Azalea

I find that anytime spent indoors is time wasted. I would prefer to spend my time outside in the yard tending to my azaleas, or sitting on my rocking chair on the front porch, or just about anywhere but cooped up inside my big old barn of a house. I see so much of Maycomb through spending most of my time outdoors. This little southern town is drowsy and tired, although there seems to be nothing to be tired from. There’s nowhere to go and no one to meet, everyone here already knows everyone.…

because he’s a poser but that’s only the black community. Some white people aren’t even aware of their privilege and many don’t take advantage of it. In the future, I see protests based on colorism in music, because people will not stand for it. Iggy Azalea is an example because the black community already fed up, but I digress. I hope it doesn’t get to the point where black kids want to be white because they make better black people music than black…

femininity, or as a weak nation. So in order to raise their status, China needed to raise the status of their women. So, women and men were technically equal, but in reality, they were just changed to fit the ideal role of a man. In the society of Red Azalea by Anchee Min, the demand for conformity masculinized women, in appearance and attitudes. In appearance, women were often masculinized, because of the need for conformity in society. One example of the Communist Party enforcing conformity…

When looking at contemporary literature from a philosophical point of view, one can often find truths that give us a greater understanding and awareness of our surroundings, literature allows us to expand our knowledge in a deeper, more connected way. Similar to this, Cassandra Clare, a poet from Tehran, Iran, once said that “Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.” In that light, Kaveh Akbar, a poet also from Tehran, shares a similar philosophy on literature…

Miss Maudie because it is a mixture of blue, yellow, and green. Blue, for her depth, confidence, maturity and wisdom. Ms. Atkinson exhibits these traits while she does not let the comments from the staunch baptists about her “going to hell for her azaleas” affect her, but also did not debase or vilify their beliefs merely because they disagreed with her. She taught the children to respect all and to not make haste to judge. Yellow, for her energy and intellect. Miss Maudie is one of the…

allowed women to be "proper" ladies. An example of a woman unlike the rest of the 1930s was the brazen, Miss Maudie from To Kill A Mockingbird, she was not the typical southern lady compared to women like Aunt Alexandra. She cared more about her azaleas and keeping away nut grass than men. To defy assumed roles for women she, was independent, spoke her mind, and admonished other women's mean gossip. Throughout the novel, Scout struggles to adapt to the group of women in her town, Maycomb. The…

A little after one in the morning, Miss Maudie Atkinson’s house caught on fire. The fire spewed from the dining-room windows and it slowly devoured the house. The old fire truck that had been killed by the cold, was being pushed through the streets by a crowd of men. When the men attached the hose to a hydrant, the hose burst and water shot up, falling to the pavement. Then the men took the furniture from Miss Maudie’s house to the yard across the street. Faces appeared in the windows upstairs…

of African American individuals and was spread around as a trend when it was introduced by Jenner. Another popular example is Iggy Azalea who inhabits the black culture by using the language, the fashion and the style when she creates and performs her music. Along with that, in her raps she calls herself the “runaway slave master” which is undeniably impertinent. Azalea profits because she is a white person who sells a black sound. The…

Newly-engaged rapper Iggy Azalea tried on gowns with Carpool Karaoke host James Corden as they film scenes in Hollywood for “The Late Late Show” on Thursday. Corden took Iggy to a wedding dress store, where the pair was seen wearing matching wedding dress. As the pair drove down Robertson Boulevard, the Australian rapper looked like a stunning bride. She donned a flawless make-up with blonde locks styled back and tucked into her veil. As they talked about her upcoming wedding plans with…

time into songwriting. They hear a sound, see its potential, and try to find an opportunity for profit with a catchy hit. Clever songwriting and rap skill strayed away from mainstream music, and is now invested into more innovative production. With Azalea, her producers created a catchy beat with a great singer on the chorus that adds a nice rhythm to the song. Jidenna saw the beats potential and used it to create a similar sounding song with his own catchy lyrics. These two songs are the few of…