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Mockingbirds are beautiful, singing many songs. Showing up in many ways. They do nothing other than amuse and sing for listeners enjoyment, but why hurt them? Jeremy Finch, son of Atticus Finch, brother of Scout and a citizen of Maycomb. In the beginning Jem is 10 years old and through the book ages 3 years and becomes 13. After growing up, Jem becomes courageous, protective, loving and caring. He is like a mockingbird once he grows up a bit he becomes really nice but he still gets insulted and…

1. Thesis statement a. The 1998 version of The Parent Trap is a soundtrack film with many nostalgic aspects in the music, which changed the way audiences viewed this version of the film compared to the original 1961 version. 2. Use of nostalgia in film a. “As texts move through history, they encounter new audiences, are placed in new contexts, or gather new historical and cultural resonances. Thus, the political and social function of texts’ nostalgia inevitably change.” (Dwyer, 2015) i. This…

Florence + the Machine - How Big, How Blue, How...Boring - Review The follow-up to the world-wide smash hit success Ceremonials is finally here. Florence and the Machine returns with their highly anticipated new album How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful. Florence Welch reveals in various interviews that she wrote and recorded most of the album last year with producer Markus Dravs. She went on to say that she chose Dravs to produce because she loved his work, and she likes the way he is able to…

Abstract¬ – Music directly connects to the soul of living beings. It deeply influences mind and brain. Indian Classical Music is closely associated with mood and emotions. Emotion detection in Indian Classical music can serve as the basis for content based music retrieval and recommendation. Music can be mapped to mood by extracting its features that contribute to generation of specific emotions and mapping them with emotional model of valence and arousal. Hence analysis of features of North…

Alternative Escape I have always been fascinated by music festivals. It amazes me how people with different ages, are eagerly passionate to attend to all types of festivals. It shocks me that at some time in history someone thought that people would enjoy this, citing the madness and frenzy of a feeling and the desire for it never to end. For me it’s precisely the thrill and excitement of having the experience of enjoying the music while connecting with others around me. My first experience…

Bob Dylan’s Lyricism: A Countercultural Perspective Abstract: Bob Dylan, a songwriter, poet and a 2017 Nobel laureate in literature is often portrayed as the guiding spirit of the sixties counterculture. Dylan’s politically committed songs in the 1960’s articulated a vision of society that was radically different from the existing political realities. The paper highlights the cultural resonance of Dylan’s radical lyricism amidst the countercultural era. It depicts the close affiliations that…

Music was once a place to get away. All throughout time, music has been love, passion, exercise, therapy, and fun. Music has changed dramatically in the last fifty to sixty years. Rhythm and Blues music was once known as rock and roll but was changed when the two different types of music took their own way. Rhythm and Blues started big in the 40’s and 50’s. It was the biggest and most popular type of music and made the most impact in history. R&B (Rhythm and blues), which consists of soulful…

falling. Music is just like sound but with words and a specific type of rhythm. In the same way as sound certain people can hate classical music but can like rock music. Classical and rock music are classified into different types of genres. Genres are ways people deceiver one type of rhythm and tone from another. Although classical and rock music are seen to have many differences between them, yet seem to share one similarity in what meaning they really express. Picture a fancy theater…

John Mayer, a successful singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer, once said “You’re not crazy. You’re just lonely. And loneliness is hell of a drug”. When John Mayer said this, he wanted to send the message that loneliness isn’t just about have no people around you. It's from not being able to communicate the things that seem important to you. Of Mice and Men is a novella, by John Steinbeck, that takes place in a town called Soledad in the late 1930s during the Great Depression. During the…

My poem was about Jay-Z, and Beyoncé. The main reason I chose these two is for their levels of fame. Both have been extremely relevant over the past two decades. Beyoncé’s best-selling album titled, “Dangerously in Love” sold around 16 million copies worldwide. Jay-Z’s album, “Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life” has sold around 5.4 million copies. Not only have both become music icons, they also are well known philanthropist, business people, and occasionally political commentators. I chose the tone of…