rhythm.. after I played them both a few times, I realized they were two halves of the same song.” (829) After the passing months of her mother, Jing Mei realizes her life represents pieces of the story.…
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”.…