Chase The High Analysis

I walked off the floor with sweat dripping from my hair. So many thoughts flew through my head that I couldn’t focus on anything. My junior year of basketball felt like it ended as quickly as a blink. It was as if in seconds we went from the stars of the state tournament to the embarrassments of it. I tried to forget the disappointment of it but it still will not leave. My desire and love to win games comes from the more apparent hatred of losing them. Junior year we had a chance to win a state championship, but we lost that chance. That was when I realized that I had one chance left to win. Senior year our basketball success would only be as rewarding as we would make it. The pressure placed on ourselves was substantial, and we faced trials on the road to success. In the end, we stood alone, crowned as the champions, not letting our chance slip away.

In the Hip Hop culture the song “Keep Ya Head Up”, was one of the first rap songs to bring up touchy issues about black woman. The rapper 2pac touches upon a lot of the issues we are learning about and the song also relates to the three step process that Craig Warner associates with gospel. In Chapter 1 of Understanding African American Aspects in Hip-Hop Cinema, it states that gospel music affirms “A belief that life's burdens can be transformed into hope, salvations , the promise of redemption.” While listening to the song I was able to break down the meaning using the three step process that Craig Warner associates with gospel. “(1) acknowledging the burden; (2) bearing witness; (3) finding redemption. The burden grounds the song in the history of suffering that links individual and community experience.” With this i was able to connect and vibe with the song and i will tell you how below.

I could really connect with this because you can’t always be focused on the outcome of the game or match. Instead, you should focus on the process, or the “journey” that it takes to get to that point, and you should enjoy it and give it everything you have. As the book states it, during the journey “the true joy and challenge lies in pursuing ongoing personal growth, loving the pursuit, and living the various textures of your life.” So what can we take from this quote? What I took from it was that the real enjoyment of the journey comes from seeing yourself improve and grow as an athlete and a person, and also to be balanced, and have fun in other areas of your life as well. I can relate to this because in the past I used to get so caught up in the potential outcome of the future, and my thoughts would become negative because I would worry so much. I would get so caught up that I would totally ignore just how much I had been improving over that period of time, which would kill my performance. But that’s why it’s the past, right? For the past 3 years I have been keeping a daily log of all my goals, outcome, performance, and process, and I’ve also been keeping a daily journal of what has been on my mind, and how my day went. It allows me to literally see how much I’ve grown as an

My mother has always asked me what I wanted to be when I get older. For so many years I was not able not able to answer this question. She is not the only one that have asked me this question. I have found that this question has become to be common to many of us. On the other hand, after working for fifteen years as a security officer, I know exactly what I want to do with my life. I want to further my education and skills to pursue my career. I have chosen Criminal Justice as my choice of studies. I have already obtained an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice from Ashworth University. My intention is to continue to go to college and obtain a bachelor degree in this field and work hard in order to gain as much information as I can. I am a

Several years later I had come to realize that the path I had chosen was going to be a long drug out process with no gratification, and no possible chance to better my self. Even though I was old enough to work now, my employments opportunities that were given to me did not last long. My relentless despise for authority had left me with termination from nearly every occupation that I had found. I soon realized that I was running out of options, as well as sustainable cash, and that I would need to choose a brand new path that would carry me out for the rest of my life.

“Get Off The Track” is a song written by Jesse Hutchinson, Jr. and alludes to the abolitionist movement. This song is full of symbolism, which can be seen through the music cover. The piece I will use in a gallery presentation representing “The Sectional Crisis in American Politics, 1848-1856”, from the primary source is "GET OFF THE TRACK!" A song for Emancipation, Sung by THE HUTCHINSONS, . . .. The music cover created from “Get Off The Track” has powerful meanings in each illustrated piece from the trains to the people to the churches. Seen in the cover are trains each with their own “names” which point to their meaning. The first part of the train seen is named the “Liberator” this is in relation to a popular antislavery newspaper out

The reason why I like wrestling as much as I do is because there aren’t really favorites in wrestling, like there are in other sports. In wrestling if a coach has a favorite and that wrestler is J.V. there is nothing that coaches can do to make that wrestler a Varsity wrestler. Unlike, say Baseball if a player's dad is a coach, that player will most likely be a starter or play quite often, even if he isn’t that good. In wrestling you have to work for what you want, if you don't think you won't be where you wanna be. This lesson will help me later in life by showing me to work for what I would like, because if I won't push for that then I might regret it for the rest of my life.

