Our next song, Don’t Stop Believin’ is based on the original Glee Arrangement by Adam Anders and Tim Davis. It was written by the composers Steve Perry, Neal Schon, and Jonathan Cain. Don’t Stop Believin’ was originally released by Journey, an American rock band in their album Escape, which came out in 1981. Don’t Stop Believin’ is featured in the final performance of the first part of the series finale in Glee. It is sung by the New Directions with solos by Finn and…
Mattie Silver arrives at the Frome farm with the purpose of taking on the household chores in order to help out the bedridden Zeena Frome. This the first and last time Mattie puts anyone’s wants above her own. When she realizes that she has feelings for Ethan, Zeena’s husband, Mattie does the bare minimum to keep these feelings hidden. She spends time alone with Ethan without a second thought about…
Aretha Franklin is nicknamed the queen of soul and that nickname suits her well. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee on March 25, 1942. Aretha Franklin recorded her first album at the age of 14. “The Gospel Sound of Aretha Franklin” She was exposed to gospel music and soul music in large part because of her father Reverend C.L. Franklin who was a minister and gospel musician. Her father was unfortunately killed in 1979 and remained in a coma for 5 years. As tragic as that was she kept pushing forward and her work clearly paid off as Aretha was the first woman to be inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She was also considered to be the icon of soul music and black pride. She was first signed to Columbia records in the early 60s and…
Claudia has multiple voices reflecting her character and diverse experiences. Do you agree? How does your reading of the novel support this idea?…
After her first show, she meets Mutt, her future ex-husband, for the first time. He calls her out and asks where she heard the songs she was singing during that performance. She explains to him that she wrote those songs herself. He comments that although she tries to “sing hard” (Jones 148), she is not a hard woman. When Ursa first writes and performs the songs she is not speaking from her own personal experience; however, this changes when she first hands experiences a tragic event. Mutt, her husband at the time, became frustrated with Ursa because she refused to stop singing. He was “looking drunk and evil” when they engaged in a verbal argument (Jones 3). During this verbal altercation, Mutt pushed Ursa down the stairs. Ursa was rushed…
Senior year is like listening to a broken radio that repeats the same phrase over and over again. As an incoming freshman in college, we are still unable to throw this broken radio out. We've been forced to listen to the phrase "How are you going be successful in college?" I believe that everyone has a different definition of being successful in college. For me, being successful in college is keeping up with my grades and living my life to the fullest.…
?We Real Cool? Poetry Essay Assignment 5. Analyze a poem using a structure that will include a paraphrase of the poem, interpretation of the poem, and the theme of the poem.…
I composed my piece in the following way; my goal was to create a composition based around the genre of reggae which is a strand of Caribbean music. After some research into…
Within Rita Dove’s poem “Daystar,” there is a mother who feels helpless to the limitations of motherhood. In the poem, the mother is the poet, who describes her experiences of being a stay at home mother. Rita feels as if she has no privacy and her responsibilities as a mother are never ending “she wanted a little room for thinking: but she saw diapers steaming on the line.” Because of this, Rita feels as if she is unable to progress in her life “where she was nothing, pure nothing, in the middle of the day.” While the auditor within the poem “Daystar” is the reader, as she sheds a bit of light on motherhood.…
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing is an exuberant gospel song that was written by the famous black poet and civil right leader, James Weldon Johnson and his brother Rosamond Johnson. “James W. Johnson was not only a notable poet, but he later went on to become one of the founders of the National Association for Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP” (Los Angeles Public Library). Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing is often referred to as the “Negro National Anthem” was written was performed in 1900 for President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday by children in Florida. Although the song was performed for Lincoln, I could not help but to think of Dr.…
My group for the music time capsule was Ashley Armitage, Dylan Bates, and Jordan Crutchfield. These 10 songs were chosen because we felt that they will be relevant in the near and distant future. Honestly, the way my group chose our songs was by each of us picking three songs from our individual lists and mutually discussing the tenth song. The first song is Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash. Ashley Armitage chose this song, and with very good reason.…
Please accept this letter as a formal letter of recommendation in support of Ava Williams’ application for the HRSA Nursing Scholarship offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Last 4 digits of SSN- 5797). I have known Ava Williams for 9 years and 4 months and can truthfully state that she is a deserving candidate that you will be proud to have as an example of your ideal scholarship winner.…
Many people have said and think Sister Souljah is a racist. She has made a statement to let people know she is not a racist. She considers herself of being a black sister with an unselfish heart and wants to be heard and will be heard. Sister Souljah has impacted and affected our society today. To some people she is a threat and some people admire her work, thoughts, and music. She has stated ''I am mentally, emotionally, spiritually, physically, intellectually, and academically developed and acutely aware of the condition of African people throughout the entire world".…
Beyonce’ Knoweles, a twenty-one year old Houston native is the founding member and chief songwriter of one of the biggest selling female acts of all times. We all know this group as talented, sexy, chart topping, and “bootyliscious”, with that being said, you better say their neme, “Destiny’s Child.” Destiny’s Child has sold over 33 million records worldwide. Beyonce’ has co-written and co-produced many of the groups’ hit songs. She also is the first African-American woman to ever win the ASCAP Pop Songwriter of the Year Award and second woman to ever receive the honor! Beyonce’ has been nominated for four 2004 Soul Train Awards including, Best R&B/Soul Single “Crazy In Love,” Best R&B/Soul Album -Dangerously In Love, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year Dangerously In Love, and the Micheal Jackson Award/ Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video “Crazy In Love.”Also, Beyonce’ is nominated for five 35th Annual NAACP Image Awards! She has won 3 MTV Video Music Awards and also took home 5 Grammys this year! Just guess who won the Peoples Choice Award for Favorite Female Musical Performer at the 30th Annual People’s Choice Awards? If you said the talented, young, out-going Beyonce’ Knowles, you got it right. Beyonce’s solo debut, Dangerously In Love, has been certified multi-platinum as of February 12, 2004! The young, 21 year old, Beyonce’ Knowles has made a mark in history and in many peoples hearts.…
Ella Josephine Baker was born in Virginia, and at the age of seven Ella Baker moved with her family to Littleton, South Carolina, where they settled on her grandparent's farmland her grandparents had worked as slaves. Ella Baker's early life was steeped in Southern black culture. Her most vivid childhood memories were of the strong traditions of self-help, mutual cooperation, and sharing of economic resources that encompassed her entire community. Because there was no local secondary school, in 1918, when Ella was fifteen years old, her parents sent her to Shaw boarding school in Raleigh, the high school academy of Shaw University. Ella excelled academically at Shaw, graduating as valedictorian of her college class from Shaw University in Raleigh in 1927.…