Having read the book "Song of a Hummingbird", I have had the privilege to read such a book with lots of ethnic, ethic, and religious issues at hand, and the struggle for a womans identity.
There are a couple of issues that I found myself in tune with and in agreement. One of the topics was that of the religious inquisition. My religious preference is not that of the Indigenous people or Catholic but I am and feel more compelled by the experience of the Indigenous people and their beliefs. In this story, Huitzitzilin deals with wanting to share the story of her life and to reveal the truth of the Spaniards conquest and having to stick to the confession standards and practices. I do not agree with the indigenous beliefs of Gods but I really appreciated the statement made by Huitzitzilin when she expressed how the Catholics wanted her Gods to vanish yet Catholics continue to idol worship. I also think the way Huitzitzilin expressed how the Catholic religion would force them to chant and recite prayers that they did not understand; the repetition of prayers went in vain when the Mexicas would recite them as Huitzitzilin explained. This in my belief is something that continues to this day, I know Catholics who have no idea what they are praying to or why but they just know that it has to be done in order to live up to the Catholic religion. This book explains just how Spaniards invaded the Mexicas and imposed their religion without real explanation and with high expectations especially from women. I noticed that in regards to Father Benito he would not like to hear Huitzitzilin mention her fornications and sexual encounters and when he would, he would seem to condemn her only for the sin and make no regards to the men in the act. I also remember that when Huitzitzilin confessed to having killed Captain Ovando the priest was confused about whether Huitzitzilin had to be punished; however when Huitzitzilin mentions about how Spaniards killed thousands of people father Benito does not even think or reflect of whether the Spaniards were punished or not yet continues to force his religious beliefs on her.
I hear the crickets humming their own songs, the birds chirping merrily, the dogs barking excitedly as they chase the quacking duck, which swims in a unique pattern around the lake, and I periodically hear the croaking of the bullfrogs. ...
Sammy really enjoys the entertainment the girls bring into his ho-hum job. ... When the manager yelled at them for inappropriate dress in his store, Sammy saw his chance to kill two birds with one stone. ... In the story, Sammy was so bored that he made up songs in his head to sing as he worked the cash register. ...
Donkey is constantly singing or humming in the film and the audience both enjoys this, and understands when Shrek is annoyed by it. ... A lot of jokes in the film are also made by taking scenes from other popular films out of context, for instance, when Fiona was singing to the bird (similar to a scene in "sleeping beauty") and the bird exploded. ... There is a didactic range of music throughout the film, to ensure that there is at least one song to appeal to each kind of person in the audience. ... Lyrics of songs are chosen to link into the scenes, like the lines, "If you like pina colada...
Outside there was the smell of fresh cut grass, the sound of birds chirping and you could see the swing on the rusty old play structure outside of the abandoned children's wing at the infirmary swaying. ... I once saw this young girl sitting down a dark hallway in the abandoned infirmary humming and rocking herself with one of the dolls in her hand. ... After we built the fire, we spent the next few hours beside the campfire singing songs and talking about our plans for after high school. ...
After he joined The Quarrymen with John, they both began writing songs such as "Love Me Do," and "One After 909" (Schaffner, 18- 19). ... Which was a popular song at the time, note for note(Lewisohn, 3). ... They created a movie "Hard Day's Night," featuring their original song, also in 1964. ... They also did a cartoon called "Yellow Submarine," which included many songs from Rubber Soul and Sgt. ...
In the rowboat, there are two bird nests, while in the sky above there are four stars. ... Sethe "heard three notes" from the song that Beloved hums. In the song-poem on pages 200-217, the trinity is speaking, reaching the climax on 215-217 with a chorus of all three: Beloved You are my sister You are my daughter You are my face; you are me I have found you again; you have come back to me You are my Beloved You are mine You are mine You are mine (216) The trinity is important to survival, and they could not live without it: "Whatever was happening, it only worked with three-not t...
Erin and Gwen Jessica Hamilton "What did you just say?" Erin said with an exhausted tone. "I said," Her co-pilot replied softly. "That we have to make a drop in Fiji. It's not my idea so don't get all pissy at me..." They both sighed lightly in the dim cockpit. The engines low murmur was ...