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The portrayal of women in literature
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Historical Fiction: 1. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (Lesbian) Sue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of Mrs. Sucksby, a "baby farmer," who raised her with unusual tenderness, as if Sue were her own. Mrs. Sucksby’s household, with its fussy babies calmed with doses of gin, also hosts a transient family of petty thieves—fingersmiths—for whom this house in the heart of a mean London slum is home. One day, the most beloved thief of all arrives—Gentleman, an elegant con man, who carries with him an enticing proposition for Sue: If she wins a position as the maid to Maud Lilly, a naïve gentlewoman, and aids Gentleman in her seduction, then they will all share in Maud’s vast inheritance. Once the inheritance is secured, Maud will …show more content…
Like Me: Confessions of a Heartland Country Singer by Chely Wright (Lesbian) Chely Wright, singer, songwriter, country music star, writes in this moving, telling memoir about her life and her career; about growing up in America’s heartland, the youngest of three children; about barely remembering a time when she didn’t know she was different. She writes about her parents, putting down roots in their twenties in the farming town of Wellsville, Kansas, Old Glory flying atop the poles on the town’s manicured lawns, and being raised to believe that hard work, honesty, and determination would take her far. She writes of making up her mind at a young age to become a country music star, knowing then that her feelings and crushes on girls were “sinful” and hoping and praying that she would somehow be “fixed.” (“Dear God, please don’t let me be gay. I promise not to lie. I promise not to steal. I promise to always believe in you . . . Please take it away.”) We see her, high school homecoming queen, heading out on her own at seventeen and landing a job as a featured vocalist on the Ozark Jubilee (the show that started Brenda Lee, Red Foley, and Porter Wagoner), being cast in Country Music U.S.A., doing four live shows a day, and—after only a few months in Nashville—her dream coming true, performing on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry . . . She describes writing and singing her own songs for producers who’d discovered and recorded the likes of Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, and Toby Keith, who heard in her music something special and signed her to a record contract, releasing her first album and sending her out on the road on her first bus tour . . . She writes of sacrificing all for a shot at success that would come a couple of years later with her first hit single, “Shut Up And Drive” . . . her songs (from her fourth album, Single White Female) climbing the Billboard chart for twenty-nine weeks, hitting the #1 spot . . . She writes about the friends she made along the
“The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak is narrated by death and begins when Liesel’s brother dies on a train with her and her mother. At her brother’s burial, she steals her first book, “The Grave Digger’s Handbook” and soon after is separated from her mother and sent to live with foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann, in Molching, where the majority of the book takes place. At school, Liesel is teased because she can’t read so Hans teaches her to read when she wakes up from her frequent nightmares about her brother’s death. Hans is a painter and an accordion player and also plays the accordion for her after her nightmares. Liesel grows very close with Hans and also becomes close friends with her neighbor Rudy Steiner who constantly asks her to
Alan Shapiro is a poet whom uses the sorrowful tragedies that occurred in his lifetime and turns them into beautiful poems in which he greatly expresses through his poetry. Most of his poems symbolize either a type of sorrow or tragic death, and the expressions used throughout his poetry make it noticeable that Alan Shapiro endured a life of hardship and tragedy. While Shapiro was growing up he lost his brother and his sister in which the poem “Sleet” by Alan Shapiro beautifully encompasses his feeling of grief and sorrow due to the loss of his siblings.
Times have changed, and along with the times so has country music. American country music lovers have went from Loretta Lynn and Waylon Jennings, just two of the many classic oldies, to Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan, two very appealing country music artists. However, it is not only the tune of the music that has changed, it is the image, the appeal, and overall the type of icons the media is portraying these modern music stars as. Icons such as Lynn and Jennings had identifiable features within their music as well as their appearance that spoke sweet southern belle and rugged twang. Whereas Underwood’s and Bryan’s appeal now is much more sexualized than it was during the oldies. These changes affect the way modern day singers are marketed compared to former country music stars, instead of focusing on talent it is now looks.
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Tim Wise’s book White Like Me provides a picture of what it is like to be white in America. A main topic covered in White Like Me is white privilege. On pages 24 and 25 Wise illustrates what white privilege is and shares his opinion regarding how to address white privilege in society today. Wise’s plan for addressing white privilege is one not of guilt, but of responsibility, a difference Wise highlights. The concept of feeling guilty for white privilege lacks reason because white privilege is something built up through generations and its existence is not of any one person’s fault. Guilt would just be detrimental to the possibility of making progress in this field. Responsibility, on the other hand, is a perfectly logical action to take when
Kenney Chesney has definitely made a name for himself in the country music industry. Through his had work and persistence, this guy from a small town in Tennessee has become a “Big Star.” Although Kenney Chesney is known thought the world, Chesney said for me, it’s “about the guy in the baseball hat and the girl that guy thinks is pretty. Real life the double platinum boy, who finds his solace in the ocean, realizes doesn’t’ always who up with the glided edges and profound pronouncements – you gotta find the truth as it rolls by with tan lines, an easy smile and a twinkle in its eye. And you know, so far, that’s worked just fine” (Official Website).
