Limelight

What makes a great leader? Leadership is the ability to influence and inspire others. In today’s society, powerful female leaders are consistently emerging and have vital roles in the workplace, home life and in the community. Being a leader is not just a set of learned skills, professions, or titles. At its core, it is about the virtues that one must possess like courage, optimism, compassion, and integrity. For this essay, I have selected former First Lady, Michelle Obama as an appropriate…

Fidel Castro was born August 13th, 1926. He was the 5th of 9 children, but at a very young age he made international news, which could be a foreshadowing of sorts. He attended a Latin American student conference in Colombia and took part in the violent protests against Americans. He started his political life early, when he ran for Congress at the age of 26. This never took place as Fulgencio Batista took power in a coup. Fidel strongly opposed Batista and went as far as armed Guerrila attacks…

Megan Carpentier, the author of The Year Hip-Hop Invented Sex, failed to support her thesis in a well written manner. However, her main point is correct and describes an undeniable modern revolution amongst Hip Hop and R&B music. Hip-Hop artists have recently changed the meanings behind their blunt and explicit lyrics. In the article The Year Hip-Hop Invented Sex, Megan Carpentier describes the pre-revolution and specific details of this iconic year. According to Carpentier, before sex was…

causes of the environ mental problems is using environment-unfriendly energy sources such as fossil fuel, so green energy and renewable energy are getting spotlight globally. Solar energy, one of the green and renewable energies, is holding the limelight of the world, while there are not little rejections against using the energy. Some people argue that solar energy is inefficient and that it costs too much to install. Nevertheless, it is highly recommendable to South Korea to…

Plato’s story of Gyge’s ring tells of a shepherd that finds a gold ring carrying the power to make its owner invisible. Gyge’s uses the ring for his personal gain by going invisible to murder the king and take over the kingdom. Plato’s story suggests “that it is more reasonable to be unjust – if we have the opportunity to do so without getting caught” and concludes that “if a just man and an unjust man both wore the same ring … their actions would be no different” (Boss, p. 201). Ethical egoism…

The debate on whether television programs are making society more educated has gone on for years. Author Steven Johnson goes into extensive and specific research about this topic in his article, “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”. Throughout the writing piece, Johnson discusses the differences in television from two decades ago, a decade ago, fives years ago versus television now. His argument is strongly saying that TV series’ and programs have advanced conspicuously by introducing more complexity…

The Significant Impact of Blindsight Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi once said, “Control of consciousness determines the quality of life.” The idea that we are in control of our own consciousness, whether we are consciously aware of it or not, is a fascinating one; and it is even more fascinating when you take into consideration phenomenon like blindsight. Blindsight, according to Dictionary.com, is “the ability to respond to visual stimuli without having any conscious visual experience; it can occur…

In a world full of critics, stereotypes, and sexists, women have struggled for many centuries in the depths of a dark cavern that has deprived them from freely being whom they are. However, similar to Shakur’s “Rose that grew from the concrete”, women have recently blossomed in a compressed environment cracking open all the oppressions that kept them in the dark. The roots of these unique roses have been extended through the worlds of the arts, the fields of sports, the labs of science, and the…

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, is one of many literary works that expresses the racial tensions that took place in the early years of the United States. Uncle Tom’s Cabin was highly popular during the nineteenth century, bringing national attention to the injustices happening throughout the country. By developing characters and events that were common within society, Stowe was able to attract an audience of all backgrounds and encourage others to take a stance. Uncle Tom’s…

How have industry figures wielded their power in pop’s production and dissemination processes, and how have musicians responded? Making reference to relevant literature and one or more recordings from the period 1900-2000, discuss the problems of power and mediation as they apply to popular music history. Industry figures have influenced the production and dissemination of popular music over the twentieth century in different ways. The production of popular music and its dissemination has…