"Fun" is an American indie pop band formed by Nate Ruess in 2008. Since then they have released two albums, Aim and Ignite in 2009 and Some Nights in 2012. Both of these albums were both financially successful because of their deep and meaningful lyrics that Nate himself wrote. Their song, “Some Nights”, was released on June 4, 2012 as part of the album with the same name. The song is interesting because reading the lyrics, listening to the song, and watching the music video all give different meanings
It was a beautiful evening and George Washington was out taking a stroll in the woods. This weekend was a short vacation for the first president, and he had decided to spend it in England to take his mind off the busy life. On this particular evening, Washington was walking on a nature trail through the woods. He had a map with him showing the way, but it was becoming harder to follow as the sky got darker and darker. Soon, the woods became so dark, that he could not see the map at all. “Oh my
Freedom is defined by the dictionary as “the quality or state of being free”. The internet defines Freedom as “the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action”. However, it is really hard for us to feel truly free, because we live in a world, in which we are slaves of the same daily routine and we don’t dedicate time to do things we enjoy and we consider rewarding. We work, we go to school, we buy food, we go to sleep etc. and we get trapped in the same routine. Under these
Throughout life we are all faced with many hardships. Some we may have control over, others not so much. Although I’m only 17, I have experienced many during my life. Some bigger than others. To me, the hardships and difficulties that come our way leave us with two options. To let life grab you buy the foot and drag you until you can no longer get up. Or, you show life that despite the challenges it throws to you, you will always come out stronger than you were before. And I will never let myself
On reading Beloved by Toni Morrison and Don Quixote by Kathy Acker, there seem to be quite a few similarities in themes and characters contained in these texts, the most prevalent of which seems to be of love and language as a path to freedom. We see in Acker’s Don Quixote the abortion she must have before she embarks on a quest for true freedom, which is to love. Similarly, in Morrison’s Beloved, there is a kind abortion, the killing of Beloved by Sethe, which results in and from the freedom that
The main goal in life is to live by our beliefs and our values. These beliefs and values define who we are as a person and create how we behave towards others (Wright, 1). These beliefs and values can be defined as our personal core values. My personal core values include family, trust, honesty, friendship, and creativity, which define who I am, change from past to present, and could change again. Family, trust, honesty, friendship, and creativity, are my core values that, as stated by Mark Wright
The Transfigured Aeneas Duty is an ever-prominent theme found throughout Virgil’s The Aeneid. In a close analysis of Aeneas’ journey for the rebirth of Rome, he is seen as a transfiguring character, or, to me, one that is seen to undergo significant changes to result in a better form of one’s self to carry out a duty. It is evident that Aeneas’ duty is one that transfigures the wandering and emotionally lost leader into a divine, all-knowing one who is able to find himself in the rebirth of Troy
In today’s society individuals differ in many ways, some possessions becoming more significant in value than others. While there is a large variety to choose from I have chosen what has made an impact and affected my life the most, and arranged them in the top three of my list. I have placed God, my family and education before anything and everything else. As I bow my head and pray I feel reassured and calm knowing that there is someone above mindful of me, a sense of peace knowing that all the
My first roller coaster My whole life I have been afraid of heights and roller coasters at amusement parks. Every year my family and I take a trip to Adventureland in Des Monies every summer. This summer I was determined to ride my first roller coaster. It was the night before we were going and my sisters and I always have a sleepover with our two other cousins, it was our tradition. We stayed up almost all night watching movies and talking about the rides we were going to ride this time. "I 'm
In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”, the struggle for freedom is dominant. The main character, Mrs. Mallard, stands for a woman who is struggling internally and externally for freedom. After the sudden loss of her husband, Mrs. Mallard gets a taste of the freedom she was lacking in her marriage. Like Mrs. Mallard, women throughout history have struggled to find freedom and success away from their husbands. Chopin herself only became successful after the loss of her husband. In “The Story of an
Love affection Recently, I’ve been reading an intriguing play, Twelfth Night, which was written by William Shakespeare. What interests me most is the fact that there are a lot of love interests and people are always influenced facing different love situations. Duke Orsino is greatly attracted to a gentlewoman called Olivia. However, despite his attempts to court her, she rejects his approaches as she claims to be in a period of mourning for her dead brother which has been going on for seven years
Mary Wollstonecraft once said, “I do not wish [women] to have power over men; but over themselves.” Naturalists and Realists focus heavily on issues in society, and their literature of discontent reflects their desire for change in society. In this depiction of Realistic and Naturalistic beliefs, Mrs. Mallard, a married woman, realizes her burning desire for freedom after her husband is thought to have died in a railroad accident. Throughout the short story, “The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin
I have always found myself deeply moved by the passage of scripture found 1 Corinthians 13, which says, “And now I will show you the most excellent way. If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy, but have not love, I am nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith to say to the mountain, “Jump,” and it jumps, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I own to the poor and even go to the
Article Review: William F. Unsoeld, Characteristics of a True Leader In our lives each of us has a certain desire to excel and succeed at one time. Some of us even have desires to accomplish such goals at all times. First, all of us are born with the light of Christ, which is what gives each of us the desire to seek out God and his perfect state. When this happens something inside of us drives to be better and to achieve perfection. At that time we are better than we can be on our own. Some
Dr. King Schultz in Quentin Tarantino’s Django: Unchained is the epitome of a tragic hero. The film follows Schultz and Django who he frees in order to find three brothers with major bounties. Schultz strikes a deal with Django. Django will help Schultz track down persons with bounties and find these three Brittle brothers and in return, Django will be freed along with his wife Broomhilda who was sold to Calvin Candie. Capturing all elements necessary, he is a cunning bounty hunter, ludicrous in
I had many opportunities to choose and attend an event, but I wanted it to be the perfect event. The experience I wanted to obtain from the event I selected had to be memorable, authentic and entertaining. Thus, the event I decided to attend was titled “Fiesta de la Familia”, it was held on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at the Chase Field – Gila River Casinos (Plaza 401 East Jefferson St. Phoenix, Ariz. 85004) from 11:00 am- 1:00 pm. The Diamond Backs hosted this event; it was their first cultural street
When I read Sonnet 43, "How do I love thee?" I was very impressed with it. I have read a lot of things about love, and I do know a lot about love as well. When reading it, I was very intrigued with how much the writer described their love for this person, and the depths they went to describe it as well. It is a true love from what I can read, especially from the lines "I love thee to the depth and breadth and height", "I love thee purely, as they turn from praise. I love thee with the passion put
Let’s start with Gamification? That’s a complete misconception on what is gamification all about. Many people think Gamification is a branch of gaming, so what is Gamification really? Gamification is the craft of absorbing the fun and addicting elements in games (Game Mechanics) and applying them into real-world applications. According to one of a Gamification Guru Yu-kai Chou, gamification is a design process that optimizes for the human or “human-focused design” in the system, as opposed to pure
In the memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, the author's earliest memory is her injury at the age of three, and in this memory she is all but unhappy. Jeannette's childhood was full of inconveniences. The Walls family had a hard time conforming to society and shaping their future life for success. Rex and Rose Mary had different morals than others when it came to raising their children: Brain, Lori, Maureen and of course Jeannette. During her childhood, Jeannette was dealt with hardships,
Famous spiritual leader and philosopher Swami Vivekananda, once said the way to success is to "Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone." To me this quote embodies what is it takes to be successful. Much like a marathon the goal isn't to come in first place and win but to simply finish and to do that you have to want to keep going