... widely with surprise as she awoke with a startle. Erin was working frantically with the controls. "Get on the radio!" Erin demanded. "What's going on?" Gwen asked with sleep still in her voice. "I don't know, there has been lots of turbulence, but I don't think turbulence will make the controls freak ... breath. She could hardly make of what was lying next to the colossal plane. "Gwen?" she said, her voice wavering and uneasy. There was no response. Erin sat down with hopeless defeat in the cool dry sand. She gestured her hand in the sand like someone would wave his or her ... Maybe they...

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... older poetry depends much more on the use of rhyme and uses more classical verse form (her recent poems using verse forms with more flexibility.) Gwen Harwood has created a multitude of poems, which, while being quite philosophical, are still very emotionally powerful. The two aspects of her poetry which ... to make herself sound like a "good mother" to this man. Many women feel as if they have to prove themselves to everyone - and Gwen Harwood has picked up on this idiosyncrasy of the female mind and displayed it masterfully in only a few lines. The final image that she leaves ... "Sh...

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... lyric poets. She began writing poetry in 1950. In this time, men were still dominant, and only very few women entered the work force. Gwen's poems are based on her Christian beliefs and society's beliefs. However, Gwen did not just follow the strict social rules, instead of challenging the beliefs towards motherhood and many other issues of the time. She also wrote ... "for what I have begun", suggesting to the audience the child has lost their innocence and father's trust, beginning something which cannot be reversed. In contrast to innocence of the young, Gwen Harwood also attempts to...

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... - Related text My theme as a journalist today is about change and emphasis on changing self. Change is a process, a transition or alteration that affects all aspects of life. A poem written by Gwen Harwood has a definite and clear picture of change and changing self this poem is called Father and child. The poem father and child is in two parts and these two ... person, which is effective by making the reader come to the reality of horror of the child's actions. Another poem that has emphasis on change and changing self also by Gwen Harwood is called At Mornington; this poem begins from...

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Often in Gwen Harwood's poems, women are portrayed as victims of the social circumstances of the 1950s. But Harwood sometimes chooses to take a different view and instead has the women either fight against ... and although they are still are mothers; they still had the determination to do other things which went against all the female stereotypes of such times. Through both these poems Gwen Harwood challenges the construction of gender that the society of the 1950s made women and men conform to. Both these poems were written during a time where women did not have ... women did however have ...

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In Gwen Harwood's poem, 'At Mornington', she explores the transient nature of life contrasted with the finality of death. The contemplative and solemn tone exhibits the serious nature of the poem ... to come to terms with the "dreams, pain, memories, love and grief" of life and the finality of a death that will "bear [them] away for ever". Gwen Harwood's, 'At Mornington' offers a poignant reflection of life and death during a time of grief. Through her use imagery and symbology Harwood portrays nature, and particularly water, as a cleansing, powerful ... ...

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Gwen Harwood's distinct themes on gender construction in society and identity can be seen in her two poems, "The Carnival of Venice" (1969-1974) and "Long after Heine" (1988). She plays ... as the cherry blossoms to convey the idea of society's constraints on women. The construction of gender roles and the loss of identity are issues that are often addressed by Gwen Harwood. Two poems that explore these issues are "The Carnival of Venice," and "Long after Heine." The idea that a materialistic life is a life lacking identity is represented through the use ... ...

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Dictionary.com defines "past" as "[A] previous background, career, experiences, and activities- which is exactly the pretext required to understand the complexity of Gwen Harwood's poetry. By using characters as a portal, Harwood recaptures the past in her poetry and constructs a deep foundation on which she builds an ensemble of emotions. What was destined to ... point; referring the reader to see into the future, but drawing on the past as a source of reference. "Alter Ego" is different as the poet already knows her life; she, Gwen Harwood, is less willing to question her role within it. "...

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... . That is not the case anymore. Probably as a way to shake things up and get themselves noticed with fresh eyes and ears, some dancehall artists chose to start using dirty lyrics in their songs. The songs started to glorify the underworld, where crime is pastime and women are something to be objectified. Before long, dancehall music was the kind of thing ... of thing you hid from your parents. In the spirit of staying in pace with the "in" crowd shocking numbers of young people jumped on this grittier dancehall bandwagon. The lyrics of this new revolution supported, and even praised, vio...

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The journey that takes place in Gwen Harwood's sonnet "In the Park," approaches the concept of taking a journey from many different angles; both physical and emotional. The main character is a mother, following the possible unwilling journey of ... ...

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... write, my bed, the bathroom, even in the bath, as the portability of the laptop proves very convenient - and I stumbled upon a book, well read, yet discarded in my 'old age'. Gwen Harwood"'"s collection of poems was now sitting in my hand, and after five minutes of staring blankly at the book I opened it and flicked through the pages. If I had remembered ... ...

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... control what is deemed explicit and non explicit with the application of a simple black and white sticker. "The stickers read Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics and are put in place by the CD manufacture under an agreement reached in 1989 between the Parent's Music Resource Center and the Recording Industry ... Solution- aided, or advised, or encouraged- their son to commit suicide (Nuzum)."" Later though, "the judge in the case decides that overt lyrics are protected speech and that evidence is insufficient to connect the song to the suicide (Nuzum)."" These two events started the ini...

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... on the listening audience. Recently the meaning of the words artists put into their songs looses its significance. Now most of the songwriters substitute the lyrics that mean something or express mood for thoughtless nonsense words. Yes, and they have right to do it. Because these "new" words just sound ... no way you don't go to the music store and buy the new recording... For that reason most of the people just don't care about the lyrics. And how they can be interested in simple pointless words that mean nothing. And how can they call these words lyric. The lyric comes deep ... love...

