Why do thousands of people every year immigrate into our country without proper documentation? In a myriad of these cases, the reason is to escape from hardship and suffering. One of the most common regions people emigrate from is Mexico, and the reasons for this are developed within The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande. This book tells the true story of a girl that journeyed to the United States of America with her brother and sister, all as undocumented immigrants, in order to live with their father. The author of this memoir not only explains the privation she dealt with in her home land of Mexico, but she also demonstrates the racial division and other forms of adversity that were present within the United States of America, or El Otro…
The first song was called Joy Ride. It started of very strong with crashing cymbals and a loud drum. It was very powerful and had really good harmony all together. The second song was called Regrets and Resolutions. It started off very peaceful and quiet with flutes and clarinets.…
Change is necessary but we all know change is sometimes hard and that everyone feels different about change. Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson is about changing her life. As she is changing her life she goes through different emotions said in the lyrics of the song. In breakaway she is happy and sad at the same time.…
There are many things in the world that hold a significant value, such as music. Music allows people to relate to a song by studying the elements it possesses, which creates a certain feeling that corresponds with the song and mood of the listener, therefore, making the song have a significant value. Most songs that have a significant meaning are written on a personal level by the artist. For example, the song “Wide Open Spaces” was written by Susan gibson who used her own personal experience of going off to college at the University of Montana. The song was later recorded by the The Dixie Chicks, and added country elements on the instrumental side of the song.…
On November 8th, 2015 I viewed a recorded pop music performance of Selena Quintanilla titled “Selena Live”. The performance originally took place on the evening of February 26, 1995, at the Astrodome Stadium in Houston, Texas. The legendary Tejano music star, Selena Quintanilla, became one of the most famous Latin music artists around the world. She was referred to as the “Queen of Tejano”. Tejano music, also known as Tex-Mex is a popular music genre that blends European, Mexican, and U.S. musical influences (Tejano).…
The song “***Flawless” was written and performed by American singer Beyoncé, featuring an excerpt from a talk given by Nigerian writer and self-proclaimed feminist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It should be known that Beyoncé once participated in a show called Star Search with a big dream, only to lose out against another competitor. This is also mentioned in the music video that accompanies this song. It should also be noted that she is unusually aggressive in this song.…
This is not a fact. It is her opinion but there is no evidence. These fallacies affect the readers response because it discredits them. Adding these fallacies made the authors argument stronger. The author could’ve grouped less to make it less of a fallacy.…
Throughout the song he mentions that he no longer needs his father because he has Clancy, Clancy is Tyler’s manager who has supported him throughout his career. Tyler says, “but fuck it, I got Clancy, he gave me the chance to see a world I wasn 't supposed to, I 'm stoked that I didn 't know you” (“Tyler The Creator“). Clancy is who Tyler ultimately looks up to for guidance as a father figure in his later life. Although he hates his father Tyler credits much of his success with Odd Future to his father. He even clearly states it when he says, “So you not being near fucking fire-started my damn career” (“Tyler The Creator“).…
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” is a song originally written and recorded by the Grunge band Nirvana in 1991 on their “Nevermind” album and is considered to be one of the most influential songs the band had written during their time. One year later, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was covered by singer-songwriter Tori Amos for her “Crucify” EP. While the cover may be extremely different from the original, there are still some elements that are similar among both versions. In contrast, both Nirvana and Amos play different styles of music which would change how the song is viewed by their respective audiences. Although the lyrics, in general, are the same, the overall meaning and mood of the song is different based which artist is playing the song.…
The boyfriend of the singer-songwriter Taylor Swift - Calvin Harris (record producer and recording artist), is having a jealous streak, as a new report surfaced that even mentioning the One Direction singer makes him extremely angry. Calvin Harris, who is also a Scottish DJ and a remixer, is worried that his girlfriend Taylor Swift may still have a spark for her ex-boyfriend, the English singer famous as a member of the boy band One Direction - Harry Styles. Calvin Harris is really up in arms concerning Swift's ex-boyfriend Harry Styles. The 25 year old singer, stated that she will never get back with the 21 year old Harry Styles, however, her current boyfriend, the 31 year old Harris seems to think otherwise.…
Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams, and T.I.’s 2013 music video for their hit single “Blurred Lines” depicts three females in little clothing performing seemingly innocent acts that have sexual connotations while dancing around and engaging with the three well dressed men who seem to only be watching the women, which sets the tone that the women are only there to serve as eye candy for the men. The first thing the 503.3 million viewers of the “Blurred Lines” music video on Vevo saw was Thicke lying in bed with a topless model while his arm assumes a dominant position over her body almost completely blocking her from the view of the camera. While this position may be perceived as simply cuddling, in the realms of this music video that reflects…
OutKast, a popular rap group throughout the nineties and early 2000s, has a renowned song entitled “Hey Ya!” which features the smooth flows of Andre 3000 and hard hitting rhymes of Big Boi. The song has been a huge hit for years and is virtually known by every American under the age of thirty. When the song was released in 2003, I was just three years old, but had already adopted my dad’s love for music and I frequented the kitchen tile as my dance floor whenever music was playing. OutKast’s song “Hey Ya!” holds a different weight than most other songs I grew up around because it is one of few memories I remember vividly about my childhood.…
Beautiful by Eminem According to the fans, this song is considered as one of the strongest song of relapse. He was on drugs when he had written this song, we get to know this from his lyrics. He expresses his feelings telling that the addiction he had towards drugs made him go into depression, and he felt trapped. But towards the end of the song he tells his fans that he has hope for the future and he is optimistic.…
This paper claims that the Song of Song is a marker and by product of ancient biblical communal and theological identity with core values that upholds sexual purity and emphasizes the essentiality of desire within covenant love relationship. This paper suggests that Song is an anthology of love songs that emerged from the oral tradition; revised and refined over a period of centuries from 10th to 4th century B.C.E through a medium technology analogous to the shared internet; and edited and recasted in its final form to produce a unified song. Supporting Evidence: 1. Oral rhetorical quality of the Song as rooted in the oral tradition 2.…
From paint spreading on a canvas, to bright lights shinning on a stage, women have equally shined in the limelight. When thinking lyrics that scream feminist, think Beyoncé; she has made it clear in all her songs that “girls run the world”, and should run this world. “We raise girls to see each other as competitors…Not for jobs or for accomplishments,….Which I think can be a good thing… But for the attention of men” directly out of her song called Flawless, Beyoncé shows how women are being brainwashed as kids, they don't even get to better them self’s, instead women do things for the attention of men.…