Got to Give It Up

Music Final Paper Blurred Lines vs Got to Give it Up Marvin Gaye's’ family sued Pharrell and Robin Thicke for copyright infringement claiming “Blurred Lines” sounded too similar to “Got to Give it Up”. The guest rapper T.I and the record label, Universal Records were also included in the suit due to their involvement in the song. While Pharrell, the co writer to “Blurred Lines”, was clearly influenced by Gayes work, which he admits to, he did not break any copyright laws. Pharrell made sure that the two song differed in melody, harmony, and rhythm, so while the two song may have sounded similar, he did not infringe on Gaye’s work. However after seven days on trial the jury found Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke guilty of infringement of Gaye’s…

It is Worth it to Dream “You can get what you want or you can just get old,” this is what Billy Joel once said, and it is still true. This can be interpreted as meaning that if someone doesn’t have any dreams or doesn’t go after them, there is no point in life. All someone would do without a dream is go through the motions and get old. Although sometimes it may be disappointing and seem like a waste of time, dreaming is worth it, they give people something to work for, having dream’s can…

I was barrell rolling out of control, I got hit by something big, but at the time I couldn’t figure out what. The only things running through my head was “will i live?”. And just like that, i had my answer… I shot awake to the sound of my general (Gen.Shepheard) busting through my door. “Get up you lazy bum!” he said. After he left I put on my flight suit and started going over weather pattern and different stuff like that incase we had to go fly. My pager buzzed and I walked into the control…

It was a cold February morning when I got up to get ready to go to the airport. As I got ready putting the last a few things in my luggage was killing me on the inside. I took a last look around my house and kissed my mother and niece goodbye, right then I couldn’t hide my tears. But I knew I was going to see them again because life is amazing and family is forever. Ever since I moved here, I started to use Skype almost every day to speak to my family. Every time I see their faces I’m so…

Imagine moving to Hollywood, California to pursue a music career just to find out it would end in failure. Even though sometimes, we try our very best we can still be disappointed when our best isn’t good enough. According to Tom Petty, Eddie moved to Hollywood right after he graduated high school. “Into the Great Wide Open” is a narrative poem by Tom Petty, who tells a story, of a boy named Eddie who has big dreams with a changing tone and a believable story. “Into the Great Wide Open” is…

These 2 stories are comparing and contrasting about how the authors purposes are about.They are very similar but are they really?What are some differences you thought about when reading this.And similarities. One similarity is that the passages both tell us how she got them and got them out of slavery.Both passages really support that she saved and helped tons of people out of slavery,and encourages that she did this for a reason.They also talk about how she didn't give up and she always keeps…

Many stories are very different from the movie. Walter Mitty is both a book and a movie, but they are very distinct. They may be distinct, but they got across the same message; the message was, “Don’t give up on your life, take risks, and want more of life.” They could have the same moral, but one got across the message more successfully. The one that got the message over more effectively is the movie. The story and movie were different, but to have the same moral they had similar aspects.…

Teen activists try to make the world a better place to live in. They take risks and there not afraid to. Teen activism is to believe in what you think needs to be changed. Teen activists never give up. Malala Yousafzai school got shut down by the Taliban so she started to protest. She is fighting for all girls to go to school and she wants everyone to have a education. She never gives up. She takes risks. “She got shot in the head but when she was better she was still protesting and never…

he went outside and then there it is the san francisco earthquake and he rushes to help people out of the rubble and he got hurt doing so but it was bearable so he keep pushing through the pain you can see the struggle in his face but then he worked on getting people to safety so much that you could see the veins popping out of his face and then a couple minutes later he passed out. He woke up in a hospital with stitches all over him he wondered “what is happening to me” a doctor came in…

work. For children, school is the most important thing for them. When they have time after homework they can help their parents do chores around the house. If you are still living with your parents you should make them feel proud of you. They are the one that raised you up and let you go to school to learn. In the two readings, “One for the Home Team” and “The Professor Is a Dropout,” Jody and Guadalupe struggle with family and school. Both Jody Adewale and Guadalupe Quintanilla have to deal…