Good afternoon friends‚ family‚ faculty‚ and congratulations to the Class of 2013. I am very grateful to be receiving this prestigious honor today in front of this amazing community at BCIT. For those who do not know‚ you might be thinking to yourself‚ what is a salutatorian? The dictionary defines it as the person who is ranked second in the class. To me‚ a salutatorian is a person who is given an extraordinary honor which merits an extra homework assignment at the end of the year‚ and is then told
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Is Hip-Hop/Rap Poetry? Over the past several years‚ hip-hop’s/music standing has been tumbling. Criticizers of the genre often arguably point at the extreme cursing‚ degradation of women‚ and adoration of the "gangsta" lifestyle as major flaw in rap songwriting. However‚ it is important that these characteristics only describe a small section of hip-hop. Most rap songs are actually very poetic‚ as they feature the rhythms and verses‚ poetic devices‚ and themes that are crucial elements of traditional
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My love for music began in middle school. At that time‚ I was socially awkward with very few friends. To compensate‚ I buried myself in music. My dedication led to many honors and admiration from my peers. However‚ when I got to high school‚ my relationship with music fundamentally changed. The arrival of an overly demanding teacher coupled with a long episode of depression robbed me of my passion to play. As time progressed‚ the pain I felt became too much to bear‚ and I became desperate for an
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Some very influential musical artists/bands were Tupac Shakur and also Nirvana. Tupac showed “electric lyrics and controversial statements on inner-city life.” He also managed to write a number one album while in prison (Tucker). The band Nirvana “kicked off the alternative rock culture of the 1990’s.” One of their most
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Family Therapy 28 (2000): 117-32. Web. 5 Oct. 2012. "Teen Gang Involvement - Teen Violence." Teen Gang Involvement - Teen Violence. N.p.‚ 2012. Web. 07 Oct. 2012. <http://www.teenhelp.com/teen-violence/teen-gang-involvement.html>. "Tupac Gangsta Quotes." Tupac Gangsta Quotes. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2012. <http://www.searchquotes.com/search/Tupac_Gangsta/>.
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rescued over 150 child soldiers including Jal. Sadly‚ shortly after adopting Jal‚ she died in a car crash. That left Jal “orphaned” once again. In Kenya is when Jal first heard hip-hop music. Some of the artists that affected him early on were Tupac Shakur‚ Public Enemy‚ and Biggie Smalls‚ though he gets his inspiration from contemporary hip-hop artist like Kayne West and Nas. He considers music his therapy to what he has gone through. He finds that he survived for a reason‚ to tell his story to
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skills. Take Tupac Shakur for instance‚ his rap music has such meaningful metaphors which should be used in the classroom because they can truly help teenagers understand the meaning of a metaphor and students will actually be interested in the topic. Music is such a complex language that even incorporates mathematics‚ science‚ history‚ physical education‚ coordination‚ and even mental ability. Most teenagers find hip hop artist like Tupac interesting because they can relate to Tupac ’s music about
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MEDIA 103 ASSIGNMENT 3 RESEARCH ESSAY Band: Wu-Tang Clan The Wu-Tang Clan is one of the most influential hip hop groups of all time. With its unique production style‚ intense and vivid lyrics and mainstream consumer appeal‚ Wu-Tang was one of the artists that revolutionalised soul and transformed it into the modern rap that we hear today. Without their influence a significant part of both African American culture‚ and American music would simply not exist. The Wu-Tang are pioneers in their own
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poison sword. Although Hamlet was already poisoned and knew he was going to die‚ he wanted to make sure that Claudius went down with him. Although Rap disses and killing someone’s father are dissimilar‚ the concept of revenge are alike between the Tupac/Biggie animosity and the Hamlet/Claudius
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took people out of the rough streets and gave them hope. Malcolm showed strength by being able to control an angry mob with just the raise of a hand. I look up to Malcolm; he is a great leader and had a great story to bad his life was cut short. Tupac Shakur is one of the greatest heroes in the world of hip hop. He spread messages in his music. He
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