ELEMENTS OF HUMANITY IN SCORPIONS’S WIND OF CHANGE AND MICHAEL JACKSON’S HEAL THE WORLD
ELEMENTS OF HUMANITY IN SCORPIONS’S WIND
OF CHANGE AND MICHAEL JACKSON’S HEAL THE
WORLD
THESIS
A thesis presented to the English Department, Faculty of Letters, Jember
University as one of the requrements to get the Award of Sarjana Sastra Degree in
English Studies
Ratri Yulisdian
050110191043
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LETTERS
JEMBER UNIVERSITY
2008
i
THE DEDICATION PAGE
•
My beloved parents, Drs. Djoko Sudibjo and Isri Andari, B.A. A million
words cannot express how precious you are in my life. Thank you for
giving me your great and wonderful love. You are the best parents.
•
My beloved brother Dwi Fajar Ardiyanto and my lovely sister Kristi
Febriyanti.
•
My beloved man Ade Sidiq Permana, thank you for giving me your love
and support.
•
My big family, thank you for giving me support.
•
All my friends in English Department of 2005, especially Rini and Shelly.
Thank you for sharing in the same struggle with me.
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DECLARATION
I hereby state that the thesis entitled “Elements Of Humanity In
Scorpions’s Wind Of Change And Michael Jackson’s Heal The World “ is an
original piece of writing. I certify that the analysis and the result described in this
thesis have not already been submitted for any other degree or any publications in
this institution.
I certify to the best of my knowledge, that all sources used and any help
received in the preparation of this thesis have been acknowledged.
Jember, June 2008
The Writer
Ratri Yulisdian
050110191043
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APPROVAL SHEET
Approved and received by the Examination Committee
of the English Department, Faculty of Letters, Jember University.
Jember, June 9, 2008
Examination Committee,
Secretary
Chairman
(Drs. Hadiri, M.A)
NIP. 130 531 974
(Indah Wahyuningsih, S.S)
NIP. 132 288 233
The Members:
1.
Prof. Dr. H. Sutarto, M.A
NIP. 130 516 473
(
)
2.
Prof. Dr. Samudji, M.A
NIP. 130 531 973
(
)
3.
Drs. H.M. Busjairi
NIP. 130 261 682
(
)
Approved by,
The Dean of Faculty of Letters
Jember University
(Prof. Dr. Samudji, M.A)
NIP. 130 531 973
v
ABSTRACT
Elements Of Humanity In Scorpions’s Wind Of Change And Michael Jackson’s
Heal The World, Ratri Yulisdian, 050110191043, 2008, 45 pages, English
Department, Faculty of Letters, Jember University
Wind of Change is Scorpions’s song that appears on Scorpions’s 1990
album Crazy World. It is the highest ever selling song in Germany and is
frequently played on television shows presenting video footage of the fall of the
Berlin Wall. While Heal the World is Michael Jackson’s songs that appears on
album Dangerous, released in 1991. Wind of Change and Heal the World are the
songs that were created as their careness to dehumanization. The writer analyzes
the elements of humanities that can be found in the two songs.
Historical- Biographical approach and Moral- Philosophical approach are
the appropriate approaches to analyze Scorpions’s Wind of Change and Michael
Jackson’s Heal the World. Historical- Biographical approach is used to seek the
inspirations that inspire Scorpions band and Michael Jackson creation of Wind of
Change and Heal the World. Moral- Philosophical is used to find the element of
humanity in the songs.
Inductive method is used to analyze this thesis. It is intended to make the
readers more understand. It is a method of analysis that is started from the specific
concepts and it goes to the general conclusions, with a purpose to make a precise
and chronological analysis.
The purpose of analyzing these songs is to know the elements of
humanities as the moral message that can be found in Wind of Change and Heal
the World. On the other side, it can improve the knowledge of the reader about the
story of the songs.
vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Profoundly I am very grateful to Allah S.W.T for giving me the chance to
finish composing this thesis through my weakness and limitedness. You know I
am nothing without You. A bunch of thanks I sent to You. The other gratitude I
ultimately extend to those who have been kind to assist me and give their
contributions to complete this thesis. They are:
1. Prof. Dr. Samudji, M.A., as the Dean of Faculty and my second advisor
who has contributed me with his valuable advices, suggestion and
guidance to compose this thesis.
2. Prof. Dr. H. Suparmin, M.A. as the Head and Drs. Hadiri, M.A. as the
Secretary of the Non Regular Program English Department who has
permitted me to begin writing this thesis.
3. Prof. Dr. Sutarto, M.A., as my first advisor, my deep gratitude to whom I
extend for his valuable suggestions, advice, patience and guidance.
4. All the lecturers of the English Department, Faculty of Letters. Without
their useful subjects and knowledges given to me, I would never be able to
write this thesis.
