Context On the afternoon of August 15‚ 778‚ the rear guard of Charlemagne’s army was massacred at Roncesvals‚ in the mountains between France and Spain. Einhard‚ Charlemagne’s contemporary biographer‚ sets forth the incident as follows in his Life of Charlemagne: While the war with the Saxons was being fought incessantly and almost continuously‚ [Charlemagne] stationed garrisons at suitable places along the frontier and attacked Spain with the largest military force he could muster; he crossed
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one of the premier epic poems‚ “The Song of Roland” gives the reader great insight of what life was like‚ specifically the prominent role of religion and social structure‚ during the reign of Charlemagne (768-814). The poem revolves around the battle between Charlemagne’s army against the Muslims in Spain. Purpose of the war was for Charlemagne and his army to “free” the country from the impending Muslim threat. Although we do not know the creator of “The Song of Roland” or the exact date of its
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SONG’S LYRICS: WHERE IS THE LOVE What ’s wrong with the world‚ mama People livin ’ like they ain ’t got no mamas I think the whole world addicted to the drama Only attracted to things that ’ll bring you trauma Overseas‚ yeah‚ we try to stop terrorism But we still got terrorists here livin ’ In the USA‚ the big CIA The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK But if you only have love for your own race Then you only leave space to discriminate And to discriminate only generates hate
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artists though‚ they are able to find this comforting place in music. Blink 182‚ Linkin Park‚ and NAS are some of the famous artists that are able to disconnect from the world through their songs. They are able to get all of there thoughts out through music and the world has a chance to hear them. In NAS’ song "Hate me Now" he feels disconnected because there are people in the world that hate him for what he has and they are jealous. This must affect him in such a way that he has to express it
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Written in 1881 by Walt Whitman‚ “Song of Myself”‚ is known to “represent the core of Whitman’s poetic vision” (Greenspan). To many people‚ this poem is confusing and complex because of the wordplay and symbolism. This poem “requires a large perspective; you must not get your face too near the book. You must bring to it a magnanimity of spirt‚ a charity and faith equal to its own.” (Burroughs) Whitman starts out by introducing the subject the poem‚ himself‚ and continues to celebrate this topic
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CHARLEMAGNE IN THE SONG OF ROLAND The textbook displays Charlemagne as an astounding and great military leader but examines a few of his flaws as well. The Song of Roland creates the image of Charlemagne that is an extraordinary‚ legendary leader. They both tell about what great things he accomplished in his life‚ the many wars he won and how his bravery carried him through everything. The Song of Roland praised him in such a legendary way to create the impression of a heroic leader. By doing this
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Roland is not depicted as a hero in every way. In what particular way does his heroism cause him to fail himself and others‚ and what does that tell us about the culture out of which the poem emerges? The Song of Roland is a heroic epic that depicts the tragic defeat of Roland‚ the courageous leader of Charlemagne’s army. Within the epic Roland is not depicted as a hero in every way. I believe that Roland’s pride eventually becomes the root cause of his failure to himself and to others. It is this
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Christina Tyler English 102 February 18‚ 2013 Essay #1 Diagnostic Essay: Song of Myself Life is a very delicate and mysterious process. Walt Whitman’s poem Song of Myself exhibits how life should be celebrated and enjoyed accordingly. His optimistic and carefree view of life is easily distinguished through his words. Whitman expressed a love of life as well as his easygoing mood when he composed this poem. Moreover‚ his writings are referring to enjoying life‚ the similarities between
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If Everyone Cared Nickelback’s song If Everyone Cared has a lot of different ways that it can be interpreted. First you could say that this song is a very religious. With lines like "Singing Amen‚ I’m alive" obviously Amen is a religious term which leads people to think that this song is about God. Another part is the chorus "If everyone cared and nobody cried‚ If everyone loved and nobody lied‚ If everyone shared and swallowed their pride‚ We’d see the day when nobody died." If people cared
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In the number 2 position on the list was That’s what I like by Bruo Mars. The reason that I think so many people like this song is based on a few things. First off we are talking about Pop music‚ I am not saying that there is anything bad or good about that‚ but what I am saying is it is simple music that appeals to the majority of the population. For example‚ in the book the subject of those around you (friends and family) comes up. If the majority of the people around you listen to this music more
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