Visage

Which 1980s New Romantic pop group released a song entitled, "Fade to Grey"? Having started out hosting club nights at Billy's nightclub in Soho, founding members Steve Strange and Rusty Egan wanted to tap into the growing New Wave culture of syntho-pop, forming Visage in the late 1970s. Recruiting amongst others, Midge Ure and Billy Curry - whom also performed with Ultravox - the band's first single was a cover of Zager and Evans "In the Year 2525". This record though proved to be a commercial flop. Visage continued though, and despite some set backs they finally released the self titles "Visage" album in November, 1980. Coinciding with the album's release, Visage releasing, "Fade to Grey" as a single. "Fade to Grey" proved to be one of…

“I know that he is a powerful necromancer and has practiced the black arts for over 800 years. No one is certain that Balthazar is even his real name and rumors abound that he is the Black Visage, the most powerful necromancer of all time and to be the same Black Visage believed slain by Kaylunse, the golden knight, thousands of years ago. The Black Visage, known to be over 2000 years old, and no longer mortal after performing mutilations and experiments on his own body, making himself a…

Geoffrey Chaucer’s short poem, Fortune: Balades de Visage sanz Peinture, was written in the 14th century. The poem takes place in a court room setting, with a plaintiff and a goddess-like character named Fortune, as a defendant. The plaintiff blames Fortune of his failures, however, Fortune does not take the responsibility. In this paper, I will analyze Fortune’s defense against the plaintiff’s accusation, she questions his entitlement while he still follows a Christian God. She intimidates him…

meets a traveler from “an antique land,” and due to the traveler’s mentioning of King Ozymandias, we can assume this is a metaphor for an ancient area once under the rule of the infamous king (Shelley 1). Furthermore, this infamous ruler is no more, so the land has transformed into an “antique” – meaning that it has a connection to the ancient past, but still exists during the time of the speaker. In this land, there are: “…Two vast and trunkless legs of stone / … / …Near them, on the sand, /…

Percy Bysshe Shelley in this poem deals a lot with the idea of decay of power and art over time as well as the emptiness of pride in a long-term perspective, especially when considering the words on the “pedestal” of Ozymandias’ statue. It is clear that Shelley aims to introduce questions of time and its effect on pre-existing political regimes and ancient art, especially with “an antique land” mentioned in the opening line, a rather old civilization that has existed for, perhaps, several…

Humans often have rather shallow and superfluous opinions and judgments. They see nothing beyond the visual and delve no further than the surface of subject. As such, many individuals themselves are judged harshly only on their outward appearance, and not on the core of their being. In Mary Shelley’s, Frankenstein, the monster of Dr. Frankenstein is a gentle being, treated unjustly due to his hideous visage. Using the monster’s alienation, Shelley reveals the surrounding society’s assumptions…

range of products sold or produced by Beiersdorf which traces back its history in 1882. Since its inception, Beiersdorf has grown to become a major player in the global beauty and skin products. This has been facilitated by the company’s goal of making the products available to customers irrespective of their place of residence. To achieve this goal, the company often aims to understand its potential customers in various markets by relishing them with new and innovative beauty and skin products…

she wished That heaven had made her such a man. She thanked me, And bade me, if I had a friend that loved her, I should but teach him how to tell my story, And that would woo her. Upon this hint I spake. She loved me for the dangers I had passed, And I loved her that she did pity them.” (1.3.129-171) While she has both Othello and Brabantio backing her, here, Desdemona continues to assert her will in a highly public forum among men. Desdemona and Othello also portrayed their love and…

this poem. The place where the narrator met the traveler is the first setting, in the first line of the poem, “I met a traveler from an antique land”. And the second setting is when the traveler’s story is the focus of the poem and he is telling a tale of the crumbling statue of the Egyptian King, which beginning with the second line of the poem, “who said”. III. Because this poem seems to be inspired by the statue of Ramses II, there are many references or symbols of the statue described in…

Are you for/against The Assassin, and why? One thing is indisputable regarding the film. It is gorgeous visually, with astonishing cinematography, costumes and in general, production values. However, I think it is lacking in terms of script, and in combination with the scarcity of action scenes, it can be rather tiresome, especially to the viewer expecting the exact opposite from a film of the genre. Actually this is a question regarding if one enjoys art-house films or not, because The Assassin…