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    every living thing will face at the end of their life. There is no way to escape it. Some people fear death or accept it. Some even seek it out. “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant, “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas and “Don’t Fear the Reaper“ by Blue Oyster Cult are three different poems written about death that express different outlooks on it. The three poems we read all have the same underlying theme; death. But the poems all show it in a different ways. Thanatopsis states that though death

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    have died in all of human history. Three poems that are centered around death are “Don’t fear the reaper”, “Dust in the wind” and the “Thanatopsis”. The “Thanatopsis” was written by William cullen Bryant, “don't fear the reaper” was written by Blue Oyster cult and “dust in the wind” was written by Kansa but all three poems portray death in different points of view. All three of these poems take a look at death but not all of them have the same message. In “ Don't fear the reaper”- the message is that

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    Death is part of the human condition.”Dust in the Wind” is written by Kansas, “Thanatopsis” is written by William Bryant, “ Don’t fear the Reaper” written by Blue Oyster Cult. All three of these poems all talk about death but, shows different feelings towards death. All three poems are talking about death, but they have different views of dearth. In “don’t fear the reaper”is talking about a reaper saying not to fear it because if all the Seasons and how the wind, the sun, or the rain don’t

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    The poems of this time period are very similar. They all relate to the topic of death in a way, even though some of the poems look at death differently. Throughout the class, we have read three poems, including “don't fear the reaper” by Blue Oyster Cult. This poem's message is to not fear death. The second poem was “Dust in the wind” by Kansas. Lastly, we read “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant. This author's message is that death is going to be okay as long as you live your life to the

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    Smells Like Teen Spirit

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    This case study analyses the songwriting and production processes used in making "Smells Like Teen Spirit", the epochal song quickly hailed as the anthem of the young generation after its release. The song was written by Kurt Cobain, frontman of the grunge band Nirvana in 1991 and produced by Buch Vig during the same year. According to a research conducted by Dr. Grierson (Gray, 2015), "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is the most iconic song ever created thanks to its simple composition and memorability

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    Rock Band: AC/DC

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    nationally broadcast pop-music tv show, Molly Meldrum’s Countdown. The band did a their first Europe tour in 1976, which was called “Lock Up Your Daughter Summer Tour”, and perform in a stadium circuit with Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, KISS, UFO, Blue Oyster Cult, and

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    “Career of Evil” by Robert Galbraith is about a mysterious serial killer harassing Cormoran Strike, a detective, and his partner Robin Ellicott. From the beginning to page 244, Robin and Strike abhor a severed leg sent to their office. We learn about strike’s past through symbolic messages on the leg. The messages this leg sends are flashbacks to his dark past(☺ metaphore). The severed leg is the most important item because of the scar on the leg, the fact that it is a right leg, and the note attached

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    This can be seen and used in different types of media. For example, the song, “Don’t Fear the Reaper,” by Blue Oyster Cult. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yen7UVKTWC0 This song is a love affair that turns to death. This song is based on a husband and wife who had been married and the husband ended up dying. But, in the end the wife joins him in the afterlife. The

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    I had just finished playing one of my favorite songs of all time, “How Many More Times”, by Led Zeppelin, and the room felt like a brutal August summer day. Playing drums for a straight hour is hard work, so I was pretty sweaty. I needed to get out of there before I burnt to a crisp. However, I first had to rearrange my drum kit because I had recently gone to a gig, and I never properly set up my drums. The reason I set up my drums after practicing was because I was only going to play a couple songs

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    created the Kinks and The Who. Both went on to record concept albums and "rock operas" that paraphrased the British operetta at the sound of rock music. Then in the Mid 60’s The Cream and Led Zeppelin brought change with a louder, harder blues rock mix. Cream had very long solos and Led Zeppelins fast riffs. This was truly

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