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"Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience", 2003.
A discussion on how William Blake's "Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience" can be considered both complex and simple.
1,698 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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Through the analysis of various poems such as "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" and "London", this paper contends that both the 'Songs of Innocence', and the 'Songs of Experience' are simple and complex. It looks at how they exist on a number of levels, having at once simple meaning, and complex analogy symbolism to further give expression to the poetry. The paper also examines how the conflicting simple and complex natures of the poetry gives rise to more thought on behalf of the reader.
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"The innocent child who speaks in 'The Lamb' does so freely, however, seemingly the child's innocence prevents it from grasping correctly the allusion it has made. Although obviously in Christianity God has a connection with all living things, the child makes the connection with the lamb, and then compares it with "He" who became a little child. This is a reference to 'The Lamb of God', or Jesus Christ. The aforementioned innocence of the child blinds it from understanding that 'The Lamb of God' was a sacrifice, and so in making such a comparison he is stating both the lamb and himself are akin to a sacrifice. This meaning, taken from the further, more complex reading, may make the question of the first line, "Little Lamb, who made thee?" more poignant, in the face of whether or not the Christian God is so benevolent."
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"Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience", 2008.
An analysis of the combination of William Blake's poems, "Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience."
1,741 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper focuses on William Blake's two poems, "Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience." It aims to show how the two poems together form a seamless whole that aim to portray the world as seen by what Blake calls "the two contrasting states of the human soul." The paper analyzes the poems in the context of the mythology put forth in Blake's prophetic works. Illustrations of the poems are included with the paper.
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"As the poems of Songs of Innocence and of Experience show, Blake's account of the Fall at work within the human soul is more descriptive than it is moralistically sentimental. His much more nuanced view is of innocence as a state of unification and creative power but a lack of agency, and of the fall to experience as the inevitable and necessary process of individuation, bringing with it subjectivity and its more varied perceptions. Interestingly enough, in this conception of the Fall, Blake anticipated, as Abrams notes, the "fall" that is the malaise of modern culture, essentially "a mode of psychic disintegration and of resultant alienation from oneself, one's world, and one's fellow human beings" (39). In this respect at least, Blake was indeed prophetic."
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?Songs of Innocence? and ?Songs of Experience?, 2002.
Examines these collections of poetry by William Blake.
838 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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William Blake's "Songs of Innocence" and "Songs of Experience" were written between 1788 and 1801 and contain a collection of nineteen individual poems and twenty seven poems, respectively. This paper looks at whether Blake's works could still be enjoyed and understood if the individual poems within the collections were read independently and not within the context of the collection. The paper uses evidence from the poems to show that ultimately, the poems should be read as part of the collection to be appreciated.
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"The individual poems do not describe the whole of the human experience because they approach life from the perspective of either innocence or experience. In order to appreciate Blake's comment on the human condition, they must be read in the context of the collection as a whole. "Songs of Experience" is a retort to the "Songs of Innocence." Together they capture the loss of security each of us experiences as we move from childhood into adulthood, and the longing for the innocence we leave behind. Blake's treatment of this state of being endures because it a universal expression of our common nostalgia."
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The Book of Songs, 2005.
An in-depth analysis of the ancient Chinese "Book of Songs".
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 53.95
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The paper discusses the ancient Chinese "Book of Songs," a book of poems each of which is set to music so it can be sung. The book consists of 305 poems categorized into folk songs, ceremonial songs, and sacrificial songs, based on their content and the style of the music. The paper examines the various styles of songs that make up the book and how these songs were used to celebrate many occasions.
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"Chinese literature has a long history that begins with Shi Jing, or the Book of Songs. The original title of the work was Shi (Poems) and later Shi Sanbai (Three Hundred Poems). Each of the poems was set to music so it could be sung. The book finally consisted of 305 poems categorized into folk songs, ceremonial songs, and sacrificial songs, based on their content and the style of the music. Folk songs were popular among the people and made up the best part of the book. Ceremonial songs and sacrificial songs were sung primarily on sacrificial or ceremonial occasions as a means of eulogizing the merits and virtues of the Son of Heaven and of his forefathers (Churchill paras. 1-2). Shi Jing is one of the seminal works of Chinese Civilization, serving this role along with the Book of Changes (Yi Jing), the Book of History (Shu Jing),.."
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CD: "Disney Songs the Satchmo Way", 2005.
