Crossroads

despair when singing “Crossroad Blues.” Robert is acknowledged as “The King of Delta Blues.” Born in Mississippi and known as a dirt poor African-American boy. (Robert Johnson Blues Foundation) he was recognized for his great lyrics, guitar playing and upmost contribution to artists. Robert’s songs and lyrics still live on today in artists such as; The Rolling Stones, that recorded “Love in Vain” and Stop Breaking Down, Cream, who recorded “Cross Road Blue” (renamed Crossroad), Fleetwoord Mac who

associated with mental pictures but it can be more complex than just a picture. “ The Things They Carried,” Tim O’Brien tells the story of each soldier by simply describing what he carries. Users of vivid description hold the readers interest. (Crossroads, p.23). Another example would be Anton Chekhov in “ Misery”, users of abstract concept in his story such as misery and a society that doesn’t care about an individual’s pain. He translate those concepts

from person to person. There are many metaphors that are used as symbols in Oedipus the King, which includes sight and blindness, self-affliction, and the three way crossroad. These are the three main symbols that were used in the story, and sight means knowledge, self-affliction stems from a sense of guilt, and the three way crossroad stands for decisions. The symbol of vision is a big component of the story of Oedipus. There are several situations where vision is presented in this story and it

country but at the end of the Civil War, it brought our country back together recreating the United States. “But the Civil War defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things. It was the crossroads of our being, and it was a hell of a crossroads”-Shelby Foote. This quote is right; the Civil War defines our nation as a country based on Independence and freedom. Our country could not be what it is today, without us going through the

In the spring of 2016, I attended a live concert titled “Merry Melodies,” and chose a performance by Joe Dunn to write my live concert report on. Joe Dunn played a song by artist, Eric Clapton, titled “Crossroads”. He told me that he chose to perform this particular song because he loves playing blues music and he respects Eric Clapton very much for his talents. Joe began playing the guitar when he was thirteen years old. The guitar that he used for this song was his very first guitar (called a Gibson

on a metaphorical level. The play Oedipus the King, by Sophocles, is a great example because of the symbolism it portrays and how it affects the overall meaning of the story. Sophocles use of symbolism is shown on the scars of Oedipus’ feet, the crossroads where Oedipus killed Laius, and the deeper meaning of having sight. The scars on Oedipus’ feet is a symbol that he was marked, since the moment of birth, to have a suffering life. The Shepard tells Oedipus that “if you are the man he says you are

imagery of a crossroad it is apparent that free will can be exercised in a meaningful way. The play opens, and immediately we see parallels with the start of Oedipus’s overconfident ego, and subsequently the start of his downfall. Creon comes back with news from the

Effects of Language in “Named for Victoria, Queen of England” In Chinua Achebe’s essay, “Named for Victoria, Queen of England”, Achebe tries to warn society of the impending danger of racism and cultural conflicts. By describing his life events, Achebe demonstrates that the cultural backgrounds between Christians and non-Christians had arisen differences throughout the years. Achebe believes that the two sides bear much significance and, therefore, they should be held together without any tension

an early college program called VPAC, now known as Crossroads Arts and Science Early College program. I could attend high-school while also obtaining an associates degree for free. This opportunity was one I couldn’t pass up. I applied and I got in. Knowing that I would be getting my associates degree for free, I felt that I could accomplish becoming a doctor quicker than most people and I wouldn’t be spending as much money on college. Crossroads is an accelerated school and students have to push

Jared Sharp Professor Welborn Art History 101 17 September 2017 "The Man at the Crossroads" Recognized as one of the most impressive Mexican painters of the twentieth century, Diego Rivera influenced the art world immensely, especially with his use of muralism. “Diego Rivera was born on December 8th, 1886, in Guanajuato, Mexico” (Biography of Rivera). Rivera was raised from a well off family and practiced art at the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City. Rivera began his work in many places throughout