Beyoncé Knowles

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter also known as “The Queen B” has had many opportunities such as being a model, choreographer, entrepreneur, business person, film producer, composer, music producer, singer, songwriter, voice actor, dancer, television producer, music video director, and a music artist. She used all those opportunities to build her character and keep her career flowing. My friend and I look up to her and we always listen to her music. We always say how she encourages us to have more…

To many, Beyoncé Knowles is considered one of the best artists of our time. Throughout her career, she has portrayed herself to her audience in very different ways. As her career progressed, she has been able to allow more of herself to be revealed to her audience. In Beyoncé’s video, "Formation", Beyoncé utilizes ethos to gain credibility and persuade her broad audience to recognize who she is as a person on a deeper level through references to her cultural identity and female empowerment.…

The Haunting In her music video “Haunted” American singer, song writer, and actress Beyoncé Knowles shows us a variety of eerie imagery. Beyoncè drives up to a haunted mansion dressed posh when she enters there is a butler waiting for her with a lighter to light her cigarette she takes one puff and smashes it to the ground. As she drops her coat she begins to walk through the mansion passing a variety of rooms. In each room there are people in weird, scary, clothing, and makeup acting out…

paperwork, etc. The helpless woman did not have the right to sign any contracts, make any sort of wage for herself, or have an input in any of the important decision making. Although this is the normal understanding of the taboo word, the way Beyonce Knowles uses ‘bitch’ in her song “Flawless” gives a refreshing new take on this word. ‘Bitch’, in this sense, should be viewed as a positive and…

After reading the poem “To my Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet, I decided to stick with the topic of love, and the love couples share. I selected topic 2, and I chose a slow-tempo contemporary R&B and Soul piece written and produced by Beyoncé Knowles, The Dream, and Tricky Stewart titled, 1 + 1. According to Wikipedia 1 + 1 was originally titled “Nothing but Love”. This songs expresses the love she has for her significant other, line after line you understood how endless her love was…

I believe that many people in this case would agree. However, if I could invite six people to dinner, living or dead, I would invite Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Beyonce Knowles, Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Abraham Lincoln. Three living people that I would invite would be Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Beyonce Knowles. Barack Obama is a historical figure who became the first African American to become president. He served two terms as the 44th president of the United States.…

who have been robbed of their rights or unfairly treated, it can also provoke thought about the nature of society as a whole. By exploring social justice issues through various mediums, such as the movie Slumdog Millionaire, the song Flawless by Beyonce, or the graphic novel Deogratias by Jean-Phillipe Stassen, insight is given that shows a sad reality about social justice in our modern society- most people choose to only support a social justice issue if they are personally affected by it. This…

The Pop and Hip-Hop music industry has long been dominated by two powerhouse black females. With their extravagant musical performances, outstanding vocals and inspiring quotes from their lyrics and interviews, Beyoncé Knowles and Nicki Minaj share a similar idea that women can be powerful and sexy. These two performers are icons of beauty, elegance and fierceness. Through their work they constantly project their beliefs in women power in their respective industries. Nicki Minaj is one of the…

Beyonce Knowles admitted that she lip sync on Inauguration Day. She decided to confront the public that she did lip sync when performing the National Anthem in front of millions of people, including the President of the United States, but she will “absolutely be singing live during her Super Bowl halftime show” (CBS News 1). On that note, Beyonce wanted her performance of President Barack Obama to be a memorable one. She was honest, but still proud of her performance because it was an honorable…

economic exploitation. Francis Beale notes, “the financial exploitation of women acts as an escape valve for capitalism.” The system of capitalism needs to be interrupted and alerted to the presence and power of the black woman. (Applause) Beyonce Knowles: While many have criticized me for my expression. I have chosen to use art as a medium to discuss the black experience. Undoubtedly, the black woman has always faced a litany of challenges such as– sexual and economic exploitation,…