The self-titled album “Rage Against the Machine (RATM) paints a world of corruption. The band is often critiqued for their uninformed controversial stances and promotion of rioting and anarchism within their song lyrics. RATM is praised, however, for their composition, often constructed around one or two strong, catchy metal riffs on guitar or bass. RATM […]
Heisenberg is “The one who knocks” Through lessons he gives to his chemistry class Walt’s foreshadow’s the eventual split personality that is the prideful pushover father, we see in the beginning to the hot-tempered, power-driven Heisenburg. By the third episode, Walt and Jesse are presented with a dilemma. Walt, unable to kill a man in […]
MF DOOM uses puns and rhyme schemes in order to convey to the listener the importance of breaking the mold and not participating in “Pack Culture” Daniel Dumile is a rapper and producer known under many names, as part of solo projects and collaborations with many artists such as producer “Madlib” with who he created […]
This is where the dead wait. The light waltzing through the glass seems inappropriate. The dark to leaks from the open door, sapping and suffocating the light of a precious day. The darkness is comparable to the diffusion of hot water in a now cold bath. The walls lack in texture. All flickers warm. The […]
Improvement of nouns: The boxy window frames form the rungs of a cage. These rungs are more than large enough to admit an escape. yet the room retains its restrictive nature. The air is hot, as are the fumes of ideas ascending to form a cloud of thought. Personification: I muster my will and leave […]
A month ago from now, I started watching old people. I sounds odd, but I’m saying this because i never had the chance to spend much time with my grandparents. The oldest person I could say in close to is my Dad, and he definitely qualifies because he still uses Hotmail. Is messing with old […]
Deception, ironically, can sometimes help bring to light the incoherent or uncanny. In the novel “The Book Thief”, Zusak deceives or lies to the reader in an effort to make them grasp the enormity and impact of the Holocaust. Furthermore, Zusak is trying to get the reader questioning human ethicality. The story follows a working-class […]
Dishonesty seems to be a key component of what makes the genre of magical realism so unique. In studying: the novel “The Book Thief” and contrasting it to another work, (which we defined in class was a work of magical realism), 2012 film “Life Of Pi”, A apparent similarity can be found that is: the […]
In times of grief or distress, one will try to rationalize the inequitable nature of the world, by explaining it in story. “This time she did not reach out, she stopped. Somewhere inside of her were the souls of words. They climbed out and stood beside her.” The person mentioned here is Liesel as she […]