Describe Michael's Identity In This Is It

Again in contrast to Debra Moore’s growth in discovering fame isn’t everything, Michael Deane, by the end of the book, is falling prey to fames temptation, involving himself far too much in Debra’s life saying that her life story is his story now and his right to produce. His assistant asks him if he’s going to apologize to Dee and her son for his past actions toward them but he instead says, “‘Apologize?’ Again, Michael doesn’t quite understand what she’s saying. ‘I came here for the story, For my story” (321). Michael Deane didn’t show any growth when it comes to personal development, in fact he

Identities are complex and as Phoenix and Pattynama argue, it is often necessary to consider the combination or intersection of different identities. (Phoenix and Pattynama, (2006) p169)

The concept of identity is usually described as self-image the person we thing we are and self-esteem or self worth, which is concerned with the worth we attach to that

Identity is a group of characteristics, data or information that belongs exactly to one person or a group of people and that make it possible to establish differences between them. The consciousness that people have about themselves is part of their identity as well as what makes them unique. According to psychologists, identity is a consistent definition of one’s self as a unique individual, in terms of role, attitudes, beliefs and aspirations. Identity tries to define who people are, what they are, where they go or what they want to be or to do. Identity could depend on self-knowledge, self-esteem, or the ability of individuals to achieve their goals. Through self-analysis people can define who they are and who the people around them

Identity is anything that can provide us with a way of answering what we are. I believe that there is a core basis of

Throughout Storey’s book, he has made direct and indirect reference to some issues, which correspond in and around what is referred to as postmodernism. Certainly, discussions in chapter 9 deals with post-structuralism, which was previously the introduced in the early chapters, as well as debates about sexuality and queer theory, assume some knowledge of postmodern theories. As Storey makes clear, this area of cultural studies continues to be huge, partially because the issues are controversial and also because they are seen as exciting, compelling, disturbing and challenging. To me, hip-hop has always been a postmodern art form for how it challenges, if not rejects, traditional conceptions of art and morality. Hip-hop voices the experience

Identity is defined as the characteristics that distinguish a particular person or group of people from others. Most people do not find their identities, until they have become older and more experienced in life. However, there are a few who discover themselves in a shorter amount of time. During life, humans will face some difficult decisions or situations that will help shape them into the individuals they are today, whether these difficulties be beneficial or harmful in the end. For example, death, guilt, love, anger, misunderstanding and many other emotions can contribute to the process of self-discovery.

When Michael was a kid his father made sure his sons perfected their singing careers which at the time Michael did not want to be a music star and he wanted to be like all the other kids. He wanted to have a normal life. His music told a different story for each album he produced and recorded with his brothers.

Two predictable events that would have taken place in Michael’s life are his successful music career and him leaving home.

He portrays a socially awkward friend and co-worker. In the episode “The Dundies”, Michael creatively drafts up specific awards to appreciate his employees. The scene starts with Michael attempting to rap to a pre-recorded soundtrack, “The Dundies, how can I explain it, I’m happy that you all made it…”. He gets off beat and the camera drifts to awkward faces in the crowd. Also, toward the end of the scene, Michael is continuing to rap, but a waitress stepped over the plug, resulting in the soundtrack being cut short.

Cutler discussed Mike’s transition into hip hop culture, including his change in dress and speak. According to Cutler’s notes, at age 13, Mike began to wear baggy clothes, wear a baseball cap backwards, and listen to hip hop. Mike tried to hide where he was from in order to best fit in. She acknowledged that this is very common for teenagers at that age. Mike eventually got involved with gangs and drugs and was expelled from his school. After transferring schools, Mike decided that he did not like how black people kept to themselves and began to phase out of the culture. Since then his life has been on a primarily upward trend (Cutler, 1999).

Through the use of low-key lighting, long-shot and dialogue, Hancock made me recognize the significance of friends and family by revealing to me the positive influence one young teenager can have on a range of people - in this case Michael is having a positive influence on Sean, his football team/coach and Leigh Anne. Not only did Michael influence these characters in a positive way, but they influenced him as well and changed him for the better. I'm concerned about the fact that our society is not improving instead it is becoming much worse with all the stereotyping that is rumoured. Avoid stereotyping others because you are not going to receive anything from it apart from putting others down. A million people did not believe in Michael at the start, but I am certain they changed their view on him

He was about to enter the long duration of his “Wacko Jacko” phase in which he would spend most of his time in the company of children at his multi-million dollar Neverland mansion. Michael would lose himself in his own created fantasy world. When he did reappear in the public eye it was to promote one of his records or to film a television commercial for Pepsi Cola. His image would slowly change from the young heartthrob Jackson we came to know and love to the mysterious secluded world- renowned superstar that we often questioned. Not only did his public perception and image change but with all of that his appearance took a drastic change again. His nose was thinner than before, his eyelids were tattooed and the most dramatic change was his skin color (Johnson, 45). Michael has always insisted that the changes in his skin color are the result of a rare dermatological disease and not that of a cosmetic surgery. That could be true, but what cannot be denied is that long ago, his face became his own canvas on which to create an idealized self-image. He was creating an image of self-perfection (Saunders, 4). In time he began to look like no one else in the world. African American’s argued that as his fame grew he became more detached from his African American roots and adopted the image and appearance of the white male. This could be blamed on the media and the perception that an African American male could not achieve the level of

Identity refers to the way people see themselves--the groups they feel a part of, the significant aspects of themselves that they use to describe themselves to others. Some theorists distinguish between collective identity, social identity, and personal identity. However, they are

1. Identity is people's concepts of who they are, of what sort of people they are, and how