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"Roll Jordan Roll" - the Song-symbol of the Whole Slavery

From a gateway to convert slaves to Christianity, to religious allegories, to the escaping of slavery, to a former slave song of death and sorrow. ‘Roll Jordan Roll’ is a song sung by slaves in the book to movie adaptation, ‘12 years a slave’. In...

Songs

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The Logical Song by Supertramp: the Importance of Being Who We Really Are

The Logical Song, by the English rock band Supertramp, is a lyrical narrative about the pressure that begins in childhood to conform to society’s standards, which results in a loss of individuality and independent thought. Like most Supertramp songs, the media content of these lyrics...

SingingSongs

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We Are What We Wear, We Wear What We Are

In the song “Wing$” written by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Macklemore symbolizes the story of his youth to represent the negative effects consumerism portrays in our society and youth pop-culture. The song exemplifies the search for identity and personality within society and trying to fit...

SingingSongs

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Analysis of the Song "Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked" by Cage the Elephant

Cage the Elephant made a huge success when releasing their song “Ain’t no rest for the wicked” in 2008. The band is an American Indie Rock band from Kentucky, formed in 2006. This song focuses on the social issues that exist because of how flawed...

Rock MusicSongs

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History of Motion Pictures

The classic 1952 musical, Singin in the Rain enlightens the viewer as to the many issues faced in the 1920s as Hollywood transitioned from silent movies to talkies. Following the sensation caused by the first talking picture, The Jazz Singer, the fictional Monumental Pictures decides...

SingingSongs

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We Didn’t Start the Fire: the Challenges Faced by Palestinian People

Whilst many of the names and events from Billy Joel’s song “We didn’t start the fire” have faded from the collective memory of the masses, it is interesting to note that one name, now more than ever, has embedded itself into the minds of people...

Music IndustrySongs

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Reflection on Las Cafeteras Band Performance

Las Cafeteras is a Chicano band originated from East Los Angeles which is a predominantly Hispanic and Latino oriented community. The group started to form and got their name from being around the Eastside Cafe and eventually getting the name of “Los Cafeteros” but with...

Personal ExperienceSongs

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Analysis of "Roll Jordan Roll" as Depicted in "12 Years a Slave"

Analyze how audience and purpose affect the structure and content of texts. Here we focus on how a text is inseparable from its context. By looking at an array of texts from children's stories to brochures, we learn not only about various types of texts,...

African American CultureFilm AnalysisSongs

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Analysis of Album Cover: Harry Styles

Harry Styles released his self-titled album in 2017, almost two years after the hiatus of the boy band One Direction. The album’s songs were very different from what was expected from someone who came out of a boy band that mostly sang pop music. Instead,...

Music IndustryRock MusicSongs

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Media Stereotypes of Generation X in the Song It’s the End of the World as We Know It by R.e.m.

R. E. M. was an American rock band who formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980. The band had four members, drummer Bill Perry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist/back up vocalist Mike Mills and the lead singer, Michael Stipe. Through many years, R. E. M. made music...

BandRock MusicSongs

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