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Tr hpmn is nsidrd s n f th mst sill rlvnt sngwritrs f ur tim, nd hs bm n f ur gnrtins mst uniqu vis. Dspit sm ngtiv fdbks n hr lbums, minl th ltst n Nw Bginning, Tr hpmn nl rffirms hr tlnts s writr nd nt just v arguing in h nw lbum. Thrughut hr rk rr, hpmn hs ddrssd suh sil imprtnt issus s humn rights, ril qulit, nd nmi justi.Sm king s tht suh thms r nt nw nd r mntind in mn thr sngs, but th w Tr hpmn xprsss hr wn ttitud t ths things is rll uniqu nd tuhs th hrts f fns. Tr hpmn ws brn Mrh 20, 1964 in lvlnd, hi. Tgthr with hr ldr sistr, Tr ws risd ln b thir mthr in lwr-middl lss nighbrhd. dark hr mthr hd t wrk hrd in rdr t rn nugh mn fr 54ing, bth girls spnt muh tim ln, nt hving muh in mmn with th kids in thir nighbrhd.During ths rs th littl girl Tr wrt ptr nd shrt stris, lrnt t pl th ukull, th pin, nd th guitr. Finll, sh strtd writing hr wn sngs whih hlpd hr t xprss hr thughts, mtins nd flings tht sh nnt unvr t hr mthr r sistr. Ltr Tr didd t rt hr furthr lif in diffrnt w thn sh ws grwn up. s rsult, sh terminated privt shl in nntiut nd ltr rivd shlrship t stud in Tufts Univrsit in Bstn.Du t n f hr lssmts t Tufts Tr hpmn gt signd t lktr Rrds whih rlsd hr dbut in 1988 with th fit Fst r (Tr Thmpsn, p. 31). It ws nl th bginning f sussful rr f Tr hpmn nd intrdud hr t lgin f fns. Hr ltst lbum Nw Bginning mbins bth fmilir thms with fw mr lti musil influns. Tr hpmn tris t st mr r lss tru t hr riginl sund in vr sng f this lbum. Hr guitr bms prt f hr vi nd th musi blnds smth.This lbum is s diffrnt frm hr prvius ns tht n nnt hlp bming littl dditd t this nw sund nd vi f hpmn s whl. It is th flk musi D tht tings rk, sul nd blus whih is rthr mmn fr Tr hpmn. Hwvr, this tim singr ddd sm nw sni lmnts lik th bgpips nd digrd (Bud gr, p. 23). vr sng in th lbum Nw Bginning is imprtnt in its mning nd mssg t th fns, hwvr, svrl sngs r wrth f spil ttntin. mng thm is th sng Th Rp f th Wrld.It tlls but th dstrutin f ur plnt in th ws tht might b vidd b th humnit. hpmn pints u t tht th rth is mthr f us ll, pl f ur birth whih hs bn pisnd nd btn up fr lng prid f tim. Ppl, wh r witnsss f suh grt viltin f ll tim, stnd sid nd d nthing t prvnt suh hrribl rim. Tr hpmn hs ddrssd th thm f nvirnmnt nd rth pllutin in hr prvius sngs s wll, but it sms tht lbum Nw Bginning givs hr nw hp fr bttr futur.Tht is wh, in vr sng sh inspirs ppl t lk rund nd stp th rp f th wrld thrwis, it will b th bginning f th nd (li Sinlir, p. 9). In th sng Th Rp f th Wrld s wll s thr sngs frm lbum Nw Bginning Tr hpmn tks simpl musil pprh in rdr t fus ttntin n hr wn vi. s usul, lris mbin mtinl prtrits nd plitil gnrliztins whih shw hpmns flings nd plitis vn mr dpl (Grg Grhm, p. 10).s ntrtinmnt Wkl wrt in 1995, hr rsnnt vi imbus ths lw-k sngs with wrmth tht sdus u (12/1/95, p. 74) Whil thr sngs in th lbum tlk mr but lv nd rmn, sng Th Rp f th Wrld is butiful t murnful blld but sil injusti. Singr mphsizs tht if rth is mthr f us ll, thn it is th ddlist f sins bus it givs birth t ll th living bi ngs nd givs thm fd nd