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Beyoncé Knowles, a well-known singer, songwriter uses two of her songs: “Freedom” and “Formation” to tell the story of herself. “Freedom” is the beginning of her story where she is searching for freedom and equality showing that there is still much inequality and injustice for African Americans in America today. The song slowly transitions to a more positive tone when she seems to have made something beneficial out of her difficult situation. “Formation,” however, has a completely different tone. While she does address negative situations from the past at the beginning of the song, she quickly transitions to a more positive tone full of pride in where she came from, who she has become, and what she has overcome. Together, the two songs

For nearly twenty years, Beyoncé has lived her life in the public eye yet she has always kept her cool, been submissive, and rather quiet when it came to her personal endeavors however after releasing the film “Lemonade”, we are able to see her in a vulnerable light. In Jeremy Helliger’s article: “Dear Beyhive: Stop Whining. Beyoncé Still Hasn’t Earned Her Album Of The Year Grammy” he addresses the idea that although Beyoncé was able to encourage black women to be proud and free, she also she missed the mark by adding raunchy, over the top content to her vulnerability.

Beyoncé recently released her music video on Saturday February 6, 2016. Beyoncé 's "Formation" video forms messages in text and visuals that fits today 's social issues. They call attention to the audience mainly for women and Black America. This piece of rhetoric creates meaning in society by giving us events and visuals to help the

My first topic comes from the “All Politics Is Local” section of Chris Matthews’ book. In politics, anyone who holds a place or is trying to hold a place in the political scene is constantly influencing others, correct? What Matthews means by “all politics is local” is basically if you want to influence someone, do not focus on the big picture. Instead, you should focus on what matters personally to the people you strive to influence.

The Greatest Generation was the generation during World War II and the Great Depression. What made them great was their perseverance, patriotism, and sacrifice throughout the WWII era. The citizens that make up the Greatest Generation served their country in any way possible until they could no longer serve. Tom Brokaw describes the backgrounds of theses patriotic Americans, as well as their experiences during and after the war.

On March 18, 2013, Beyonce Knowles-Carter leaked a song called “Bow Down,” where she instructed all of her competitors to bow down before her. In her estimation, there was no competition, she was aware of it, and anybody practicing in her arena was aware of it too. More importantly, her legion of adoring fans knew it as well. The song leak served as a stark contrast to what Beyonce had recently become known for releasing. Instead of the ballads of romance, anthems of girl power, unity and triumph, or the militaristic pronunciation of confidence and ego, this track releases scathing criticism and pompous boast

People will go to the extreme to survive. For example, Bear Grills in his popular TV show “Man vs. Wild”. Once he had to drink his own urine and even sleep inside the carcass of an animal to keep warm. People have been known to do things they normally wouldn’t do in order to survive.

Thousands of Democrats flocked to Philadelphia in July of 2016 to witness Hillary Clinton accept her party’s nomination and officially become the Democratic Party’s candidate for the President of the United States. To those in attendance and those watching from their homes, the highlight of the weekend is arguably Michelle Obama’s remarks advocating Hillary Clinton’s pursuit of the presidency. The current First Lady’s careful and pointed diction convey her feelings of praise and approval towards the party’s nominee, and the ease through which she appeals to pathos couples with her powerful call to action to strengthen the message she is communicating, rallying people together in support of Hillary Clinton.

“One of the reasons I connect to the Super Bowl is that I approach my shows like an athlete” (Beyoncé, 2016). On Sunday, February 7th, 2016 the NFL Super Bowl 50 was hosted where the Panthers played against the Broncos. The halftime show was headlined by Coldplay, with special guest performers Beyonce and Bruno Mars. Beyonce took over the stage and with her performance the female singer was trying to make a serious political statement. At the halftime show, Beyoncé sang her most recent song called “Formation”, and it captured everyone's attention with her performance and was called out racist. Also the music video made a political issue that is now being charged.

Stereotypes are fought by Mrs. Obama in many ways; one of the most noticeable ways is by being an African-American woman. Many African-American women are stereotyped to be angry, uneducated, and inferior, but what Michelle Obama proves is that and African-American women can be poised, educated, and elegant. “I personally hope that she will let more of that true, colorful personality seep through. There are some good hints she might,” (Samuels). Through interviews, Michelle Obama has shown who she is and how she presents herself. A stereotypical dark African-American woman is far from who she is and the vibe she gives. People see her and know she is an Ivy League educated woman. “She might be the first woman of color that females in male-dominated countries have seen as confident, bright, educated, articulate and persuasive,” (Blake). These stereotypes that Michelle Obama is fighting against gives colored women the confidence and inspiration they need to break away from their own stereotypes. It inspires women to separate from the labels that they don’t want to be a part of. Breaking her ties to stereotypes set upon her because of her skin and gender has impacted many to do the

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Jessie James established her on-stage persona through her music which has a sensible combination of pop rock and country singing. At a very early age, she has already demonstrated her musical talents and later continued to explore the possibilities of becoming a celebrity. Aside from singing, she also starred in her own reality TV show and has dabbled in other creative industries including fashion and makeup. To date, Jessie James continues to astound the music industry, proving that big things come in small packages.

In class we were shown a recording of the speech, “A call to men”. The first thing I noticed was the title, which made me immediately assume it was going to be a female speaker that was going to speak about feminism; or something along those lines. To see a man giving the speech grabbed my attention instantly. The man giving the speech was Tony Porter, and his audience was mostly women, who made me think, “Is this guy going to be giving a speech about feminism?” While listening to his speech I felt guilty for being quick to judge, because his speech was actually about growing up as a male, and being masculine is today’s society. While Tony Porter was giving his speech, he brought up stories that without a doubt every guy in our class could relate to that left many of us saying, “Wow”.

What are Muslims immigrants 'reactions to the new president? Furthermore, how do they express them feelings? Some of the Muslims immigrants wrote on Facebook and Twitter to express their fear of what the future may hold. Moreover, Muslims incredibly scared for not only their family, country, and friend, but also for minorities everywhere. Aziz Ansari is an American actor from a Muslim immigrant family. In addition, he is a comedian and writer, too, and he has a strong article “Why Trump Makes Me Scared for My Family”. Also, it was published in the New York Times June 24, 2016. In this article, Ansari represents his reaction about the new president Donald Trump, and how Trump ban of Muslim and immigrants that makes him fear of his family. Ansari is right

Manly’s profile article discusses how Hardwick has transitioned from a television personality to a celebrity across multiple forms of media, while continuing to expand into new television ventures. Chris Hardwick went from an obscure MTV game show host and stand-up comedian to a likeable and trusted face of geek culture. He achieves this appeal by keeping true to his roots and interests and adapting to new forms of communication to boost his popularity. After several failed attempts at acting, Hardwick decided to pursue his interest in technology, science fiction, television, comic books and video games through blogging and podcasting, and found that fans related to his likeable approach and genuine enthusiasm for all things nerdy.