Tracy Chapman Stereotypes

No, “Diary of a Stereotypical Black Woman” is not the name of an actual film by Tyler Perry. Considering the work succeeding his directorial film debut of Diary of a Mad Black Woman in 2005, it would be presumably safe to assume “Diary of a Stereotypical Black Woman” would possibly be a title within his archive of films. Though entertaining at best, this faux title represents an overall message that Perry has been presenting to his audiences since 1998. In both his line of plays and films, Tyler Perry portrays a repetitive historical perception of black women that is destructive to the image of actual black women. From the mammy stereotype to the weak and defenseless damsel in need of a man, Perry’s success through the perceived notions of

This inspiring song is appealing through its overall sound and message. It addresses issues of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960’s, which is also a prominent issue and theme in The Secret Life of Bees. Specifically, Rosaleen and Zachary Taylor experience the violent effects of the Civil Rights Movement (and the fight against it) in the book. The song’s basic meaning is that in America, a change for equality and love will soon be made for blacks across the nation. This song had a large cultural impact on America, and I believe it still does today. It serves as a sort of “fight song” or anthem of hope for black people across the nation. This song also applies to Lily’s story in The Secret Life of Bees. She experiences many tough times in Sylvan, living with T. Ray, her father. T. Ray often abuses and mistreats her, likely a direct effect of Deborah, his former wife and Lily’s dead

It was used a lot in a harsh way towards the people who had written them. Because the writers of these stories had gotten treated harshly towards them from their friends. So through this song they were a little harsh about leaving. In the song by Tim Mcgraw he was talking about how he had to leave his friend. Not because he was a bad friend but because he really didn’t feel it was going to work at that time and he would hope that they would come back together one day.

To start off, the first stanza in her song represents a sense of how unavoidable change is and how the confusion of the bond combined with the stress of the blame game can lead to a doomed

a young girl becoming a young woman. The song details the pain she has been

Being a teenager in high school you dream about having the same career as your friend or going to the same college as them but for me and my friends it was reverse. They were more comfortable performing in a band, or acting,and singing. While I was more comfortable standing there and give a speech than they were. But being a shy high schooler you rather be with your friends than by yourself. Listening to 'Social Casualty' changed my thoughts. Just by hearing the lyrics I knew the song and I shared the same problem. I took my chance and signed up for my classes which was entirely different than all my other friends. Even if I'm alone in a class I could always play this just to motivate me to follow my dreams than someone else. The song represent me because I didn't want to be a follower in my

In Tracy Chapman's song "fast car", the speaker deals with her reality and longs for a better life situation. By using the metaphor "fast car", she wants to describe an incisive moment in her life. The woman supports this with words which are associated with this conveyance and talks about the escape from her old, deadlocked life to a new place, where she wants to be able to start all over again.

However, with her alcoholic dad who rarely kept a job and her mother who suffered mood swings, they had to find food from her school garbage or eat expired food they had previously when they had the slightest bit of money. In addition, when bills and mortgage piled up, they would pack their bags and look for a new home to live in, if they could even call it a stable home, since they would be on the move so often. Jeanette needed a dad who wouldn’t disappear for days at a time, and a mom that was emotionally stable, but because she didn’t have that, she grew up in an environment where she would get teased or harassed for it. Jeanette suffered so much, that even at one point, she tried convincing her mother to leave her father because of the trouble he had caused the family already. A child should be able to depend on their parents for food and to be there for them when they need it, and when that part of a child’s security is taken away, it leaves them lost and on their own, free and confused about what to do next.

Jessie Owens, who was a famous African American sprinter, fought back against Hitler’s racial stereotypes of Blacks by winning four gold medals and becoming one of the worlds most successful athletes. Owens challenged Nazi ideology that African Americans were inferior because he used his skill to win four gold medals, which disproved the idea that African Americans were unsuccessful athletes. The biggest blow to Nazi ideology about African Americans was that the German crowd treated Jessie Owens as a hero whereby they chanted and cheered his name whenever he entered the arena, which was reported to embarrass Hitler. In addition, Andre Kabos who was a Jewish-Hungarian fencer almost gave up his fencing career due to anti-Jewish propaganda in Hungary and was pressured by Jewish organizations to boycott the German games. However, Kabos chose to have one last run and performed in the 1936 Berlin games where he had his best performance ever and used his Jewish pride to strengthen his motivation to beat a German fencer and won a Gold medal in fencing. Kabos completely destroyed the Nazi ideology that Jews were the inferior race because not only did he win a gold medal, but he single handily beat a bloody German! Later during the Holocaust, Kabos was forced into a labour camp where he died, but to his grave he must have died with Jewish pride because he defeated a German right in front of Hitler’s eye’s.

The process of transitions has the power to allow individual to seek new pathways in order to allow new opportunities to arise, challenging perspectives and stereotypes, while ultimately growing as an individual. However, it is only through overcoming challenges, that a transition empowers the individual to overcome hardships, gaining a deeper understanding of self, while developing strength and integrity. The film Billy Elliot positions the audience to perceive hardships that individuals must overcome in order to successfully achieve their ultimate transition, challenging gender stereotypes and societal “norms”. Tracey Chapmans song Fast Car, outlines obstacles that the persona and the audience relates to, however it is through the melody

So why would the band choose to illustrate such a serious stage of personal development with the nursery rhyme-like style of the song's chorus? Before we get to that, the song's emotional and psychological message must first be examined.

Music is a universal way in which people connect, and it does this through its use of literary devices to make the songs meaningful while still appealing. The song, “Wait and See,” uses literary devices like similes and metaphors to contribute to the theme of society’s mistakes and their impacts on the

Music helps everyone connect with other people. By playing a sad song, it can show that they are sad and need someone to talk to them. Or if someone plays a country song, it could mean they are happy and want to dance. That is how Lil Wayne wrote his music; through the pain and sadness, he felt in New Orleans. It was with the help of Lil Wayne’s music; David Ramsey survived his first year of teaching, connected with his students, and began to understand how connected the students were with Lil Waynes lyrics.

Music is often just a medium, utilized by artists, to paint a vivid picture in the minds of the listener. As a listener, often you can be caught off guard by the artists ability to do so. In the song fast car by Tracy Chapman, the incredible singer/songwriter will do just that. She will render an image so graphic, and so dramatic, that you will swear that you were walking in the shoes of the woman she sings about in her song. The gracefully flowing melody and emotionally evolving lyrics transport you through an undeniably extraordinary journey of joy and sorrow, all within the confines of a four minute and fifty-nine second song.

I love Tracy Chapmin’s song, Fast Car, is an emotional song about a woman who grew up in poverty and seeks a better life. We are told the women’s mother ran away leaving her to have to take care of an alcoholic father, and all she wants to do is get far away from her past. She dreams of a better life where her boyfriend/husband will take her away in his fast car. We can see things don’t turn out the way she had hoped in the lines, `I know things will get better, you'll find work... we'll move out of this shelter...'.