A lot of us are still chanting “Biggie‚ Biggie‚ Biggie can’t you see‚ some times your words just hypnotize me. I just love your flashy ways...guess that’s why they broke and you’re so paid.” Yes‚ indeed. He was after all‚ “The Notorious B. I. G.”‚ an “American hip-hop star.” Born Christopher George Latore Wallace on this very day‚ May 21 back in 1972. He’s from the Bedford-Stuyvesant ’hood which is located in Brooklyn‚ NY. Being from the “hood‚” and especially in NY‚ he wasn’t born with a silver
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Poetry Project English 10Noah Stoner 4A Lyric Poem: Baseball is life Some people think it’s just a game And that is really quite a shame It’s more than that It’s more than just a ball and bat A feeling when the bat goes crack The ball flies to the warning track Round the bases Joy is on the fans bright faces Will he be safe? Will he be out? We wait to hear the umpires shout Tension is rife And that is why baseball is life!
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Botany Bay‚ an open oceanic embayment‚[2] is located in Sydney‚ New South Wales‚ Australia‚ 13 km (8 mi) south of the Sydney central business district. Botany Bay has its source in the confluence of the Georges River at Taren Point and the Cooks River at Kyeemagh and flows 10 km (6 mi) to the east before meeting its mouth‚ the Tasman Sea‚ midpoint between La Perouse and Kurnell. The total catchment area of the bay is approximately 55 km2 (21 sq mi) and the area surrounding the bay is generally
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society. During the 1700’s‚ a leader named Tupac Amaru II‚ rose above conformity and attempted to accomplish what he believed was correct. Tupac Amaru II was a leader of rebellion starting in 1730. He led “The Great Andean Rebellion”‚ a time when thousands of indigenous people had revolted against the colonial officials in Peru
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and pretty much saves the entire country. Mulan is like the rose because despite being in harsh circumstances‚ she grows and is able to thrive. Tupac uses the phrase “proving nature’s law wrong” to describe the rose growing from the concrete. Mulan proves “nature’s” stereotypical gender role “laws” by being an amazing soldier in the Chinese army. Tupac wrote this poem by writing one line and then a new verse
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What is the difference between Poetry and Song Lyrics? This is one of the questions asked by people. Some people said that poem can be a lyrics and a lyrics is poem. But in some cases‚ they have lots of differences‚ such as a writer and a singer. On this case‚ we must need to find out if we have a big understanding about poetry and a song lyrics. Some others believe that Poet are writers and a Song lyrics is composed of artist and performer‚ which doesn’t explain anything. First and foremost
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When paying close attention to many song lyrics‚ you can hear the promotion of violent acts. Weather it be a rap song or a country song‚ the promotion or violence is being spread to music fans. These songs are promoting violence by speaking of killing people‚ suicide and flashing their gang "signs" in their music videos. For instance‚ in a popular song by the hip-hop artist Eminem‚ he talks about shooting someone using theses lyrics‚ " I’ma pull you to this bullet‚ and put it through you." When
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any musical instrumentation. As the music softly and brilliantly builds up to the first verse listener’s already have a misinterpretation of the lyrics. The audience presumes that the song will be about depression or shame and disgrace because one would associate not wanting people to look at you with shame. However‚ once they read more into the lyrics they notice that the meaning of the song is much deeper than shame and actually has an opposite message. When the audience hears the title of the
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With such valuable‚ one- time experience at hand‚ I would wish to spend not only an entertaining‚ interesting evening‚ but one which would also prove valuable‚ meaningful‚ and thought provoking. Such an evening might be fulfilled by dinner and conversation with Marshall Mathers. Marshall Mathers was born on October 17‚ 1972‚ at Saint Joseph‚ Missouri. Marshall Mathers is of Scottish‚ German‚ Swiss and Polish ancestry. Beside the distinguished honor of meeting this man‚ I have several reasons for
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Poetic Analysis of Song Lyrics I chose “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” by lyricists and lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan as my song for the poetic analysis essay. I seemed to identify with the song the first time I heard it on the radio. The lyrics describe how many teens felt growing up in the 1990’s‚ myself included‚ hating everything around us and facing adulthood with hopes that some contentment in life will come. “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” is one of those songs that
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