Bria Cato English 131 October 12‚ 2012 Mrs. Thomas The Downfalls of the Limelight Any parent will confess to plopping their child down in front of the television to keep them busy‚ but do they have any idea of what they’re really exposing them to? With so many well-known and famous people out there‚ it’s hard not to be constantly brought up to speed on their every move. This generation is too focused on why Kristen cheated on Rob or what’s going down at the Jersey Shore as opposed to real issues
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into African American Studies believe that if you are black‚ you will receive an “A” and if you are white‚ you will receive a failing grade. Also many students have no idea what the course is about‚ they believe all I will talk about are sports‚ Lil Wayne‚ and Martin Luther King
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the cars they drive‚ and even the shoes they wear‚ overall majority of rap music is only negativity. Even though there are different types of rap music‚ teenagers seem to focus more on hard-core rap pertaining to violence. Rappers such as 50 cent‚ Lil ’Wayne‚ Dip-Set‚ Remy Ma‚ Terror Squad‚ Young Jeezy‚ just to name a few‚ all rap about gang banging‚ owning guns‚ hustling on the block‚ and taking someone ’s life. Whether these rappers know it or not they are inspirations to teenagers all over the world
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Maddie Cope Mrs. Stewart AP Lang 19‚ February 2015 Time magazine has the world’s largest circulation for a weekly news magazine‚ and has an audience of 20 million in the U.S. In the February 2015 issue of Time‚ it highlights “What Starbucks Knows About America‚ The Fight Against The Measles‚ and the upcoming blockbuster; 50 Shades of Grey”. Using eclectic educational articles and infographics‚ Time magazine informs its readers about current issues/events that address interests and concerns. Although
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came out the year I was born and I still can say that that is still how black people act in our community. Light skinned and long hair is still looked upon as more beautiful then dark skinned and kinky hair. It is even in our rap lyrics today. In Lil Wayne ‘Right Above It’ lyrics he states‚ “Uh‚ how do he say what’s never said? Beautiful black woman‚ I bet that bitch look better red.” Spike Lee was trying to show black people that we need to stop with all of this bias hatred amongst each other because
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help you get through it. In the book‚ Doug finds Lil. Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt is about a boy named Doug who has and alcoholic father‚ a mother‚ and two brothers. He meets a girl named Lil and they quickly become friends. Lil helps Doug become a better person by helping him to overcome challenges like school‚ his drawing‚ and she helps him to like Marysville. In the book‚ Lil helps Doug a lot with school. In chapter three‚ while Doug and Lil were in math class‚ this happened‚ “You could see
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com/2011/07/12/the-effects-of-negative-music-on-today%E2%80%99s-youth/>. Tropeano‚ Eliana. “Does Rap or Rock Music Provoke Violent Behavior?” Journal of Undergraduate Psychological Research 1 (2006): n. pag. PDF file. T-Wayne. “Hoes and Ladies.” Killer Hip Hop. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 25 Mar. 2012. <http://www.killerhiphop.com/lil-wayne-t-pain-hoes-ladies-lyrics/>. Westhoff‚ Ben. “The N-Word Still Alive and Well in Hip-Hop.” Dallas Observer. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 24 Mar. 2012. <http://www.dallasobserver.com/2008-03-06/music/the-n-word-still-alive-and-well-in-hip-hop/>
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Paper Hip-hop music is known as one of the most popularizing and popular genres in our modern society. Most of hip-hop music is considered vulgar‚ offensive‚ and meaningless‚ which can be easily displayed by hip-hop artists such as Soulja Boy and Lil’ Wayne. However‚ who gets lost in translation is the artist who conveys true meaning in their lyrics and sticks with the original roots of the music. For hip-hop’s short life‚ there has been dramatic change in the structure and culture of the music. Most
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Hip-hop and rap music has become a more and more popular genre of music. It has been my most favorite genre of music for many years. With such popular artists having such control and influence over America’s youth‚ it is easy to understand why so many people have problems with hip-hop and rap music. It is often said that rap and hip-hop music is misogynistic and praises violence. Also‚ it is argued that this genre of music deepens generalizations and stereotypes about the African-American community
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Investigating the Incline of Marijuana Usage among Adolescents Dashaun Fails COMM/112 2/12/2013 Karen Hamilton Within the last several years there has been a slight increase of marijuana usage nationally amongst adolescents ranging from the ages of eleven to eighteen. Youth tend to be easily pressured or influenced into smoking marijuana by entertainment such as movies and music‚ as well as friends and family members that condone the habit. Since it is nearly impossible to overdose on marijuana
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