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- 1421: T.S. Eliot's "The Wasted Land"
- ... is deteriorated by the sea. The current rising and falling implies regeneration, or hope, for humankind (Kenner 80, Mack 1760). In the 5th verse, "What the Thunder Said", I see thunder as a promising of rain, which is symbolic of rebirth. There is also symbology of Christ's renewal when Eliot refers to the "third man" who is walking beside the man in the lead, but when counted can only count ...
- 1422: Shelley's "Ode To the West Wind": Analysis
- ... the reader to visualize the "dome" as having a presence like a volcano. And when the "dome" does "burst," it will act as a "Destroyer and Preserver" and creator. The use of the words "Black rain and fire and hail..." (28) also helps the reader prepare for the apocalyptic climax which Shelley intended. As the rising action continues, Shelley talks of the "Mediterranean" (31) and its "summer dreams" (30). In the ...
- 1423: The Lost Trees
- ... should be harmony between man and nature and the nature of how mankind conducts itself can have long-range effects on the course of nature. For example, we now know how the destruction of the rain forest in South America is affecting the percentage of oxygen available around the globe. Man's wholesale destruction of these areas for financial gain, despite the negative results, is a study of the nature of ...
- 1424: Behind the Doors
- ... dark, moody theatrics and revolutionary attitude Morrison was the darling of the underground. At the same time, his pout, long curls, and leather pants made him the sweetheart of Seventeen magazine. He was both an acid rock poet and a top forty pop star. Unable to cope with the paradox of his life, Morrison turned to alcohol
In concert, Morrisons bizarre behavior included raping his microphone stand, leading a lamb ...
- 1425: The Flute
- ... flute-sound. This sound sparked a curiosity and with that curiosity came the deliberate fashioning of flutes from natural materials. The tribal medicine-man would use the flute, like the drum, to cure sickness, stop rain and so on. Even in modern civilization, we can see some associations with wind instruments. For instance, in some churches the organ acts like a sort of super-flute. In the earliest stages of the ...
- 1426: Air Pollution
- ... emphysema and lung cancer. The second type is sulfur oxides, which come from the burning of coal and industrial processes. Damage to materials, to vegetation, and to the human respiratory system are caused by the acid nature of oxides. The third type of pollutant is carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas against which humans have no protection. Hemoglobin, which is in the blood, combines with carbon monoxide ...
- 1427: Music and The Global Perspective
- ... or harmony. Also, music is sound that you want to hear as music, sound that is not organized in some fashion typically cannot be called music. Yet the roar of a waterfall, the sound of rain falling on a tent or the chirping of birds can sense but as pleasing, and these perhaps as musical, sounds. In fact, the sounds of birds, water, and whales and other sounds of nature have ...
- 1428: Great Rock Musicians: Their Achievements and Effect on Rock and Roll
- ... Jimi Hendrix, and the eerily infectious "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" By Guns n' Roses. His first musical stance was as a war protest folk singer. . During the Cuban missile crisis he wrote "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall." It was a warning and a portrait of what a nuclear war would be. Dylan gained the title of spokesman for his generation when he switched from folk to rock with ...
- 1429: The Clifford Ball
- ... life back home. I WAS AT A PHISH SHOW, that's all that mattered. Yeah, in an ordinary situation, the crickets would have bothered me. I liked um. The real freaky people that lived off acid and trying to get that one miracle would have bothered me, not that weekend. Free hug...sure. Do I have any nugs...have a seat and chill a while. The feeling is like nothing else ...
- 1430: Humans Hold The Idea Of Heroes With Great Significance
- ... the reward that can come from their acts of selflessness. One example is in the story of Wanjiru, African mythology; she sacrificed her body for the good of her people. They were in need of rain, and the only way they would receive this and survive was through her death. In her death she became one with the earth and provided life for her people. The sacrifice of her body provided ...
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