The video “The Dangers of a Single Story” by Chimamanda Adiches describes what happens when one put labels on different groups of people. For example, putting labels on Africans, and Mexicans and basically everyone that the audience meets. “The Dangers of a Single Story” is a powerful piece because it uses strong and effective examples, it is thought provoking, and it uses a humorous tone. Chimamanda Adiches begins her speech by talking about her childhood and growing up in Nigeria. This is…
The TEDtalk video of Chimamanda Adichie’s, “The Danger of a single story” deals with how the spread of havoc stories about a culture, or personal experiences that leave only the negative aspects having people believe them. Adichie explains from these single stories we overhear develops stereotypes that give us an idea about a person or heritage we may not even fully comprehend. She tells about her Nigerian childhood when she started reading at the age of four and the books were British and…
Single stories are told everyday, affecting many people. Most of these stories affect people negatively. These stories are one view of one specific beings, race, belief and in some cases culture. They result in stereotypes and often hate toward that person or group of people, leading to hate and ignorance. It is of a human’s nature to judge first by what they see and secondly by what they come to realize. An example being when Adichie talks about the Americans and their blonde hair and blues…
Derek Jeter Do you know who got named the captain of the Yankees in 2003, with 260 home runs and 3,465 hit in his career? Well his name is Derek Sanderson Jeter. He has been the star of the Yankees since 1992 when he started. The greatest shortstop that has ever stepped foot on the Yankees field. Derek Jeter was born to his parents Dorothy Jeter (nee Connors) who was a german and Irish descent and, worked as an accountant. Sanderson Charles Jeter was and african american, has a Ph.D. and was…
And beautiful families with interracial children are everywhere these days and they make beautiful children. For example Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey are two examples of amazing interracial people. Although in the 90s going to junior high school was hard sometimes all because of the Rodney King riots in L.A. that was 55 miles from my home and the big racial divide over the O.J. Simpson trial…
These women must also have their ways exactly, or no way at all. They are rude and belittle people, believe that everyone is beneath them and think that they are so much more loved than they really are. Like Mariah Carey, temperamental, selfish, spoiled, and overly dramatic. Hooker - Worst Name Of All Time? Hooker as a boy's name is of Old English origin. Possibly an occupational name referring to a shepherd's crook or hook. But what does hooker mean today? The…
English so well, and was confused when I said that Nigeria happened to have English as its official language. She asked if she could listen to what she called my "tribal music," and was consequently very disappointed when I produced my tape of Mariah Carey. My roommate had a single story of Africa [where] there was no possibility of Africans being similar to her in any way, no possibility of feelings more complex than pity, no possibility of a connection as human equals." Her roommate adopted…
Jaden Southworth 4 November 2016 We got the beat- Rock music through the ages The music industry is, and always has been, based purely off of supply, demand, and sales. It all began with the creation of sheet music; once music took a physical form, it was desired by rich aristocrats who paid for it in full. Then came the phonograph, a device invented by Thomas Edison that used phonographic disks to play recorded audio out loud. It was originally intended for the use of business documentation,…
spirit music. Hip-bounce created when DJs in the late-70s started rapping over soul and funk notches, and contemporary R&B created from the music of craftsmen like Al Green and Aretha Franklin. Contemporary R&B craftsmen like Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey turned into a portion of the greatest offering specialists ever, while later vocalists like Mary J. Blige, Beyoncé Knowles, and Macy Gray are likewise extremely mainstream. Different styles that have created from soul incorporate neo-soul…
The Art of the World’s Biggest Female Hip-Hop Star Art is a concept that comes in many forms depending on the “eye of the beholder.” Art can be defined as a form of expression and passion from the artist that is unique, requires effort, and has an audience. It can be displayed in many forms such as music, dance, videos, etc. Artists have influenced thoughts and feelings of viewers with their art, one of the most prominent forms being music. Music is a way of communicating experiences and…