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• Name of the song- hero of war • Name of musician(s)- rise against • Social ill/problem being protested- its about the soilders in the war • Sample of lyrics (please be sensitive about potentially offensive language)-They took off his clothes They pissed in his handsI told them to stopBut then I joined in We beat him with gunsAnd batons not just onceBut again and again • Relevance of the words and phrases selected: is the song convincing in its message?the relevence to this song is that these men go to war, and they come back and we praise them for everything that they have done, when look what they have really done."They took off his clothes They pissed in his hands"i believe this song does have a conviencing message. the reason i believe this is because not all soilders are meant to be praised, because look at the things they have done. • Event, person, and place- it was never performed anywhere. • Approximate date- 2008. • Location- in a recording studio. • Significance in history- it has to deal with people in the war. • Contemporary connections • Trivia related to the events, people, and placesn/a.• The reasons you selected this song and/or musician- because i like this song, and it has to deal with soilders in the war. • External links- music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpnWgCVfAxw sites used.http://www.lyricsmania.com/lyrics/rise_against_lyrics_3966/appeal_to_reason_lyrics_84562/hero_of_war_lyrics_839350.html