The famous song “Let the Mystery Be,” written and performed by Iris Dement in 1992, is centered on Iris’s personal philosophy on the question of religion and life’s origins. The song begins with the chorus, which is repeated two times throughout track. The first half of the chorus states that people are always concerned with the question of how life began and what happens after we die. Then in the second half, Iris ties the theme of the song together by maintaining that since no one knows the exact answer to these questions, she’ll just “let the mystery be.” The first verse of the tune considers popular perspectives on the questions mentioned in the chorus. She begins each idea with, “some say…” and then summarizes its ideology. Some of the …show more content…
ideas the song discusses here are reincarnation, materialism (no after life), and heaven. The first verse is then closed with “ I think I’ll just let the mystery be.” The second verse of the song explores Iris’s opinion on religious belief more personally. She first clarifies that she is not asserting that there’s no such thing as heaven. She then states that many people have told her that she’s destined for purgatory because of her sinful ways, and that doesn’t sit right with her. She closes the second verse by upholding that she believes she’s living her life correctly and will choose to “let the mystery be.” “Let the Mystery Be” represents the never-ending debate about religious and scientific questions that may never be answered.
One interesting aspect of the song is its initial country gospel sound. If one were to not listen to the lyrics carefully, he or she might actually mistake it for Christian music. I believe that is what makes the subtle message so powerful; it’s almost unexpected by the viewer. Based on phrases like, “no one knows for certain” and “let the mystery be,” it’s clear that Iris is conveying an agnostic viewpoint. There were also a few parts that Iris was displaying skepticism through the extremity of the idea. For example, she says that some people will reincarnate as carrots or sweet peas. This phrase displays the contrast of different perspectives and how this drastic difference makes it hard for her to believe any idea. Interestingly, Iris was raised a Christian, but I think that some of her statements like, “I’ve heard I’m on a road to purgatory, and I don’t like the sound of that,” show her opposition to the judgments she’s received about her actions throughout her life. Overall, the tune does an excellent job at conveying Iris’s contentment with religious uncertainty and skepticism of those who claim to know the
“truth.”
In the story “Some Tings Lie So Deep”by Denise Barnard, the main character is named Jewel and she tis struggling with her sense of self. Her mother has been diagnosed with cancer. Jewel is spending as much time as she can with her mother. She does not like her real name so she tells everyone at school that her name is Julie.
The spirituality is not only present in the moth wing balm, but is also evident after the death of her grandmother. A sense of spirituality is apparent in the quote, "Then the moths came. Small gray ones that came from her soul and out through her mouth fluttering to light" (1242). This presents a religious parallel in which the light resembles heaven. These moths represent angels who are carrying Abuelit...
The story I chose for this analysis is “Why, you reckon?” by Langston Hughes. IN this analysis I will be focusing on how the great depression in Harlem had effect on the story, how racism played a part, and how or if the characters were justifyied in their actions. During this time period the intense racial divide combined with the economic harships that plagued the U.S. during the 1923’s makes for an interesting story that makes you think if the charaters were really justified.
Throughout the years many people have put their feelings about the United States Justice system into poems or songs. We have heard various artist refer to the system as being very corrupt and about public officials abusing their power. In 2002, Lauryn Hill released the MTV Unplugged 2.0 album. On this album, there were twenty-one songs. One of the songs was called “The Mystery of Iniquity”. This song featured many verses that reflect the corruption in the American legal system. This song also reveals many significant facts about America’s justice system. Finally, in this song she instructs people to wake up and realize that everything the government tells us is not the truth. Lauryn Hill has never been shy when expressing her beliefs in her songs. Lauryn Hill was first with the Fugees when America first heard her unique voice. As a singer and rapper, she has always been very
On the second stanza, the woman was haunted by the voices of her child in her mind. She said that under the circumstance she is right now, she has no choice but to have a abortion. Then she express her feeling and felt sorry about what she had done. “And your lives from your unfinished reach, If I stole your births and your names, Your straight baby tears and your games” (Gwendolyn Brooks) she show remorse that she stolen her child life and her child would get to experience the first tear and games. So now her baby already going through death.
For any article it is important to identify the rhetorical triangle, and get the background information to further the understanding of a subject. The first piece of the rhetorical triangle is the author. Pythia Peay is a writer mostly known for her works in the fields of spirituality and psychology. Her writings tend to focus on specific areas such as “the soul of the city, the messages in our nightly dreams, the spiritual passage of death, the sacred bonds of friendship, and the wisdom of ancient myths” (duplain.com). She has been a columnist for over twenty years and has numerous articles published in “Utne Reader, George, New Age Journal, New Woman, Publisher's Weekly, and Beliefnet.com” (www.duplain.com). Some of her well-known newspaper pieces include her comments on “reincarnation, dreams, healing, and other spiritual topics” (duplain.com). Peay’s credibility in this subject is valid by observing her previous record. Along with checking the credibility of an author, a certain audience is always trying to be reached in any piece of writing. “Soul Searching,” is geared towards any U.S. citizen that lives in a metropolis. Although th...
