Melody Gardot's Currency Of Man

The personification of these colors demonstrate the lack of control she has over her emotional state because these colors can independently “gallop” and “waltz” in and out of her life. The emptiness that the depression brings causes her to escape her emotional state and “shut [her] eyes” so “all the world drops dead”. The repetition of the harsh “d” sound and “all the world drops dead” create an ominous tone, alluding to a more tragic end—suicide. While the girl in “Mad Girl’s Love Song” is trying to find positive emotions, the woman in “Spinster” shys away from emotions in general. Her isolation is connected with war as “a barricade of barb and check against mutinous weather as no mere man could hope to break with any curse, fist, threat, or love”.

evil theme. Throughout the song the newsreader gets louder. This may symbolise to the audience that the evil, tragic and negative things are taking over and overcoming the world and goodness. Also because the violence and murder is taking it reminds us that we cannot overlook and forget about these things that are happening.

In this song, the author puts heavy emphasis on the pathos of his claims. A notable example is found in the beginning when the author says “on the other side of a street a knew/Stood a girl that looked like you” this is an effective use of pathos because it lets the audience know that the author has had this woman on his mind for so long that he begins the way see her everywhere. This in a way contributes to his ethos because it shows that he is being sincere. This effectively reaches “us” as the audience because it appeals to the emotional side of the argument by letting us know that he does care about this

I also laughed at the title when I first saw it. It’s the weirdest song title I ever read in ages. Yes, the title was funny but the song was also sad to me. I might do some research about because it means something to Charles Mingus. The saxophone was really nice to hear in the song. We agree with everything about the song like the melody is slow and the range is medium. We also agree that they’re two textures in the song. I don’t remember hearing a polyphonic at 3:00. I need to go back if there was another polyphonic but there was a polyphonic at 5:26.

The upbeat tempo sets the mood to be a feel good song however, if the audience listens to what the lyrics are portraying it is in fact the complete opposite. This band tells a story about Robert, a young man whose father was always working. Insinuating to the listeners that Robert was neglected. The lyrics go on to point out to the audience that Robert has a gun, and warns that he is coming for you. In the song “Pumped Up Kicks” the first verse states “He found a six shooter gun… but he’s coming for you

“It 's definitely… very anthemic.” Anderson shares with PPcorn. “It 's kind of about forgetting what 's gone on in the past, or what the hard times that you 're trying to overcome, or you have overcome, and focusing on where you want to go and how you 're going to get there.”

Connor's face comes to mind, wind ruffling his hair, a smile on his face. My heart twists in the way only love can do, full of warmth and light and yet with the sharp stab of missing him here and I continue to sing.

The genre of the song repels negative attitudes and exercise the belief of freedom. The type of music would be categorised as Psychedelic folk which to many is considered exotic. This music is offbeat because it holds two different components of music, odd and pleasant. As we look at the psychedelic part it we may find that this is trying to convey a message of some sorts. Psychedelic is the component that the characters use this to convince the characters that “nothing's gonna change my world” , telling them that this will be better than ever. Trying to go into the minds of the character easing them into reality by taking the situation and slowing the speed to show the illusion of perfection. Focusing on the folk part we see a familiar part that was demonstrated in the previous world. Everything was jolly, nothing was wrong and when someone was down the town would bring back the spirits of the character. The folk part is trying to spark the image that even though things have changed in ways they are the same. These important characters are still

The short story essay “The Money” by Junto Diaz describes the journey of his Dominican family living in New Jersey. Though through the hard times of being an immigrant and having finical problems: Junto Diaz demonstrates that justice can be achieved by oneself.

He also establishes Pathos. He does this by using these songs that stand for such emotional things in the past and present. He acknowledges the struggle and the sorrow, but also includes the hope that is often viewed in these songs. A hope that, one day, the double-consciousness will

This music is not useful as background music. It cannot be used in the same way the 30 years worth of Miles’ previous music can be used. It demands attentiveness. It is militant and arrogant. It is sometimes more a display of audacity and an assertion of absolute independence then a lovely palette to summon dreams. The dream is over. All the romantic ballads and pleasurable entertainment is history. With this sound he describes a new reality for which he invents a

Throughout our lives, we have moments that may impact us negatively and/or positively. In the short story “the money” by Junot Diaz we see his mother saving money to send to her parents in the Dominican Republic but his family is already in a struggle to survive. Then there was a turning point for the whole family, they were robbed. Diaz’s mother was enraged by the event “she cursed the neighborhood, she cursed the country, she cursed [his] father, and of course, she cursed [the] kids,” assuming that one of Diaz’s friends or his siblings’ friends had something to do with it (Diaz 3). Diaz suspected one of his friends and he was right. So, he then took it into his own hands and went to steal the money back. Once Diaz retrieved the money, he

This instrumental made me want to fall asleep. I felt bored while listening to this. I wasn’t too thrilled about the selection. It was like watching a movie that was played in the 1960s. While you are waiting for a good scene of the movie and they play this certain tune to make you think something good was about to come up next. Instead, the scene turns out to be a sad part in the movie. The contour of the piece varies as it goes from a low tune to a high tune then back down again. It has many different chords. The musical form was repetitious and ostinato. There were only two different textures that I heard in this piece. At the beginning of the instrumental the texture started off as monophonic. Near the end at 5:22 was a polyphonic texture

The excerpt from “On the Want of Money” by William Hazlitt is an outcry to humanity in response to the realities of a world that revolves around currency. Hazlitt implores his audience through his rhetoric to reflect on what they deem to be important, and to realize that their desires can be the very thing restraining them from attaining their ambitions. Through the use of irony, hypothetical examples, and figurative language William Hazlitt warns of the dangerous paths the pursuit of money can lead to, and the ultimate demise of anyone who takes these paths.

This theme is brought through the song by showing multiple literary devices. Such as “I'm the one at sail, I’m the master of my sea”. This metaphor shows the realization and empowerment that oneself can give in a depressing situation. This simile “Falling like ashes to the ground, Hoping my feelings they would drown” compares his feeling of sadness and depression to ashes, and wanting them to drown and vanish, from his life. This line, “All the hate that you’ve heard has turned your spirit to a dove” explains how all of the hate that he has experienced and gone through has turned his feelings around, and decided to look on the bright side of things. Personally I think this is a great