In “Song of the South” clips‚ I noticed immediately that African American actors in the film were being depicted as slaves. I noticed that all the slaves in the film are very cheerful and happy to be working. This romanticizes the very unfair treatment of African Americans. All the workers on the plantation seem to sing songs while they willingly work. I also notice that the African American characters in the film‚ such as Uncle Remus‚ are only important as workers‚ entertainers‚ and in vague relations
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Mary Shelley’s novel‚ Frankenstein‚ is a journey through the highs and lows of humanity through the experiences of individual characters. Minor characters such as Justine and Walton show a less severe contrast between well made versus poorly made decisions. Major characters such as Victor and the creature introduce a far more drastic contrast‚ and pose a more influential impact on one of the overall themes of the story which is the idea that a poor moral compass pushes people to fall to such depths
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Song lyrics: looking through the window of cultural texts… If you took the time to listen to the lyrics of a song instead of mumbling uselessly to the catchy melody‚ you’d notice that some bands and musical artists are informing their audience of present-time themes and issues. In today’s society‚ song lyrics can be used effectively to find fault with many dominant values and attitudes‚ somewhat protesting against social issues and the preconceived ideas that stand tall on the stage of democracy
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The world of a country song writer is a different one‚ requiring him to prove his capability time and again. With millions of aspiring artists that make their appearance on the scene annually‚ the song writer has to work very hard to stay adrift otherwise he is likely to sink into anonymity before he can even realize it. A song writer has to face stiff competition and this aspect is even more emphatically seen in the case of the genre of country song writing. This is because country lyrics are comparatively
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The song Flawless by Beyoncé is sociologically relevant because it is about Feminism. This song is an uplift song for women and a fight for girl power. It teaches women to appreciate what they have and celebrate what they have and how they were born. This song is a big part of the feminist movement; it informed a lot of people what feminism is and opened eyes to who the feminist movement
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the third line‚ we can piece together than the quest Dylan is embarking on is one that Guthrie had also been on‚ many years before. Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan are both singer-songwriters who played a role in the initial shaping of patriotic folk songs with their use of political‚ social‚
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Jileannette Figueroa The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ propose a character whose name is Victor Frankenstein‚ to be immoral to the society of the time. Victor Frankenstein is supposed to be the role model of the creature‚ this would come along with teaching It right from wrong as well as good from bad. His duties as a creator would also go along the lines of teaching him how to behave in a society‚ which is completely new for the monster‚ and no matter what his defects or what the
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responses did you have to the song the first time you listened to it? Why do you think you had this response? When listening to the song the first time I experienced hatred and sadness. And I believe that I experienced this due to my connection to the song. Like how I was abandoned by a parent and how my life has been about me fighting with myself. While listening to the song‚ what happened to your appreciation level? Did it increase or decrease? Why? My appreciation for this song individually greatly increased
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was written and sung by Paul McCartney in 1970. It sends its listeners on a roller coaster of emotions because of the range of tempo and beat in its songs. Some songs are sad or calming while others are more upbeat and happy. The album is pretty mediocre musically with some of the songs sounding more musically appealing than others. Overall‚ their songs are definitely poetic and and have good intent in their meanings. The bands instruments include John Lennon on guitar‚ Paul McCartney on bass‚ George
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“Adam’s Song” was produced by Blink-182 and was released in 1999. “Adam’s Song” was a part of the Enema of the State album. This song was extremely different from most songs Blink-182 made. The tempo is much slower and the lyrics are considered much more depressing. Most songs produced by Blink-182 were up-beat and the lyrics did not touch on such sensitive topics. This song does a good job of using the instruments to create the sense of sadness and hope‚ and uses the lyrics to explain how someone
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