The main reason I decided to choose this topic is that rap makes up the majority of what I listen to. I listen to rap almost everywhere, whether it be in the car driving around, working out, or even just doing homework for my classes. If I was going to research and write about something related to music, picking a topic that I would be interested in learning more about, enjoy writing about, and feel is relevant to my everyday...
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Introduction Celebrities are an important factor in our life whether we realize it or not there like political figures their image whether on the big screen of a movie theater or television is a representation of the power and wealth they possess which is what makes them famous in the first place to the people. One of the most famous celebrities is Marilyn Monroe she was a famous actress recognized not only for her theatrical work ethic but the beautiful...
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Louis Armstrong and Bruce Springsteen are both well-known and highly respected musical artists. They are both gifted song composers whose works have been listened to by multiple generations and have remained popular through many decades. Armstrong and Springsteen individually achieved significant worldwide popularity, though they performed and composed music that differed in type, style, and rhythm. Louis Armstrong is a well-known jazz artist who lived in the 1900s. He was born on August 4th, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His...
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Paul Jackson Pollock was a famous abstract expressionist artist who helped change the landscape of modern art. He was born January 28th 1912 in Cody Wyoming, the youngest of 5 sons. Through his early life he and his family moved often till settling in Los Angeles. A trouble maker, he was kicked out of multiple high schools. During this same time, he would often work with his father who was a land surveyor. This exposed him to Native American culture...
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“Look. If you had… One shot, or one opportunity. Would you capture it? Or just let it slip?”. Does it familiar to you? Does it remind you anyone? This was a part of Eminem’s famous song, ‘Lose Yourself’. His stage name ‘Eminem’ was formed from the sound ‘M and M’, which referring the initials of his true name ‘Marshall Mathers III’. The album featuring the song ‘Lose Yourself’ ranked the first on the US Billboard 200 Albums Chart that year...
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Let’s be honest, we all love celebrities. As fans, we can’t enough of their activities, likes, and everything else. Some people are actually really crazy about their favorite celebrities and follow them everywhere. But there’s much more to a celebrity’s life than getting all dressed up and flaunting their luxury accessories or giving some nice interview and hitting the stage in one of their massive concerts. A celebrity is essentially a normal human being. So, it must make them happy...
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The American Novelist John Updike was an accomplished poet, writer, and critic. (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica) He had won many awards for his excellence in writing. John had a great childhood, an outstanding education, and an impressive career in literature. He once said, “Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life.”(John Updike). John Updike had a great childhood. He was born on March 18, 1932, in Reading, Pennsylvania. (The...
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is an exceptional writer. She writes well-rounded, intricate characters who are extremely realistic. The characters, Eugene, Kambili, and Chukwuka (Jaja) Achike, from Adichie’s novel, Purple Hibiscus, perfectly encapsulate her ability to create complicated characters, as there are ever-evolving emotions and clear character developments displayed throughout the book. Eugene Achike (who is referred to as 'Papa') is a devout Catholic, a newspaper publisher (the Standard), and an affluent factory owner. Eugene is portrayed as a rich and generous...
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