I chose this song because, in my opinion, it has a good thesis that backs up the song lyrics and it gives you a positive feeling. Basically, the song is telling us to always keep our faith and stay strong no matter what. It encourages people to
Ronald Reagan 's speech at the Brandenburg gate was one of the most impactful and important speeches given during the cold war, and aided in the eventual downfall of the Soviet Union. Reagan begins his speech by addressing the people present and recognizing the “freedom” and “feeling of history” of the city of Berlin has. He makes his first reference to previous speakers by saying, “Twenty four years ago, President John F. Kennedy visited Berlin, and speaking to the people of this city and the world at the city hall. Well since then two other presidents have come, each in his turn to Berlin. And today, I, myself, make my second visit to your city,”( Reagan 361) Ronald Reagan adeptly utilizes Ethos Pathos and Logos in his Brandenburg Gate address, he attempts to sway the audience of the importance of success of the marshal plan and western values as a whole, and convince the leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, to open up the barrier which had divided West and East Berlin since 1961.
Standing resolutely at the Brandenburg Gate, President Reagan begins his speech by defining his audience and drawing them in using patriotic appeals to unite the “American Presidents” (Reagan) and “Berliners” (Reagan) which served to increase his pathos and emotion in the audience. For instance, Reagan, speaking to the people, claims that he came to “join your fellow countrymen in the west, in this firm, this unalterable belief” (Reagan) establishing a companionship with the Berliners, “... Es gibt nur ein Berlin. [There is only one
Ronald Reagan advocated for the removal of the Berlin wall, as best portrayed when he famously said on June 12th, 1987, in his speech before the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin Germany, “General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” President Reagan strove to bring freedom to all people, not just to his own. He strove to abolish big government systems like communism and bring justice to ordinary citizens. Along with President Reagan’s efforts, statements Gorbachev made and the East Berliners rioting in protest of their government contributed to the fall of the wall. Still, the fall of the wall shocked the world. On November 9th, 1989, the government of East Germany declared that the wall would be open. At first, people of East Berlin could not believe the news, but after the truth settled the people rushed to the other side. Some five hundred people crossed before the Berliners began tearing the wall down to be reunited with West Germany. Meanwhile, America watched the event on television, celebrating the freeing of a repressed people and the dissolving of a totalitarian system. Though the fall of the Berlin wall did not affect the majority of the American population on a personal level, optimism for the future surged. After forty-four years of Cold War, the
Avakian’s Fall of the Berlin Wall evokes different emotions from the viewers through the use of different photographic elements. Although taken during a different time period with the same wall, Fall of the Berlin Wall contrasts W. Berlin Citizens Crowding Against Nascent Berlin Wall in Russian Controlled Sector of the City as it goes about to also inform the audience about the Berlin
The song I have chosen is “Hands Held High” by Linkin Park. This song speaks out against the US government under the Bush administration; it is a message for the citizens to take action, to stand up against the PATRIOT act and George Bush’s administration. The issues addressed are the American’s anger towards Bush’s ruling, the PATRIOT act, the Iraq war, the discrepancy between rich and poor, and rise in gas prices as a proxy to inflation which causes the rich to get richer.
1989 Poland slipped into economic crisis, and then the government allowed Poland to regain legal status. November 9, 1989 a meeting was formed, and then November 10, 1989 the plans started to tear down the wall. Ronald Reagan says “Tear down this wall”, people flooded out of Germany, and some stayed to celebrate. People from West and East Berlin celebrated by sitting, and even standing on the wall yelling and shouting for freedom.
The song I chose first was Something for Nothing by Rush. This song instantly came to mind because of the message it conveys. “You don’t get something for nothing, you don’t get freedom for free” this quote relates to my life because its message is what I strive for in life. I strive to be hardworking and earn everything I get. My father is exactly what this song portrays, a hardworking individual who earned everything he has. He hasn’t had a single thing handed
Now, in an era where anyone can use the internet to find free music, live concerts should rely more on talent, not less. Good live concerts are still great experiences. If a singer is actually singing live, fans get to hear his or her raw, unedited performance. The pure power of a singer on stage sets live shows apart from the tuned and tweaked perfection of a recorded track. However, the prevalence of lip-syncing often turns casual music fans away from pop concerts. People are even still more likely to drop money to see old-fashioned rock bands live than current pop singers. Four of the top five best-attended concert tours in the 2010s have been for rock groups. The only exception is Madonna, who has been performing for decades. No Taylor Swift or One Direction here. Instead, older rock acts like U2, Roger Waters, AC/DC, and Bruce Springsteen have the highest attendance for their tours, proving that rock still endures as the most popular genre to see live. These sales illustrate how the quality and authenticity of a performance remain more important for concert-goers than the flashy facades that popstars use to market
In the summer of 1990, the Berlin Wall was officially torn down. Its pieces were used in other German construction projects and auctioned off around the world. Today, a piece of the wall is used in the men’s room of a Las Vegas casino. By displaying the wall around the world, it brings people to realize what others had to go through.
Bowie’s voice- This will be a spin on the hit show the voice. The singers will performed, but the judges cannot see them. After, all performers have sung the judges will pick the top 4 performers and the crowd will have a chance to bring back one performer. During, the final the judges will be able to turn around and the performers will perform another song. At the end of the show the round the judges will decide a winner.
On the Ninth of November 1989 the population of West Berlin climbed up onto the wall and knocked it down. Pieces of the wall can now be found in museums.
I also chose this song because it represents the artists revolution against Vietnam War. This song does not just mark artists' involvement against war but also those citinzes that chose to voice their opinions throughout this anti war movement and denounce the war.This song reflects John Lennon's
What makes this composer so important in the history of music is how many hit songs he has written for many famous singers that to this day that is known as legends in the music industry, these singers consist of legends like David Bowie, Kylie Minogue, Irene Cara and Janet Jackson. I enjoyed listening to this piece because I enjoyed the film Top Gun and loved how this piece fit perfectly with the films storyline and ending, the love aspects that both the musical piece and movie created brought back many memories from not only when I was a child but even memories as recent as this past year. I personally think that everyone can connect with the love aspect this musical piece obtains and no matter your cultural difference or opinions on life everyone can relate to the story of the song and love aspect that this song brings to its
More than 2 million people from East Berlin visited West Berlin that weekend to participate in a celebration that was, one journalist wrote, “the greatest street party in the history of the world.” People used hammers and picks to knock away chunks of the wall–they became known as “mauerspechte,” or “wall woodpeckers”—while cranes and bulldozers pulled down section after section. Soon the wall was gone and Berlin was united for the first time since 1945. “Only today,” one Berliner spray-painted on a piece of the wall, “is the war really over.”