5. All the librarians both Jember University and Faculty of Letters, for giving
their best services to help me complete this thesis.
Finally, I owe much to those who have supported me and contributed their
ideas in writing my thesis. Thank you so much for those I cannot mention here.
God bless you all.
Jember, June 09, 2008
Ratri Yulisdian
vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
PAGE
FRONTISPIECE...............................................................................................
i
THE DEDICATION PAGE .............................................................................
ii
MOTTO ............................................................................................................. iii
DECLARATION............................................................................................... iv
APPROVAL SHEET ........................................................................................
v
ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................... vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT................................................................................ vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS.................................................................................. viii
CHAPTER
CHAPTER
I
INTRODUCTION
1.1
The Rational ....................................................................
1
1.2
The Problems to Discuss.................................................
4
1.3
The Scope of the Study ...................................................
5
1.4
The Goals of the Study....................................................
5
1.5
The Approaches to Use ...................................................
5
1.6
The Method of Analysis..................................................
6
1.7
The Organization of the Thesis .......................................
7
II
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SINGERS AND
THEIR ALBUMS
2.1.
2.2
A Brief Description of Scorpions....................................
8
2.1.1
The Members of Scorpions .................................
9
2.1.2
Scorpions’s Albums ............................................
9
A Brief Description of Michael Jackson......................... 11
2.2.1
Michael Jackson’s Albums ................................. 13
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CHAPTER III
ELEMENTS OF HUMANITY IN SCORPIONS’S
WIND OF CHANGE AND MICHAEL JACKSON’S
HEAL THE WORLD
3.1
3.2
The Meanings of the Terms ............................................ 15
3.1.1
The Meanings of Wind........................................ 15
3.1.2
The Meanings of Change .................................... 16
3.1.3
The Meanings of Heal......................................... 17
3.1.4
The Meanings of Humanity ................................ 18
Elements of Humanity in Scorpions’s Wind of Change and
Michael Jackson’s Heal The World ................................ 19
3.2.1
Elements of Humanity in Scorpions’s Wind of
Change ................................................................ 19
3.2.2
Elements of Humanity in Michael Jackson Heal the
World................................................................... 28
3.3
CHAPTER
IV
The Similarities and Dissimilarities ................................ 36
3.3.1
The Similarities ................................................... 36
3.3.2
The Dissimilarities .............................................. 41
CONCLUSION.............................................................. 44
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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OF CHANGE AND MICHAEL JACKSON’S HEAL THE
WORLD
THESIS
A thesis presented to the English Department, Faculty of Letters, Jember
University as one of the requrements to get the Award of Sarjana Sastra Degree in
English Studies
Ratri Yulisdian
050110191043
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LETTERS
JEMBER UNIVERSITY
2008
i
THE DEDICATION PAGE
•
My beloved parents, Drs. Djoko Sudibjo and Isri Andari, B.A. A million
words cannot express how precious you are in my life. Thank you for
giving me your great and wonderful love. You are the best parents.
•
My beloved brother Dwi Fajar Ardiyanto and my lovely sister Kristi
Febriyanti.
•
My beloved man Ade Sidiq Permana, thank you for giving me your love
and support.
•
My big family, thank you for giving me support.
•
All my friends in English Department of 2005, especially Rini and Shelly.
Thank you for sharing in the same struggle with me.
ii
!
-
"
#
$
&
iii
#%
'
DECLARATION
I hereby state that the thesis entitled “Elements Of Humanity In
Scorpions’s Wind Of Change And Michael Jackson’s Heal The World “ is an
original piece of writing. I certify that the analysis and the result described in this
thesis have not already been submitted for any other degree or any publications in
this institution.
I certify to the best of my knowledge, that all sources used and any help
received in the preparation of this thesis have been acknowledged.
Jember, June 2008
The Writer
Ratri Yulisdian
050110191043
iv
APPROVAL SHEET
Approved and received by the Examination Committee
of the English Department, Faculty of Letters, Jember University.
Jember, June 9, 2008
Examination Committee,
Secretary
Chairman
(Drs. Hadiri, M.A)
NIP. 130 531 974
(Indah Wahyuningsih, S.S)
NIP. 132 288 233
The Members:
1.
Prof. Dr. H. Sutarto, M.A
NIP. 130 516 473
(
)
2.
Prof. Dr. Samudji, M.A
NIP. 130 531 973
(
)
3.
