Avicii - The Nights
Link :
Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtF6Jej8yb4
Lyric Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Kpm5MljY0
Lyric: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/avicii/thenights.html
The Nights was first released on Avicii's "The Days/Nights" EP in 2014 and appeared on Avicii's album "Stories" in the next year.
Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii, was born in 1989, Stockholm, Sweden, and committed suicide in 2018, at the age of 28.
Avicii was one of the most well-known music programmers, DJs, and record producers.
A few days ago, 4/20, was the day that Tim committed suicide, and I think this song probably is one of the best songs by Tim.
Vocabulary -
Fade: To lose color, brightness, or strength gradually
My memory of childhood fades as time goes by.
Forsake: To leave or give up completely
The angels in Heaven have not forsaken you.
Carve: To make something by cutting into
He carved the wood to resemble a small bird.
My thought on "The Nights" - This song is one of my favorites from Avicii, not only the rhythm is catchy, but the lyric is very inspirational. Although Tim has already left this world behind, I believe he had lived a life that he and everybody will remember.
Monday, April 22, 2019
Monday, April 8, 2019
Title : What "Orwellian" really means
Speaker : Noah Tavlin
Duration : 5:31
Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe64p-QzhNE
Vocabulary & Phrases :
1. Orwellian -
Used to describe a political system in which the government tries to control every part of people's lives, similar to that described in the novel "Nineteen Eighty Four", by George Orwell.
We don't want to see a 1984 Orwellian type situation where neighbours are reporting on neighbours.
2. Depict -
To represent or show something in a picture or story
In the film, he is able to depict the sense of otherness and alienation that many teenagers feel.
3.Tyranny -
Government by a ruler or small group of people who have unlimited power over the people in their country or state and use it unfairly and cruelly:
One of the most dangerous of all tyrannies is to prevent a person from leaving a country to work and live abroad
My thoughts upon this TED Talk :
Well first this Talk is not like a speech, it's like a brief explanation on the word "Orwellian".
From Orwell's work, Orwellian usually stand for Authoritarian. But what it truly means is deceptive and manipulative use of languages. In nowadays modern society, social media and news are the resources that most people receive information. But we all need to pay attention on what words and phrases the article use and being careful when using words so that conflicts between people or even nations will be reduce.
Speaker : Noah Tavlin
Duration : 5:31
Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe64p-QzhNE
Vocabulary & Phrases :
1. Orwellian -
Used to describe a political system in which the government tries to control every part of people's lives, similar to that described in the novel "Nineteen Eighty Four", by George Orwell.
We don't want to see a 1984 Orwellian type situation where neighbours are reporting on neighbours.
2. Depict -
To represent or show something in a picture or story
In the film, he is able to depict the sense of otherness and alienation that many teenagers feel.
3.Tyranny -
Government by a ruler or small group of people who have unlimited power over the people in their country or state and use it unfairly and cruelly:
One of the most dangerous of all tyrannies is to prevent a person from leaving a country to work and live abroad
My thoughts upon this TED Talk :
Well first this Talk is not like a speech, it's like a brief explanation on the word "Orwellian".
From Orwell's work, Orwellian usually stand for Authoritarian. But what it truly means is deceptive and manipulative use of languages. In nowadays modern society, social media and news are the resources that most people receive information. But we all need to pay attention on what words and phrases the article use and being careful when using words so that conflicts between people or even nations will be reduce.
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