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There were many things happening in the world during Shakespeare so much history taking place building important depth in how society is either influenced or even how it’s run due to improvement or advancement in today's technology.There will be three subject I will be talking about and they are Europe,Asia,and the topic of religion.The first one will be about Europe more specifically How England was back then.Queen Elizabeth dies at age 69 in the year 1603 causing them to select a new king…

The Grief of Hamlet and Samuel Johnson In Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Hamlet’s murder of his father, the King of Denmark, spun him into bitter grief and he became weary of the world, which seemed to him as an “unweeded garden, where all the wholesome flowers were choked up, and nothing but weeds could survive” (Lamb & Lamb, 2010, p. 321). Comparably, Samuel Johnson grieved the death of his wife, Tetty and eighteen year later, his sadness is as intense as the day she perished, as Johnson wrote,…

Do you know what KJV stands for? It stands for King James Version. The King James Version is a latin translation, of the authorized version of the bible. This book is actually the first major dictionary for many people. And also, in the year of 1611, King James wanted a bible that others could read and repeat. During this time you actually had to hand write every single copy that you wanted. Since King James wanted this repetition done so it would be shared and learned by many. Out of all the…

Musicology 123 Paper 1 Starr and Waterman stated that cover songs/cover versions in the postwar era were used to “cash in on the potential popularity of a recording by creating their own (sometimes almost indistinguishable) versions of it.” However, the reason that a musician records a cover song has drastically changed since the late 1940s. Nowadays, musicians record a cover song to pay homage to their favorite musicians and to the musicians that have inspired them. This is exactly why Foo…

become a staple cover in the music industry. “Feeling Good” was written by two British writers Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse. The song was written for a musical called The Roar of the Greasepaint-The Smell of the Crowd in 1965. This musical is about a troubled society, and amongst this society, an unusual trio comes together to proved hope to their world's. In the play, the song was sung by Gilbert Price, who played an African-American who was being abused. This authentic version posses a…

to the public, it was not long unit it rose to the top of many charts spending 14 weeks as the number one song. Thornton’s version of hound dog was so popular it iniatated multiples covers before Elvis Presley famous cover came out. The Big Mama Thornton original version was the first song that Leiber and Stoller produced. Many believed Elvis Presley himself did the best version of Hound Dog making this one of this his best-selling singles of all time, that sold around 10 million copies…

of its popularity and praise. The song has also had a very unique cover done by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole in 1993. This cover of the popular ballad was and is loved by many. This cover also includes a verse from the song What a Wonderful World, by Louis Armstrong. Although songs that are covered have mostly the same lyrics, and somewhat similar chord progression, the songs can also differ in many different ways. The original version of Over The Rainbow has a very slow and sort of majestic feel to…

stark realization that these were not the Disney versions was immediate. For my semester project I would like to explore the evolution of the fairytales from the original tale to modern day adaptions and how they transformed to fit the changing times. The first fairy tale I would like to cover is Beauty and the Beast. The earliest version of tale is from the second century and is known as “Cupid and Psyche. However, the most widely know version is La Belle et La Bete, published in 1756, by…

the same intimate tone through a simple, raw, acoustic recording. While both versions of the song show a similar intimacy, the varying ways they were produced and the decisions made by the artists influenced the intimacy in different ways. The Smiths, formed in 1982, were an English alternative rock band from Manchester. The band has cited the works…

vocalist of the punk rock band The Ramones. His image, voice and tenure as the lead singer made him a counterculture icon. When the band split up he released his solo album Don’t Worry About Me, which featured the single “What a Wonderful World,” a cover of Armstrong’s song. Armstrong lived a rough life but used his musical talents to socially transgress. As Armstrong’s career progressed he was widely regarded as an influential singer of music in general and he was one of the first African…