People say home is where the heart is‚ and although I do think that is somewhat true‚ I feel that it’s not the home that makes the family‚ but the family that make the home. I recently realized just how content I was with family when I had a family reunion in a small cabin in Idaho. Although there was over fifteen of us in a 5 bedroom cabin‚ it didn’t matter because whether we were lounging around‚ fishing‚ or hiking we were together doing what God had intended for us to do. I guess many people
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2016‚ Macklemore released "Kevin‚" which features Leon Bridges. "Kevin” explains how Macklemore’s brother lost his life to drugs at 21. The song shines a light on legal drug use problems that are sweeping across the nation. Throughout the song they elaborate on how the lives of many individuals were cut short by drugs that were prescribed by a doctor. Songs like "Kevin" and "Drug Dealer" disclose Macklemore’s experiences while overcoming an addiction to prescription drugs. He then goes into reform
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Many people have contemplated what the meaning of February Song is because he has never talked about what the words mean to him. All he has said is that one night he had awoken during a rough spot in his life and the melody and words just flowed out of him. He said to various interviewers‚ that he wrote the entire song in under 20 minutes. After reading the lyrics several times‚ I interpret the song as being a call to his past. Many people refer to a “May-September relationship”
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Elements of Music Project The two songs I am analyzing are by the same artist. The artist is DJ Shadow and the songs are entitled “Building Steam with a Grain of Salt” and “Midnight in a Perfect World.” These songs are from his first album “Endtroducing…‚” which was written in 1996. Shadow’s music has been classified into a few different types of genres; trip-hop being the most prominent. What makes his first album so different is that it is composed entirely of samples. Shadow spent years and
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Milkman’s trying not to be too freaked out‚ lying on Guitar’s bed‚ waiting for his murderer to come and get him. Rewind to five hours in the past. Milkman arrives at Guitar’s place‚ asking if he can stay there for the night. Guitar makes him tea‚ giving him a "geography lesson" about the origins of the tea he’s drinking. He makes Milkman laugh. The mood is light until they start talking about soft fried eggs. Guitar tells him he can never be an egg‚ let alone a soft-fried egg‚ because eggs are white
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people are suffering from loss. Most of Kanye’s songs have a hidden message and in this song his message may be unclear unless you know about his life. In all the song in the album Kanye’s lyrics have a deeper meaning than what the average music lover can read or listen to. Coldest Winter is actually a depiction of the singer’s relationship with his mother and his fiancee as depicted through the themes of loss‚ loneliness‚ and doubt. Kanye’s lyrics first depicts the theme of loss. From the tone
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the one song I listened to most‚ “This Kiss” by Alex Days and Carrie Hope Fletcher‚ and interpreted its lyrics to see if it matched with my core values of commitment‚ happiness‚ and love. My most listened to song is Alex Days and Carrie Hope Fletcher’s rendition of Faith Hill’s “This Kiss”. It tells of a story about two people who fall in love. Before they found each other‚ they were hurt by previous relationships but when they meet‚ they spark an indescribable romance. Throughout the song‚ they
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Throughout everyone’s lives‚ people will find songs that remind them of special events‚ people‚ or things. High school‚ for me‚ was full of struggles and many lessons. Within the past four years I found songs that reminded me of important occurences. Some of these songs I never had expected to relate to until I sat and wrapped my head around the true meaning of its lyrics. Time‚ as everyone suggested‚ did fly by. Hardships were fought through and I overcame them with exceptional moments and people
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the lyrics I was singing. Knowing that media has a major effect on how we live‚ I got even more curious because I was basically oblivious to the lyrics I was singing and generally everything I devote my attention to. When I got home‚ I did a lot of research on this specific song and I found that there really was a deeper meaning. "It’s not really about a blackbird whose wings are broken‚ you know‚ it’s a bit more symbolic” (Paul McCartney.) That very quote goes on to let you know that the song does
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1. BLO’s eight customer objectives The first objective is to gain generous contributions. The amount per donator‚ ration between new donators and new contacts (collection rate) and the total amount of the donators and contributions are ways to measure how this aspect is doing. Incentives for the staff should also be incorporated into these objectives‚ especially ones that steer the process towards multi-year support programs. To measure the board involvement and recruitment‚ it is important
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