Taylor Swift's 'Blank Space'

According to People, the author first donned a customized, multicolor, tribal print DSquared2 bodysuit stitched with sequins and rhinestones topped a fur coat. She wore the said ensemble while she performed her 1999 hit, “Waiting for Tonight” followed by 2015 biggest chart-toppers.

In 2012, Taylor Swift had released 3 albums; Taylor Swift (2006), Fearless (2008), and Speak Now (2010). Also at the time of Red’s release, she had won 6 Grammy’s including best country song, best country album, and album of the year. Red was also nominated for three Grammy's but didn’t win. As for her public image, she is seen as a sweet and innocent young girl who dates a lot.

Today many people feel compelled to buy anything or everything with an expensive price tag. This includes Expensive designer clothes, latest gadgets, expensive vehicles and many other similar things. This form of consumerism has embedded itself in today’s society; where it's encouraged to invest in such materialistic possessions. Kanye West is an African-American rapper, producer, and entrepreneur, who articulates his struggle with consumerism and the struggle for those around him in his song “All Falls Down.” West, utilizes puns, rhyme, and juxtaposition to highlight the issues surrounding materialism that can be interpreted differently by different listeners such as African Americans and White Americans.

In the early 1980’s, a group of young siblings living in poverty tell an important story of the immigrant experience. Reyna Grande’s, The Distance Between Us, is a memoir written with the recurring appeal to the reader’s pathos. Grande uses the rhetorical strategy to keep the reader’s interest and to help them make more connections to the story. Grande’s use of pathos helps to show not only the importance of understanding the immigrant experience, but the importance of following your dreams.

Taylor Swift surprised all her public with her recent album "1989" that was release on October 24,2014.. Not a lot of musical artist would dare to reinvent their sound so drastically. Taylor Swift's new album "1989" was made in a very different way apart from the country style Swift has on her past songs. Although she is still singing about relationships and love songs, this album is a definitely the end to her country style.

During the summer of 1984, Calvin Johnson trudges knee deep through a swamp in the wetlands of South Georgia. As snakes brush past his legs, he marches in line with nine other men, each dressed in an orange jumpsuit, swinging a razor sharp bush axe in collective rhythm. His crew entered the swamp at dawn and they will not leave until dusk. Guards, armed with shotguns, and equally violent tempers, ignore the fact that the temperature has risen well above 100 degrees and push the men even harder. Suddenly, an orange blur falls to the ground and a prisoner from Wayne Correctional Institution lies face down in the swampy floor. As guards bark orders at the unconscious, dying man, Johnson realizes "the truth of the situation, and the force of

The poem “No Country for Black Boys” by Joy Priest represents the sorrowful incident which happened on February 26, 2012 for Trayvon Martin in Florida. Trayvon Martin was an innocent African-American young boy who bought iced tea and some skittles. On the way back to his father’s home, he got shot by the neighborhood watch and treated as a victim because of his skin color. Guilt was not defined by what Martin did but by what he said, also it determined something deep-rooted in the young age. No weapon was needed to identify him as a victim. He is a young black boy, so he is already guilty enough to be killed. Black people have the same rights as the other people, however in reality, America’s society discriminates against them compared to other nationalities.

When I first started to read “The New Misandry” I thought I was not going to like it. I was immediately turned off by the use of this word because it has such a powerful social stigma. As I read more closely I appreciated her message a great deal more. I particularly liked the section where she argues that “…hurting people makes them angry, anger turns to hate when the anger is chronic and accompanied by helplessness, and although you can bully or shame people into not showing their anger, the only way to stop the anger is to stop the hurt”(Russ 169). This reminded me of “The Uses of Anger” by Audre Lorde. Tactically, I do think angry can be tool for change, but I disagree that Misandry could be a productive label to use. I can see why some people would hate men, but that does not mean I think it is healthy the person harboring all of that hatred. I want to turn to the idea of hating Patriarchy, but I’m not sure if I am simply falling into the trap that Russ talks about at the end. Am I accepting the idea of oppression only on the condition that the real ugly effects are ignored (Russ 170)? This is possibly

In “You’re Missing” by Bruce Springsteen, the line “Everything is everything, but you’re missing”, reminds me of myself. It’s not something I like to admit, but I am a negative person. I do not view myself in a positive light, and feel like everyone belongs somewhere except for me. Whenever you think of a person there’s usually another person you associate them with, but I am just myself. A girl who, people have tried to talk to, but I am too difficult. It’s not their fault, only my own; I lack the conversational skills. People start out as strangers and become friends so easily, as I struggle to hold a conversation with people I have known for years. I can never pick up on social cues. My life is a trail of missed opportunities. It feels like

Teju Cole’s phenomenally written original novel majorly takes place in New York City. Cole character was easy to relate to because of his Nigerian American decent being that I am a Ghanaian American. Cole is a Nigerian American. He was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria and came to the United States in 1992 at the age of seventeen. Cole is also well educated and is a graduate student at Columbia University. I found it insightful how in the novel Cole met several various types of people, including other immigrants. He met and shared stories with a Haitian shoe shiner, at work in Penn Station; a Liberian, imprisoned for over two years in a dentition center in Queens; and a Moroccan student working at an Internet café. I enjoyed the fact that the narrator was well stocked minded. He touched on the topics of art, music, and interesting books. He had a very eclectic set of interest.

The song “Wildest Dreams” by Taylor Swift is part of her album “1989.” Taylor Swift wrote the song herself along with the song’s producers, Max Martin and Shellback. The song was released to radio on September 1st, 2015 as 1989’s fifth single after the song “Bad Blood.” Taylor says that the song was inspired by her late grandmother. The song is about Taylor voicing her plea to her lover, played by Scott Eastwood (Clint Eastwood’s son) to remember her after they supposedly break up.

Mitchell Kimbrough’s “Sky” shows how life will pass one by. People oftentimes fail to make decisions or pursue dreams, but life does not wait for them nor run in reverse. The words and images of the poem, combined with the lyrics of Norah Jones’s “Don’t Know Why,” somberly explore the regret of missed opportunities as time passes.

“Woohoo!” I yelled as we past the CN tower. “This is AMAZING! I feel so… I dunno? FREE!” Adriana looked back at me as a broad smile grew on her face, replacing a concentrated look.

“Hello Sophia!” My mom said back to me, looking up from her computer while she was sitting on the couch. “I wanted to let you know that me and your dad have planned something very special and fun to do tonight!”

“We never see her, but she flies me anywhere she can, lands me these great seats, so from my end it 's exciting.” The lady continued small talk for a few minutes, about the places she has been visiting, especially the airports. With the conversation moving along the letter hidden in my pocket was forgotten about until a flight attendant came to my seat.