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Born This Way Analysis
Alfredo A. Weeks IV
Dr. L. Buchanan
English STO 3C
25, January 2016

Summary of the Article, ”Born This Way: Lady Gaga’s New Album Is A Pop Rapture.” By Alfredo A. Weeks IV

In the Slate magazine article, “Born This Way: Lady Gaga’s New Album Is A Pop Rapture.”, Rosen highlights Lady Gaga’s attempt, “ To put out a record that is bigger, more emphatic, and more ferociously campy than anyone’s.” (Bullock, 2013) Rosen conveys the idea that the album is rapturous in nature and that the album,“ Manages to

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