Roger & Me

attack. This event was the primary impetus behind Tupac writing “Hit ‘Em Up” as a “diss track” against Biggie Smalls and Sean Combs evidenced by the following lyrics calling them out “We bust on Bad Boy niggaz fucked for life. Plus Puff tryin’ta see me weak hearts I rip. Biggie Smalls and Junior M.A.F.I.A. Some mark-ass bitches” (Shakur, 1996). Hailed as the greatest “diss track” ever made by many, “Hit ‘Em Up” managed to escalate the tension that had been brewing between Los Angeles and New…

hunger, making it easier for people to become impatient to wait for effective financial help. The author wants to give the people listening to his music an idea of people seeing each other as close instead of distant. The author states "Learn to see me as a brother 'stead of two distant strangers. And that’s how it’s supposed to be"(l.13-14). The author makes this message to help the black community understand they need to get along and love one another instead of killing each other. The author…

David Yacoub English 4AP, Per.3 1/15/2015 RRS Bless Me, Ultima Title: Bless Me, Ultima Publication Date: 1972 Author: Rudolfo Anaya Nationality: American Author’s Birth/Death dates: October 30, 1937- Present Distinguishing traits of the author: He was born in Pastura, New Mexico but actually raised in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Similar to Antonio in Bless Me, Ultima his father was a vaquero while his mother came from a family of farmers. Later in his life he received not only a B.A. in English and…

In the novel Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya, the main character Antonio who is an young hispanic catholic struggling to find himself goes through many hardships, losses, confusion, and overall just the difficulties of growing up which are common and universal. All of these certain demeanors affect his maturity and growth. Although coming of age while going through hardships and difficulties can be common in most adolescents’ , certain aspects of Antonio's development can be universal.…

guaranteed not to break. After learning to play he went to school and asked his school mates to form a band. After a while they agreed and called themselves: The Quarrymen. They got their first concert in 1956 at the local fair. He sang "Come Go With Me" when Paul McCartney just happened to go to the fair the same day. A mutual friend brought Paul to meet John after the concert. According…

states that if the teenagers could prove that eating the McDonald’s food for every day for every meal is unreasonably dangerous, they would be able to state their claim. For these reasons, documentarian Morgan Spurlock created a documentary, Supersize Me, to prove that eating too much fast food is really effecting in a person 's health. In his film, Spurlock decided to go on a diet by eating only McDonald’s fast food three times a day for thirty days and without exercise. He wanted to know that…

nearest McDonald’s, craving a Big Mac or shake? Last month? Last week? When you last bit into your first handful of a large fry, were you really thinking about the impact on your health, or were you just too hungry to care? In the documentary Super Size Me, director Morgan Spurlock brings the issue of health and fast food from the back of American’s minds to the front. In this program, he uses a variety of methods to illustrate the point that fast food is harmful in more ways than just one.…

The film that I chose to do a film study on is the 2004 film written and directed by Morgan Spurlock called super size me. The film is about a man who uses himself to experiment on while eating only Mcdonald 's foods for 30 days. The reason why he does this is to prove to the viewers on how unhealthy fast food is for your body and the results of it. Morgan is also viewed by 3 doctors in the beginning of the film and is checked up on during the 30 days to see the changes inside of his body. The…

time our first soft tuft of hair is present. I am not certain how this came to pass, but copper hair signifies sagacity and who am I to question the authority of the realm? Actually, if anyone was in the position to question our dominance, it would be me. After all, I am almost eligible for clearance into a highly sought after place at the table where the most impactful…

7-day theory.What is the 7-day theory? Well, there are far too many numerical coincidences to the extent that one would believe they no longer are coincidences but clues left behind by the late rapper. Tupac was shot exactly 7 months after All Eyez On Me was released. The number 7 continues to come up as well. He was shot on September 7th and lived thru the 12th and died the 13th. This could explain the title of his latest album The Don Killuminati: The 7-day theory, in which he is depicted as…