MISSY ELLIOTT Born: July 1‚ 1971 (age 41)‚ Portsmouth VirginiaFull name: Melissa Arnette Elliott | Missy Elliot is an American rapper‚ singer-songwriter‚ record producer‚ dancer and actress. Five-time Grammy award winner‚ and record sales of over 30 million in the United States. Elliott is the only female rapper to have six albums certified platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America)‚ including double platinum for her 2002 album Under Construction. Elliott is known for a
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Also Maya Angelou and Tupac Shakur from the modern writers. From the Harlem Renaissance‚ for example in the poem “Sympathy” (Dunbar) he explains how he knows how the caged bird feels because he himself feels like a caged bird trying to get out of this cage of social injustice for him and his fellow Black Americans. Another example of this is in the poem “I‚ too” (Hughes) he
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Women Deserve More Respect Femininity is the quality of being a female‚ which includes the behaviors and roles that are generally associated with women. In the 1960s and earlier‚ mothers usually stayed home‚ did the household chores such as laundry‚ cooking‚ cleaning‚ as well as taking care of the children. The men would go to work then return home after a long day and expect dinner ready‚ and then relax. Within families‚ in many generations‚ women taught their daughters to do the same to be the
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ethnic group or culture (“Dictionary.com”‚ 2013). I think that ethnocentrism can be detrimental to society because it causes division among people. For example east coast verses west coast. Tupac verses Biggie Smalls. They both thought that they were better than the other because of where they were from‚ Tupac from the west coast and Biggie from the east coast. Because of how they viewed each other because of what coast they were from it caused division amongst the music community. They’re views ultimately
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money in their head‚ but not in their heart.” When people gain a lot of wealth most of the time the start to look down on people but in the end it doesn’t matter because we all end up the same. Dead. “We all gonna die‚ we bleed from similar veins.” Tupac Shakur explains this perfectly‚ no matter who we are we’re going to die because we are the same‚ human beings. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald shows how wealth creates social class which can ruin relationships. Wealth corrupts if you don’t
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Minstrel Shows and Hip-Hop the Degradation of the African American Culture For the y2k generation‚ Hip-Hop Music has been the center of popularity and interest. In the late 1800’s Minstrel shows served the same purpose. Throughout the various generations music and theatre have had a large impact throughout the community. However this impact is not always positive. What was originated as positive became negative very quickly. The minstrel show‚ which was originally intended to be harmless
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influences of hip-hop.” Pittsburgh Post- Gazette on the Web. 13 June. 2008. 29 May. 2012. http://www.post- gazette.com/stories/sectionfront/life/researcher-cites-negative-influences-of-hip- hop-398214/ Shakur‚ Tupac. “Changes.” Greatest Hits. Interscope Records‚ 1992. CD. Shakur‚ Tupac. “Keep Ya Head Up” Greatest Hits. Interscope Records‚ 1992. CD. Watkins‚ Craig. Hip hop Matters : politics‚ pop culture‚ and the struggle for the soul of a movement. Boston: Beacon Press‚ 2005. Print
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Cited: Jacobs‚ James. "Tupac Amaru‚ The Life‚ Times‚ and Execution of the Last Inca ." