Sheriff Woody

in 1940, there was a man named Woody Guthrie. He trekked across the USA singing hundreds of songs. His most prominent song, though, is “This Land is Your Land”, a song that explained that the USA is for everyone. He is often quoted because of his inspiring messages. The famous song is very similar to one of his quotes, but is different too. Both the song and the quote are proportionate in some ways. First, let’s knock off the obvious one: they are both by Woody Guthrie. Another similarity is…

‘’ An experience. ‘’ The movie of ‘Tomorrow’, but as everyone knows it Annie, this musical was based on a comic strip, Little Orphan Annie, created by Harold Gray in the early 1900’s. It is fact that originally the playwright Thomas Meehan was a bit hesitant of creating a musical based on a comic, but in fact it was Martin Charnin the director also lyricist who had this idea, in this case persistence paid off when eventually Thomas and the composer Charles Strouse agreed. The production of…

for driving on a suspended license and missing court. Looking at him I could see he was already upset I tried to console him it’s not as bad as you think. Allen began to say other things that had taken place where he and Natalie had an altercation. Telling him about the dream my sister had about them and their altercation that God will reveal your business so someone can pray to turn the situation around because it could have been worse. You have to repent and pray ask forgiveness from Natalie…

Chronicles of a Tragic Hero A tragedy is defined by endeavors of human suffering that prompts the tragic hero to challenge morality. It is often associated with the downfall of the character that evokes the audience to a state of gratification. In Woody Allen’s film, Match Point, the protagonist Chris Wilton, possesses unrighteous ambitions for love, lust, and money that commence him through the path of the tragic pattern that ultimately causes him to gravitate towards erratic behaviours that…

Just like a lot of children from the 1936-1960’s that got little or no education, both my parents also went through that. My parent’s school was one classroom, where the professor would teach students from different ages and different grades at the same time. Both of my parents only stayed in school till six grade, they were about 10 to 11 years old, they had to stop their education because they has to help their parent. Their families were extremely big, in my dad’s family, they were over 10…

“How did the protest music performed by Pete Seeger empower people during the 1960s to stand against social norms when the United States was faced with multiple problems, such as the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement?” Title For many centuries, music has been an unwavering force in society, offering entertainment for various ceremonies and events, while also providing an outlet for creative expression. Most people see the entertainment factor in music, but fail to realize the power music…

The film, Annie Hall was released in 1977, and directed by Woody Allen a well-known stand-up Comedian in America. One would automatically have expectations of humour and a happy ending due to the romantic comedy genre; however the film disregards a few of the genre’s conventions which results in an unhappy separation of the main two individuals Alvy Singer and Annie Hall towards the end of the film. The film, Annie Hall unfolds from Alvy’s point of view and his ultimate search for happiness in…

far away from any music metropolis such as Chicago or New Orleans, but that did not stop him from becoming one of the most influential musicians of all time. Bob Dylan was influenced by the largely political lyrics and folk music of artists such as Woody Guthrie. This influence is obvious in almost all of Dylan’s song’s lyrics and especially in his earlier, strictly folk, albums. Minnesota was not known for any particular style of music, so the likelihood of his hometown have much musical…

“And I know now that all the time I was trying to get out of the dust, the fact is, what I am, I am because of the dust. And what I am is good enough. Even for me.” (Hesse p.g. 132) The Book Out of The Dust was written by Karen Hesse and is a Historical Fiction novel about a young girl named Billie Jo going through life in the dust bowl. As in accelerated reader, it is worth three points and the grade level is 5.0, there are 277 pages in the novel. The book is about a young girl named Billie Jo…

Having been raised in a musical family, Seeger picked up a love for music throughout his childhood years. He later became one of the most well known American folk singers. Seeger spent the first years of his career collaborating with singer-songwriter, Woody Guthrie. Both artists, Seeger and Guthrie, shared similar point of views, in that they were both social activists. In 1948, Seeger continued his music with an American folk quartet called The Weavers. Not long after Pete Seeger had joined…