Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Can You Have Peace Without War?

I completely designed this post. The task is to find a song that is somewhat war related, then type that title into google images and then find a picture that you think best represents that song and explain.

Youtube link to the song "Happiness is a Warm Gun" from the movie Across the Universe.

The song, "Happiness is a Warm Gun," in the film Across the Universe, which was originally composed and sung by The Beatles, could be interpreted as a soldier's perspective on war.

The song constantly talks about a person (a soldier) holding a gun and feeling safe. They know no one can harm them when they're holding the gun. The phrase "happiness is a warm gun" could mean that peace and happiness can only be achieved through war and fighting.

The picture I chose that I feel best reflects the song is the above picture of a gun in a museum. What really stands out is the gun as well as the flags of many different countries in the background. What the picture symbolizes is that war, fighting, and guns have made it possible for peace and happiness. The gun is the center of the picture as well as the center of the different countries flags'. This shows how wars play a key part in most nations and it is something they all have in common. One could argue that many issues have been solved by war such as Nazism and Terrorism have been solved or are being solved by war, and therefore plays a key part in establishing peace and happiness. As portrayed in the song and picture, "happiness is a warm gun" simply means that war establishes peace and happiness.

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