The song “ The Boxer” was played after 9/11 because the lyrics describe America and it’s battle against the 9/11. Mayor Giuliani choose this song to be performed in the aftermath of 9/11, because the lyrics are connected to 9/11. “ But the fighter still remains,” is suggesting that the fighter is New York City and The United States of America. The boxer is the United States Flag. Our country is a fighter just by nature, relating to the lyrics “ And a fighter by his trade”. The flag carries…
and George Weiss symbolically connected the colors of nature to the colors of mankind. This powerful theme of the song worked to send a message of acceptance for all races despite their skin colors, and I personally take that message to the heart. There’s an optimistic tone to the song with lines like “I see babies crying, I watch them grow”, this gives off a sense of serenity and hopeful view of the future. This is also why I chose this particular piece, the songwriters’ and I share the same…
In the book “Invisible cities”, Italo Calvino described 55 different cities from Marco polo’s memory. Towards the end of the story, the fifty-five cities made me more and more troubled, as if they were just a city of different character. Marco polo visited Kublai Khan when he was 21 years old at 1,275 A.D. In 1279 the Yuan Dynasty unified the whole China to establish the seventh Chinese Dynasty. Western countries have send numerous messengers to meet with Kublai Khan, but Khan only put Marco…
11) Alone In My Room - Crash by Decyfer Down A secret I have kept for a long time is that I love rock music and it is something so secretive that I have to listen to it in my room which is the only place I can get some privacy. I put this song on the fullest volume when I listen to it and sometimes my siblings shout at me to turn it off but I never listen. The reason why I don't tell people is because they are the ones who are quick to assume the type of music that I listen to and they don’t…
Praying “Praying” is Kesha’s first single in the time of about four years. This song tells the journey of Kesha, and her battle with depression. It’s much more than that though. There are two lessons people can derive from this song, one is to feel empathy for people, even the ones who hurt us, and second is to be proud of ourselves through the lows and highs of life. Kesha took all her emotions and formed a beautiful song that most people can relate to in some way. Maybe most people haven’t…
In the short film, Bartholomew’s Song, the directors, Lowell Frank and Destin Daniel Cretton, present viewers the idea of freedom of expression in a dystopian setting. The film depicts a man named Barth 467 in his daily routine within a laboratory facility. From the the first few minutes of the film Barth is shown doing the same actions as if he has a mindset of a robot. He awakes in a bland room, follows the other workers in a synchronized line, listens to a female animated voice for…
Johnny Cash, a non-violence advocate, once said, "The only thing good to come out of war is a song." He was famous for his song, "Drive On," which was dedicated to the soldiers of the Vietnam War. The anti-war sentiment was expressed mainly through music. With many people following the anti-war movement, protest music was the most influential aspect on American society during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War began solely as a conflict between North and South Vietnam in 1954. The rise of the…
known as the Love Boat, a four-week summer program for college-aged Taiwanese born outside of Taiwan. This tour helped reacquaint participants with Taiwanese culture and language, by enrolling in brief language/art courses, learning popular Taiwanese songs, and visiting important cultural centers such as the Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA)("A More Complete Description of Loveboat."). My experience at the Beijing opera performed by the TNUA has led me to believe that every immigrant…
fireworks, and kill off disease-carrying bugs. But later, the Chinese put the gunpowder into long tubes, which was used to threaten their opponent. Gunpowder was used to explosives, catapults, and mostly used when they were in contact with their enemy. The Song then invented metal gun barrels, and then China and Korea used gunpowder to shoot a bundle of arrows at a time. Centralization and Militarism in East Asia, 1200-1500: From the lands that the Mongols…
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto was written for western style orchestra and features a solo violin played using some Chinese techniques. This piece retains the Chinese flavor but however to some extent. The reason why I have chosen this question and this piece is because as a violinist, I have the interest in how the violin in The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto is a western instrument, but however it is still able to capture some of the Chinese style. In this essay, I will be comparing…