Same Love By Macklemore And Ryan Lewis

“My love, she keeps me warm.” Without context, these song lyrics have no impact or power behind them. However, if told that these words were sung by a female vocalist, and preceded by the lyrics “I can’t change, even if it tried, even if I wanted to,” suddenly the words have meaning as a woman sings of her love for another woman (Haggerty, Lewis, Lambert, 2102). These lyrics come from the 2012 song “Same Love” by Macklemore with Ryan Lewis and featuring Mary Lambert. In the song “Same Love,” Macklemore raises his voice against the issues of discrimination, gay rights, and marriage equality that we see in today's era. He uses two fallacies in the song, but Macklemore’s use of the three rhetorical appeals of ethos, pathos, and logos in his

All throughout my life I have been inspired by my mom. The poem "Hard to Love" by One Ok Rock really puts all my inspiration to her in words. Throughout my life my mom has really influenced me with all her love. Even with the "downs" and "ups" of life she was always there to help me through just like the protagonist in One Ok Rock's song.

Furthermore, the goal of the music video is to inspire the LGBT community to be proud of who they are, promote the gay right movement not only in America but globally and to make a change toward all of humanity with speaking his belief. Macklemore’s “Same love” targets teenagers, adults, any race, any gender, in efforts, to raise awareness and stop discrimination, support equality and gay marriage. To begin he starts by targeting adolescents who are suffering from feeling different from the norm of society, then proceeds through the life span of a homosexual stressing the need for expectance. The older generations are a little more old school and have a harder time accepting changes in today’s society, such as, homosexuality for this reason some do not believe in equality like gay rights. The strictly religious communities follow what they were taught in the bible resulting in not believing in gay rights because God made Adam and Eve not Adam and Bob.

In the music video "Same Love", Macklemore used pathos, history, and symbolism to emphasize on gay marriage, marriage equality, and homophobia in hip-hop. It follows a storyline of how a boy started to feel like he was gay in the 3rd grade, but his mom reassured him that it was just a phase. Throughout his life, he still had that strange feeling that he could not shake. He was even pressured by his peers to play a game called seven minutes in heaven. He became very uncomfortable which caused him to leave to another party. One day, he decided to bring his partner to his parents' house for dinner and disclosed that they were getting married. As usual, the parents are surprised to hear that their child likes the same sex. Towards the end of the story, the two men get married and by their sides were their families supporting them in every way. Finally, they were happy with a child

America was known for its democratic government but most importantly seen for its freedom, shown in Document D, “...no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry...but that

In the article, “BOW DOWN, MACKLEMORE: Why Same Love is NOT My Queer Anthem,” Kelly Fox argues that Macklemore’s song Same Love is homophobic, racist, and that Macklemore is a poor excuse for an LGBT ally. While Fox may have a few good points, she rants throughout her article, and establishes almost no credibility with her audience. All of this makes finding those good bits really difficult and not worth it.

The novel What We All Long For by Dionne Brand is another racially and culturally dynamic story about the struggles of a Vietnamese/Canadian girl named Tuyen. Tuyen’s story is related to the struggles that her family had undergone when escaping Vietnam and losing her brothers in transit. Over the years, Tuyen 's brother, Quy, has become a gangster in Thailand, which brings a clash of values to the family. Tuyen is a young woman that tends to view herself as being between the vain world of her parent’s middle class lifestyle, and the chaotic world of Quy’s criminal lifestyle. In this manner, Tuyen brings a postmodern appeal to the story, since she finds an ambiguous balance between the well-to-do lifestyle of her parents and the lower class world that Quy has had to survive since he was separated from his family. This family tension defines Tuyen’s struggle with her father as part of the capitalistic mentality of Asian immigrants that she rebels against by living in lower class apartment. In some ways, Tuyen is a protagonist that embodies the freedoms of a postmodernist hero because she does not give into the temptation of wealth, nor does she give into the criminality and shame that is typically associated with the lower classes. For instance, Tuyen’s father, Binh, does not like to visit his daughter because she has chosen to live in a downtrodden apartment complex:

