Fiddle

The Book of Punishments was engraved on segments of bronze plates, each depicting its own punishment for various crimes. This book was used in ancient china 536 BC and it has a total of 22 punishments. Many of the punishments were too harsh for crimes that were minor for example, “any person that is caught scolding his or her elder should suffer the death penalty”. The purpose of this book was to keep people behind the line by creating strict laws and harsh punishments. There are 3 famous people…

because of the way they let their voices build, then fade. The song was played in a two beat pattern with a lot of vibrato. During the conclusion the they sang the chorus one last time and the end is picked up by only the instruments, predominantly the fiddle. Changing the tempo to accelerando, one might say he or she could invasion a horse galloping quickly through the woods . . . or maybe that is just me, but it could have easily been placed inside an intense movie scene. Because of the action…

In the novel “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr, I noticed there was numerous amounts of symbolism, one which stood out to me was the radio. Werner who is one of the main characters would always be fascinated by radios due to a show he would listen to by a professor named Etienne. He was selected to attend the National Political Institute due to his extortionary ability to fix any radio. After in the book Marie, who is the other main character and who is Etienne's grandniece became…

I have surprised myself! It’s only been a few days and I am already writing once again! Today Phoebe introduced me to Jane Adams, we got along very well! I was so glad to meet her. We look a lot alike too which is really odd. We hung out for an hour, before I had to go back to work on the farm. I always ended up being the tagger in our tag game, I wish I was better at the game. Although, later we played hide and go seek and I always won because I found the best hiding spots! It was much fun…

In the story, Where Are You Going, Where have you Been by Joyce Carol Oats discuses of a girl named Connie in the 1960’s giving up herself to a male named Arnold Friend. Throughout the story Joyce Carol Oats portrays “Rape Culture”. “Rape Culture” is a set of beliefs that men have sexual aggression against women while women play passive to sexual assault and try to be sexual appealing. According to the article, What You Need To Know About Rape Culture by Maxwell Zerlina describes women to be…

The history of the violin is pretty cool. People believe that the violin originated from Italy in the early 1500s. It seems to have been evolved from the fiddle and rebec considering they were stringed instruments. The person who is known to be the one who made the instrument is Andrea Amati. Others were recognized also such as Gasparo de Salo and Giovanni Maggini. They were both italians (I guess their not only good for making food.) but during the 17th and early 18th century violin making…

In this world there are many things to fear. One of those things that many people fear is spiders. There are many different spiders, but one of the most common and least known about is the Brown Recluse or also known as the fiddle back. When bitten by a Brown recluse there are many different outcomes but is it really the slow killer that it is known to be? Some would say that the Brown Recluse is just another spider but studies will show that there is more to the poisonous fiddler. There…

The main idea of this book is to show that no one will stay with you forever. The author wants us readers to understand that one time in our life we will be alone, and that you are not gonna be with your loved ones forever. This poem describes the action-packed night of April 18, 1775, the famous ride of Paul Revere. It starts in Boston, where Paul and a friend are talking about the British army. They think the soldiers are going to leave Boston that night, but they aren't sure whether they will…

Due to her outlook on life, it is clear that Adeline’s family and friends resented her for wanting more and for having an imagination. Although people live with an idea that there are “social norms” to abide by, those expectations start to fade rather quickly across society because of challenges people pose. The main character, Nan, proves how worthy she is to escape the norms and become something no one ever expected or wanted a woman to become, a doctor. The same can be said for various…

she set her mind to something and would give it her all, even when the whole town of Fiddle Creek would doubt her. She always stayed true to herself and she never let anyone change her beliefs. Jay Longer: Jay is a very hard-hearted man, who even though he is a law enforcer, he is into some pretty deep dept due to gambling. Jay’s roughness comes from the loss of his wife and son a few years back. He has sworn off God and everything else that comes with faith. Jay is a rugged and tough character…