Harry Forster Chapin: Musician, Song Writer, Film Editor and Political

In the short thirty-nine years of the life of Harry Forster Chapin (1942-1981), he man termd to sleep together himself as a creative genius in multiple fields, ultimately leaving a distinct mark on this world, though he receive only moderate public recognition. Professionally, he was a musical performer and songwriter, a film editor, and a political activist and lobbyist, able to reach scarce heights in all three fields. In the field of music, Chapin rose to stardom as a rock and roll performer and songwriter during the 1970s, introducing the world to a new style of music he created and popularized, the tale-song. Within this new framework, Chapin was able to use his interest and proficiency in poetry to create song lyrics which told the story of a character or group of characters. He was able to weave wonderfully powerful tales of the lives of his characters in a few short stanzas, applying many conventional story-line techniques a rising action which lead to a climax, followed by a falling action which usually revealed an unexpected twist, offering a recognizable subject matter in the last few lyrics of the song. The subjects of these songs were generally based on Chapins real life experiences and moods, and in this sense, he was able to express more honestly the sentiment associated with the stories. Furthermore, Chapin went a step further by adding music to his stories, accentuating the changes in tone of the stories with musical accompaniments. His musical style contained many folk, rock and roll, jazz and blues elements, revelation his diverse musical background and familiarity with a variety of styles. The result was a remarkably popular style, which granted Chapin the ability to generate a strong companionship to his audience during... ...o Gardner, another major milestone taking place around 1976, with the completion of perhaps his most comprehensive piece, an autobiographical song called There barely Was One Choice. In it, Chapin mysterious ly foretold of his tragic death at a young age When I started this song I was still thirty-three.The age that Mozart died and Sweet Jesus was set free, Keats and Shelly, too soon finished, Charlie Parker would beAnd I fanaticized a tragedy be soon curtailing me.He also included in the song, the lyrics which have come to define his life more than any otherInexperience - it once accursed me, but your youth is no handicap, its what makes you thirsty. (From Danceband on the titanic 1977)BibliographyCoan, Peter M. Taxi The Harry Chapin Story. New YorkCarol Publishing Group. C. 1990.Http//www.littlejason.com/chapin/longbio.html

Intent and Motive in The Devil and Tom Walker and The Devil and Daniel

Intent and Motive in The annoy and tom turkey Walker and The Devil and Daniel Webster Washington Irving, in committal to writing The Devil and turkey cock Walker, and Stephen Vincent Benet, in writing The Devil and Daniel Webster illustrate to the reader the consequences of homosexuals desire for material wealth and how a persons motivation for a kind with the devil affects the outcome of the deal. In these two different, yet surprisingly similar narratives, the authors bear witness their beliefs about human intent and motive. In The Devil and Tom Walker, the story is seen of a stingy man and his nagging wife who ...were so miserly that they even conspired to cheat each other (128). In the story, peerless sees a man make a deal with the devil, who in the story is known as Old Scratch, for the sole purpose of personal gain. Tom Walker, seeing only the possible wealth that he could achieve, bargains with the devil and finally reaches an agreement which he sees to be fair. Tom does not see the danger present in bargaining with such a powerful force for so little gain. There is a note of humor present in the narrative, which adds to the intellect of danger that is present making deals that one does not intend to keep. Commenting on the story, Larry L. Stevens notes that This tale,..., comically presents the results of valuing the dollar above all else. This story does a very legal job of conveying a message to the reader about human values. In the story Tom is seen as a very self-centered man who cares only for himself and his own well being. He is not even phased when he discovers the remains of his wife hanging in a apron in a tree Tom consoled himself for the loss of his property with the loss of his wife (132). Tom is portrayed in ... ...Daniel Webster. in Adventures in American Literature. Ed. Fannie Safier et al. Athena Edition. Austin Holt, 1996. 635-643. Discovering Authors. Macintosh. CD-ROM. Detroit Gale Research, 1993. Irving, Washington. The Devil and Tom Walker. in Adventures in American Literature. Ed. Fannie Safier et al. Athena Edition. Austin Holt, 1996. 128-135. Masterplots II Short spirit level Series. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Vol. 2. Pasadena Salem Press, 1989. Peck, David. Masterplots II Short Story Series. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Vol. 2. Pasadena Salem Press, 1989. 575-578. Stewart, Larry L. Masterplots II Short Story Series. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Vol. 2. Pasadena Salem Press, 1989. 579-581. Wagenknecht, Edward. Washington Irving Moderation Displayed. Oxford UP. 1962. 233. in Discovering Authors. Macintosh. CD-ROM. Detroit Gale Research, 1993. 3.