The Star-Spangled Banner

songs of all time, that I remember singing and dancing to at a very early age behind the television screen. Michael Jackson’s “Remember the Time”, for many reasons has always been a go to song for me. The video itself with the special effects, all-star cast, and most importantly the dancing is just a musical treat for me. I have a great love for Michael Jackson’s music because the spectrum of emotion in his lyricism and the rawness in his voice. I can not go a day without the percussion of sound…

In his life James Madison did some major stuff he made a major contribution to the ratification of the constitution, he was the 4th president of the United States, he also helped write the federalist papers. As president James Madison passed some major stuff and also had some major things happen in his life. James Madison was born in 1751 , he was brought up in Orange County , Virginia he went to the College of New Jersey (now known as Princeton) as a student of history and government ,…

worked: 1. I would lie awake all night and listen for the sounds of my fathers pickup. 2. When i heard my father's pickup, i would run upstairs and throw Jimi’s tape into the stereo. 3. Jimi would bend his guitar into the first note of “The Star-Spangled Banner” just as my father walked inside. 4. My father would weep, attempt to hum along with Jimi, and then pass out with his head on the kitchen table. 5. I would fall asleep under the table with my head near my father's feet. 6. We’d dream…

Our world has formed around the influences and ideas of certain individuals. Those whose ideas have had a major impact on society and have also had to go through criticism. Although critics generate thought, which in turn induces new ideas. Every individual should have the right to think and speak as they wish. Which is why James Joyce, Pablo Picasso, and Jimi Hendrix have broken all the rules in trying to express themselves through their art. Although that amount of freedom didn’t come easily,…

Since the first Summer Olympic Games of 1896, numerous controversies and scandals caused stirs in the sports event more often than one might think. Most involve sabotage between contestants, performance enhancing drugs, and banning of countries. However, there have been years wherein significant moments occurred both surrounding and during the date of the event. The protests of 1968, in particular, was the most meaningful and impactful because of the unified, traumatic, and even iconic protests…

Jimi Hendrix was probably one of the most innovative musicians to ever live. He was the musician that created a whole new style of music we hear today. He discovered the endless possibilities of different sounds and effects you can get out of a guitar. Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison changed rock and roll very dramatically. Jimi Hendrix has had many names in his life. Jimi Hendrix was born under the name of Johnny Allen Hendrix on Nov. 27,1942 but is referred to as Jimi. Jimi was also called Jimi…

religion for hope. In the middle of every American bill it says “IN GOD WE TRUST” showing the nation has God to help them, their hope is in him. Also, this same line is mentioned in the full version of The Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America is sometimes used in place of The Star Spangled Banner. In The Kite Runner the government and taliban are both openly Muslim, they rule based on those values and follow their prayers, scriptures and rules. They do this because they believe that if…

“There are two types of countries in this world. Those who use the metric system, and those that have been to the moon.” Although I can’t remember where I found this quote, it immediately popped into my head when I thought of the metric system in the US. Like many ideas now a days, this one is highly debated. In fact since the time of Thomas Jefferson in 1789, the use of the metric system in the US has been a very popular idea. The metric system comes with its advantages, and its disadvantages.…

of Jackie’s skill and after the practice he had everyone blown away so Jackie gets the start for the next game. Jackie’s big day has come, Jackie kisses his wife goodbye and heads off to the baseball stadium and gets ready for the game. The star spangled banner plays on and Jackie is getting zoned in for the game, as Jackie gets up to bat Jackie is being told racist comments to try and throw him off of his game but it doesn’t bother Jackie except for the factor that the first pitch is aimed for…

to take after her grandmother who had been a professional opera singer. As early as age nine Taylor was taking vocal and acting lessons. By age ten Swift was singing in a variety of local events, fairs and contests. At age 11 she sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Philadelphia 76ers game. When Swift was about 12 years old, a computer repairman taught Swift how to play three chords on a guitar. This performance leapfrogged her singing and songwriting career. Taylor Swift’s first song, Lucky…