Phil Collins

The universe is created for society to cherish all God’s creations; it could be anything to admiring nature to loving all animals. The expectations for the world are difficult to maintain, so unfortunately, society often leads to major destruction. There is unnecessary homicides, animal cruelty, toxic waste in the rivers and many more heart-wrenching actions that deteriorates the world. As a society, we have to turn a negative into a positive, but firstly, we have to change ourselves before we help others. Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror”, exposes all of the humanity issues and suggests that we should fix the world by recognizing our flaws first. The theme of the song is about self-improvement and imagery, tone and repetition are the poetic devices that are used in the song.

Throughout Toni Morrison's novel The Bluest Eye, she captures, with vivid insight, the plight of a young African American girl and what she would be subjected to in a media contrived society that places its ideal of beauty on the e quintessential blue-eyed, blonde woman. The idea of what is beautiful has been stereotyped in the mass media since the beginning and creates a mental and emotional damage to self and soul. This oppression to the soul creates a socio-economic displacement causing a cycle of dysfunction and abuses. Morrison takes us through the agonizing story of just such a young girl, Pecola Breedlove, and her aching desire to have what is considered beautiful - blue eyes. Racial stereotypes of beauty contrived and nourished by

Jason Aldean is a popular country music artist (he actually is a rock/country twist) with a crazy lifestyle and many songs to describe it. In my personal opinion I love and live by many of his songs, or as some may say “ways of life.” In 2010 Aldean released one of my favorite albums (My Kind of Party) which included Days Like These. The chorus to this tune reads, “Life is short, let's go live it; Ain't no time for wasting time; Days like these ‒ they go by way too fast; Yeah, days like these ‒ you want to make them last.” I find this to be my mindset through every day because every day is not promised. A

In these songs, one can unearth the heart’s deepest desires—desires that are so basic, so undeniably human, that they cannot help but underscore the dehumanizing condition of slavery.

Because "The Bluest Eye" crystallizes the negative affect society can have on people, specifically African American girls in this novel, it is a teachable book for kids to determine the difference between what society wants and what is right. In the novel, Claudia says “We looked hard for flaws to restore equilibrium” (Morrison 68.) Claudia was referring to a white girl in her school. This is significant because society lead these African American girls to drool over white girls because they are supposedly perfect or worthier then them. It teaches kids the effects of society’s actions, and makes them realize self-worth does not come from the way you look. On page 22 of the novel Claudia states, “I try to discover what eludes me” (Morrison

Nineteen sixty two, the year rock and roll came to life. The Beatles, band on the run, English rock group, also know as Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. The group brought rock and roll to life gave it a meaning. Music was the way to for people to listen and understand music was a way of communication and Paul McCartney, one of the four who started it. Does he still have what it takes to be a rock star up to today?

Not only does he have a lot of songs, some of them very famous, but most of them have a meaning to them or they have a good story to them. Take his most famous song, Livin’ on a Prayer. The song is about a working middle class couple, Tommy and Gina.Just look at the lyrics and see for yourself. “Tommy used to work on the docks. Union’s been on strike, he’s down on his luck, it’s tough. Gina works the diner all day. Working for her man, she brings home her pay for love.” There it sets up this middle class couple who is having a hard time getting by. The song then goes on to say, “She says, “We’ve gotta hold on to what we’ve got. It doesn’t make a difference if we make it or not. We’ve got each other and that’s a lot. For love we’ll give it a shot.” We’re halfway there, livin’ on a prayer. Take my hand and we’ll make it - I swear, livin’ on a prayer.” Gina said that they can’t give up and just keep moving forward with everything they have. It doesn’t matter if they make it big or if they become even worse than they are right now. They song goes on and talk about have Tommy used to play guitar and he missed being able to play it. Gina wants to run away and she cries every night, but Tommy is there to comfort her. Bon Jovi has some great

The sunset wasn’t the same. The beautiful blend of red, pink, orange, and purple didn’t look as beautiful as it did before.

In the Los Angeles Times article “Part of the conversation,” Mikael Wood describes about John Legend, a famous artist who’s a smooth-taking pop star for his being voice and polished love songs. The two different ways in which people think about John Legend described by Wood is showing the differing John Legends who have tended not to show up in the same place at the same time. The article describes how John Legend’s two sides came together to produce the new album, “Darkness and Light.” Moreover, it discusses how the album helped him to produce more organic vibe he developed with producer Blake Mills and a diverse cast of top-fighting musicians. One of the most important points he makes is that he and rapper Common won an Academy Award last

He can convey these feelings and emotions with words so exceptionally because of his voice that the listener can feel his sadness or happiness at any given moment in the song. His songs have so much content full of emotion that they are usually

It illustrates beautifully that helping others isn’t a burden, then pours in the guilt, essentially saying that he feels sad for anyone who doesn’t feel love for people other than themselves.

A major topic of the song is death and depression, which is something that is still every real in modern times. Also in the song it says, “I see my red door and must have it painted black. Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts”. This is referring to soldiers that come back from war and are faced with PTSD. They feel like they are drained of color and do not want to remember the realities of war.

The song also puts a heavy emphasis on individuality. The analogies that Brandon uses to describe us are themselves unique. He stays away from clichés and often uses almost ludicrous sounding lyrics to do this. The song states rather bluntly in the lines, "you can paint whatever picture you like. No matter what Ted Koppel says on channel four tonight." Brandon is against giving into pressure from society. One of the reasons many student go away to college is to get away from the control of their parents, and to get out on their own and become individuals. In a sense, they leave to define themselves. Students become individuals within the whole of the campus. This individuality leads to campus life becoming more diverse and in many eyes better. Incubus again reflects this within their band. All have played together since junior high, yet they have all come from different backgrounds, and retain their own tastes in style of dress, religion, and even in music. Tastes within the band range from Bjork to acid jazz to hip-hop to heavy metal. Without all these individual tastes they would not be able to make the music that they do.

The last element I picked up is "And as we lie beneath the stars we realize how small we are If they could love like you and me
Imagine what the world could be." The lyrics are trying to convey the singer's idea that we are losing the ability to share another person's feelings as if they were our own. I have seen a video on the Facebook that a homeless father is asking money from people who walked by him for money to buy food for his daughter, but no one would give the money to him. People just walk by and pretend they can't see how desperate the father is. But there was an another homeless woman who gave all the money she has earned today to the homeless father. We are lacking of empathy and sympathy in today's society, the lyrics is trying

“We’re In This Love Together” (1981) is like a poem. It is a new love kind of song and being in a honeymoon state. “L is for Lover” (1983) is about appreciating the love in your life, whether it is old or forth-coming. This is not about waiting for love. “Boggie Down” (1983) is feeling good about yourself. It is putting on your Sunday best, going out to have a good time, and cutting up. This song was his call to the dance floor, showing his R&B ability and incorporating scatting. His voice communicates “let’s party” lyrics. The chord lingers: “I can be what I want to / And All I have to do is boggie down.” “Mornin’” (1983) employs people to routinely practice optimism and positivity in their lives. This is a way to give oneself a pick me up. “Black and Blues” (1983) is more of a story. It is an expression for the bruises that he had. First, he is alone and bruised. Then, he finds a neighbor, and they both find a solace and healing in having each other as friends. Jarreau’s songs were written when I was a young adult, coming of age. I was finding my voice, place in the world, and his music helped me do these. His music included themes such as: faith, love, hope, healing, and promise. Thus, his music became standard for listeners, showing his love of humanity, and he found a way to help them in his own