Drs. H.M. Busjairi
NIP. 130 261 682
(
)
Approved by,
The Dean of Faculty of Letters
Jember University
(Prof. Dr. Samudji, M.A)
NIP. 130 531 973
v
ABSTRACT
Elements Of Humanity In Scorpions’s Wind Of Change And Michael Jackson’s
Heal The World, Ratri Yulisdian, 050110191043, 2008, 45 pages, English
Department, Faculty of Letters, Jember University
Wind of Change is Scorpions’s song that appears on Scorpions’s 1990
album Crazy World. It is the highest ever selling song in Germany and is
frequently played on television shows presenting video footage of the fall of the
Berlin Wall. While Heal the World is Michael Jackson’s songs that appears on
album Dangerous, released in 1991. Wind of Change and Heal the World are the
songs that were created as their careness to dehumanization. The writer analyzes
the elements of humanities that can be found in the two songs.
Historical- Biographical approach and Moral- Philosophical approach are
the appropriate approaches to analyze Scorpions’s Wind of Change and Michael
Jackson’s Heal the World. Historical- Biographical approach is used to seek the
inspirations that inspire Scorpions band and Michael Jackson creation of Wind of
Change and Heal the World. Moral- Philosophical is used to find the element of
humanity in the songs.
Inductive method is used to analyze this thesis. It is intended to make the
readers more understand. It is a method of analysis that is started from the specific
concepts and it goes to the general conclusions, with a purpose to make a precise
and chronological analysis.
The purpose of analyzing these songs is to know the elements of
humanities as the moral message that can be found in Wind of Change and Heal
the World. On the other side, it can improve the knowledge of the reader about the
story of the songs.
vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Profoundly I am very grateful to Allah S.W.T for giving me the chance to
finish composing this thesis through my weakness and limitedness. You know I
am nothing without You. A bunch of thanks I sent to You. The other gratitude I
ultimately extend to those who have been kind to assist me and give their
contributions to complete this thesis. They are:
1. Prof. Dr. Samudji, M.A., as the Dean of Faculty and my second advisor
who has contributed me with his valuable advices, suggestion and
guidance to compose this thesis.
2. Prof. Dr. H. Suparmin, M.A. as the Head and Drs. Hadiri, M.A. as the
Secretary of the Non Regular Program English Department who has
permitted me to begin writing this thesis.
3. Prof. Dr. Sutarto, M.A., as my first advisor, my deep gratitude to whom I
extend for his valuable suggestions, advice, patience and guidance.
4. All the lecturers of the English Department, Faculty of Letters. Without
their useful subjects and knowledges given to me, I would never be able to
write this thesis.
5. All the librarians both Jember University and Faculty of Letters, for giving
their best services to help me complete this thesis.
Finally, I owe much to those who have supported me and contributed their
ideas in writing my thesis. Thank you so much for those I cannot mention here.
God bless you all.
Jember, June 09, 2008
Ratri Yulisdian
vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
PAGE
FRONTISPIECE...............................................................................................
i
THE DEDICATION PAGE .............................................................................
ii
MOTTO ............................................................................................................. iii
DECLARATION............................................................................................... iv
APPROVAL SHEET ........................................................................................
v
ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................... vi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT................................................................................ vii
TABLE OF CONTENTS.................................................................................. viii
CHAPTER
CHAPTER
I
INTRODUCTION
1.1
The Rational ....................................................................
1
1.2
The Problems to Discuss.................................................
4
1.3
The Scope of the Study ...................................................
5
1.4
The Goals of the Study....................................................
5
1.5
The Approaches to Use ...................................................
5
1.6
The Method of Analysis..................................................
6
1.7
The Organization of the Thesis .......................................
7
II
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SINGERS AND
THEIR ALBUMS
2.1.
2.2
A Brief Description of Scorpions....................................
8
2.1.1
The Members of Scorpions .................................
9
2.1.2
Scorpions’s Albums ............................................
9
A Brief Description of Michael Jackson......................... 11
2.2.1
Michael Jackson’s Albums ................................. 13
viii
CHAPTER III
ELEMENTS OF HUMANITY IN SCORPIONS’S
WIND OF CHANGE AND MICHAEL JACKSON’S
HEAL THE WORLD
3.1
3.2
The Meanings of the Terms ............................................ 15
3.1.1
The Meanings of Wind........................................ 15
3.1.2
The Meanings of Change .................................... 16
3.1.3
The Meanings of Heal......................................... 17
3.1.4
The Meanings of Humanity ................................ 18
Elements of Humanity in Scorpions’s Wind of Change and
Michael Jackson’s Heal The World ................................ 19
3.2.1
Elements of Humanity in Scorpions’s Wind of
Change ................................................................ 19
3.2.2
Elements of Humanity in Michael Jackson Heal the
World................................................................... 28
3.3
CHAPTER
IV
The Similarities and Dissimilarities ................................ 36
3.3.1
The Similarities ................................................... 36
3.3.2
The Dissimilarities .............................................. 41
CONCLUSION.............................................................. 44
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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