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Reed Erdman Ms. Dowling Advanced English 9, Hour 4 October 23, 2014 “The Monster” Lyrics Analysis The song that I have chosen for a lyrics analysis is “The Monster” by Eminem featuring Rihanna. “The Monster” was released on October 29, 2013 as part of the “Marshall Mathers LP 2” album. The songs theme is about Eminem trying to escape his troubled past but it will always still with him and he can never escape from it. The song is about the monster that is inside of Eminem's head and he will never be able to get away from. The deeper meaning behind it is Eminem who had a troubled life being from the poorest area of Detroit where he would participate at rap battles at the club near his trailer home, wants to escape his drug addicted past self who didn't give enough time for his family. Eminem uses metaphors to describe his past and present self. “Fame made me a balloon cause my ego inflated and I blew.” Is him referencing when he first became famous and moved away from Detroit to L.A. Where he then made records with Dr. Dre who he references in the song and also references how he didn't want to be seen in public. “The thing I love's killing me.” Its comparing his struggles and how his rapping is affecting them but he loves rapping because it was something to ease all his stress while he struggled with life and doesn't want to give it up even though his family suffered while he was always gone at work. Eminem uses rhymes throughout the song and some have deeper meaning then…

Halfway through my sophomore year in high school I was struggling and not sure what direction I wanted to take myself in next year. Soon after this I found a program named Middle College which allows high school juniors and seniors to get a head start on college classes while still completing graduation requirements. This program has allowed me to complete the vast majority of my general education requirements and get a start on lower division major classes all while I was still in high school.…

As I was trained to become open with each other and started to become someone that is able to listen to other people’s opinion, I was elected to become one of the senator of the DASB, De Anza Student Body, and the public relation officer of the UNICEF club. As the senator of the student body, I was interested in persisting my previous career in high school, which was creating big events. As a result, I volunteered myself in joining the Diversity and Events department and started to participate…

segregation, De Jure and De Facto segregation. De Jure segregation was segregation that is forced by law and can be easily fixed, De Facto segregation was segregation enforced by the public and society, not necessarily by law. Since De Jure segregation is a law, it is required and hard to get around for example, Plessy v. Ferguson, and the Jim Crow Laws. De Facto segregation makes the struggle for racial equality extremely hard because it will require changing people’s beliefs and views and…

middle decade two more young males accused Gacy of rape and he would be questioned by the police about the disappearances of others. Later discoveries would uncover that Gacy committed his first known murder in 1972 taking the life of Timothy McCoy after luring the teen to his home. December 11th, 1978 15 year old Robert Piest went missing last seen at his work as he headed out to meet Gacy for a potential job.He lured his victims with promises of works and when he got the to his home he would…

The Mughals ruled northern India from 1526 – 1857 AD where the Lodhi’s was the last dynasty to rule India. The invasion started all because of India's reputation of being the only known source of diamond mines in the world and it's flushing International trade attracted many invasions. “North Indian kingdoms resisted invasions by Arab and Turks for centuries, but soon small Islamic empires or Sultanate were established in several parts of the north. Before these invasions, Muslim trading…

In a series of ten works, estimated to be more archaic than the Christian scriptures of the Old Testament. Vitruvius, a Roman architect and engineer, wrote the treatise: De architectura – based on a set of principles concerned with the theory of architecture, also known as the Vitruvian triad. He highlights the importance of structural integrity, utility and function, and the honesty of true beauty defined by a paradigm of, “firmness, commodity and delight.” Vitruvius’ writings established a…

Once we all piled in the van, we had to stop at McDonald’s for food. When we got done eating, we started on our way to Des Moines. About half way there, some of us girl started to get a little tired. Some fell asleep in their seats, and some fell asleep on the floor of the van. I was one of those girls. When we got to Des Moines, we had to go check into our hotel. We had to share the whole hotel with West Lyon. When morning arrived, we all headed down to the lobby for some breakfast. Once we…

De Beers focuses on building brand Nothing is forever in business, not even diamonds. Ask De Beers, which runs the world 's diamond cartel. The London-based company, actually De Beers/Centernary, has developed and inflated the connection between diamonds and romance -- a link that goes back only to the 19th century. Its highly effective advertising slogan, "Diamonds are forever," was established in 1948 and is still going strong. "De Beers ' operating strategy has been pure and simple," says…

Gold In Utopia Every country in the world recognizes gold as a very valuable metal that people desire. The value of gold is immense because it is malleable and ductile, it is used in many industries, and it has had a high value since ancient times. Although most people perceive gold as an extremely treasured item, Thomas More presents a vastly different perception of gold in the book Utopia. Thomas More was a philosopher in England and the advisor of King Henry VIII but was killed after not…