Sean Gallagher

When we see successful people, everyone adores over their power and what they have done, although people do not know if those successful people truly wanted that power or they were handed it. Biggie’s emotions restricted him from enjoying the power he had in the rap industry and all the money he was collecting. In his debut album Ready to Die talks specifically about these emotions and in the song called ‘Everyday Struggle’ “the chorus revealed that “Big Poppa” was plagued with guilt, regret, and

“Find your calling! Your mission! The one thing God has ordained for you to do for the rest of your life!” These were some of the words that I heard being preached to kids my age since I started going to youth group in 7th grade. I heard these words, and I was excited. I was excited, but also nervous, and scared, but hopeful at the same time: hopeful that one day I would find my calling for my life. I would wonder my thoughts, thinking, what is my calling going to be? And where is it going to take

The poet Rainer Maria Rilke says that "a work of art is good if it has sprung from necessity” (Farley). Hip Hop was born on the poor and dangerous streets of the USA. Minorities such as African-Americans and Hispanics dominated these streets, and they felt the need to address their long-standing common issues. Therefore, a new form of art, hip hop was born, and became the method of self-expression for these minorities. Lyrics have presented what they have been through. While rap has turned from a

Network News stations like Fox and MSNBC have distorted news information so much so that viewers now turn to comedy central to keep current with the news. Turning to comedians for news is not a horrible idea as long as viewers understand that comedians must also distort news in order to entertain. Now that is not to say that comedians give out fake news; a comedian must first understand the whole of the topic before running it through a comedic process, in which they then begin distorting the information

     This Halloween, Sean Clancy had the most original costume in his southern Pennsylvania neighborhood. The base layer of his costume wasn’t very exciting at all- a flannel shirt, jeans and boots. However, the next layer really made Clancy’s costume memorable. He tucked a street sign into his belt and draped a GAP bag from his left pocket. He hung a Coke can from his thigh and pinned a Sunoco gas rebate banner on his right knee. A KFC sign was just above his left knee,

Tuohy’s. Oher is then placed on the football team and becomes an all-star Football player with the love of the Tuohy’s supporting him. Directed by John Lee Hancock and feature Sandra Bullock (Leigh Ann Touhy), Quinton Aaron (Michael Oher) and Tim McGraw (Sean Tuohy), The Blind Side is a movie that encourages and motivates people that not all hope is lost. Michael is out of relevance when it comes to his family and his new school. He has been raised in a drug haven, ran down side of the city, and the Tuohy’s

Plot Summary for The Blind Side (2009) It was based on the true story of Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy who take in a homeless teenage African-American, Michael "Big Mike" Oher. Michael has no idea who his father is and his mother is a drug addict. Michael has had little formal education and few skills to help him learn. Leigh Anne soon takes charge however, as is her nature, ensuring that the young man has every opportunity to succeed. When he expresses an interest in football, she goes all out to help

A Critical Review of The Blind Side “A person’s self-concept is shaped by his/her communication with significant others.” Self-concept is how a person has the knowledge of oneself. According to the Social Issues Reference(n.d.), self concept is the accumulation of the knowledge about the self, such as beliefs regarding personality traits, physical characteristics, abilities, values, goals and roles. Self-concept is knowledge about how someone define themselves, either the similarity or

The Blind Side Identify the title, text type, composer and year of publication * ‘The Blind Side’ is a film composed by John Lee Hancock (2009) Identify the context in which your ORT has been set and they key ideas related to the concept of belonging which are represented. * The blind Side was created based on the 2006 book ‘The Blind Side: Evolution of a game”. The film was set in Memphis, in various environments such as A Christian School, the Tuohy’s household and other areas. This

Rap was born in the 1970s as a need of African Americans, who were living in impoverished and crime-infested neighborhoods, to express the issues that they were facing. It was “a genuine reflection of the hopes, concerns, and aspirations of urban Black youth in the last quarter of the 20th century” (Powell 245). However, rap did not stay limited to African Americans. Its popularity expanded rapidly among the minorities because the problems which they were facing were the same. These problems were