Cyrus the Younger

Jennifer Lopez impressed many people with her opening number at the American Music Awards. Her ex- boyfriend Sean 'Diddy' even gave her a shout out for her killer moves. But it seems Nicki Minaj was not one of the people who were blown away by her performance. On Sunday, the 46 year old Jennifer Lopez opened the prestigious event with her fierce dance tribute. She rocked the stage with a set of mix soundtracks that are notably the hottest songs of the year. But when she started popping on Nicki…

In the article, Revenge of the Geeks by Alexandra Robinson, there are a lot of allusions to stars and their popularity in school, and how some of the biggest stars today were some of the least popular people in high school, and being different and embracing how different you may be will lead you to success someday. The author uses three different techniques to get her point across, one being the tone or her attitude toward the subject. “Taylor Swift’s classmates left the lunch table as soon as…

Peak:480 BC Fall: 323BC B. The author included this empire because during its peak it absolutely dominated all other cities and villages. It was the first empire also too allow its subjects to serve their gods and live in peace. C. I feel like Cyrus allowing the people to continue their own lives and not forcing them to convert to his religion played a key part in allowing the empire to survive. When he took over a place he made sure to take away the head leader and replace it with one…

from our tragically boring lives, entangled in the strands of the web. I shake my head to bring myself from the depth of my imagination, and as my eyes begin to regain focus on the screen, I see the catch phrase “You will never believe what Miley Cyrus has done!” Do I really care? I ask myself as I subconsciously click the picture to find…

The Book of Daniel INTRODUCTION After reading different discussions and articles on the book of Daniel, this paper will compound the various information discovered concerning many different opinions and information regarding the book of Daniel. The various authors will be Jerry Sumney, Kathryn Lopez and NOAB bible, as well as information from the web. This will be a compilation of each author, thereby looking at the authorship, time era, and the audience. As well as events occurring and the…

reasons, these changes keep the music relevant. The Beatles shifted from a pop group, to a much more psychedelic and experimental group as their career progressed. Miley Cyrus started as living a double life as herself and Hannah Montana in her Disney Channel days. As she grew, Hannah Montana faded and a much more adult version of Miley Cyrus appeared in the foreground, often causing rifts in society with her many grotesque public acts and more adult-orientated music, even performing live…

Similarly, Xenophon’s Cyrus often acts generously in situations where a typical leader might not. Cyrus’ actions demonstrate that he believes the long term benefits of generosity are better than any short term rewards obtained by frugality. Cyrus shows that generosity inspires one’s followers to greater devotion, gratitude, and ultimately love towards their leader. The Education of Cyrus stresses the importance of generosity with one’s time, wealth, and affections. The first way Cyrus is…

Marjane Satrapi’s book Persepolis is a true story about Marjane growing up in Iran during times of war and revolution. In her book she portrays countless events she experienced while growing up during those harrowing times. However, her perspective on certain issues like gender roles, social class, and religion affected how Marjane portrayed certain events in Persepolis. This political cartoon depicts a bunk bed of the upper class at the top, the middle class in the middle, and the lower class…

Set in an all-female jungle paradise, Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” music video features dancing, rapping, fruit, skimpy outfits, and endless bum-shaking. According to Billboard, music videos quickly became an integral part of pop culture after their debut on television in the early 1980s. In her article, “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema,” Laura Mulvey explains how “cinema satisfies a primordial wish for pleasurable looking” (17) by focusing “attention on the human form” (17). Nicki Minaj’s…

2. The Climb (2009) In 2009, Miley appeared with her performance in Hannah Montana: The Movie. The movie which reached its popularity by scoring $79 Million revenues tells about the daily life of Hannah Montana who had a double life as both superstar and ordinary girl. Through the movie, Miley appeared as a girl who was known as cheerful, funny, sweet and perfectly clean. Besides, Miley also appeared in more maturing image in this year. She was facing controversy when performing her single that…