THE TYPE OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS: MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock During this semester in Prose class‚ I have learned many kind of short stories by writers of various background. I also learn how to analyze the text critically‚ especially about structuralism and culture studies. There are 8 short stories that I have discussed with the class and written in one-page journal response. First
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world. However‚ there is often times a dominating cultural structure that makes it difficult to attain peace among the diverse cultural groups of America. Sherman Alexie’s short story‚ Because my Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at Woodstock‚ displays the difficulty of the Native American people having to cope with the dominating culture that they are inevitably being shoved into. The main character Victor‚ a young boy who reflects much
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The 1960’s were‚ in my opinion the most influential decade in the history of the world. Some people went from being preppy‚ well-kept human beings to turning into long-haired‚ earth- loving and careless people. When the citizens of today look back at the ‘60s‚ they think of one of the happiest decades their generation has ever seen if not the happiest they’ve ever went through. The “hippies” stressed that everybody be happy‚ calm and find peace through love and tolerance. This means that everybody
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feelings of a lost generation. Perpetual alcoholism‚ fragmented families‚ and racial alienation are major issues present in Sherman Alexie’s three short stories. Sherman Alexie’s “Because My Father Always Said He Was the Only Indian Who Saw Jimi Hendrix Play “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Woodstock” follows Victor‚ a young Native American‚ fondly reminiscing about his father’s drunken antics. In the story‚ Victor describes life and relationships while on an Indian reservation. One prime social
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Another young performer‚ Jimi Hendrix‚ insisted that he performed last because he had something special in mind for the crowd (Evans 215). Jimi Hendrix was a dreamer with a very determined heart he refused to abandon any belief he sincerely believed in. The climax of the show at Woodstock was Hendrix’s electrifying version of the “Star Spangled Banner‚” which encased both the musical and political tone of Woodstock that would be absorbed and distributed by the American youth that attended (215)
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Jimi Hendrix had a big impact with his performance as well‚ including an alternative version of "The Star Spangled Banner". The song was somewhat controversial‚ as the Vietnam War was underway and the sound effects that he generated with his guitar paralleled
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Witnesses.” (Hayes‚ Fowler‚ McCloy‚ O’Key). Prince’s sound was recognizable and distinct in its own way‚ however‚ his influences were a long running list of wonderful artists on their own. Some of these artists are; Joni Mitchell‚ Stevie Wonder‚ and Jimi Hendrix. Including groups like; Earth Wind & Fire‚ Sly and the Family Stone‚ and Parliament Funk. Most of these groups include funk elements‚ with a flavor of R&B and soul. Each wonderful songwriters and musicians‚ it’s no surprise that Prince’s sound
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Trying New Things Marcus Williams Ivy Tech Community College My brother and I are similar in a number of ways‚ but we’re completely opposite in how we feel about trying new things. He resists and often fears it‚ while I crave it. Trying new things has always been beneficial for me in the past. I enjoy exploring and testing my boundaries because you never know what you might like. Although I have to admit I didn’t always live my life by this philosophy‚ a couple years ago was
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Great Rock Musicians: Their Achievements and Effect on Rock and Roll The blues are undeniably the roots of early rock and roll. Rock today has mutated so much that the basic blues patterns have been all but lost. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the birth of‚ and evolution of rock and roll by focusing on three of the arguably greatest rock musicians of the sixties and seventies. The origin of the blues can be traced to the emancipation of the slaves in the rural black areas of the
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The Hippie Legacy. - Counterculture movement; began in US‚ spread to UK; big from 1965‚ declined in 1970s; white‚ 15-25 of age‚ mostly students; seen as wasters‚ druggies‚ idiots‚ green-freaks; heavily influenced by music (Jimi Hendrix‚ The Beatles); easily identified by their style - tried to distance themselves from conventional‚ structured styles. Britain: in Britain‚ there had always been an artsy‚ bohemian underground; widely known as ‘the underground’‚ even though media tried
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