Mr. Sandman

The Song “Mr Sandman” is a studio recorded folksong that was first recorded by Vaughn Monroe and his orchestra, and later interpreted by The Chordettes. This song is an example of a strophic song, as it has a limited number of melodies that are repeated throughout the song. It is sung by a a female quartet with a secondary accompaniment. The accompaniment consists of clapping, a drum set (membranophone), a bass (membranophone), something that sounds like a synthesizer (electronophone). The singers are singing in parallel harmony throughout the song, making this a polyphonic texture. The song is played in duple meter. The song consists only of verses, but repeats the last line of each verse to create a faux chorus. The song is 13 measures long…

Introduction (200) René Descartes was a French scientist, mathematician and philosopher in the 17th century. His work had a great impact on the world of philosophy. One of his well known work is the First Meditation. In this paper he raises doubt against his era’s best minds’ teachings and belief system so against the foundations of what that world was built on. As he says, “I realized that it was necessary, once in my life, to demolish everything completely and start again from the fundations”.…

In the novel, “To KIll a Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee many characters changed and evolved throughout the book. Jem has evolved the most throughout the book because he is growing up and becoming more like his dad. One of jem's for major events that made him become more mature was reading with Mrs. Dubose, The school play, and the court case. First of all, one of jem's first events that shows he is going into adulthood was reading to Mrs. Dubose. Atticus to Jem that,“people are…

In the novel Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech Mrs. Partridge leave messages on Phoebe Winterbottom’s doorstep. These messages shine throughout the novel on how the characters view each other, and what they can do to become a better person. The first message left on Phoebe Winterbottom states “Don’t judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccasins” , and it relates to the character Phoebe in many ways. First Pheobe’s neighbor Margret Cadaver is said to be peculiar because of some of…

are capable of helping my students. Without delay, I had to proceed with my lessons, most of the students were very attentive and silent, but of course there was this tiny exception , Mrs. Jean Louise Finch, I caught her writing a letter, another problem. It too early for her to write so I had to state again to tell her father to stop teaching her. Writing it’s supposed to be learnt in the third grade and right now she only needs to print.There is no…

Horoscopes, psychoanalysis, and other mediums try to make sense of the purpose of life to determine one’s future. Others define their future by the role they are placed in, either through gender, race, or sexual orientation. However, just because one seemingly has a path laid out for them it doesn’t mean they have to accept the cards they are dealt. In Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, Kathy, Miss Emily, and Madame believe that one’s role in society is predetermined and unchangeable, and this…

admired herself one last time – she didn’t look complete. Her necklace was gone! The necklace she borrowed was no longer around her neck. She was sure she left the party with it, being that she had looked at her self-one last time before she left. According Jenkins, depending on the object borrowed it can define your social life without others knowing the truth. She wished to have this necklace to be in a social class, which she did not belong to. Monsieur Loisel did his best to find the…

“No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it’s only a question of degree,” W. C. Fields once said. Well what’s the highest degree? Are women really crazy, or do they just change? In the chapter “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong” in the book The Things They Carried, author Tim O’Brien lets us answer these questions ourselves. The chapter is a sweet one, we think in the beginning. It’s about a young soldier flying his sweetheart out to the war in Vietnam for a visit, since he can’t visit her. She…

Mortalities Sleep Birth is one of life 's greatest moments. Seeing a child 's birth is for many one of the greatest moments in life, but paradoxically that is the exact time we are committed to a life sentence. Death is a reality of life, an inevitable but bitter truth. Spring, the buds sprout out of their branches to start a new beginning, they bloom and grow, and sing their way until autumn arrives, and the poor leaves have no option but to fall down and be crunched by oblivious humans and…

Today is tomorrow’s yesterday. Each day is interwoven with past, present, and future. The past is filled with memories and lessons learned, while the future holds our dreams. The present cannot be successfully lived without a healthy balance of the past and the future. Many times, though, we get caught up in either in the choices of yesterday or in the worries of tomorrows. In her novel, Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf shows that living life without a good balance of past and future in the present…