The Big Bad Wolf Has Come to Collect: An Analysis of Riding in the Red

Pouring my soul forth, I exhaust myself in constant pursuit. I hate sitting still for fear that I’m wasting time on menial, un-perfecting things. I grind myself to rubble. During junior year, between SAT’s and AP’s and junior class and sports and mirrors and grades, I lost 20 pounds. I physically could not keep up with excellence. Perfection, a starving beast, could not be satisfied.

The American government is one that comes with many uncertainties and contradictions. The United States of America is said to be one of the greatest and most dominant nation in the world; led by the President of the United States. But through J. Cole’s lyrics in the song “High for Hours” you will realize that the world’s greatest nation is not as great as it is portrayed to be and wields a corrupt government. J. Cole is a popular rap artist who constantly provokes his listeners to analyze what he is saying through his lyrics. In the song “High for Hours”, J. Cole’s diction is used to express his questions that he has about the history of American Government and where its heading in the near future.

Time has a really wonderful way of showing us what really matters. When I look at this picture, I see land that originally used to belong to first nations people. You can tell they worked hard in making that place there homes from teepees they way they do, had set up a place for the horses too. You can see how how green it is just because there's lots of grass and trees. The 20th century there is a huge golf course in that area that was built probably because the government had taken first nation peoples land from them. The people that now own the land have almost completely changed it, it doesn't look as natural as it once was back in the 19th century. I believe that is what the photographer is visually trying to tell us through this long shot is

My career goals for the future are simply to follow my passions and be able to fulfill them by following the career path I have researched. Upon graduating, and after I plan to do whatever it takes to get this career. If becoming a supervisor for police and detectives is what I will follow then so be it. Especially because this career best fits my interests and skills I have which will perfectly fit in.Along the way, I may consider the growth opportunities researched and change to a different career to advance along the way. It seems like being a supervisor does not seem like a hard task to do if you have the skills needed in which this case I have most of. To achieve these goals, college will be needed to earn an associate's degree and get experience or training.The responsibilities that come with the job are to be followed and taken seriously because it is as if being a boss in charge of supervising others.Overall, the importance of the career is to think about the plans for the future and see how it can help me after high school. Being able to have a career that suits you and is something you can love is what is needed for a job to be able to succeed in

The “Stakes Is High” music video demonstrates Anderson’s claim that "stakes" that inner-city individuals risk their lives for is a zero sum game that you gamble more away than what is rewarded. The "stakes" mentioned in the song is an axiom about the relentless attack on what De La Soul views as a decline, of not only the musical aspect of Hip Hop, but the dual culture it represents; African Americans and the struggle of poverty. The music video also demonstrates Anderson’s claim about identity, materialism, violence, corporate greed and how all of these factors revolves around the quest for social respect, and what length people willing to reach to accomplish it. “Stakes is High” is a double meaning song; the state of the people Hip Hop was

The song that I have chosen to do an analysis on is ‘’Aint Mountain High Enough’’ by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell. This song was originally debuted in 1966 and it was very popular at the time. The song has a very upbeat rhythm. It is in the soul, rhythm and blues and pop genre. The song is very soulful. The producer of the song was Tamla Motown label and this song was considered to be one of the labels best singles. The song was written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson. It did very well in in United States. The song became a hit again when it was recorder by Diana Ross in 1970.There has since been many artists who have done a cover for this song as it is a very popular song. The song landed on the Billboard Hot 100 and it was nominated for a Grammy award. I selected

In ten years I can see myself out of college and working as a marine biologist. I always thought when I was younger that you were obligated to have your whole life planned out by the minute, but I didn't. A year ago I had no idea what I wanted to do when I was older. The fact that I finally have an idea about what I want to do is certainly important to me. I find this career so intriguing because it has to do with three of my favorite things; animals, the ocean, and science. With this career, I not only can provide for my family, but I can have fun while doing it. I will always be obligated to remind myself that by achieving this goal, I must need to work hard now and in the future. Every long term goal needs to have short term goals leading