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... do those thoughts become implanted in our children's brains in the first place? One answer to that question can very well be that certain song lyrics and music videos, closely inspected, promote violence. Unfortunately, children and young adults are among the most susceptible for music to have an impact on ... suicide and sexual violence, which may be heavily reinforced and normalized by the frequency of their portrayal." (Youth) Many speculate that violent song Cirner 2 lyrics can have a "cause and effect" relationship between adverse behavioral effects. You hear it over and over, so yo...

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... the Recording Industry Assn. It seems just as sure as tomorrow comes that the walls and boundaries of how freely and artist can express themselves through lyrics will keep getting pushed and shoved farther and farther, until anything goes rules and censors no longer exist. It's a fact that the things that ... not since that has already been the case in more than one instance, but why? Is music capable of driving someone to kill? Could the lyrics of a rock band or rap group really give a person all the elements needed to step over the edge, past the point of rational thinking and ... h...

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... people say may have taken it too far and may have used a lot of unnecessary words in their songs. Some people might say that obscene lyrics are straightforwardly obscene, and anyone with good morals will know enough to avoid them, or at least not repeat them to his or her parents. ... Albert gore. Says that the use of obscenity in rock and roll music is rampant and offensive. New legislation passed requiring Parental advisory stickers on albums containing obscene lyrics. Parents" say this has helped a lot. And a few record executives willing to discuss this political connection and try...

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... people that make this argument don't realize that there are just as many provocative short stories and poems as popular songs. A book on musical lyrics that a college English class would study would not contain the extremely offensive examples just as the books used in classes today do not contain the ... be scarred for life; however, it doesn't contain a "Parental Advisory" warning. On the other hand, a Marilyn Manson or Emenim album that contains similar lyrics has a sociological view as unacceptable because it contains drug-related material; therefore, it does contain a warning. If c...

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... means to a better life (Wingwood, DiClemente, Bernhardt, Harrington, et al, 437 - 439). What is very disturbing about rappers including Kanye West are lyrics which denigrate women to sex objects, utilitarian in their roles only to please him and men in general. For young women of all races, this is ... what creates the most long-lasting negative effects on those that listen to rap music for hours at a time or have engrained its lyrics into their lives. The correlation between continued listening to rap music and the propensity to engage in theft, join and participate in street gangs .....

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... no. The music industry can not control what there musician say because they are protected by freedom of speech. The music industry done it's part in advising citizens to what lyrics content in the music with the parietal advisory stickers. If the parents are that worried about what there child listens to and suspect they"re listening to "bad words" they ... do have the access of the Internet and can find out what lyrics contain in the music. Thousands of people all over the world listen to violent rap/rock lyrics. No one has ever proven that the music lyrics made them do anything. In ev...

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... upon. If you were a skateboarder you were thought to be a loser or troublemaker. Then with the influence of a few people skateboarding blew up into the new cool. One of these people was Tony Hawk. He brought skateboarding out of hiding and introduced America to its next big fad. Now you can turn on you r T.V. ... From here in came the beat generation. It was al about freeing your mind and being you. Poetry and coffee shops were what was cool. When you move on to the next decade cool was music and drugs and protesting "the man" and war. The 70's was the era of peace and love. Then came t...

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... the country for decades. Hip hop music has been criticized for its violent nature and hip hop music has also been under scrutiny for its objectification of women in its lyrics. In her essay In Defense of Hip Hop, Cathleen Rountree states, "hip hop music frequently assumes the central role of scapegoat when violent words and deeds erupt among the ... name is Marshall Mathers. Marshall has been at the center of controversy before for many of his songs and his explicit lyrics. As one student puts it, "Eminem became the next hit in rap in 1999 with extremely violent and shocking lyrics that...

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Music lyrics and poetry have much in common and in some cases usually overlap. Both contain figurative language, rhyme, and concrete diction, and both use other devices to help convey and reinforce ... is "Orestes" by the group, A Perfect Circle. The song is an ode to the pain of an ancient Greek character that was dealt an unfortunate fate by the gods. The lyrics address the turmoil felt by Orestes when he learns what he must do and describes his emotional anguish throughout the ordeal. In order to understand the significance of the song ... to the listener powerfully to plait a story rich...

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... is important because it gives the reader a physical image of the " inclination to make something out of nothing- (368) in order to show that cool is not just the blind acceptance of the popular culture, but instead something the black community has learned to do thorough history. In fact, just the ... made it so: " in this country, where niggas were invented," (367). Some of the descriptive language Alexander incorporates also portrays this new meaning of "cool" to the reader as well. He uses lots of references to concrete, specific examples such as slaves making their master's waste into...

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... Mixed Blood" (51). She is the grown up version of the before mentioned voluptuous blond cheerleader. The thing that makes this woman cool is her calm assurance of her beauty. A cool woman is beautiful and ethereal. She is beyond the reach of mortal men. Whomever she chooses to grace with her presence is seen ... Fire. Another is the killer Velma Kelley from the musical Chicago by John Kander and Fred Ebb. Both of these women are professional seducers and dangerous. The cool woman is in complete control of herself, whether she has been shot point blank (51) or just shot someone. The valle...

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... examples of these symbolisms being showed are when Luke had his egg-eating contest, the relationship Dragline had with Luke, and when Luke was broke. Cool Hand Luke demonstrates symbolism of Jesus Christ with three distinct examples including the eggs incident, the downfall of Jesus, and Jesus's relationship with others. In ... the movie, Luke is challenged and tested by his prison mates. Luke says, "I can eat fifty eggs." (Cool Hand Luke). They continuously tell Luke there is no way he could eat that many eggs. Not even in an hour. For example in the movie they specifically ... say, "N...

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