Music of the Sun

Introduction: Apollo was one of the most powerful gods in Greek mythology. There was only one other god who was more powerful his name was Zeus. Zeus, otherwise known as “Jupiter” for the Romans, was the supreme ruler of all gods, he was the god of weather (Day, 24). Apollo had a twin sister named Artemis, who was the goddess of the moon and the hunt; they were the children of Zeus and Leto. People do not know whether Apollo was based off of a real person. It is said that he would have…

pass of Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash was known most from his country music. Johnny Cash received many awards during his career, over 10 Grammy Awards. Johnny Cash was born J.R Cash on February 26, 1932, in Kingsland, Arkansas. Cash had six siblings, seven including him. J.R. spent much of his 15 years out in the fields, working alongside his parents and siblings to help pay off their debts. It wasn’t an easy life for his family and him. Music was one of the ways the Cash family found an escape from…

Both R.K. Narayan and Saki use irony and paradox to explore the themes of truth and lies in “like the sun” and “the open window.” In R.K. Narayan’s “Like the sun” Sekhar decides to tell the truth for the whole day. In Saki’s “The open window” Vera tell Mr. Nuttel lies the moment she meets him. Both stories have differnt themes but they both have the idea of irony. In “like the sun” the theme is about telling the truth for the day but in “the open window” the theme is more about Vera lying to Mr…

really create a sense of excitement throughout the piece. The triplets played by all of the horns also add to this excitement. It seems as though John Williams, the composer for the Star Wars movies, took a lot of inspiration from this piece of music. The low reed sound at around 3:20 creates a mysterious and almost foreboding feeling. The finally with the sharp staccato rhythm really brings the piece together at the end. II. Venus, Bringer of Peace- Holst uses a much softer tone and…

The Kings of the Music Industry Two of America’s all time music icons, Elvis Presley “The King of Rock and Roll” and Michael Jackson “The King of Pop” and how they changed the music industry. Elvis Presley was born on Jan 8, 1935 to Gladys and Vernon Presley in East Tupelo, Mississippi. Unfortunately at the time of birth Elvis’s twin brother Jesse was stillborn, and Elvis grew up an only child. While Michael Jackson was born on Aug 29, 1958 to Katherine and Joe Jackson in Gary Indiana.…

styles that shaped his music included county, blues, rhythm and blues music, and the popular tunes at the time. In 1954, Presley was scouted by Sam Phillips, owner of Sun Records, and was put in a trio group with Scotty Moore and Bill Black at the age of 19. The trio recorded the first single with the songs That’s all right, mama by Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup and Blue Moon of Kentucky by Bill Monroe in 1954. The trio created a mix style of country and rhythm and blues music. The unique sound of…

of keeping these characteristics at the forefront of society. Although the Transcendentalist movement has since ended, key characteristics and beliefs of the movement still heavily influence our modern music, culture, and film. Transcendentalist ideas are prevalent in popular culture such as music. In Tupac Shakur’s song, “Keep Ya Head Up”, he says: [...]I think it's time to kill for our women/ Time to heal our women/ be real to…

The warmth of the sun can be used to describe the love for boys, escaping her life, and wholesomeness achieved from a male. Oates explains this connection at the end of the story where she describes that Connie was “…taken up…by the vast sunlit reaches of the land behind and on all sides of him” (Oates 872). Connie was extremely attracted to the warm sun that illuminated Arnold Friend, signifying that she would be taken away to a warm loving world with a warm loving man. Arnold states that he is…

“Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; conspiring with him how to load and bless with the with the fruit the vines that round the thatch-eve rounds” (). This is the first the many times the audience notices that John Keats personifies Autumn as a woman. in the second and third lines of the poem The autumn and the sun seem to be really…

noticeable by his good taste, elegance, and approval for fine arts. France managed to take the lead of European nations by imposing his authority. He gained the respect and honor of the world’s society by his cultural taste. Louis XIV, called the Sun king, was born in France on 1638 and died on 1715. He was the most outstanding monarch of the French absolute monarchy with a very long reign, which lasted for more than half a century (1661-1715). Louis XIV, distinguished from the rest of…