Music Rock music is the genre of music that I like most because of the creativity involved, its thrilling nature and the mostly, the message passed is captivating and educational. Rock music started in 1960s and has been developed to now and is one of the most popular music. Its root is 1940s and 1950s rock and role while its development was highly influenced by the country music, rhythms and blues, jazz and blues and folks. The sound of rock music is based on electric guitar where its modern form emerged in 1950s, the period when rock and roll was popularized. The electric guitar’s sound was supported by percussion originating from the drum kits and electric bass guitar, whose origin was in jazz music. The instruments used in rock include synthesizers, Hammond organ, and piano. A group of musicians who perform rock music are referred to as a rock band. One of the rock bands that I enjoy its music is the Coldplay. Coldplay was formed in 1996 as an alternative rock band. The group came up with numerous songs with Viva la Vida being one of the best songs. The song, viva la vida is a Spanish word that means long live life. It was released in 2008 on parlophone. The major themes are war, death and life. The style of this song is based on repeating string section with a percussion background which clearly indicates that it is an alternative rock, a sub genre of rock genre. The string section is accompanied by bass guitar, steady bass drum beat and minimal use of the electric guitar. The song Viva la vida is played at a tempo of 137 beats per minute whereas the key is A♭ major. Although the song is viewed as an alternative rock, in my personal view, the historic elements and classic composition place the song in the genre of Baroque pop. The song is magnificently composed because the string mutations give the tunes sweet melancholy. The fantastic matching sound and the magnificent struts of the strings make the music charming and attractive to the listener.

This is a review of the book of self reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Ia m going to discuss about how a man can rely on himself. It has always been advocated that a man should rely on himself fully for him to prosper.

In this article a genius is the one who believes in his thoughts and believes what is in his private heart is true. A man should speak his latent conviction which might turn out to be an universal sense (Emerson, 43). According to this book all that is inmost becomes the out-most in time where the first thought is rendered back to us by the trumpets of the last judgment. A man is supposed to learn to detect and watch that gleam of light that flashes across his mind from within. He should less with the lustre firmament of bards and sages. a genius man should recognize the rejected minds that he had dismissed without notice which seems to come back with an alienated majesty. Some works of art teaches a man to abide by his spontaneous impression with good humored inflexibility. Tomorrow a stranger will come up with an idea that a man had precisely though about all the time where he will then be forced to take with shame his own opinion from the another.

In mans' education it reaches a time when he arrives at the conviction that envy his ignorance. He can consider imitation to be suicide where he feels that he should take himself for better for worse as his portion. He has a feeling that no matter how wide the universe is, no kernel of nourishing corn can get into his mind but through the assignment assigned to him. The power that resides to him is new but he knows what he can do. He believes the sculpture in his mind is pre-established harmony. All men have a tendency of half expressing themselves and are mostly ashamed of the divine idea which they represent (Emerson, 54). A man seems to be relaxed after he has put his heart to his work and has done the best but he has no peace on what he has said or done.

In this article a man is encouraged to trust himself. He should always learn to accept the place the divine providence has found for him. All great men are supposed to work with their and through their hands as well as in their entire being. Youths here are assumed to know how to speak with their contemporaries. A boy on the other hand is known to be an irresponsible and independent where he looks for people in his corner and tries to sentence them on whom they appears to be. He never cumbers himself about the consequences but he gives an independent and genuine verdict (Emerson, 35). He never courts anybody but leaves [people to court him instead. He becomes a committed person when he speaks or acts with éclat. He utters opinions on all passing opinions which are not considered private but necessary. These opinions get into men where they are left in fear. Self reliance does not love realities and creators but names and customs.

A man then should be a non-conformist. A man should not be hindered by another anything whenever he wants to perform any action. He should believe in him self and he shall have the suffrage of the world. To a man there is no law that can be sacred to him but that of his nature. A man has to carry himself in the present of all opposition. All men have their own virtues. A man is known for performing a good action where they work as an apology or extenuation of their living in the world. They consider their virtues to be penances. Men do not expiate but live where according to them life is for itself and not for spectacles. It is hard fro men to pay for a privilege where they have intrinsic rights. They believe in their assurance and not in other people's assurance.

Every time one should only do what concerns them and not what other people think. A great man in this article is the one who is in the midst of the crowd and keeps the independence solitude. Man should always do his own work for it shall reinforce him. A man must have knowledge of estimating sour face because he can be easily whipped by the world with its displeasure (Emerson, 29). A man is then scared away from self trust by his consistency. Consistency leaves a great soul with nothing to do. It contradicts everything a man says.

Men are not known in violating their nature. Everything around them is governed by the law of their being. They imagine that they communicate their virtue of vice by overt actions. They also do not believe that a virtue or vice can emit a breath every moment.

In conclusion self reliance is an important aspect in ones life because it makes you believe in yourself and do what the heart tells you but not what people say. Every man who believes in himself is considered as a great man.

Work cited

Emerson R. W. Self-Reliance and Other Essays, Courier Dover Publications, New York,1993, 12- 86