This paper reviews the compact disk "Disney Songs the Satchmo Way" on which Louis Armstrong presents Disney songs in his jazz style.
915 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 32.95
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This paper explains that, on "Disney Songs the Satchmo Way", Louis Armstrong re-interprets the music of very familiar songs associated with Disney by adding a jazz flair to each song resulting in a more enjoyable sound than in their original format. The author points out that the new style actually makes the songs a much mellower flavor, which flows along nicely instead of being choppy in places as in the original Disney style. The paper analyzes the songs "Chim Chim Cher-ee", "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo", "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" and "When You Wish upon a Star", all of which definitely have that New Orleans flavor with trumpets, trombones and various brass instruments playing Disney tunes.
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"Another aspect that struck me was my attitude towards the kind of songs being performed. I had always thought of these tunes as children's songs, just funny, cartoon type lyrics and music. The way, in which these tunes were performed by Louis Armstrong, I could actually see some of them making it onto the charts. Even though they are suppose to be fun songs, the new format somehow gave them a little more seriousness. "
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Bob Marley's Songs, 2005.
An examination of how reggae music in general and Bob Marley's songs in particular, are expressions of protest.
2,325 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 2346 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper discusses two of Marley's songs: "Redemption Song" and "Get Up, Stand Up" and examines the protest behind the songs. Additionally, the paper focuses on why Marley chose to present his protests against the political system, racism and social inequality through his music and how Marley's unique style characterizes his works. Finally, the paper discusses how Marley's songs altered the conventional ideas of reggae style and the religious movement known as Rastafari and discusses how Marley's music was able to inspire a nation and her people.
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"Throughout history, expressions of protest have come from a variety of sources and through a vast plethora of mediums. From paintings to poetry, protest works have helped to shape many causes, and have in many cases even influenced the outcome of the cause for the protest. This type of influence and the ability to affect masses of people simultaneously is perhaps best shown in the world of music."
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Work in Songs, 2006.
An analysis of song lyrics to determine the underlying message in each.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper looks at the lyrics and music of eighteen songs to see what they say about work, about workers, and about the effects of work on the worker.The paper reviews songs like "Old Man River," showing how this song has a plaintive power in keeping with its role in Showboat as the song of a black workman linked to the river and seeing himself as humbled by comparison. The Jim Croce version uses slightly different lyrics, but the underlying sense of the humble worker acing the eternal river remains.
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"The music creates a certain sense of melancholy at the same time. The song says much about the worker in a natural setting and how he or she relates to the enormity of the job. 16 Tons This song has a low-down, almost conspiratorial sound, in part from Ford's deep voice. The song evokes the work of the miner and says much about how the individual is overwhelmed and even exploited by the company for which he works, a company that keeps him in hock by selling goods to him from its own store. The song suggests the plight of the worker, who expends all the energy and reaps few of the rewards."
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Spiritual Messages in Songs, 2002.
Discussion of three songs that contain spiritually healing messages.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 35.95
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Songs often contain spiritual messages that can help those who are either victims of unpleasant circumstances or lack the courage to overcome misfortunes. The lyrics of many such songs urge people to face life with a cheerful and positive attitude. This paper discusses three such songs, which contain substance because they transcend any particular space or time and thus carry a universal message of wisdom and courage. The paper also focuses on such things as tone of the song, its central theme, rhyming, significance of oft-repeated lines etc.
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Classic Rock Song Analysis, 1999.
A sociological analysis of the song "Money", by Roger Waters (1981) and "Feel Like a Number" by Bob Seger (1978).
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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The writer looks at the song ?Money?, and raises the following points - Roger Waters? references to our social hierarchy, how his ideas relate to Thorstein Veblen's 'Theory of the Leisure Class', and class discrimination. This song brings to light concerns about our current economy. Bob Seger's song, "Feel Like A Number," also deals with the social hierarchy from the perspective of the workers that make up the majority of our society. This song has been related to Merton?s Strain Theory for sociological purposes.
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The song "Money" seems to deal with people and their desire to possess more money. The song also implies that money is not such a wonderful thing to attain beyond a certain amount based on the fact that it gives the person too much power, or rather the belief that he has power. It seems to be broaching the idea of capitalism with skepticism. The message seems to be claiming that those with money and power let it get to their heads and do very little to help change the situations for those less fortunate. In a sense, Waters is disagreeing with the functionalist view that our society will work itself out. He words it as though he feels that it is dysfunctional in our society to allow the wealthy to hold their earnings with an iron grip.
