Cheap Thrills

One of the most colorful music legends of the 1960’s was Janis Joplin. Blues legend Janis Lyn Joplin was born on January 19th 1943 and is the oldest child. Janis was born and raised in the small Southern petroleum industry town of Port Arthur, Texas. By all accounts, however, Janis seems to have been a "normal" and happy child, who fitted society 's usual definition of "pretty".It was in Janis ' adolescence that the hang-ups and hassles that were to affect the path of the rest of her life. In a sense

Sia’s “Cheap Thrills” has hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. Breaking the glass ceiling, Sia is the first female performer over 40 to reach the top of the Billboard chart since Madonna did it back in 2000, slapping ageism in the face (Moskovitch, 2016). But what exactly is ageism and its relevance’s today? Ageism is stereotyping and a form of discrimination against individuals or groups based on their age. Unlike other “ism”, ageism doesn’t capture the same level of public attention as racism or sexism

Janis Joplin One of the most colorful music legends of the 1960's was Janis Joplin. Blues legend Janis Lyn Joplin was born on January 19th 1943, the eldest child of parents Seth and Dorothy Joplin. Janis was born and raised in the small Southern petroleum industry town of Port Arthur, Texas. Her father was a canning factory worker, her mother a registrar at a local business college. Her non-aberrational upbringing coupled with the atmosphere of Port Arthur at the time; generally restrictive

known as Sia, is an Australian singer and songwriter. She has written numerous hits for artists such as Rihanna, Madonna, and Kanye West. In recent years, she has stepped into the spotlight by releasing her own music. One of her recent songs, Cheap Thrills is an accurate representation of me as a person. The song begins with the lyric “It’s Friday night and I won’t be long”. This part of the song demonstrates that Sia, like myself, doesn’t like to sit around on a Friday night, but would rather be

Two Missouri men have been arrested and charged with the murder of Bonita Springs doctor Teresa Sievers. Jimmy Rodgers and Curtis Wayne Wright have been taken into custody and charged for Sievers’ murder. Wright has been charged with second-degree murder. According to Sievers’ family, her husband, Mark Sievers, has been friends with Wright since childhood. WINK News has been following this story for weeks, ever since Sievers was found dead in her home on Jarvis Road on June 29. The mother of two

I have this fear that causes my body to shake. When I think about it, my skin becomes pale and cold. It’s death speeding through my mind. Once I have seen these monstrous roller coasters, the only thing in my mind was fear. Knowing that I’m afraid to go on these rides, I didn’t want to look like a fool in front of my friends. My mind is thinking of deadly thoughts. My palms were sweaty and I was twitching like a fish. I was petrified of heights. We pulled into the roller coaster park in our Ford

“Everyone has the capacity to be courageous.” If everyone puts their mind to being determined and courageous, they will acquire what they want to achieve whether it is a goal, fear, or even a decision. Kelley Kalafatich from TED talks, explains courage using an example from Eleanor Roosevelt, “I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.” If everyone believes that they can do it, they will locate the courage inside them. Living with courage indicates being strong

In analsys of my lesson I will discuss it in chronological order and recap the good and bad of this lesson. First beginning with day one, for lesson preparation I intended to use the student’s lunch to take care of some cutting and distribution of materials. This was my first flaw. Utilizing this time for last minute adjustments and distribution of materials was fine but counting to be able to get the cutting done during this time was an error in judging the time it would take to cut out the word

A Rollercoaster Ride I was standing in line with my sister and cousin waiting to get on the “Viper”. We were at Six Flags having already been in the long line an hour and a half. We all went on our favorite rides, then we decided to go on the roller-coaster. This was going to be my very first ever roller-coaster in my life. Then the rollercoaster conductor told us to get in the coaster. I jumped in, put my seatbelt on and listened to the safety precautions. Then the conductor pressed the button and

The 3rd fastest rollercoaster in the world reaches a speed of 120 mph. It’s called the Top Thrill Dragster, and I rode it last summer when we visited Ohio. That one ride taught me that I can do anything with enough determination. I stared up at the rollercoaster that was as fast as the fastest cheetah. “Ok.” I’d said the words, now all I had to do was actually ride the rollercoaster. We got in the neverending line. The sign said it would take at least an hour before we got on the ride. The park had