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    Lauryn Hill is a famous songwriter and poet whose work is balanced between sacred and secular. Even though all of her songs and poems are not about religion they still have strong meanings. In 2002 Lauryn Hill released a song called “The Mystery of Iniquity.” Through this song Ms. Hill expresses how the government attempts to hide the their unfair treatment. During the Era of slavery the unfair and brutal treatment of blacks was obvious, but in modern times the government is now hiding the their iniquity with laws. Ms. Hill points out the flaws of the justice system and the lies that are told and believed by the world. “False indictments” are constantly being promoted and publicized on national television. Although the government promotes equality and justice, Ms. Hill believes that it is just a charade to what is really going on. In the court system there are crooked lawyers, judges, and witnesses. These…

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    being used as sexual props in videos for entertainment. Being broken is not pretty no matter how much you dress it up. Do you know what this media is trying to do to you? They will porcelain (Barbie) Doll the shit out of you Leave you noose necked hanging from Zion they will Lauryn Hill you The mis-education of a Barbie doll coming soon (I just had an epiphany) Barbie, I think NYC is making you forget you come from Queens It’s scary when you have wack MCs trying to ghost write your obituary…

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    “Point of No Return” and “Six Feet Under”. A song cover was later done by Jennifer Hudson in 2011, and Lauryn Hill in 2015. Although Nina Simone wrote the song, Jennifer Hudson sang it better due to melody, rhythm, and instrumentation used in her version. Nina Simone was born February 21, 1933; she died just two months after her 70th birthday on April 21, 2003; she sang the rhythm and blues between the years of 1954, and 2003. She was even nominated for an Oscar Award (nin). British songwriters…

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    Lauryn Hill Role Model

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    Lauryn Hill is not only a natural born performer but as well as a role model. Throughout her life, starting from a young age she has been influencing the music industry ranging from a multitude of genres. Lauryn Hill was born of May 26, 1975 in South Orange, New Jersey to two loving parents, Mal and Valerie Hill. Lauryn was never wealthy but lived comfortably. Hill says “ I was not raised rich, but I never really wanted the things we didn't have. I think my parents instilled in us that we…

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    Lauryn Hill’s masterpiece is incredibly in-depth. There is an abundance of ways to analyze this piece of work. From a gender standpoint, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” is a metamorphic experience. Lauryn was one of the first female rappers to go above and beyond the norm of rap music, and transform the stigma surrounding the genre. She fused her rap music with elements of soul, R&B, and reggae. Lauryn Hill changed the rap game, especially for women, from this point forward. As I said before,…

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    W The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill: A social expose of self-awareness Hortense Spillers writes of black women performers and the “ontological edge” they possess in both presence and performance. One such embodiment of Spillers narrative is Lauryn Hill and the groundbreaking work from the “Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.” In this Grammy winning album, we get a glimpse of the artist’s power and control as Hill through he personal biography and “Miseducation,” exposes the audience to both political…

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    often negating that they are individuals with personalities, and emotions. Lauryn Hill highlights the visibility of women’s sexuality to demonstrate the way that image often undermines worth. Lauryn Hill demonstrates how women often intentionally present themselves in a sexual way when she expresses, “Showing off your ass cause you’re thinking it’s a trend / Girlfriend, let me break it down for you again / You know I only say it cause…

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    Nothing more’s “Let ‘em Burn” is song about the truth of the matter that we need to start over because our world is clearly chaotic and mess up. The song has a deep and sensible summary, and some interesting connotations, and plus the tone has to be discussed as well. The summary is something really straight forward. The speaker is a person sick and tired of the people of this world. The speaker knows that the best thing to do about this is to wipe on the face of the earth or quote “Let ‘em…

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    The Town Rush Case Study

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    create a town belt, which had a positive effect on sustaining the green space around the city. The Settlers also took advantage of the hills beside the wetlands and reclaimed a lot of area in order to develop more flat land for the city. This had a negative impact on the environment because the landscape was dramatically…

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    Deer Hunting Journey

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    you ready”? I respond with “Of course” We hop in the now warm car and begin our drive into the hills. We get to our destination and slowly hop out of the car trying not to make a sound, grab our rifles and begin to walk. Walking…

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