The Song of Roland

been rooted in black culture, this is true even as Hip-hop evolved over time. One additional, powerful tool that retained that black identity completely was the use of sampling in a song. Sampling is the act of taking a portion, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a sound recording in a different song. Sampling has been used in Hip-hop to reference older music genres etched into…

The two films that I will compare and contrast are Brief Encounter and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Both films are about star-crossed lovers and their desolate love. The film Brief Encounter, is a British romantic drama film directed by David Lean, which was released in 1945. The film, which takes place in the United Kingdom, tells the story of Laura Jesson, a married woman who has children. She is a housewife who casually befriends doctor Alec Harvey, only to find out that her friendship with…

The healthcare statistics in health problems are such as diabetes, cancer, injuries, and strokes result from the influence of culture (Roland, 20130. The influence constructs the illnesses that result from unique illness practices. It causes trauma on the physical, spiritual, mental and emotion well-being of a person. The North Americans believe that the community, being incorporated in…

Introduction While the word chivalry is associated with gentlemanly behavior today, in the Middle Ages it was the code of knightly conduct that encompassed religious, moral, and social aspects. It was the way medieval knights were expected to behave both in society and on the battlefield. It is important to note, however, that a knight was not just any soldier, he was the mounted warrior of medieval times. Being a knight refers to being part of the cavalry and was a highly respected position,…

Chivalry is designed to be a code of honor upheld by European knights. It is designed to make them live life the way God would direct them and to treat women with the utmost respect. An ideal example in most people’s minds would be the knights of the round table, but were they really all that chivalrous, and if they were was it for the right reasons? Lanval, Sir Gawain, Lancelot, and Arthur are the men that will be examined to see if the knights of the round table were ever truly chivalrous.…

God was the commander of the crusade The medieval Christian tradition had a long path, and a complicated relationship with committing violence’s and warfare. The earlies writings concerning Christians and violence’s is from Augustus of Hippo from the fourth century C.E. that easys the notion of a just war on to humanity. I argue that the first crusade of Pope Urban II was not act out of character of Christianity and it was the currents events that are the cause for the first crusade, and the…

The women who influenced the French Revolution ultimately defined feminism and defied the patriarchal society that surrounded them. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, feminism is “the theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes” and “organized activity on behalf of women 's rights and interests” (“Feminism”). Men of the French Revolution, however, disagreed with the sentiments of the feminist; Jean Jacques Rousseau wrote, “A woman that is an aesthete, is a…

Anguissola, and Artemisia Gentileschi were the most famous artists of the Renaissance. Middle ages literature downplayed the brutality of knighthood and feudal warfare in the 1100s. Epic poems were popular, such as the famous “The Song of Roland”, as well as love poems and songs. Renaissance writers produced works that reflected their time. They used techniques like writing in the vernacular, or their native language. Renaissance writers wrote for self expression or to portray the individuality…

Regarded as the black sheep of West’s discography, reception was anything but positive with the album receiving a 7.6, an all time low, from industry leading reviewer Pitchfork. The album was like nothing ever seen before, featuring prominent use of the Roland TR-808 drum machine with stacked synthesizer samples to accent its heavy Auto-Tune nature. Traditionally used as a pitch correction software for instruments and vocals, 808s and Heartbreak utilizes Auto-Tune as a method of conveying…

music industry by many, but Jens Roland explains in the article “How to Kill the Music Industry,” that there are plenty of other factors that have to do with the decline of music sales. Computer and video gaming is now competing with both music and the movie industry. Video games are now getting a big cut of music revenues. New forms of media are now accessible, like the mp3 files. Buying physical CDs is something from the past, and now people are buying a song or two from a CD, instead of…