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Music and Song in "Othello", 2005.
A look at Shakespeare's use of song in his play, "Othello", as a way for the audience to better understand the characters in the play.
1,134 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper explains how Shakespeare's use of music and song in "Othello" strengthens our perspectives of the characters in the play and reveals the very distinct and opposite characters of Iago and Desdemona. On the one hand, the paper points out Iago?s songs reveal the depth to which he will go to manipulate others and control situations, while Desdemona's songs, on the other hand, reveal her innocence. Finally, the paper concludes that, in "Othello", Shakespeare demonstrates the power of music through the songs the main characters sing, while also illustrating that there can be more to music than meets the eye.
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"In his play, Othello, Shakespeare presents us with unusual opportunities to understand character through song. While we often think of music as a form of entertainment, Iago and Desdemona demonstrate another use of music with their songs. Iago successfully uses his songs to further his evil desires. In short, his songs are trick to get Cassio drunk. In contrast, Desdemona sings as a form of expression to release her inner feelings, most of which she cannot understand. Both of these characters demonstrate that the power of music not only lives beyond words but it can also change lives. Iago and Desdemona reveal more of their true selves through song."
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The Meaning of Song, 2006.
A review of Victor Zuckerkandl's exploration into the meaning of song.
1,480 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper takes a look at the exploration of Victor Zuckerkandl into the meaning of song. According to this paper, Zuckerkandl makes it clear he is not seeking a physical explanation involving muscles and voice box, but a spiritual explanation for the human activity of singing.
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The Meaning of Song
Words and Tones in Song
"High Time" and Ambiguous Harmonic Function
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"Zuckerkandl's explanation immediately brought to my mind an experience I had a few years ago. I was driving on a road through a thick Michigan forest at night when my car broke down. I had to walk back to a nearby town about three miles in the dark. There was no moon or stars to shed light; in fact, I couldn't even see the road beneath my feet or where I was stepping. I began to sing (like the soldiers Zuckerkandl mentions who sing to overcome their fear). As I walked along singing, I became aware of an animal in the woods only a few feet to my left. It seemed a large animal and made quite a noise with each movement it made. It began to walk alongside me, crashing and crunching the brush under its feet and snorting. I continued singing, this time a hymn, and hoped the creature was not a bear or an aggressive animal that might attack. Suddenly, as I sang "Lead Kindly Light amid the encircling gloom, lead Thou me on..." I connected to the animal's consciousness! It was most extraordinary. I believe it was a deer. Its consciousness was very innocent, and it wondered curiously what I was (but not what I was doing there in the middle of the night). I tried to convey the message mentally that I was harmless. Then it realized I was a human being and thought better of coming so close."
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Cathy Song's Poem "Lost Sister", 2006.
This paper is an analysis of Cathy Song's poem "Lost Sister" from her collection of poetry entitled "Picture Bride".
1,290 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper explains that Cathy Song understands the predicaments Asian immigrants must encounter in American society because she grew up as an American of Chinese and Korean descent, which she expressed in "Picture Bride", a poem collection about Asian immigrants' concerns with their decisions to migrate to the United States The author points out that, in the poem "Lost Sister", Song compares the contradictions in Chinese and American cultures faced by a Chinese immigrant woman because American laws allows freedom for everyone; whereas, the ancient Chinese tradition oppresses women's rights. The paper relates that Song depicts, in this poem, the immigrant woman choosing to adhere to American traditions, leaving her original cultures in order to express herself in spite of her Chinese identity. Many quotations.
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"Ending her poem, Song highlights the immigrant woman's choice to follow the American traditions while disobeying her own culture. Song begins the last stanza with "you find you need China/ your one fragile identification" (lines 53-54) to restate the woman's original identity as a Chinese person. The word "fragile", however, emphasizes the intensity of her connection to her Chinese identification. By saying "fragile," the woman admits that although she cannot deny her ethnicity that runs in her blood, she does not practice her Chinese identity further."
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The Slave Song, 2007.
An examination of the article "Truth in Timbre: Morrison's Extension of Slave Narrative in the Song in "Beloved"" by Peter J. Capuano.
