Norman Whitfield

two years. After the service he moved to Detroit and became an up and coming artist under RicTic label. While with RicTic he produced songs like, Agent 00 Soul, S.O.S (Stop her On Sight), and Headline News. Also around this time he would change his name to Edwin Starr. He picked up Starr as his last name because Don Briggs, manager of Bill Doggett combo, said he was going to be a star someday (I don’t know why he added an extra r). This was just the beginning of his worldwide fame. 1968 RicTic labels was bought up by Motown Record label. Under Motown Records he produced “I am the man for you Baby” as well as “25 miles.” By this time Starr had established himself in the Motown community, as unusual with his “rough soul shout.” In 1970, Norman Whitfield and Barrett wrote the song “War(Songfacts).” There was a large call for protest songs against Vietnam at the time. So they wrote this song for Motown Records to use. Originally the song was recorded by The Temptation, and was not going to be released as a single. The test audience from the protest movement, mostly including college students said it was going to be a big hit. Due to the risky message of…

Normally I would avoid cliché terms and avoid referencing overly used pop culture references, but this one is very appropriate given the topic. “War” originally written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong was one of the first politically charged Motown songs wrote in protest of the Vietnam War. First sang by the Temptations this song became the first of many Motown songs to declare political protests on the world climate, but for my generation many recognize the song as being soulfully…

The Norman rulers of the 11th and 12th centuries were able to achieve and maintain prominence in the areas of Italy and Sicily through military prowess, exceptional political manoeuvring and intermarriage. This is shown through the sources from this time period which allow historians to examine the narrative the sources present, the character of the rulers and the interactions they have with other peoples at the time. Southern Italy and Sicily served as the intersection of Greek, Latin, Jewish…

The Huron people do not wish to lose their sense of self and adopt the Norman faith and culture, but would agree to the water sorcery to avoid death. Laforgue had to decide whether he would put his reservations aside and continue to follow the order of Catholicism or if he would listen to his conscious and reject the faith. Although, Laforgue knew his faith had been questioned. He ultimately would always be heavily influenced by the power of the Church and the need to help others. With Father…

William Thatcher is a courageous and an ambitious knight in the movie “The Knight’s Tale” who was born in the Cheapside borough of London and always dreamt of changing his stars. In this piece of writing, I will be talking about his courageous, ambitious and caring acts he did through the movie. William was born a peasant. At that time in London, if you were born in a peasant you stayed a peasant for your entire life or if you were born a royal you would be a royal for your entire life.…

The victory of Norman troops on English soil in 1066 represented a critical moment for the little archipelago’s communicative history. When William the Conqueror was officially designated as the ruling King of England at Westminster Abbey, a distinctive shift in language use suddenly intensified; redefining cultural models that had been making meandering progress towards interpenetration since the period of Roman occupation. It was a catalyst that initiated the production of an early trilingual…

Casting Choice #1: Manu Benett as protagonist Guts After seeing Manu Benett as Crixus in Spartacus, it was obvious he would be cast as Guts. Both Manu and Guts share a similar facial structure, both with a chiselled, intimidating and hardened face. In addition both of them share a similar physique and build type, both extremely masculine, tall, big and intimidating. The personification of endurance and willpower, yet also of tragedy and hardships. Guts as a character is very complex, and to put…

The Bayeux Tapestry tells the story, in pictures, of the events leading up to and including the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066. The story is told from the Norman point of view. There is no English so it is very challenging to confirm or dispute some of the information on the tapestry. It is called the Bayeux Tapestry because it has been kept at Bayeux in France ever since it was made. William's half-brother Odo (Bishop of Bayeux) ordered a tapestry to be made in honor of William's…

William is presented as a described as knightly, strong willed, honorable and audacious individual and one of Williams traits is his urge to change his stars and to fulfill his infantile reverie. When William was just a young, fledgling boy, his father John Thatcher sends him off with sir Ector so William can become his squire. From that moment on William served sir Ector until he died in a joust match, William is severely shocked to discover the body of the dead knight he served. With one…

they had to wait for Harold to arrive from the Battle of Stamford Ridge. During this time, they had built 2 Motte and Bailey castles using the wood that they bought from Normandy. These castles were built in Pevensey and Hastings these castles were to help protect William and his most important men. William had very superior tactics. William’s strategy had included cavalry and castles whereas Harold had neither cavalry or castles. One of the Saxons tactics was to build a shield wall which helped…