As a boy lays in a field of grass, near a stream, beneath the sun, he sings to the daisies. He is Mother Nature’s son. There is a childish peacefulness throughout the song. It is spiritual because Mother Nature is the stream and the wind and the field of grass. There is an almost surreal and dreamlike atmosphere and a certain sweetness in tone.
In Among the Hidden, there is a shadow child named Luke, and Jen shadow children are illegal. Luke one day is just looking out of this little spot through his air conditioner, and he thinks he seen another face at his neighbor's house. Therefore when everybody at Luke’s house has vanished, he goes to his neighbor’s house. He breaks in her house and the alarm goes off. He then gets tackled by a girl named Jen, and they start to get to know one another in order to gain each other’s trust. Jen reveals her secret of being a shadow child just like Luke.
Edward Joseph Snowden is a former CIA technician, Booz Allen Hamilton's former employee, and a former NSA defense contractor. Edward Snowden had leaked a secret of NSA through an interview with Glenn Greenwald from The Guardian which startled the world. In his disclosure, Snowden revealed about NSA that they are mining data works all along and secretly monitoring U.S. citizens' personal information by accessing through different servers.
The Criminal Justice System is made up of several different process law enforcement, judiciary, and corrections this system is where the accused individual are tried and punished for the crime they are charged with. The depiction of criminal justice system in throughout each process (police, courts, and correctional) has become ubiquitous on television today. Shows that give a visual of the arresting and investigation process (law enforcement) are the televisions shows “Cops” and “The First 48 Hours”. The show “Cops” is a television series that follows police officers, constables and sheriff deputies around during their patrol and other policing activity (Cops, n.d). Showing the officer enforcing the laws of the land, apprehend offenders, reducing and prevent crimes, maintain public order, provide emergency and related community services and more” (Schmalleger F., 2014). The “Cops” show conveys the initial stage of the law enforcement. The images or positive (in my opinion) when it comes to showing the actual community services the law enforcers provide. This allow police to become more integrated in to the communities. Reducing the amount of fear toward the particular criminal justice profession. It has change the outlook on policing in the communities and enhances the level of trust from the communities for law enforcement. This allows for a sufficient reduction and prevent crimes when law enforcement and the people of the community come together. “The First 48 Hour” is a show that shows the criminal justice process from the crime, arrest, to the investigation stages in the criminal justice process. This show follows detectives around from the state of their investigation (right after a crime occurs...
...o curb the appetite that humans have to know the secrets of life and death. This, then, is the central theme of all her poems: Though she believes strongly in idea of an afterlife, even she understands that nothing is certain, but that a bit of logic and a large amount of faith will guide her through the chaotic journey towards her final resting place—wherever or whatever it may be.
In the opening stanza of the song, the singer presents the idea that human nature is a combination of forces saying, “Nature, Nurture, Heaven, and Home./Sum of all and by them driven” (Keenan). In this stanza, the word nature metaphorically represents the biological reality that human beings are animals that are a part of the natural world. It further points to the scientific understanding that human beings are motivated by natural biological imperatives in the same way t...
Originally published in November 1915 and then included in Harmonium, 1923. The poem is separated into seven parts. The narrator tells a dynamic story of a woman casually having a late breakfast on her porch one Sunday morning, with a surprising absence of guilt for not going to church because of her admiration for the beautiful wildlife around her. The woman then daydreams a visit to Christ’s tomb and compares the value of Christian faith to nature’s ability to give one paradise. The narrator furthers the story by discussing how the causes life and death change, the purpose of life, and nature’s endurance. As a whole, the work is very dynamic and complex; however it is centered around justifying nature’s ability to fulfil one’s need for
The song accomplishes such a thing by taking the approach of a man who knows he is dying, and who takes a nice approach to it. Before the man dies and gets to experience the beauty of heaven, he explains to his loved ones that he doesn't want them to cry for him when he is gone but rather be happy for him. Images of different seasons of the year to explain the process of growing older. Images that depict the fading of light in a persons soul transforming into darkness. Images that the reader can perceive as vivid actions.
This excerpt comes from the poem “Lady Lazarus” by Sylvia Plath, one of the most famous – and infamous – poets of the 20th century. Many of Plath’s poems, such as this one, belong to a particular school of poetry known as Confessional Poetry. With a distinct style all their own, Plath and her fellow Confessional poets will be forever remembered for their brutal honesty, emotionality, and the personal quality of their poems.