Todays Monster and Muses in Ancient Greece - 862 Words

Music is constantly in our lives. Whether listening to a country song at a coffee shop, or a rap song at a shoe store, music is all around us. Because of this, we are constantly buying music so that we can listen to the same songs over and over again. This is not a bad thing however, but some people abuse people’s necessity to own music by producing songs with the wrong messages. Some music can completely change the world with its message, but others can hurt it. If one walks down the hallways of this school, he will undoubtedly find people listening to music, but also people singing/rapping it, whether alone or with friends. Muses in Ancient Greece were known to represent the fine arts and all that was good about them. Music, poetry,†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"Live on! And be yourself! When I was in church they taught me something else. If you preach hate at the service, those words arent anointed; That Holy Water that you soak in has been poisoned. When everyone el se is more comfortable remaining voiceless, rather than fighting for humans that have had their rights stolen. I might not be the same but thats not important. No freedom til were equal: Damn right I support it!† When he says when he was in church they taught him something else, he means that he was taught growing up that being gay is wrong, which is why he calls holy water poisoned. He explains how people would rather just watch things happen and be â€Å"voiceless† than do something about all the hate that is spread toward people with different beliefs. Macklemore does a great job in this song supporting homosexuals and telling them to stay strong, and that change will come if people decide they want it to. Everyday we hear about people committing suicide because they can’t deal with all the hatred in today’s society, which is why Macklemore is a muse, in my opinion, because he spreads hope to the ones that need it, when he could just as easily be  "voiceless.† On the opposite side of the spectrum, Rick Ross, a former policeman, would be a monster in Ancient Greece, as he condones murder, rape, and violence in his song â€Å"U.O.E.N.O.†(You don’t even know). In the first verse of the song, he raps about various things but towards the end of the verse he saysShow MoreRelatedEssay on The Odyssey21353 Words   |  86 PagesThe Odyssey Set in ancient Greece, The Odyssey is about the hero Odysseus long-awaited return from the Trojan War to his homeland, Ithaca, after ten years of wandering. The current action of The Odyssey occupies the last six weeks of the ten years, and the narrative includes many places - Olympus, Ithaca, Pylos, Pherae, Sparta, Ogygia, and Scheria. In Books 9-12, Odysseus narrates the story of his travels in the years after the fall of Troy, and this narrative includes other far-flungRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesWineburg, Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past Sharon Hartman Strom, Political Woman: Florence Luscomb and the Legacy of Radical Reform Michael Adas, ed., Agricultural and Pastoral Societies in Ancient and Classical History Jack Metzgar, Striking Steel: Solidarity Remembered Janis Appier, Policing Women: The Sexual Politics of Law Enforcement and the LAPD Allen Hunter, ed., Rethinking the Cold War Eric Foner, ed., The New American HistoryRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesMiller, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Leann Mischel, Susquehanna University Atul Mitra, University of Northern Iowa Linda Morable, Richland College Paula Morrow, Iowa State University Mark Mortensen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lori Muse, Western Michigan University Padmakumar Nair, University of Texas at Dallas Judy Nixon, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Jeffrey Nystrom, University of Colorado at Denver Alison O’Brien, George Mason University Heather Odle-Dusseau, Clemson University