Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse for instance was a music artist. She had everything going on for her and yet even with her money and fame she was not happy. She turned to drugs and alcohol as we see many well-known actors do as well. They do this to become numb or to evade their feeling of unhappiness. But as Daylle Deanna Schwartz an author who wrote the article about Amy Winehouse stated, “If you’re not happy first, money won’t buy it for you” (Schwartz…

All my life, I felt mentally and physically oppressed by depression. It took over every aspect of my life. On October 20, 2010, I was only in 6th grade when I was so miserable that I was willing to take my own life. Luckily, I never went through with it because I was able to get better through self-discovery and self-love resulting in self-healing. This was the event that was not going to change only my life, but my loved ones lives forever. Dealing with this at only 11 years old, it was a…

While many songs explore the themes of love and heartbreak, “Back to Black” by Amy Winehouse presents a unique perspective on the inner turmoil that may engulf individuals in the aftermath of a break-up. The speaker discusses their relapse into depression and substance abuse after the dissolution of their relationship, providing insight into the intimate, and often undisclosed adversities experienced. I argue that this effect is achieved through the creation of a speaker that evolves and…

to look back and better understand the falling of many artists today. Although these are fiction short stories set to entertain, it is an eye opener of the mental health issues of people like Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Amy Winehouse, just to name a few. The battle, the drugs, the emotion in their music, and the pain in their voice, all seems familiar after looking so closely at these two stories. To know anyone bipolar, or addicted to drugs, these stories, although…

burning within. From the start, she was a talented singer and her mother was always supportive of that. She was enrolled into a performing arts school, which has served as a learning environment for not only her but other talented artists, such as Amy…

I found this passage very interesting because when I typically think of rhetoric, my mind automatically associates it with the goal of persuasion; I never made, or at the least acknowledged, the connection between rhetoric and attitude. I particularly like Burke’s use of the words move and bend in order to textually describe the change from viewing rhetoric as just a means of persuasion, to perceiving it as a means of shaping one’s inclination. After reading this passage, I have come to realize…

may be due to the fact that with everything going on a lot of the songs from the 00’s were fun dance songs, this was when Soulja Boy was big and songs like cranks that bat man were booming. There were some major musical talents in the 2000's. Amy Winehouse, The White Stripes, OutKast, and Eminem were especially memorable. So basically music wasn't as popular in the 00’s but of course still played a role in the era. To sum it all up skinny jeans, 9/11, Facebook, Hurricane Katrina, gay rights…

MONEY IS ALL I NEED TO BE HAPPY Most people think that money is the only thing they need in order for them to be happy, well based on some famous people's experiences, it is actually too far from it. Just look at Marilyn Monroe, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, and every other celebrity who have tons of money, and yet they all succumbed into drugs because they were obviously not happy with their respective lives. Happiness comes in all forms, you can be happy just by having family and friends, you…

For about the past week now, former NBA star Lamar Odom has been in the news. Odom was hospitalized after being found unconscious in what was said to be a brothel. For those of you out there who are confused on what a brothel is like I was, it’s simply a house where men can visit prostitutes. The reason I point this out is because despite the fact there is a young man fighting for his life, the media still find ways to paint a picture for their audience to gain exposure. Where he was found or…

of anguish that inspires their greatest works. Zara searches for their troubles whether it be a tragedy from their childhood, a mental illness, or everyday suffering. He considers all types of artists including but not limited to the following: Amy Winehouse, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, and Jane Austen. Simonton’s “Are Genius and Madness Related? Contemporary Answers to an Ancient Question,” conveys that creativity and psychopathology do share similar characteristics, but the traits that…