The Watchtower

All Along the Watchtower is one of Jimi Hendrix’s most popular songs, a song he didn’t write himself. Originally the song was written and released by Bob Dylan in 1967 on his John Wesley Harding album, then given to Hendrix by Dylan’s publicist and released as a part of the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s third and final album called Electric Ladyland. (All Along the Watchtower, n.d.) The Hendrix version (released 6 months after Dylan’s original recording) became a top 20 single in 1968 and ranked 47th in Rolling Stones magazine 500 greatest songs of all time (All Aong the Watchtower , 2011). As the original version of the song is a slow folk feel, Hendrix amped it up making it heavier rock ‘n’ roll. Dylan was so impressed with the way Hendrix recorded it, Dylan then played the song Hendrix’s way. (Owinski, 2012) All along the watchtower is made up of only three versus and instrumental solos with a repeating single set of chords, with a constant change of sound. The lyrics are said to be more like poetry set to music, fitting to Dylan’s style of music (All Along the Watchtower , 2000).…

worship. I decided to visit a place of worship that my parents abandon for two reasons. The first reason, I wondered how my parents can abandon a religion or brief they were taught as children and the second reason, one of my cousins, who I considered a sister to me, decided to join this religion after the death of her mother. At present, my cousin is very committed to this religion, although her father abandoned this religion like my mother did. The initial research shows that Charles T.…

) Origins/Roots of the belief system: Originated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States b) History of the religion: Modern day Jehovah Witnesses were founded in the late 19th century. A small group of Bible students began analyzing the Bible and comparing it to doctrines taught by the churches. Then, they began publishing books, newsletters, and journals, which is now called The Watchtower – Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom. A man named Charles Taze Russell, took the lead in Bible…

These brochures lecture two different things from their bible as they call the “Watchtower” that preaches all of their beliefs. Jehovah’s have been seen and treated with different combinations of emotions, as far as admiration and hatred. For instance, I recall growing up and hearing an early knock on a Saturday morning, not knowing it was a group of Jehovah’s Witnesses trying to preach their beliefs. By the tone of my mother’s voice I could tell she was not pleased that they were trying to…

than something is you only pay attention to on Sundays or during a rough time. Mrs. Nancy mentioned the best type of Bible to read and follow are the translations because they are supposed to be straight translations of the original. Versions means there are somethings changed to make someone’s point more prevalent. Next, Kaitlyn explained how their Sunday meetings work. Everyone sits in one room and brings with them three books: The New Testament, The Watchtower, and the songbook. In the…

that are closest to where they live. Descriptions of Participants: Participants of Jehovah Witnesses are humans that look just like us, dress like us, and act like us. Many of the participants that I am working with are pioneers (adults and children) that are required to get 100 hours each month preaching about evangelizing. The only difference is, is that some may speak different languages and their religious beliefs are different from other religions. Descriptions of Activities: Jehovah’s…

congregation sings together. Everything is more of a monotone voice, no yelling. I really liked this part about it. The music at the Kingdom Hall was not traditional hymns that I am accustom to. They have three different meetings a week. One is a bible study which is held on Tuesday nights, lasting an hour. Then on Thursday nights they have the Theocratic Ministry School. This is where many people of the congregation are assigned a talk or skit to do. They are given a topic and scriptures that…

The watchtowers are spiritual centers of each of the 4 main elements. The Watchtower of the East is the home of Air and houses the Elemental Sylphs. The Watchtower of the West is the home of Water and houses the Elemental Undines. The Watchtower of the South is the home of Fire and houses the Elemental Salamanders. The Watchtower of the North is the home of Earth and houses the Elemental Gnomes. In the Southern Hemisphere those two are reversed. The Watchtowers are protectors of that area,…

Operation Watchtower provides an exceptional reference to illustrate American commanders’ application of operational art in the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) during World War II. This paper analyzes the roles of Admiral Earnest J. King and Major General Alexander Vandegrift as operational artists during planning and execution of Operation Watchtower. Their understanding of the link among lines of operation, decisive points, operational reach, culmination, and risk directly contributed to…

My answer for this question was “the 'towers' so to speak that are at each cardinal point representing the elements. Some traditions use them, some do not.” Some people misjudge this word, and even the search bar does it for the Jehovah Witness's publication that they put out, however, it is “The Watchtower” and this is talking about the plural Watchtowers. The watchtowers are where the watchers or guardians live. The guardians can be a wide range of things depending upon your tradition, also…