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To begin with, Adam Noah Levine was born March 18, 1979. He is an American singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist, and an actor. Also Adam is the lead singer for the Los Angeles pop rock band “Maroon 5”. First of all, I think Adam Levine should come to our school because, I think he is a very good singer and that he could sing for us. Adam Levine has always been my favorite singer and actor since i’ve been 6. My mom would always put him on the radio, and I would always try to sing along with the music. I think Adam Levine should would be a good role model kids. Next, Adam Levine is a very good actor. He was in my personal favorite show “The Voice”. Adam was a judge most of the time. If he wasn’t he was doing other movies…

the New York with a bad while trying to pursue a record deal. He got his break when in 2001 a college friend introduced him to Kanye West who at the time was yet to establish his place in the music industry. West got Legend to sing hooks on a few of his songs and when he started his KonMan Entertainment label in late 2003, Mr. Legend was the first artist to be signed. Get Lifted was released featuring production by Kanye West and will.i.am and had a successful debut. It sold 116,000 copies in…

This song spent a record breaking thirteen weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. It also won Grammys for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, and Best R&B song. “It is ranked as the 6th most successful song of the 1990-99 decade. Methodology Generic Criticism is a practice within rhetorical criticism for exploring artifacts in terms of their genre: “the set of generic expectations, conventions, and constraints that guide their production and interpretation.” Generic…

Blurred Lines If you’ve heard the lyrics to the song Blurred Lines, could you be able to imagine those words spoken in a loving, sexual relationship? Probably not, as there has been a lot of controversy about the “hidden” meaning behind the song. The 2013 hit single by Robin Thicke has caused many people discomfort as a result of some sickening lines and easily misinterpreted lyrics. Maybe Thicke didn’t purposely write a song about rape and mistreating women, but if one person can interpret the…

TLC: Unpretty When mentioning one of the biggest selling female R&B groups of all time, riding a blend of pop, hip-hop, and urban soul to superstardom during the 1990's. The American girl group TLC, whose original recording line-up consisted of Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, where they were formed in Atlanta, Georgia.Their image was equal parts style and spirit, bolstered by a flamboyant, outrageous wardrobe that blend catchy hooks and bouncy funk…

Adam Levine is an American singer, songwriter, actor and the lead vocalist in Marron 5. They have made great inspirational music and they still continue to do so. The first album they had done sent them on a catapult right to the center of Attention Avenue. But before the band Marron 5 there was another. They did not do well, Adam and his classmates, so they ended up breaking up and that’s when a couple years down the road Adam asked some new singers to join and created Marron 5. Since Adam…

The creation of the Keystone XL Pipeline is an issue that has become the subject of national debate for the past couple of years. On one hand, there are those that believe it should be built because of its economic benefits. On the other hand, there are those who are against its creation because of the environmental damage it could cause and the communities it could ruin. Because of how divided people are over its creation, President Barack Obama has had to address the issue several times as…

Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald), “(You’d Be So) Easy To Love” (Recorded by Billie Holiday and Sammy Davis Jr.), “You’re The Top” (Recorded by Bing Crosby and Ethel Merman) and the title track “Anything Goes” (Recorded by Chris Connor and Tony Bennett). Frank Loesser started writing Tin Pan Alley after he hadn’t had any luck with his previous jobs. His first musical he wrote was Where’s Charley but he didn’t get any major success until he wrote the hit “Baby It’s Cold Outside” used in the film…

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." Many people adore this author, Dr. Seuss. He wrote numerous books; several have morals in them, such as this. If you want something to change, you have to take the initiative and make the change. In John Mayer's song Waiting on the World to Change, he declares that he can not beat the wrong in the world so he will wait until things get better. Mayer says the fight is not fair and he does not have the…

“Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.” This is what John Ortberg had to say about grit and the effect it has on people and the world. When giving the TED Talk, “The Key to Success? Grit”, Angela Lee Duckworth shared something similar, “...One characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. It wasn't social intelligence, it wasn't good looks, physical health, and it wasn't IQ: It was grit.” Duckworth’s insightful words showed me that grit is more…