The Screaming Sirens: A Band Analysis

It was reported that they were called "the shrieking sisterhood," "unfeminine," and "immoral drunks." Even with all of this opposition, the women continued to hold meetings, and went on speaking tours to inform the public about their vision for the future. These women were not treated well at all. They were criticized, but as well as verbal abuse, they were also often the victims of physical violence. Their meetings were very often interrupted and disbanded by gangs (Microsoft 2000). Through all of this, the women remained true to their cause, and although it was not said, their determination and devotion, accompanied by their willingness to put up with any form of hatred that they were subjected to, helped their cause tremendously by showing people, particularly other women, how truly strong the members of the female gender could be.

This poem, clearly alluding to the Siren’s of the tale of Odysseus, is a clear reference to Greek mythology. In Greek mythology, the Sirens creatures whose songs were so enticing, mariners could not resist following the music to the Sirens’ voices only to be killed by the ocean’s ravaging tides.This poem contains no meter and is a free verse poem. Additionally, there is no set rhyme scheme. This poem is a siren speaking to the reader in a normal meter, nothing emphasized. The speaker of the poem is the siren herself talking about the situation and how she is feeling. Her voice is casual and informal and the way that she speaks is referencing the enchanting song of the sirens. The subject of the poem is a song that attracts males and reveals that they are all the same in that they are all attracted to a beautiful women and none can see beyond that.The tone of this poem gives a mysterious and mystifying feel to it. In line 1, “Shall I tell you the secret” alluring to the secret of how the song attracts men. Additionally, there is a satirical feel to the sirens, calling them “bird suit”, “feathery maniacs”, and “squatting on an island.” The main idea of this poem is to describe how women act in order to attract a man. It then shifts to the Siren’s side of the story of them describing how boring it gets since all men react the same way.

Women’s music came from radical, grassroots origins in the 1970s thanks to contributions by brave women, mostly lesbians (Mosbacher, 2002). These women used non-violent, peaceful force to forge their own way into the music industry. It was a peaceful yet political revolution of togetherness and liberation. It brought together women of different backgrounds who produced easy-listening, mellow harmonies played with lyrics filled with tumultuous

In all three works of art, the epic poem (The Odyssey), Atwood’s poem (“Siren Song”), and Waterhouse’s Ulysses & The Sirens, all portray the Sirens differently by the author's tone. Waterhouse uses art to set the dramatic and threatening tone while The Odyssey uses poetry to set the dramatic tone. The tone of Atwood’s poem depicts the Sirens as being mischievous yet bored.

I often find myself pondering how different history would be if certain events did or potentially didn’t transpire or went differently. In Ray Bradbury’s story, “A Sound of Thunder,” history gets altered. If was presented the opportunity to change any event in history I would prevented the enslavement of Africans. This is something that I have long been contemplating. For better or worse I, have always wondered what world would take form had slavery been prohibited and or thwarted during its inception. The reason I would choose to change that event in history above all others is simple. I feel that would save a plethora of Africans from being wrongfully enslaved for over 200 years all the while having to deal with inhumane working and living

Charlotte Bunch once said “Sexual, racial, gender, violence, and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture.” Our society experiences all of these problems and I would like to focus on the gender perspective in the 21st century and how women have had more of an influence in music than people actually realize. Men have dominated the music industry and business but women have been the underlying reason as for why men and other females have been so successful in the music scene.

The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut , Why It is Great & How It Affected My Ideas?

Marching band is a social and collaborative effort at its core. As fun as it would be, a one-person marching band would consist of an exhausted player trying to trapeze across a football field carrying a bass drum, trumpet, tuba, snare drum, flute, bells, and cymbals in a contraption reminiscent of the life-draining machine in The Princess Bride. Every time I walk onto the grass in front of a crowd of semi-apathetic high school students and devoted band parents, pushing an array of wooden blocks and twine sticks, I realize how much of band is a group effort. I have no ability to march or play a brass instrument, which is where marching band started. I cannot throw a flag and guarantee that it won't hit A: myself, B: someone else, or C:

The Boston Massacre took place from March 5, 1770 to September 3, 1783. The Boston Massacre started by a stolen hair cut. An officer was getting a haircut by a young barber, and when the officer was done, he walked out. He did not pay, and that one action started a war. Ice, rocks, and bricks were thrown. Their was a “war” started by a haircut, and that started a whole revolution.

The Sirens rise in popularity was partially due to the built-in music business experience of Pleasant. There was no need for a manager. By the time she started the band, she had been working in every aspect of rock and roll. She worked in the P.R department writing copy for Arista Records. She was booking bands at pivotal punk rock clubs including Cafe De Grand and Raji's along with writing reviews for local papers and zines. She and Carlisle also worked for veteran music agent Marshall Berle at Hollywood international talent booking bands from Black Flag to . At 21 years old Pleasant knew everyone, all over the country.

In the songs “Song to the Siren” by Tim Buckley and “Sirens Song” by Miss May I, the allusion to the Siren song and the Sirens has the effect of influencing the reader into feeling sympathetic for men manipulated by deadly women. This illustration is evident in the female character in these songs, which presents the femme fatale archetype by being alluring yet quite dangerous. In the song “Song to the Siren,” Tim Buckley writes “Now my foolish boat is leaning/ broken lovelorn on your rocks” (Buckley). This allusion relates to the outcome many sailors faced when moving past the alluring Sirens. The Siren song influenced sailors to abandon their ships and swim to the Siren’s island, where they were promptly devoured. Sirens caused the shipwrecks of many vessels in this

The characters in Greek Mythology have multiple interpretations. Among these characters include the dangerous, yet gorgeous Sirens, bird-women who sit on a cliff singing bewitching songs that captivate the minds of innocent travelers and entice them to their deaths. In Homer’s The Odyssey and Margaret Atwood’s “Siren Song,” both poets provide different representations of the Sirens. Homer portrays the Sirens as irresistible in order to establish men as heroes, whereas Atwood depicts them as unsightly and pathetic so she can prove men are foolish and arrogant using imagery, diction, and point of view.

William Faulkner’s novel, The Sound and the Fury, exemplifies the very meaning of an internal conflict between order and chaos through the forlorn and tragic character, Quentin Compson. Although Quentin is displayed with an outward appearance that can be described as orderly, it is apparent through his chaotic thoughts that he is overwhelmed by his ardent views on the Compson family’s honor, which was destroyed when Caddy lost her virginity.

The book I chose for my third book report is “The Sirens of Titan", a 326 page novel by Kurt Vonnegut. I chose this book because initially the synopsis caught my interest and I had heard a great deal about the writing of Vonnegut although, I had never actually read any of his works. I thought, based on the theme of the story, that it would be an interesting read; despite my tendency to read books outside of the science fiction genre, I figured I would try something new and give this book a chance.

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