Many would argue that country music isn't country anymore; straying too far from the older generation of fiddles, violins and guitars by incorporating a "pop" feel and focusing more on the beat than the content. Pop music is typically viewed as up-beat and differs from the sad, lonesome sounds of country from the past. I would agree that today's country has a very different sound than previous years, however, still incorporates the down-to-earth feel many of us can relate
The artist I choose was Samuel Timothy McGraw born May 1st, 1967. He was raised in Louisiana in a tiny town in Richland Parish. The town was called Delhi. McGraw is fifty years old. McGraw is the only child he is a country singer. McGraw spent a good deal of time on the road in the can of Smith’s 18 wheeler. He would sing along to country artist like: Charley Pride, George James. McGraw also would sing in his church and he was in school plays in elementary school. An influence of McGraw’s was his stepfather, his name is Smith. McGraw called him his “Real Dad”. As a child McGraw played competitive sports, including Baseball, even before knowing about his real dad who was a pro baseball player. After high school graduation McGraw attended Northeast Louisiana University on a baseball scholarship. McGraw was also in a frat. boy group. McGraw sustained a knee injury while playing baseball for college this kept him from going professional in the sport.
He isn't a typical Country singer, with the sad love songs, but instead the upbeat songs about the farmer's daughter and cleaning his gun until his daughter comes home from a date. Rodney Atkins when on the stage as well as off is a true blue patriotic country boy. Singing songs about real life in the country, with some pulling from life experiences both past present, as well as what he sees for our future. His songs are built around his family, something that he has embraced his whole life after being adopted.
Throughout the history of country singers they’re has been many of them. It started out being a song about a lady going to the dances. Then it went to singing about their life’s and how they grew up. Now Todays County is about noting really, it’s about drinking and getting drunk and a bunch of non-sense. David Allen Coe was one of those good singers that sang about how he grew up.
Carrie Marie Underwood is an American vocalist that has inspired millions of people all over the world. Most of Carrie’s music is specified as being country, however she is well known for the “pop,” spin she adds in her songs. The thirty three year old goes on tour, writes her own songs, stars in movies, is featured in commercials, makes a net salary of over thirty million dollars every year, all while managing her everyday life and family. Often times, famous celebrities have a hard time handling their “out of the ordinary,” lives, but not Carrie Underwood. Carrie has stayed strong in her faith and phenomenal morals.
However, the sound of country music has went through many transformations. It continues to develop and change, but the romantic themes that have captured the hearts of Americans for almost a century is most likely here to stay. Back in the 1920’s country music played a big influential role in the country’s beginnings. By the 1950’s and 1960’s, country music evolved to be far more modern and surrounded around “rockabilly.” In the 1970’s and 1980’s, we saw the rise of ‘outlaw country’, which was an altogether angrier take on the genre, inspired by an anti-establishment spirit. By this point, country music quickly shifted into ‘country rock’ and ‘country pop’. Finally, in the recent 1990’s and 2000’s, new instrumental distinguished the country music genre from the years past. In my opinion, country music has changed dramatically since the 1920’s. It went from optimistic and based around independence, to songs about societal problems, and class
Carrie Marie Underwood works as an American Singer, songwriter and actress. Throughout her career as a singer, she is well known for winning American Idol, Grammies, Billboard Music Awards, American Music awards. She grew up in a farm in Oklahoma, where she didn’t become a believer until she was a teenager. As a winner of the fourth season of American Idol in 2005, Underwood started off her Christian path while entering the music industry. However, she went through struggles of becoming a singer prior to her success in being recognizable. She sang in the choir of First Free Will Baptist Church, where she enjoyed it very much. Unfortunately, she had to put her dream as a singer aside when she was in college, and yet she decided to try out for American Idol in her senior year of
Their playing together were nicely insync with each other. It wasn’t badly off key or anything you might call music that isn’t insync. I specifically liked katie’s singining better than Jim’s. Larry’s ws alright. He sang one song a little better than alright at one point. But she sound like she had a perfect country music voice. I just thought of country music when I heard her. Her guiltar playing fit well with that thought too. Both of them played some of country music song. The last performances were Oren, Gabriel & Avery, a trio of people which consists of two men playing guiltars and a woman who sang. One was a steel guitar. One of the men sang as well. Their voices were okay. But what I really like the best about the group is their
Country is one thing that reminds me of when I lived in Texas. Mostly all of the time they would play it on the radio or anywhere. Texas is one of my most favorite places that I lived. The most memorable time that i was listening to country is when I went to a radeo, when I was about seven years old. I remember on the loud speaker they played a song called Ring