Literary Themes- (Conformity/Rebellion) Music is a tool that has been used in society since back in time to address some of the critical issues affecting the community. Music is used given its ability to appeal to the listeners’ critical thinking skills and also manage to play the entertaining responsibility (Reyzábal, 2014). Back during the struggle for independence, various songs that exhibited the theme of rebellion and the struggle for justice were produced. One such song is the Italian resistance movement song Bella Ciao that was used by the partisans to exhibit their readiness to die for their nation and freedom. The theme of political liberation is evidenced in the song whereby the songwriter says, “If I die a partisan, then I die a partisan and bury me in the hill” this indicates the theme of rebellion that displays the necessity for emancipation from mental as well as physical slavery. The partisans were patriotic citizens who were in opposition to the fascist regime in Italy during the Second World War. The theme of rebellion I evidenced in the history of the…
Summary of the New Testament Books Matthew Matthew is the first book in the New Testament and one of the four gospel books in the New Testament. It starts with delving on the genealogy of Jesus by linking him to King David. Though the book retells the story of the birth of Jesus, it does not follow a chronological account in highlighting the life of Christ. Again, it is the only gospel book that talks about the prophecy of the prophet Isaiah, the Magi, and Angel’s appearance to announce the birth of Christ. In quoting the prophecy of Prophet Isaiah, the book acknowledges that being that Jesus was born of a Virgin Mary, such occurrence marked the fulfilling of the prophecy. Further, the book highlights the events that followed the birth of Christ. For instance, King Herod ordered the death of all the male children in Israel and Jesus’ subsequent escape to Egypt. It showed that the event was the fulfillment of Prophet Jeremiah’s prophecy about the Messiah. The book also highlights the Baptism of Jesus Christ by John the…
Sapiens: a brief history of humankind This bibliography provides insight into examining Harari’s argument in his book, A Brief History of Humankind. The majority of the resources were found using Google scholar and includes a variety of scholarly articles written in the past years. These journal articles were peer-reviewed. Harari, Yuval Noah. “A brief history of humankind.” Publish in agreement with The Deborah Harris Agency and the Grayhawk Agency (2014). https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/0062316095 In A Brief History of humankind, Noah Yuval Harari argues that current history has shaped human societies. He employs a combination of several scientific discoveries. He mainly presents a hypothesis that explains how Homo sapiens succeeded in moving out of Africa thousands of years ago and how they dominated the planet. However, this document should reflect on challenges on the assertion that Harari made in his book on humankind (Harari, 18). Harari discusses topics like religion, nationalism, determinism, and the creation of mythology in this book. Kelly, Robert L. “From the Peaceful to the Warlike.” War, Peace, and Human Nature: The Convergence of Evolutionary and Cultural Views (2013): 151. https://books.google.co.ke/books?id=E-GCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA139&lpg=PA139&dq=Kelly,+Robert+L.+%22From+the+Peaceful+to+the+Warlike.%22+War,+Peace,+and+Human+Nature:+The+Convergence+of+Evolutionary+and+Cultural+Views+(2013):+151&source=bl&ots=wWFOqB2XkM&sig=ACfU3U0FWOSOvmLyUhiYUyXWMDKFisD6aQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjfg6GB0KLmAhWRlFwKHQZyDLcQ6AEwAHoECAkQAg#v=onepage&q=Kelly%2C%20Robert%20L.%20%22From%20the%20Peaceful%20to%20the%20Warlike.%22%20War%2C%20Peace%2C%20and%20Human%20Nature%3A%20The%20Convergence%20of%20Evolutionary%20and%20Cultural%20Views%20(2013)%3A%20151&f=false From peace to…
The lives of enslaved men and women Introduction Slavery in the southern part of the US was rampant in the early nineteenth century. It was marked with harsh slave treatment and poor working conditions. Large sugar plantations were the primary destination for most of the slaves. Other slaves worked on small farms; domestic slaves worked in their masters’ houses and did all the house chores; other slaves worked in industries and transportation. Enslaved men and women were charged with planting and harvesting, cutting trees, slashing, and preparing bushes for planting. Repairing houses and tools used in the farms was done with the slaves. The work was divided according to gender. Men were allocated to work that was physical engaging like carpentry, blacksmith work, mechanics, and driving. Women took care of children, weaving, sewing, and household chores. The working conditions were deplorable. Most enslaved men and women worked barefoot in rice plantations that were swampy. This predisposed them to water-borne infections such as schistosomiasis. Inadequate clothing, poor nutrition, lack of treatment, poor wound care, poor hygienic conditions, and Heavy labor also…
SONNETS IN THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE. Harlem Renaissance poets used sonnets significantly to convey different messages to their African American fellows. The black people faced various problems in those times such as racism, poverty, illiteracy and most of all, slavery. They lived in fear and pain. The poets wrote sonnets some of them to comfort them but some to express their pain to the world. In this essay, we will contrast the works of Langston Hughes, Claude Mckay and Countee Cullen. Langston Hughes expresses the hope for a better life to the Black Americans in his “Dream” sonnet. His strong wordings imply the pain of the Black Man in America. He takes us to the slavery that was ongoing by that period in time. However, in some of his sonnets, he writes of the joyous moments of the Negros too. His heartfelt poems display the common encounters of black people’s culture. He shows how the African Americans were forgotten and their dreams not considered at all. He depicts how far liberty and equality were from them. He writes in a point…
