Hometown Glory

impersonation of each Spice Girls. After growing up more she gravitated towards the artists Mary J. Blige, Pink, and Destiny’s Child. Her life changed when she came across a collection of Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald records at a local shop. “There was no music heritage in our family” Adele told The Telegraph in 2008 interview. “Chart music was all I ever knew. So when I listed to the Etta and the Ella, it sounds so cheesy, but it was an awakening. I was like, oh, right, some people have proper longevity and are legends. I was so inspired that a fifteen year old, I was listening to music that had been made in the ‘40s” (Dolan). Adele’s first album “19” was named after her age, went on sale in 2008. The popular songs, “Chasing Pavements” and “Hometown Glory”. Adele was featured in a TV show called Saturday Night Live. The silly, hilarious, loved show was the most watched episode in fourteen years, with over seventeen million viewers. The album “19” went from the number forty-six on the Billboard to eleven out of two hundred! Then end of 2009, over two million copies of her amazing album were bought. In 2009 Adele was invited to the Grammy awards and won “Best New Artist”. BBC announced the singer “Sound of 2008”. To top it off she earned the Critics’ Choice prize at the popular BRIT Awards (Dolan; Editors). The emotional song “Chasing Pavements” currently has 75,149,812 views on YouTube. Adele named another album after her age, “21” that was released in 2011. Only two…

This movie “glory” tells us the story of the 54th regiment of Massachusetts. This is a big moment in American history because it was one of the first times that colored men where allowed to be soldiers. This movie also shows us how colored soldiers were treated during the civil war. This movie gives us many examples of how different the colored soldiers were treated from the white soldiers. It shows us that even though there was no slavery in the north and colored people were free, there was…

In the movie “Glory”, it took place during the American Civil War. It talked about how Colonel Shaw was the one of the first to lead an all African American troop. He was to lead them, and train them to be ready to fight in combat. Even though many didn’t like the idea, Shaw took the initiative forward. He wasn’t judging them for the color of the skin but by the type of skills that they were able to apply in fighting in the Civil War. Throughout the whole movie all of the white officials didn’t…

The 1989 film “Glory” is an historical film based on the true events of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, which took place on June 18, 1863 in Charleston, South Carolina. The 54th regiment was one of the first infantries to enlist Black soldiers in the war and was led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. Despite their shortcomings and adversities as African American men in America, these men were tenacious and very determined to succeed the war at Fort Wagner. Although this film highlights these…

History vs. Hollywood The 1989 film “Glory” is an historical film based on the true events of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, which took place on June 18, 1863 in Charleston, South Carolina. The 54th regiment was one of the first infantries to enlist Black soldiers into the war and was lead by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. Despite their shortcomings and adversities as African American men in America, these men were tenacious and very determined to succeed the war at Fort Wagner. Although this…

In the movie ‘Glory’ the story of the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Soldiers is told. They were the first unit of African American troops to battle in the American Civil War. Colonel Robert Gould Shaw who is played by Mathew Broderick is the commander, who after surviving a viscous attack by playing dead in the Battle of Antietam is giving the honor of commanding the first African American regiment. In the movie Shaw’s school mate Thomas Searles a free born African American who is…

During the American Civil War, over 179, 000 black soldiers served in the Union Army. Edward Zwick's 1989 film Glory explores one of the Civil War's first all-black volunteer regiment through the narration of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick). After serving at the Battle of Antietam, Colonel Shaw is offered the command of the first all-African-American regiment. During his leadership, Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, are confronted with discrimination from both…

The movie we watched in class, “Glory” was released in 1989. The author of this brilliant movie is Edward Zwick. This movie shows actions that took place in 54th regiment of Massachusetts. What occurred in this movie was a very major part of the history of this amazing country. The movie portrayed one of the first times that colored men were allowed to become soldiers for the United States of America. This movie also shows us how colored soldiers were treated during the civil war. Throughout the…

Frederick Douglass, the famous African American abolitionist, was once quoted as saying “[He] who would be free must himself strike the blow.” This quote is particularly relevant in the figurative and literal sense when it came to African American soldiers fighting in the Civil War. All African Americans had an uphill battle to fight when it came to getting the chance to prove themselves as adequate soldiers, and an even tougher battle to get recognition for what they had achieved. The first…

The movie, Glory, was about the 54th regiment for the African Americans in the Civil War. I really enjoyed the movie because it was interesting to see if the African Americans would be treated differently if they fought for the country. In some places, like Kansas, they were used for rioting the towns. However, General Robert Shaw treated them with more respect and more like soldiers. He stood up for them when they had no shoes and cared for them even though they were African American. The…