Bob Dylan Interviews

In order to understand anything in society today, it takes knowledge. Knowledge plays a vital role in society because, it’s the information, facts, data, etc. that all individuals recite from past experiences learned. Zakaria does a good job explaining knowledge as he aims towards the origin development of understanding the world over time, which in other words; may be called philosophy. Zakaria concludes the ideas of how humans have changed over time, by using previous experience as gained knowledge in everyday life. Zakaria states, “Many modern biologists concur, arguing that the core of being human involves the use of the brain.” (pg.138). Zakaria says this to explain that any activity a person chooses to partake in requires knowledge. Everything in the world today has been created, has been modified to adapt and improve and meet society’s expectations.

Emotions are used in our everyday lives help us understand and comprehend a situation. The way we feel can affect the way we think through a situation and the situation that we make. Our emotions are expressed when we play sports, when a loved one dies, or when we see our newly born baby for the first time. Emotions are a state of consciousness like joy, sorrow, fear, hate, and love. Whenever we are presented with a situation, our brain responds in feelings, and our feeling determine what will happen next.

Reason also known as (logic or logos) refers to any attempt to appeal an argument using only valid facts. Some individual’s actions are based on reasons, as they are managed by rationality and they think very cautiously about all the decision they make. Conversely, passion also known as (emotion or pathos) refers to being able to persuade a situation

| The study of knowledge: What constitutes knowledge, the nature of knowledge, and whether knowledge is possible

The early 1960s was a time of extreme social issues such as the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement; everyone was looking for their own voice in this time of adversity. A young Bob Dylan arises to the spotlight and sings songs speaking of protest and originality, expressing societal dissatisfaction felt by not only himself but by his entire generation. In the 1960s Dylan wrote many protest songs that people of his generation found themselves connecting to, leading way to a counterculture aside from popular music which also paved a way for introspective song writing.

     Bob Dylan’s song, The Hurricane, brings to surface several of the themes covered in class this semester. The song explores general themes like community and responsibility, while also focusing on many of the sub-themes, such as justice and injustice, appearance and reality, and loyalty and abandonment. Throughout the song, the main characters constantly battle with the above themes in attempt to frame an innocent man. While the song brings up many of these themes, Dylan’s characters show little consistency with the texts covered, as the texts tend to try to find reconciliation in the characters, while Dylan’s characters feel no remorse in their actions.

Knowledge is a powerful tool, one which will unlock many doors for us as individuals and as the whole of the human race, but we must always remember the consequences of gaining knowledge. It is both our blessing and our curse, and we must never forget that knowledge is a power, what we do with that power will determine our fate and

The word “knowledge” was recurring many times throughout Frankenstein novel and attracted or forced the reader to find out the true definition of it. Curiously, I decided to look up the definition of knowledge from the Webster 's Dictionary. It defines, “Knowledge: n. Understanding gained by actual experience; range of information; clear perception of truth; something learned and kept in the mind.” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) I realized this word is very straightforward, but has many useful and different meanings to all of us. It is also powerful tool to determine and control the result of our judgment. “Knowledge consists in recognizing the difference between good and bad decisions”. (Knowledge Intellectual

Bob Dylan and the Beatles, two of the biggest music phenomena from the 1960`s up till today, has despite different musical styles and different target audiences influenced each other in several ways throughout their careers. The Beatles was arguably the main influence that lead Dylan to go electric, as well as writing a tribute to John (and the Beatles) in one of his latest albums. Bob on the other hand, introduced the Beatles to try pot on their first meeting and inspired Lennon and the others to change their music style and write more introspective, political and acoustic music. …..With similar backgrounds both from industrial cites, Bob Dylan from Duluth, a seaport city in Minnesota and the Beatles from Liverpool and both growing up with the same

Knowledge is the framework for understanding information and using it to inform judgements, opinions, predictions and decisions – a pyramidal relationship (See diagram 1)

Regarding significant musical movements in history, more specifically the twenty first century, few were more important than the folk revolution that took shape in the mid-nineteen hundreds. One of the leaders of this revolution was Robert Allen Zimmerman, known by his popular assumed name, Bob Dylan. Born in 1941 in Minnesota, Dylan grew up the grandchild of Jewish-Russian immigrants and had a surprisingly unexceptional childhood. His interest in music became evident in his high school years when he taught himself basic piano and guitar. From these rudimentary skills Dylan would build his knowledge and experience in music to his present status as a forefather of folk music in the rock era.

“The song has to be of a certain quality for me to sing…One aspect it would have to have is that it didn’t repeat itself” (Bob Dylan). Transforming into new people throughout his life, Bob Dylan reverted to the Bible and other religious findings in his songs. Dylan is able to reveal a fulfillment from spirituality as he perceives his music as a sacred landscape. Bob Dylan brings up a theme of religion, referencing the book of Isaiah in his 1967 song “All Along the Watchtower” as he writes a story about two people at the watchtower, where the significance of life is found. Dylan’s spiritual lyrics conceived his work as a an artist through imagination and religion that creates a hallowed dwelling for him to aqurie attainment.

Bob has a message in every song and just about every verse. His songs are very “poetic and powerful”. ‘Blowin in the Wind’ states it’s message within the first two verses. “ How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a man?’’, it talks about racial justice. “How many seas must a white dove sail, before she sleeps in the sand?”, this symbolizes people looking for peace. He claims to have written ‘Blowin in the Wind’ in just 10 minutes to the melody of an old slave song. Before he perform the song he always said “ This here ain’t no protest song or anything like that, ‘ cause I don’t write no protest songs.” Bob’s version never hit the charts, the song became popular when the tri Peter, Paul and Mary performed it.

Knowledge, in itself, is nothing. It can even be a burden we are gathering tirelessly and than we carry it through a lifetime, climbing obstacles, overcoming challenges, our knowledge barely helping, and sometimes pulling us back instead.

Knowledge is defined to be facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education. There are two categories that fall under knowledge; personal knowledge and shared knowledge. Shared knowledge refers to what “we know because.” It can also be defined as communicated and constructed knowledge; within culture, social norms, and semiotics. Personal knowledge refers to “I know because.” An expanded definition of personal knowledge refers to personal experiences, values, and perceptions. Shared knowledge changes and evolves over time because of methods that are continuously shared. It is assembled by a group of people. Personal knowledge, on the other hand, depends crucially on the experiences of a particular individual. It is gained