shltr. rth is ssitd with qun tt hs glr nd pwr.Hwvr, in rlit situtin is ttll diffrnt sin ppl us nturl rsurs unwisl, dstr frsts nd lks, thus us ir nd wtr pllutin. hpmn nnt b indiffrnt t this situtin nd suh ttitud f humnit t th plnt. Ppl usd t nvirnmntl mpigns, thus, might ls intrst t thir tru mning. Tr hpmn hps tht if wrds frm hr sngs tuh t lst n prsn, ll ths ttmpts r nt in vin. Smtims, wrd n tuh th mind nd hrt f prsn in bttr w thn n nvirnmntl mpign r dvrtismnt in th nwsppr r mgzin.Thus, sh lls thrs t s ll this dstrutin with thir wn s nd hr th ris f th rth. Thugh, th glbl hng in th nvirnmnt shuld strt frm littl hng within vr individul. Tr hpmn usd th wrd rp n purps. If sh mntind wrds lik ruin, dstrutin nd thrs, it might nt influn ppl s muh s with th wrd rp. Th wrd hs dp mning, tht is, rth is hlplss twrd humns rul tins nd lss its pwr nd pssibilitis s th ngtiv nd hrmful influn f humnit inrss.During mn rs nd vn nturis rth hs bn lr-ut, dumpd n, pisnd nd btn up, whil ppultin ws indiffrnt, craft nd mut witnss f this grt viltin. Sm ppl n tlk but nvirnmntl issus nd rth prttin, but d nthing t prvnt th dstrutin. thrs nt nl tlk, but ls mk pprprit tins t hlp th plnt. Wrds nd mssgs frm hpmns sngs might b summrizd in n singl Nw Bginning whr singr mphsizs tht its tim t strt ll vr mk nw bginning.Whil it still rris th sm strng mssg, it ls xprsss th mssg mr subtlt W n brk th l, w n strt ll vr Dspit sd mssg f th sng, its lris prvid ppl with th hp tht it is nt t lt t stp th dstrutin nd sv ur plnt frm ttl risis. Th sng shms listnrs int nvirnmntl rspnsibilit whih is th bsi f vr individul in thir vrd lif. Whil listning t th sng Th Rp f th Wrld, thr is n dubt tht nn n st indiffrnt t ths wrds, spill whn hpmn pints ut tht humnit is witnss t this rp.It mns tht w r bth rul dstrr nd hlplss witnss. W ruin ur wn bs th rth w liv in. If w ntinu suh hrmful tins, wht will hppn with th plnt in svrl rs? Will w thn b bl t brth frsh ir, t wlk t th frsts nd prk, t us ntu rl rsurs tht w nd s muh in ur lif? In suh w, wrds f Tr hpmn r ddrssd t vr prsn n th plnt with th hp fr ruil hngs in rdr t sv th plnt frm ttl dstrutin. Sin nwds th qustin f nvirnmntl prttin is vitl, sngs f Tr hpmn r mr thn imprtnt.Th r nt ddrsss nl t mrin ntin, but t th whl wrld s wll bus if ll ntins unit in rth prttin, w still hv hn t sv ur hm nd pl f birth. Grn P nd thr nvirnmntl rgniztins r vr ppulr td, spill mng uth. Thir min mssg is tht ung ppl r ths rspnsibl fr hngs in tds wrld. s th prf f hr wn r fr rth prttin, Tr hpmn prtiiptd in sm f rks mst lgndr liv vnts, inluding mnst Intrntinls humn Rights Tur, Lndns Frdmfst hnring Nlsn Mndl, nd th Bb Dln 30th nnivrsr nrt.Hr ntributin int musi nd nvirnmntl sphrs is vr imprtnt sin du t hr sngs Tr hpmn is urging fr nvirnmntl tivism in ths pthti tims. Wrks itd hpmn, Tr. Nw Bginning Th Rp f th Wrld. lktr, D 61850-2, 1995 Grhm, Grg. Th Grhm Wkl lbum Rviw 1007 Tr hpmn Nw Bginning. lktr Rrds 11/8/95 Sinlir, li. Nw Bginning. Musi Rviw 1996 T hmpsn, Tr. This Lgnd Vi. ntrtinmnt Wkl 1995 gr, Bud. Nw Bginning f Tr hpmn. Ls ngls Tims 25 Mr. 1995