Country with High Mortality rates Introduction Zimbabwe is a landlocked country found in southern Africa known for its dramatic landscape and diverse wildlife, much of it within parks, reserves and safari areas. I have decided to conduct my research and study on this country since it is surrounded by very bold political and economic realms that are very questioning. Location Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in southern Africa. Population The population of Zimbabwe has grown during the 20th century in accordance with the model of a developing country with high birth rates and falling death rates, resulting in relatively high population growth rate (around 3% or above in the 1960s ). The population of Zimbabwe is about 14.15 million. The high death rate is due to the impact of AIDS which is by far the main cause of death. This leads to a small natural increase of around 0.5%. However, outward Migration rates of around 1.5% or more have been experienced for over a decade, therefore actual population changes are uncertain. Government The government of Zimbabwe is divided…
The Theme of Filial Love in Tobias’ Wolff’s “Powder” Tobias Wolff’s short story “Powder” depicts a rough connection between a father and their child. As observed through the child’s viewpoint, the father is attempting to make a superior association with him by taking him on a skiing trip before Christmas. Wolff uses the idea of filial love to delineate the father and child’s relationship. Despite the fact that these two characters are direct inverses, the affection between the father and the child abrogates majority of their family issues. Throughout the “Powder” story, Wolff uses the theme of filial love to show how a child needs their father’s love for self-identity and the way a father’s love influences their child. The story by Wolff starts with a conflict where the boy’s mother does not want the child to be taken for the trip. Wolff presents the mother’s anxiety by saying, “He promised, hand on heart, to take good care of me and have me home for dinner on Christmas Eve, and she relented,” (Wolff, 1). This shows that the mother…
The theme of the underdog: book, Ragged Dick by Horatio Alger and the movie, The Pursuit of Happyness. The theme of the underdog is evident in the book, Ragged Dick by Horatio Alger and the movie, The Pursuit of Happyness. Underdogs are individuals associated with minimal chance or no chance at all to win under a normal environment. Underdogs are always regarded as weaklings in an environment that requires a struggle for survival. In most cases, however, underdogs have an advantage in that, attention that may pose unnecessary competition is not directed on them. Underdogs are viewed by society as being disadvantaged by an unfair life or maybe to have failed in life. The lives led by underdogs represent the under-privileged members of the community whose fate in life does not show any signs of a bright future. However, underdogs appear as winners at the latter stages of an initially crisis-dominated life. In literature, underdogs are presented as winners in fights involving legends. When the battle between underdogs and legends end up with the underdog winning, the result is received…
What is a Review of the Literature? Imagine yourself having come from a meeting in which a complex debate took place. You want to tell a group of friends about the meeting, and to do so you need to describe the conversation. You will explain the important ideas that got covered, who made various points, and why they made them. When you’re finished, your friends will have a good sense of how the conversation went, and they’ll feel able to jump into the same discussion and make their own points. This is exactly what reviews of literature do. They appear, in one form or another, in virtually every academic article, recounting what has already been said in the conversation as well as what has been left out of the conversation, so that readers can understand where the writer is going to jump in. Lit reviews describe what is considered known and unknown about a given issue. They synthesize the arguments that have already taken place, and create a space or a “niche” for the current writer to make her argument…
VIDEO:Muncy The Tang Dynasty 618-907 CE Tong is the Golden Age of Chinese Culture. They took poetry seriously as other arts. This was a time of high culture. The Tong was a cosmopolitan culture. They were a melting pot of the world. It was home to the Han Chinese, Turks, Persians, Arabs, Jewish, Muslims, Christians, etc. Chang’an capital. This cosmopolitan type was driven by the Silk Road. In 751 CE, they battled the Abassids in Sagdia. Women were also empowered here until the Communist Revolution. The first century and half was the power point. Emperor Taizong (r. 626-649 CE) – wasn’t the first but set the tone for the dynasty. Emperor Wu (r.690-705 CE) – the only woman to rule in her own right within Chinese History. Emperor Xuanzong (r.712-756 CE) – He was an excellent emperor but made dumb mistakes. In 755, his general rebelled against him. An Lushan. In 907, the last Tong Emperor was deposed by one of his generals. China then went into the Five Dynasties Period from 907-960 CE. Eno: The Junzi Administrators of…