Sturm und Drang

related to the nature of the speaker and the content of the poems. William Blake (1757-1827) is one of the Romantic poets, whose poetry and artwork became part of Romanticism in late Eighteenth and early Nineteenth century in European Culture. William Blake wrote in the time when the world was seeing a sudden change in many phases with the industrial revolution especially in Europe. Blake’s collections of poems in the Songs of Innocence and Experience exemplify the world around him in two…

Romanticism was a movement in the 1770s that focused on the primacy of the individual, inspiration, subjectivity, and the belief in the supernatural. Transcendentalism began in the late 1820s and was influenced by other movements such as Romanticism. Romanticism and Transcendentalism can be seen throughout the poems Thanatopsis, written by William Cullen Bryant, and Song of Myself, written by Walt Whitman, respectively. The tenets of Romanticism can be seen be analyzing Thanatopsis,…

In the late eighteenth century, a breakthrough in literature came about, romanticism. Romanticism freed the author to write however they pleased, whether it be with emotion, passion, etc. Readers all over craved it; it excited their imaginations and toyed with their emotions like no other work could do. In a sense, romanticism was an escape from reality for these everyday folk. Not all were in love with the romanticism works, though. Some people, such as realists, opposed the idea of romanticism…

Romanticism, a literary and cultural movement from the early 19th century, rebelled against its predecessor, the Enlightenment, which stressed logic over emotion. By valuing nature, the unknown, and the supernatural, Romanticism was based in emotion over logic. This was especially seen in literature, when authors would use nature to reflect mood, as is evident in Mary Shelley’s, Frankenstein. Shelley cleverly uses nature to not only reflect the mood of her characters, but to also represent the…

Were Soldiers Once… And Young” reveals two markedly different portrayals of the United States’ army during the Vietnam War. This change mirrors the dwindling optimism of the American people from Moore and Galloway’s account of the 1965 Battle of la Drang and O’Brien’s more comprehensive account of the later stages of the war and post-war period. While O’Brien, Moore, and Galloway all served extensive time in Vietnam, their portrayals of the American military differ in tone and narrative.…

We Were Soldiers One… And Young is a thrilling novel the recounts the First and Second Battalions of 7th Cavalry Regimen during the Battle of the Ia Drang Valley. The events in the book are told by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore the commander of the battalion and Joseph L. Galloway a war journalist. Moore is in charge of two battalions that are some of the first to incorporate helicopters into their tactics. They go into Vietnam under manned due to expiring enlistments; they had to fight a true…

The songs I choose are Drupad Indian music; Georgian chanting; troubadour music; Handel: Messiah, Hallejuah Chorus; Bob Dylan, Like The Rolling Stone; Glass: koyaanisqatsi section and John Luther Adams: The Light that fills the world The Dhrupad music is chanting Vedic hymns and mantras. In the background there is string instrument playing in lower sound than the chanting completing it. It can be used as prayer, meditation and yoga. The Georgian Chant is liturgical music chanted in the church…

Authors throughout history have utilized our senses to connect the reader to the characters in the novel in a symbiotic relationship. Without our connection and relatability, the impact of the struggles a character faces would not be the same on the reader. This is held true for Kate Chopin’s The Awakening. Chopin employs auditory allusions to foreshadow the fate of the protagonist Edna Pontellier. These small breadcrumbs of allusions placed throughout the novel lead us down the path of…

because of its lesson about love: two people truly in love experience the greatest joys and sorrows. Various versions reflect the story in a light that illuminates the history of the time periods and the authors’ themes. Two works, Wagner’s opera Tristan und Isolde and Strassburg’s poem Tristan and Iseult, express unique differences. Because the Middle Ages were times of wonder, discovery, and the unknown, Strassburg appeals to people with an exciting love story, and his work presents a detailed…

Lieutenant Gen. Moore was a well-respected soldier amongst the 7th brigade. There was no need for him to use rewards or punishments because he was tactically proficient on how to lead and was well known for all the awards and decorations he had received like the, Distinguished Service Cross the second highest award you could receive in the ARMY. Throughout his military career, transformational leadership was always his motto. He carried that on through his brigade and everywhere he stepped foot.…