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Morgan Spurlock when on an expedition to discover the true effects that fast food has on the human body. Morgan created guidelines for the experiment; (1) that all three meals each day of the month had to come from McDonald’s, (2) he had to have everything on the menu at least once, (3) he could eat anything that didn't come from McDonald’s, (4) he can only Super Size a meal if it was offered, (5) he will only be allowed to get the same amount of exercise as an average American. By the end of…

Oversized children repeatedly singing, “Mcdonald’s, Mcdonald’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut!” (Super Size Me, 2004). This was the opening scene to the well known documentary that shocked Americans and other viewers, possibly even leaving them in disgust. Super Size Me, written and directed by American documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, was a film about a constant growing problem in America, obesity. During the time of the film, obesity was the second leading cost of preventable…

or self-down. She knew I was having problems, but she didn’t know how to fix them and she would try to do anything at her reach to make me feel better. For me, my mom has been my super hero. She’s been always there for me and there’s nothing she couldn’t do. Not even batman, superman, nor the green lantern have the power of love that she does. I know she loves me unconditionally and she’s always there for…

My Mentality and Why I’m a Screw-Up I am a screw up. It’s a simple fact. I won’t deny it. I understand that everyone messes up, but I do mess up quite a lot. I was born to two very ordinary people living in a rather ordinary area. My mother and father are loving parents that had tried to have my brother, but he died. About a year later, I came around and I lived. A bit after my birth, a year or so, my mother was ill. Not the type of sleep-it-off ill, but the you-might-die ill. My mother was…

killing yourself! I WON’T GIVE IN!” We were all screaming, yelling, or singing the lyrics to “ I Won’t Give In” with Denis the lead singer. Later during “A Prophecy” I was singing along and all of a sudden a crowd surfer fell on me. On his way down he accidentally kicked me in…

many admirable traits that paired with his rapping skills as he was good hearted and extremely inspiring. Tupac Shakur, in a way created many of today’s rappers. He influenced many of today’s rappers to have a voice in their community. “Pac showed me what it…

The death of Tupac Shakur. Many people have questions and their own theories and some are true and some are completely false. In this research paper I’m trying to break down everything I can as simply as I can for anyone to understand. Using information I’ve gathered from trusted online sources, I will give the whole story from start to finish. I will try my best to get the best and truest information so I can break down this mystery. So, leading to all this craziness, it all started in Las…

Trevor Farrell English 11 Period 6/7 23 March 2018 Does your role model infect people with strength and courage with just their words? Tupac does this with almost anyone that can listen and hinder the message he presents. He does openly with a clear explanation inspire others while also speaking subliminal messages that go right over your head. He also was an activist who fought for the equality of blacks, poverty in the black community and the urgency of black fathers being involved in…

attack. This event was the primary impetus behind Tupac writing “Hit ‘Em Up” as a “diss track” against Biggie Smalls and Sean Combs evidenced by the following lyrics calling them out “We bust on Bad Boy niggaz fucked for life. Plus Puff tryin’ta see me weak hearts I rip. Biggie Smalls and Junior M.A.F.I.A. Some mark-ass bitches” (Shakur, 1996). Hailed as the greatest “diss track” ever made by many, “Hit ‘Em Up” managed to escalate the tension that had been brewing between Los Angeles and New…

hunger, making it easier for people to become impatient to wait for effective financial help. The author wants to give the people listening to his music an idea of people seeing each other as close instead of distant. The author states "Learn to see me as a brother 'stead of two distant strangers. And that’s how it’s supposed to be"(l.13-14). The author makes this message to help the black community understand they need to get along and love one another instead of killing each other. The author…