Macklemore’s song, “Same Love,” with Ryan Lewis, featuring Mary Lambert, tells the younger generation about discrimination against gays, homophobia, and inequality. The song calls out people who want freedom, where our country came from, and what are religion says to show how if we don’t accept gays, there is a lot we can never have. Macklemore is disappointed with the way hip hop and rap talk about gay people without realizing how difficult they are making gay’s lives. It is also great when Macklemore practically asks religious people how exactly they do not support gay rights, and why they believe it is wrong because God is supposed to love everyone. Macklemore gives his honest opinion on how he feels everyone should be equal, and there are no “buts” or “ifs.” I stand by his opinion about love being love no matter what. Macklemore’s song, “Same Love,” he talks about societies false ideas of gays, the way the term “gay” is used in hip hop music, and that we are not equal until we allow gay rights with a huge change at heart.

It should identify with current issues that are relevant to America and what the nation stands for. One song in particular that has stirred up the nation is Same Love by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Although it is not the traditional march or hymn and strays away from the typical melodic tune, the lyrics hold a deeper meaning that Americans can relate to. The song speaks out against

America was a newly formed nation, independent from England’s rule in 1791. Having gone through a revolution, it has earned its independence and recognition around the world. We are a united and powerful nation, despite the small chance of achieving that goal. As Paine said in his passage, we are made up of “different nations, accustomed to different forms and habits of governments, speaking different languages and more different in their modes of worship” (Paine, 1). Travel is easily accessible everywhere, so people migrate from different parts of the world to America. We are exposed to new languages and unfamiliar cultural practices every day. America is a mixture of numerous races. Our diversity of religion and worship is broad due to Amendment

However, the line between church and state has become worryingly thinner and thinner since the Cold War, and even more so since the “War on Terror” started, which has disrupted this basic liberty. The increase in fear of other, most prevalent in the form of islamophobia and xenophobia, has become a concern and the way to handle this has become a debate. In Clinton’s speech, she said, “And we’ll build a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants who are already contributing to our economy! We will not ban a religion. We will work with all Americans and our allies to fight terrorism.” her approach was one more in line with liberty. She understood that it is an American right to practice your religion freely, as long as it does not undermine the freedoms of anybody else. This is highlighted in her separation of “a religion” in reference to Islam, and “to fight terrorism” as the two are not necessarily exclusive to each other. As can be accurately summarized by both the book, “...reflecting many American’s view that they would prefer to fight to the bitter end than submit…” (Edwards 20) and Clinton’s quoting of Hamilton: An American Musical, at the of the day, liberty is an American ideal that is worth fighting for. The restrictions on liberty would not be all to tolerated.

In my timed writing Essay I tried my best to write five paragraphs. I also tried to focus on the topic, write clear examples, and quote the paragraphs. I was trying to finish the essay and not stress because it was a timed essay . I took my time to make it as clear as I can. In my timed essay I talk about how does Rayna Grande the author of the book “The Distance between Us” was impacted by having family relationship problems. Rayna Grande does not have good connection with her parents. Her mother chooses boyfriend over her children. In the book her mother said “I’m leaving now. If she isn’t going to welcome Rey into this house, then I won’t stay” Page (139). And also her father was an abusive father who always beat her up.

The America we live in today is not the land of freedom and the home of brave men any longer. We as Americans don’t have that religious freedom that we used to have and also this problem has impacted our society in many ways. Religious liberty can cause tension between two religious groups who contradict each other

Chris Ware has been making cartoons and covers for the New Yorker since 1999. The Cover “All Together Now” was created after watching his daughters school play and praising Steve Jobs for his creation of the IPhone (Cover Story: All Together Now). Chris Ware wrote, “Sometimes, I’ve noticed with horror that the memories I have of things like my daughter’s birthday parties or the trips we’ve taken together are actually memories of the photographs I took.”

My song is Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield. This song is about being ready for your future and hopeful. This song has a lot of symbolism in it. It also has an important theme. This song shows that it is okay to not have your life figured out, but to still be open to new things and not scared.