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was unconventional and daring, Hitchcock used the media to sell his film to a younger, fresher audience (Kapsis 13). It was advertised as: "Alfred Hitchcock's greatest, most shocking mystery with a galaxy of stars" (Greene 1). The stars themselves (Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, and Anthony Perkins) were of a younger generation than the top stars Hitchcock had previously employed for his films (Finler 131). Posters for Psycho featured a scantily clad Leigh wearing

The 18th to 19th century was a revolutionary time period for women. Jane Austen’s Emma was published during a time where women were campaigning for women’s suffrage and for female education. Emma is a book about a girl that vows not to fall in love, but plays matchmaker for her friend and acquaintances. The book shows readers what 18th century England looked like for women. Upper-class women were allowed to get an education; however, the education they were taught was vastly different than men’s

Psycho is a classic horror/thriller directed by the legendary Alfred Hitchcock made in 1960. It followed Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), who stole $40,000 in order to be with her lover, and stopped at the Bates Motel, owned by the psychotic split-personality Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), along the way, and is murdered by Bates, which catalyses an investigation into Norman and his mysterious mother. Psycho explored in-depth the psychosis of its characters and how it connected to Kübler-Ross model of

John Paul Larkin, better known as Scatman John, born in El Monte, California created a new style of music introducing scat music and dance music into jazz music. With his hit song,‘ Ski Ba Bop Da Dop Bop’ he sold millions of recordings worldwide, he won ‘Best New Artist’ in the Echo Awards in Germany and Japan. He reached number one in many countries worldwide, he was a worldwide star by the age of 53. From the time of when John learnt how to speak he suffered from a severe stuttering problem, for

Postal Icon The U.S. Postal Service has honored many individuals from presidents to singers to cartoon characters, by placing their portraits on postage stamps. A nomination for someone to honor on a postage stamp should be Beyoncé. This woman has claimed extraordinary heights in her career as a musician, touching people all over the world with her influence. She has already reached iconic status and judging from her record she has more room to prove that even more. From a young girl from Texas

knowing that they let a hit song slip through their hands. Hilary Duff could have definitely used a mega-hit like "Boom Clap" to resurrect her career. Check out the artists who turned down songs that became huge hit records. Number One: Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, and Mary J. Bilge all turned down "Umbrella." Songwriter and producer The Dream wrote and produced "Umbrella," but every artist he sent it to rejected it. Finally, the song made its way to Rihanna and she turned

Michael Jackson [Hook]. Michael Jackson, whom goes by the “King of Pop”, was known for his music, his moves, and his style transformed the face of pop music and popular culture in spite of an early life of abuse. Michael birthparents are Katherine and Joseph Jackson. His mother was a homemaker and his father was a guitarist and a crane operator. Joseph Jackson was always known to be violent towards his sons. He punished them to succeed. Joseph, though for a minute, did put his music dreams the side

We are the World by USA for Africa: Celebrities Raising Awareness for a Cause “We are the World” is a song that was created in 1985 and was recorded with famous artists. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. The album, We Are the World, that was produced is made up of 10 unreleased songs by donating artists. The super group who sang “We are the World” is called USA for Africa. Willie Nelson and Tina Turner are only few of the famous singers included in the 21 solo artists in the group

Most Succesful Person In my opinion, Michael Jackson is the most successful person in the history of this world. From starting of his career at an early age, going solo, endorsement deals, face surgery, and allegations; Michael Jackson made his way to the top. His hard work and dedication allowed him to go far in his music career as well as having family support. There are many successful people in the history of this world, but he happens to be at the top of my list. “On August 29, 1958, Michael

This album was among the top ten best-selling debuts for a musician, the fastest-selling U.S. album, and best-selling debut by a female act of 1995. Since that time it has been ranked among the most important and best recordings produced during the Rock and roll era. Media outlets have ranked the recording one of the best posthumous releases. Tejano music entered the mainstream market when Dreaming of You peaked at number one. Music critics stated that the U.S. general population would not have known