When composing a song‚ writers often tend to use literary devices to convey a deeper meaning and analysis than the words sang in the song. The song “Firework” by Katy Perry is a suitable example of this. Katy Perry compares the audience to a firework and a plastic bag using a simile and metaphor to symbolize the tension between being afraid to show the world who they really are‚ and revealing themselves for the world to see the their true colors. Perry uses a simile to juxtapose the audience to
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1. Gao su – to tell Guan yu – about Yi tian – one day Wan – finish‚ to complete‚ play Cong lai bu – never Man man – slowly Zhong can – chinese food Xi can – western food Dan shi – but Ming nian – next year Huo zhe – or Da xue – university Yi hou – after Jue ding – decide Ru guo – if Jia ren – family Zhuan ye – major (speciality) He .... yi yang – the same as Jing ji – economic Guan li – management Xian ….. ranhou – first …. Then 2. Wei le - for‚ in order to Na – to take
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Rainforest Crunch. Cherry Garcia. Peace Pops. Perhaps no other consumer brand’s image is so entwined with hippie-inspired idealism and social causes as Ben & Jerry’s. Among the ice-cream maker’s crusades: saving the endangered family farm by supporting farmers’ cooperatives and fair-trade initiatives. The message is unmistakable: by buying pints and cones‚ consumers are helping Ben & Jerry’s stick up for the little guy. But when it comes to its own "little guy‚" Ben & Jerry’s may not be quite so
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For the past four decades Jerry Uelsmann‚ a pioneer of photo manipulation in the darkroom‚ has been ultra-successful in creating a never-ending array of surreal photographic montages by hand. Critics have often likened these composites to "dreams that slip past our perceptual defenses‚ triggering a response but never quite revealing their meaning." In the interview that follows‚ PDN talks with Uelsmann about his life‚ his love for photography and how he creates his mystical‚ magical art. In this
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Daniel A. Parra Mr. Reimer Honors Chemistry‚ 5th 10/25/11 ‘Cause Baby‚ You’re a Firework How are the colors in fireworks produced? When I first thought about where the colors from fireworks came from‚ I thought that they came from food coloring that was mixed with gun powder. Also‚ from previous knowledge that I had about how neon lights were formed‚ I imagined that the electrons got excited when they got some sort of voltage or energy‚ and I also knew that when they got relaxed they emitted
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Pennsylvania‚ the county seat‚ is known as “The Fireworks Capital of America.” This is because Lawrence County was once the largest producer of fireworks in the world‚ thanks to two large fireworks companies that began here. In 1893‚ Antonio Zambelli travelled from Italy to Western Pennsylvania to start his business. He quickly became successful‚ and today‚ Zambelli Fireworks Internationale is still family owned‚ and continues to produce fireworks worldwide. In 1922‚ Constantino Vitale also ventured
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Empress Wu Zetian is thought to be a great politician in chinese feudal time. She has many other names such as: the empress of Emperor Gaozong‚ the mother of Emperor Zhongzong and Emperor Ruizong‚ and a nun in the temple. But probably her most beautiful title was that she the only female emperor in Chinese history to rule the country for half a century. Empress Wu was born in 624. When she was a little girl she read a lot of books and had gotten a good education. At the age of 14 she was selected
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leader’s reputation that today‚ still conjures up debatable rumors‚ is Wu Zetian. She was the first woman in China to hold the title of emperor‚ but at what cost did she get there? Wu Zetian’s reputation is tarnished with mentions of sabotage‚ murder‚
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the Staten Island‚ NY-based Wu Tang Clan proved to be the most revolutionary rap group of the mid-’90s -- and only partially because of their music. Turning the standard concept of a hip-hop crew inside out‚ the Wu-Tang Clan were assembled as a loose congregation of nine MCs‚ almost as a support group. Instead of releasing one album after another‚ the Clan was designed to overtake the record industry in as profitable a fashion as possible -- the idea was to establish the Wu-Tang as a force with their
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I selected the song Firework by Katy Perry because it is a very catchy song and it has a good meaning behind the song. I’m a firm believer in showing who you truly are and not hiding your true self so you “fit in” if you think fit in by acting different are you really fitting in at all. Be your true self and find an actual friend group where you can be who you truly are. The song says “show them what you’re worth” and “Let you’re colors burst.” What Katy Perry is saying with those lyrics is that
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