971 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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The paper examines the article "Truth in Timbre: Morrison's extension of slave narrative in the song in "Beloved"", where Peter J. Capuano shows how Toni Morrison is able to use the concept of the slave song in her literature as a defining principle of humanity and a symbol of human endurance. The paper explains the differences between Morrison's and Frederick Douglass' use of the slave song according to Capuano.
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"The differences between Morrison and Douglass' use of the slave song can be explained mainly by examining their intended audiences. Capuano argues that Douglass' work, which acts as one of the comprehensive foundations of present day slave literature, was written for a very different audience with different purposes. Douglass' main concern was the abolition of slavery, and by exposing the brutality of slavery he hoped to hasten this effort. Slave songs are used as anecdotal, factual evidence to expose the human suffering connected with slavery. Morrison echoes this idea of the slave song, as well as using it to challenge the reader in the present day to reflect on the dehumanizing process of slavery."
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Microeconomic Principles and Song, 2002.
Discusses how issues of microeconomics are incorporated into Garth Brooks' song "We Shall Be Free".
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 46.95
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The principles of microeconomics are not just important to economists and scholars, the principles apply to many aspects of society that impact everyone. Microeconomics considers how goods are produced, how people create their income and how people make decisions to spend that income. In short, microeconomics refers to aspects of life that people encounter every day. With this relevance of microeconomics to everyday life, it is not surprising that principles of economics can be found in many places, including in the lyrics of songs. To illustrate how the principles of microeconomics are referred to in a song, Garth Brooks? "We Shall Be Free" is used as an example. Considering the lyrics of this song, it is seen that various items are mentioned that relate to microeconomics. As well as describing these items, the analysis also extends to a brief discussion of why they are important to people.
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"The lyrics of We Shall Be Free includes the following lines, ?And when money talks for the very last time / And nobody walks a step behind / ? / Then we shall be free.? This statement from the lyrics goes against the principles of the market economy and the concept of fairness in the market economy. ?When money talks for the very last time? refers to money not having power. The market economy of current society is based on money as power, since money is the means to obtaining necessary and desired goods and services. If money did not ?talk? in modern society, why would people work? It is fair to suggest that most people would not work if what they obtained from that work was worthless to them. If people did not work, companies would not be producing the goods that people buy with the money they work for. This illustrates that the lyrics suggest a different view of economics than what society is currently based on. The line ?And nobody walks a step behind? also suggests that everyone is equal. "
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"The Song of Roland", 2006.
This in-depth paper reviews and analyzes the French epic poem "The Song of Roland", penned by an anonymous author sometime between 1098 and 1100.
4,567 words (approx. 18.3 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 118.95
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This well-researched paper delves into the text of the poem which focuses on events that took place in medieval times during the reign of the Christian Emperor Charlemagne. The writer of this paper applies the normative-descriptive method of research in gathering, interpreting and analyzing material derived from an English translation of the actual poem as well as published accounts, criticisms and analyses of the actual text. This paper analyzes "The Song of Roland" as both a work of literature and as a tool of propaganda. This paper discusses the popular premise that the poet's main intent was to inflame the Christian community and turn it against the followers of Islam. This paper discusses the poet's obvious inclusion of incorrect historical facts and racial biases throughout the poem. The writer explores the author's obvious pro-Christian stance in this particular poem. This paper also examines the views and opinions of various historians and critics who suggest that this poem, written in the 11th century about events that took place in the 8th century is largely misunderstood by most readers.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
"The Song of Roland" as a Literary Work
"The Song of Roland" as a Propaganda Text
Conclusion
Bibliography
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"Charlemagne's revenge of Roland's death at Roncesvalles became deeply and firmly impressed into the minds of the French people. It does not appear to be a coincidence that the first extent version of this great chanson was written around 1095 during the launching of the First Crusade. From a political maneuver, it turns into a call for a holy war against the Muslims of Spain on account of their attack on Charlemagne's rear guard at Roncesvalles. The epic delineates and clearly and firmly sets down the meanings of good and evil throughout. It does so distinctively in the battlefield scenes where super-mortal forces clash for the control of the earth, using mortal bodies of Christians and pagans in a way of cosmological significance. While based on historical facts, the Song of Roland went through editing in the three centuries between the massacre and the writing of this epic. It is historically factual that the rear guard of Charlemagne's army was slaughtered at Roncesvalles, but it was the Basques and the Muslims that crushed Charlemagne's forces. Neither were the Franks waging a holy war against Spain."
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