Compact Cassette Essays

Reasons Why” came out on Netflix March 31, 2017. It only has one season, with 13 episodes. The show is about a teenage boy named Clay Jenson, who when he comes home, finds a box lying on his porch. He soon discovers that the mysterious box contains cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker (his crush) who tragically committed suicide. The tapes are recordings of Hannah’s auto diary explaining the thirteen reasons why she decided to end

complex. In his literary work, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, Ishmael Beah uses symbols to underscore his central theme of oppression and freedom. The symbols used in this literary work to show the theme of freedom are the moon and the cassette tape Ishmael had from his childhood rap group. The symbol used to represent the theme of oppression is Ishmael’s dreams or nightmares. The symbol of the moon represents the theme of freedom. Freedom is very important to many people if not everyone

In today’s day and age, everyone wants to have their dream job and so they work extremely hard to make it to the top. However, people are not always sure the impact that their dream jobs can have on their personal lives. The movie Devil Wears Prada is a movie that showcases what happens to a young woman when she decides to join the fashion brand Runway as the assistant of Miranda Priestly, the editor in chief of the Runway magazine. In the movie, the young woman, Andy, is often faced with difficult

“Thirteen Reasons Why” is the captivating story from the point of view, third-person omniscient, of Clay Jensen, a high school boy who is seventh to receive tapes from Hannah Baker, the girl who killed herself one week before. Although there is not much dialogue, conversations between characters, the reader has well-informed knowledge of experiences and events that were revealed through the monologue, when one person is speaking alone not in a conversation, which Hannah delivered through the tapes

The poem “For my Grandmother Knitting” tells the story of a grandmother facing abandonment as she finds herself fading to irrelevance in the eyes of society and her family. It also explores the grandmothers’ helplessness as she struggles through her pain to try and adapt to changing times. Written with very simple diction, the poet shows the rejection projected by the family onto the grandmothers knitting and how it may affect her, by using stylistic techniques such as juxtaposition and symbolism

In the book Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher we read about how a girl named Hannah Baker had recently committed suicide. Throughout this book we learn about the reasons why she did it. Hannah had made 7 tapes, recordings on 13 of the 14 sides, explaining stories and memories that eventually led her to follow the actions she did. Clay was the first person that the reader would know to have received the 7 tapes. Throughout the tapes we learn about her first kiss, her struggles with friendships,

the perspective of Clay .Clay is a typical teenage boy who stays out of trouble and is infatuated with a beautiful popular girl named Hannah Baker who has recently committed suicide. His boring life gets turned upside down when he receives a box of cassette tapes from an anonymous sender.When Clay eventually gets to listen to the tapes he hears the voice of Hannah Baker and learns she made them before she died. In the tapes Hannah explains that there are thirteen tapes in the box and that there are

York Times. The New York Times, 30 Mar. 2017. Web. 08 May 2017. The story begins a few weeks after a young girl named Hannah Baker commits suicide. Clay, a socially awkward classmate, who had a crush on Hannah, received a shoebox full of vintage cassette tapes. They contain Hannah’s descriptions of 13 traumatic events that led to her decision to kill herself. Each addressed to the schoolmate or adult who caused that particular trauma. She’s left instructions for the box to be passed from one tormentor

In the book Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher the rocket ship play structure in this story represents the innocence and childhood that Hannah had. The reason why the rocket ship slide is a symbol in the story is because when she moved to the new town the park had the same slide as her old town. In the story this slide becomes a symbol because she goes there when she needs to escape. Rumors also have also stated there that she did stuff that she really didn't and all she did was innocent things. "On

Ishiguro employs Kathy with a narrative style which has a realistic touch to allow the readers to realize her nature, She narrates the novel, So the events are based on her flashbacks and stream of consciousness. she spends time to think carefully about what she says, as if she speaks personally to the reader, she exclaims "I want to talk about such and such but first I 'll have to go back a bit to give you the background and explain why” (Ishiguro 138). according to Ishiguro, he employs Kathy as

The advent of streaming music is just the latest chapter of innovation and change in the music industry. In this part this paper will try to give a short and concise overview of some of the most considerable changes and innovations in the music industry. Traditionally before the invention of mediums for recorded music there were two main ways of earning money with music: giving a concert or selling sheet music. The sellers of sheet music easily dominated the music industry. At the beginning of

which is the standard chart for singles and was first introduced in 1958. Before mp3 downloads, streaming services, and social media, the music industry could only determine the popularity of songs by radio stations, stores (based on record, tape, or compact disc sales), and jukeboxes when they were still popular. This method wasn’t very accurate for many reasons. Labels would

radios were compact and simple in design during this period. With the television being introduced and other large house- hold appliances, the radio was no longer a large feature wanted within the home. This was also a time period which embraced popular mass culture, media, modernism and conceptualisation. Plastics and metals were used in order for mass production and cheaper

This essay will explore the profitability and popularity of three different platforms: vinyl records, digital downloads, and music streaming services. Music piracy has been very problematic for the music industry since the age of vinyl records and cassette tapes (Berlatsky, 2013) (Gil, n.d.), though the problem really only became widespread

“Jabberwocky” is just one of the many great pieces that originates from Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. In the first four stanzas of the poem, Carroll describes the settings and what surrounds it. The story takes place on a hilltop at nighttime, with several animals including badgers, “borogoves,” parrots, and “grave turtles,” who are all making noise (“Jabberwocky” 93). In the next four lines, the father of the boy who is about to go on an excursion to end the Jabberwocky,

originally intended. A prime example being Communism, and the Soviet Union, failing their people until they too, fell. The Mayflower Compact addressed this issue perfectly, in stating that laws should be put in place when necessary. This is important because it keeps the nation’s rules simple, orderly, and understandable for the average citizen. Furthermore the Mayflower Compact stated that laws should be made for the general good. In emerging governments this tends to get glossed over. Opting instead

There have been significant technological advancements over the past two decades, changing the way music is recorded and distributed. With the rise in popularity of the internet and the introduction of MP3 players into the market, consumers have been given a vast number of choices to obtain music - from purchasing a physical copy, to legally or illegally downloading, and streaming online – giving rise to issues that make it increasingly difficult for record labels and artists to create and maintain

The number of distribution companies that offer this service is enormous and we will look closely to only three of them: CD Baby, Spinnup and Awal. CD BABY is not only a digital aggregator but also an online music store specializing in the sale of CDs, vinyl records and music downloads. This platform might be good for those who would also like to sell music in physical format. CD Baby (2016) claims that ‘they have grown to become a global leader in independent music distribution … paid out over $250

Blog Myths About Vinyl Annie Dillingham February 23, 2023 Vinyl is a fun and unique way to listen to music, and it never goes out of style. Rather than listening to digital music on your phone, you can listen to a vinyl record with a rich and warm sound that is unlike any other platform. Perhaps other music platforms are more convenient, but listening to a record is an immersive experience that anyone anywhere can enjoy. With this hobby, you can tangibly hold your favorite album all while admiring

Album format in the music industry has been around for a long time. But now, the rise of music streaming platform and the way listener can easily make a playlist through their music streaming platform, do people still listen to an album? Are albums necessary anymore for music artist to make? For a handful of artists, an album is like a grand vision, a story experience. A popular example is Kendrick Lamar masterpiece albums, "To Pimp A Butterfly" and, "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City". These two albums have