Close to the Edge: The Representational Tactics of Eminem a comprehensive essay written by Marcia Alesan Dawkins‚ provides a concrete‚ insightful examination of the strategy and tactics used by a Caucasian artist to integrate himself into the predominantly African-American and Latino dominated sub culture of hip-hop. The purpose of this document is to illuminate the methods utilized by what Dawkins calls the Other to seamlessly sneak into a racially charged social group and gain acceptance amongst
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Juan Diego Ribadeneira Enrique Wong ENG 0100 14 April 2014 Close to the Edge The unscrupulous American writer Anais Nin once wrote that‚ “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one ’s courage.” (125). When it comes to difficult situations she’s right. If you find yourself in a complicated‚ nerve-wrecking scenario you’ll find out that your life can‚ literally‚ expand if you have the guts to overcome the circumstances. Having courage in life can sometimes be rewarded with unique sights‚ heart-filling
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Close to the Water’s Edge. Close to the Water’s Edge is a short story written by the Irish writer Claire Keegan. The main character in the story is a boy who just turned 19. He is a student at the Harvard University or as he call it himself Cambridge‚ which is the town where Harvard University is situated. Through out the story he is staying at his mother’s penthouse apartment near the ocean. His birthday party is marked by a dinner at the fancy restaurant Leonardo’s. But the atmosphere at the
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Close to the Water’s Edge Section B In our modern lives we have to form our own identity. We need to make a lot of choices concerning who we are and how we would like our lives to develop. But of course our identity is greatly affected by our childhood. The choices made by our parents and their parents are probably the most important choices ever made for us. The few people who rise in the social hierarchy is a proof of this. The short story is about the importance of our foundations. The grandmother
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Close to the water’s edge When people are at a point in their life where they have to make important decisions that will form their future and identity‚ it is said that they are standing at a crossroad. Choosing a path can often be difficult because there are so many different ones to choose‚ and it only gets harder when somebody tries to influence you‚ such as maybe your parents. Parents always want the best for their children‚ but do they always know what the best is? Probably not. This is also
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Ray Manalastas Mr. Nolan English 9 31 May 2013 Eminem “You better lose yourself in the music‚ the moment You own it‚ you better never let it go You only get one shot‚ do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime (“azlyrics”). You may never get a second chance. Eminem sang this song‚ Lose Yourself‚ to express that if you’re going to do anything in life‚ put your all into it (“rapgenius” annotation). The greatest of opportunities don’t show up
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Presentational acting and the related representational acting are basic terms utilized inside of theatre feel and feedback. Because of the same terms being connected to certain ways to deal with acting that negate the more theatrical definitions‚ in any case‚ the terms have woken up. In the most widely recognized sense (what relates the particular elements of theater to the more extensive tasteful classification of ’representational craftsmanship’ or "mimesis" in show and writing)‚ the terms portray
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Representational Art The piece “Young Mulatto” was painted by Emily Guthrie Smith in 1942. This painting consists of warm colors like peach‚ gold and beige and was obliviously done in fluid media: oil on canvas. The painting shows a young black woman‚ dressed in white‚ sitting with a shawl around her. She seems to be tying the strings on top of her dress. We can see the different strokes she painted and this adds a unique touch. This helps create depth and details. The painting is portrait of the
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keep it positive/And play it cool/Shoot up the playground/And tell the kids to stay in school.” (Slim Shady 1999) This is one of many quotes from Slim Shady that displays his persona as a humorous‚ ruthless rapper. Slim Shady emerged in 1997 when Eminem did his first album The Slim Shady EP then two years later in 1999 his second album The Slim Shady LP‚ was a huge success becoming an overnight sensational‚ debuting at number two and selling over 283‚000 copies the first week. Slim Shady displays
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think I just might have to keep a copy of this painting and its meaning with me until the day I graduate. Unlike Orozco’s “Gods of the Modern World” that is abstract with symbolic meaning‚ Rembrandt Van Rijn’s “Self-Portrait” on page 341 is representational. He painted himself as he saw himself. I think it takes a great amount of emotional strength to do a self-portrait. We are our own worst critic. No one sees our flaws as clearly as we do. I admire Rembrandt for including the bags under
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