Aaron Copland`s story of "How We Listen" and Mike Hamad`s "Song Schematics." Introduction Music is a philosophical issue, and a reader must understand various factors to understand and feel the music. Copland and Hamad express their understanding of music which involves the manipulation of notes and presents a more intellectual approach to enhancing the appreciation of music. In spite the fact that Hamad is creative and makes music magical, I believe that Copland presents more regarding the listener in a way that can improve the understanding of music general music listening process. Aaron Copland`s story of "How We Listen
Tarik Adenwala 7.3 Lit Response An “Incident” that has happen to me, and still sometimes does to this day, is very similar to Countee Cullen. He was just minding his own business when someone decides to budge in and give their racial comments, and to this day this occurs more than you may know. Cullen was called the N word for his skin tone, while I get called a terrorist for my first name and my heritage.
Have you ever stopped and really thought about what kinds of bias people project onto a social group that you are a part of? The answer is most likely yes. However, have we truly seen a straight-forward and shameless point of view from someone who lays out all their different biases and stereotypes? In “How to date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie” by Junot Diaz does exactly that. Yunior, our main character, is a Dominican teenage boy who lives in New Jersey.
Unfortunately, this is not Guitars case. He attacks and kills random citizens in which he has no connection to, and duplicates a murder that had happened to a person of black decent. Even if the person being killed is random, the act is thought out and planned. Guitars racism and hate for white people has most likely been fueled since he was young boy. Within the time period, black people were discriminated against and this caused Guitar to hate white people and thinking all of them are terrible.
The word may be offensive to some, but it has historical concept that is needed to follow the story. The word is used many times, especially by Huck. For example Huck remarks, “It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger; but I done it, and I warn't ever sorry for it afterwards, neither. I didn't do him no more mean tricks, and I wouldn't done that one if I'd a knowed it would make him feel that way. (15.49)”
Racism and Vengeance Humans judge others on how they look, where they come from, or just plainly who they are; it is human nature. Everyone judges someone at some point in their lives, but how far are people willing to take their judgement. In the 1930’s, at a time when racism was at its peak, nine black boys got in a freight train fight with a couple white vagrants. The boys’ consequences were fatal.
Yunior from Junot Diaz’s short story, “How to Date A Brown Girl, Black Girl, White Girl, or Halfie”, acts as his own worst enemy because his interactions with the opposite sex in his neighborhood prevent him from establishing more meaningful connections. Essentially, Yunior is sexually motivated because he views sex as a game; the more girls he has sex with, the more valuable he is to the men in his neighborhood. In Yunior's case, the amount of sex he has is reflective of his masculinity and value as a man. Yunior believes that being promiscuous satisfies his idea of what it means to be a man, and his sexual conquests serve as a type of competition with the other men in his neighborhood. Subsequently, this prevents Yunior from developing a sense of respect for the girls he encounters, and only furthers his belief that women are sex objects.
In the poem “ What it is like to be a black girl”, Patrica Smith uses metaphorical language to show us how young black girls are being judge in society based on stereotypes . It’s describing how she wants to change and become like other people in the racial society because she’s having a hard time accepting who she is. In the beginning of “What it’s like to be a black girl” it gives you a view of a young black girl who doesn’t feel accepted in society. It emphasis the fact that many young black girls want the world to accept them for who they are.
I said I didn’t have nothin’ but this hoe, but she said she had a hatchet. She give me the hatchet and I broke up the
Mario Garza Mr. Izzy Nigger101 5 July 2015 Why Blacks Want to be Niggers For many years now, Africans have referred to themselves as Niggers, or as they pronounce it, ‘Niggas’. For many years it has been a derogatory term used to refer to the Africans, so why would you want to use this slur to refer to yourself and friends? The original definition for this word is a person who is ignorant, now it is used to describe an African American. While the original definition was in effect, many people still address each other as their ‘Nigga/Nigger’, but why?
You got my life in your hands now You wanna hit me with an arrow Six seconds till it's man down (Seconds till it's man down) [Pre-Chorus] Locked and loaded, finding
Visions of me, Thug livin' gettin' me by Forever live, and I multiply survived by Thugs When I die they won't cry unless they comin' with slugs Peep the whole scene and whatever's goin' on around me Brain kinda cloudy, smoked out feelin' rowdy Ready to wet the party up, and whoever in that motherf***er Nasty new street, slugger my heat seeks suckers On the regular mashin' in a black Ac Integ-ra C*** back, sixty seconds til the draw that's when I'm dead in ya Feet first, you got a nice gat but my heat's worse From a Thug to preachin' church, I gave you love now you eatin' dirt Needin' work, and I ain't the n**** to put you on 'Cause word is bond when I was broke I had to hustle til dawn
Over the years, many poets and songwriters have used assonance to improve their writing. Assonance allows the poems to flow and be easily remembered. Writers want their works to be remembered and adding words that sound alike helps them accomplish this. The song “Uptown Girl” uses assonance throughout the entire song. The use of assonance makes the song sound catchy and professional.
An artist that provoked my reaction while listening to their music was Jazz composer and pianist Mary Lou Williams. As a woman in the early 20th century, her gender did not reveal many opportunities, although her skill alone opened many doors to her career. Her music is inspiring to me as a woman because it teaches me to be grateful for women like her that proved her capabilities as an artist and strength of a woman in her time. In her piece “Walkin and Swangin”, I could clearly picture the decade of the 20’s and relate this song to the film and book “The Great Gatsby”. The mood of this song is happy and exciting, the tempo is fast paced and upbeat, while playing this song I found myself tapping my foot to the rhythmic beat.
“Nikki-Rosa” Poem Analysis In the poem “Nikki- Rosa,” Nikki Giovanni writes with diction and imagery to prove that’s she had a happy childhood in spite of her family’s hardships. Giovanni creates a poem, that although short in words, provides a lasting effect on the reader. Giovanni’s creative use of language and descriptive words, the distinction of black culture from white culture, and memories of average times that made her childhood unique and happy made this poem distinct and exceptional. Giovanni frequently references to her happy childhood in her poem using words and phrases that create an image in your mind showing you that her childhood was in fact a happy one.
