Jay-Z vs. Jay Gatsby: Similarities Between Rapper and ‘The Great Gatsby’ How appropriate that the rapper has been commissioned to score the new film version of ‘The Great Gatsby‚’ since Jay-Z has so much in common with the title character of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel. Marlow Stern dissects their similarities. Rapper extraordinaire Jay-Z has reportedly been tasked with creating an original film score for director Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming period drama‚ The Great Gatsby‚ starring Leonardo
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The movie that I chose to review is American History X. I picked this movie because this relates to popular culture in so many ways. The first way that it relates is the fact that people back in the day white individuals were racist against blacks and other minorities. The second way is that although faced with adversity you have to adapt to the current situation that you are arises. You can choose to go down the right path or your current path. This is exactly what happened in this movie. Derek
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X factor Podcast Review Hello‚ I’m Jake Lovington and welcome to this week’s review programme‚ in which we will be focussing on a talent show called the X factor which many people will definitely know about as it’s a super duper hit worldwide. X factor is a sensational singing talent show in which people who have a passion for singing take part in‚ other than the fact that there have been various people who auditioned for X factor who certainly do have a passion for singing but I guess they also
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“Carmakers Target Gen Y” Case Study Explain the strategy behind Asian automakers targeting Gen Y The Asian automakers employed three criteria of target market strategy for capturing the generation Y market. The three criteria are Standardized Global Marketing‚ Concentrated Global Marketing‚ and Differentiated Global Marketing. The first‚ standardized global marketing focuses on mass marketing in a single country. Their decision to target the generation Y in the American market is their implementation
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Y/N’s POV: “So‚ how are we going to catch this Nogitsune and save Lydia?” I was sitting down on the couch in a crossed-legged position. It was late and I wanted to go to bed‚ but of course they needed me at the pack meeting. “Maybe we should go all together and try to catch him.” Scott proposed. I cleared my throat. “Suicide mission.” Isaac‚ who was standing opposite of me‚ was looking at me. “What did you say?” “I said that it’s going to be a suicide mission if we all go there at the same time
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Analytical Essay on The Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ as told by Alex Haley African-American History‚ HIST 2450 In 1971‚ a psychologist by the name of William E. Cross‚ Jr‚ released his Black identity model. It’s a model with the purpose of theoretically explains the process in which African Americans develop their cultural identity. There are five stages in which are the pre-encounter‚ encounter‚ immersion‚ internalization‚ and finally the internalization-commitment
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The Music of Generation X Since the beginning of time the human beings have adored the soothing sounds of music. Music has affected the way people have behaved and dressed throughout different periods of time. Different groups have been formed based upon their preference in music. Take for an example in the music of my generation‚ Generation X‚ there are several different groups oriented by music. In Generation X punks‚ gangs‚ alternative people‚ ravers‚ hippies‚ and pop rockers have all
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In all the challenges he has faced‚ Malcolm X was in the end able to define himself as a devout Muslim‚ relying on the Islamic teachings of Allah and Muhammad to guide his decisions and beliefs. While subsiding in the state prison‚ Malcolm experiences a spiritual and intellectual revelation. His family are the ones who introduce him to the Nation of Islam and spark his interest in Islamic studies and Elijah Muhammad. While accepting Islamic beliefs‚ Malcolm travels with the Nation of Islam leader
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SWINRISE 4 Activity 1 Four Cords Song ‘The Axis of Awesome’ is an Australian comedy band. According to one of these comedians‚ all the greatest hit songs used the same ‘four cords’. To prove this‚ they have brilliantly put together 20 hit songs using these four cords. Listen to the song posted in BB Week 4 folder and do the following: 1) See if you know any of the song titles or the singers and check with the answers provided on BB. 2) In your group blog‚ discuss the question‚ ‘Is it ethical
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Summary: American History X Derek Vinyard is paroled after being in prison for three years. The reason for prisoning is because of the murder of two thieves‚ who tried to steal his truck. Through a flash-back‚ his brother Daniel “Danny” had‚ we learned about Derek’s life. Derek was a leader of skinheads in L.A. and their white Nazi gang violently terrorized the opposite races. Derek’s actions had a very big influence on his younger brother‚ Daniel‚ who looked up to him and tried to follow in his
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