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The Importance Of Archetype In Today's Culture

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Throughout the season of winter, a yellow zesty fruit blossoms from a tree with thorny branches and white flowers with purple edges. This yellow citrus fruit is known as a lemon. In today’s culture, lemons are used for food, skin, hair, cleanings, and are even featured in an iconic American singer’s album. You do not necessarily eat a lemon as a whole. It is usually ingested by cutting it either in half or in pieces, and squeezed for its juice. The acidic juice from a lemon has a very sour and bitter taste but it is enjoyed by many. Adding lemon to a plate changes its whole flavor. Whether the dish is sweet or spicy, it will change the way the entire taste of the dish. Here’s a recipe that involves lemon as one of the main ingredients by …show more content…

Wrong. The first thing that comes to my mind when I hear the word “lemon” is of course, Beyoncé. She recently came out with a new visual album named “Lemonade.” Highsnobiety.com (2016) mentions that Beyoncé’s sixth studio album debuted overwhelmingly positive reviews and was described as “defiant,” “brave” and “powerful,” and many felt the visual album was one of her strongest to date. My favorite song on the album is “Sandcastles.” I believe that “Sandcastles” is one of the most personal songs on the album; the most intimate. The video is simple and beautiful, as well. Vulture.com (2016) announced that it was the first video to feature Jay Z [her husband]. They also quoted that “it’s one of the most intimate windows into their marriage they’ve ever allowed. Here, she reaches “Forgiveness.” When I hear the word “lemon,” I automatically think of Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” because I went to see her in concert in Miami at the Marlins Stadium. It was, in fact, one of the best days of my life. I got the tickets for my 18th birthday and took my significant other. It just had happened that my best friend had also gotten a ticket so we all carpooled together and listened to the album the whole way to the concert. When the album came out [which was in April, I believe], it was the only thing I listened to up until the concert about two weeks later. I had learned every single song on the album; even the order they were in. I practically lived “Lemonade”. It was one of the best experiences of my

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