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- 1921: Blake's "London" and "The Garden of Love"
- ... critic of his poetry said this about Blake: "There is no doubt this poor man was mad, but there is something in the madness of this man that interests me more than the Sanity of Lord Byron & Walter Scott!" (Wordsworth 13:163). While many may question his sanity, William Blake became one of the most influential poets of his time and time yet to come. During the 18th and 19th centuries ...
- 1922: "Life is a Series of Tests and Challenges": A Critical Analysis of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- ... of King Arthur's knights accepts, to behead the fearsome Green Knight and to let him retaliate a year later at the distant Green Chapel; and the temptation to commit adultery with the wife of Lord Bercilak--in reality the Green Knight--in whose castle he stays in en route to the chapel. This story is emblematic of life; how it issues tests and challenges and the consequences rendered as a ...
- 1923: Beowulf: The Ultimate Hero
- ... common practice for them to accept you into their family. Once again, the influence of Christianity shows in Hrothgar's speech to Beowulf. It was the "Almighty" who sent Beowulf and it was "with the Lord's help" that Beowulf was able to defeat Grendel. Hrothgar wants to make it known throughout the world that Beowulf is the strongest man alive and is a proven hero. It is the characteristics of ...
- 1924: Music and Censorship
- ... them as well, they act as gods, which no one can touch. For example, think of it like a secret dictatorship, and we breathe as a fascist society, which puts fun and feelings above the Lord, above all. Many of the musicians consist of non-religious people who live only for fun and only for themselves. Why then would we, especially as Christians, put our total devotion in them? It exists ...
- 1925: The Motown Sound
- ... in how our youth is raised. Being raised in the Southern house of a deacon, we simply just weren't allowed to experience and participate in certain events. My grandfather was a man of the Lord and listening to that "racket" was not tolerated. Reading, playing outdoors, or asking life's daily questions would suffice. But he would not allow that "racket" in his house. In summary, one could only hope ...
- 1926: Tupac Shakur's Last Album: Makaveli
- ... mentions many religious things in this song. He speaks of Pharos, Moses, and mentions God many times. However, he doesnt necessarily speak of them in with a lack of respect. He is asking the Lord for forgiveness for what he has to do to make it on the streets. One idea about the reason for naming this song Blasphemy, may be other peoples lack of respect for God and ...
- 1927: Metallica
- ... he and his family raised horses. They moved to Kalamazoo then to L.A. Jason Newstead came from a band named Flotsam and Jetsam named after a chapter in J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy Lord of the Rings. Metallica has played many concerts, shows, and world tours over the years. They gained popularity from playing concerts improving their talents. On tour they have played with many bands including Van Halen ...
- 1928: Beethoven's 8th Sonata: Analysis
- ... 310.) Timbre - The tone colour of this piece is played by the piano, which has a very riched played sound in the introduction and lightly played in the middle of the piece while the ending flies off like the wind to end the first-movement.
- 1929: Humans Hold The Idea Of Heroes With Great Significance
- ... way of contemplation and thought in which he was given great rewards. Another example is in the story of David (of Judaic origin); instead of using a sword and armor to defend Israel and the Lord of hosts, he used faith and simplicity to destroy the mighty champion Goliath. David in a sense performs a miracle. David was small and untrained with the weapons of a soldier; Goliath was large and ...
- 1930: Aztec Mythology: Quetzalcoatl
- ... myth of the Aztecs especially their king Montezuma. The arrival of Cortez was seen by the Aztecs as the god Quetzalcoatl returning to fulfill his promise to return. The Aztecs saw Cortez as "the Supreme Lord of the Things of Earth and of heaven" (Gruzinski 29). The Indians had never before seen horses, muskets, armor, or cannons; to them they must have seemed the weapons of the gods. The envoys that ...
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