Back in Black Essays

“Back to Black” by Amy Winehouse carries the theme that loss causes you to go back to what you knew before you lost something or someone in your life, including to go back to the moments of when you still had that person or thing in your life. In this case, the song is about a relationship and how Amy’s ex-boyfriend went back to his old girlfriend and how Amy instead went back to her addiction and her dark times after their breakup, which is shown through the lyrics “You go back to her and I go back

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AC DC was composed of 6 members, the drummer Phil Rudd, vocals Brian Johnson, another vocalist was bon Scott but he tragically passed away on February 19, 1980, Bass who was cliff Williams, lead guitar was angus young, and Malcolm young playing rhythm guitar. AC DC has been one of the most loved and hardest rocking bands in the world. Featuring Angus Young who was the face of the band, while only wearing a school boy’s uniform which became mandatory for him. The band has never pulled any punches

Hooks “Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black” outlining her own discovery of herself and the place in society where she stands as a woman or even as a black woman. Hooks distinguishes the importance of “taking back” for the oppressed and the dominated to recover oneself. I felt the writing of Bell Hook in “Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black” is an audacious act by underlining the problem of woman and reveal Hooks path of rediscovery. Hooks writing “Talking Back: Thinking Feminist

I think that this activity gave me the extra push I needed because over Thanksgiving break I spoke up to one of my family members for the first time ever when they said something negative about Black people. I know that I still have an incredible amount of progress to make, and that it is something that I should have been doing all along, but I am still glad that I finally made a step in the right direction. In addition to continuing to speak up against people who are participating in racism in

Identify and describe the themes of All Quiet on the Western Front. (15 points) I was not there for most of the movie, but the themes were war and what happens to people during the war. Though many movies try to romanticize war and make it look like a happy place where there is only pride and joy for the country they are serving. This movie shows people what war is actually like, it doesn’t really sugarcoat much about war. It also shows the effect the war has on soldiers. In one scene you see people

mother's belly, literally the soldier is in the ball turret. Later that sentence the speaker said “till my wet fur froze”. This gives the reader an animal like vibe. Continuing to hint at the idea of a birth. In the fourth line he says “I woke to black flak”. Metaphorically he is born to darkness; literally he is shot at and eventually shot down. The last sentence states, “When I died they washed me out of the turret with a hose.” Displaying how insignificant his death was and confirming that the

Many individuals from countless locations in the world and time periods have experienced the horrors of war. War is nothing new to the world. The world is divided and ruled due to the aftermath of war. Many novels have been created due to the horrific scenes and occurrences of the war. One particular novel that stands above all due to the powerful theme and story is the novel written by Erich Maria Remarque. Remarque is known for many of his novels, but his most powerful and brilliant is his novel

and bony: and his hair was red beneath the black cap. His face was crumpled and freckled, and ugly without silliness. Out of this face stared two light blue eyes, frustrated now, and turning, or ready to turn, to anger” (Golding,3) Simon represents natural human goodness. His goodness comes out in his actions such as the time he recovered after Piggy’s glasses after they flew off of his face. Roger represents brutality. However at first Roger is held back by the “taboo” of his old life. Although

famous novel such as All Quiet on the Western front, A Way Back, Spark of Life and more. Many of his Novels were made into a movie because his experience is something everyone needs to hear about. Erich Maria Remarque was born in 1898 and served the war, but after the war he became a novelist. He was interested in being a teacher also as he was an author. He used his wartime experiences to write All Quiet on the Western Front and The Road Back.” (spartacus-educational.com) All Quiet on the Western Front

Switzerland, then moved to the United States in 1939. He wrote novels and worked briefly in Hollywood, making friends with movie stars such as Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo, and in 1958 he married Paulette Goddard. Remarque's other novels include The Road Back (Der Weg Zurück), a sequel to his most famous book, and Arch of Triumph (Arc de Triomphe, 1945) and Night in Lisbon (Die Nacht von Lissabon, 1962). He died in 1970.”(http://www.who2.com/bio/erich-maria-remarque/) Although most people base Remarques

prior to that.I was nervous because it was my first time playing school football and I had just transferred schools because the school I was going to be nasty,wretched,and unkempt. When I got home from school my mom had gotten me a brand new white and black glossy chin guard and a juicy and sour lemon flavored mouthguard.My mom also gave me a talk when I told her I was nervous.She told me that I was a great athletic kid who could do anything he puts his mind to. I asked my mom to make a big breakfast

The film All Quiet on the Western Front is a drama that was released in 1930. Throughout the film a black and white camera was used to film. After it was released it was accepted by the general audience and also spawned newer versions. The star of the film is Lew Ayres who played the role of Paul Baumer a young student who joins the military. Another important star was Louis Wolheim who played the role of Stanislaus Katczinsky a veteran in the military business. Their Co stars included classmates

The soldiers begin to behave like animals rather than people as they turn back to their primitive instincts. Frequently, Remarque uses similes and metaphors to compare the soldiers to animals. For example, Paul crawls towards the earth as “flat as an eel” to take shelter in a shell hole (46). Also, a falling airman is described as “a black winged insect trapped and trying to escape” (41). This subtle device creates an effect of taking away the humanity from

In All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) film, it does depict the feelings, living conditions, and combat experiences of the World War 1 soldiers. The film shows how the soldiers lived during the World War 1, there might have been a very few slightly different details between the film and the lecture notes. Although, the film does give the audience an accurate image of how the living conditions were for the soldiers during the war. In All Quiet on the Western Front it shows the Germans and how their

Samantha Denise Sanchez OT 1-1 Movie Review Ma’am Anne Peggy Obre Movie Critique of “Awakenings” The Writer: Oliver Sacks The Director: Penny Marshall December 12, 1990 The movie “Awakenings” is a story about a doctor's extraordinary work in the Sixties with a group of catatonic patients he finds languishing in a Bronx hospital. Speculating that their rigidity may be akin to an extreme form of Parkinsonism, he seeks permission

Have you ever get angry because of someone didn’t know your purpose of doing something or don’t know what you are thinking? Most of the time it happens because people didn’t put themselves in your situation and think about the pros and cons of this movement. In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee, The main characters, Jem and Scout, who were just kids about ten years old, learn that they should “stand in other people’s shoes” and think for other people. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a book

Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron is a short story published in 1961 that I would describe as having the theme of futuristic-science-fiction. The short is set in the year 2081 where in the United States new amendments to the constitution has equalized all humans. Although, the author does not mention how this dystopia came to be and if the rest of the world has equalized all human beings, it is clear to me that in this dystopia, equality is an illusion, equality is not real. As I read this short

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”(Page 97) In this case, George Orwell is using the phrase “more equal” to show how leaders twist words in order to manipulate the population. Animal Farm, by George Orwell, is a classic satire on the Russian Revolution. Satire is a way to use humor, irony, or over exaggeration to expose or criticize people’s ideas, especially in politics. Animal Farm illustrates how leaders become corrupt when they abuse their power, treat the

In All Quiet on the Western Front, a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, the main character, Paul, develops a new viewpoint on war as the reader follows the story of his time fighting for Germany during World War I. Remarque keeps a realistic, poetic, and contrastive style in his writing that conveys the scenes Paul sees and experiences in such a way that draws the reader in. Each style has its own significance and is represented at least once throughout the novel. The first style, realistic, is one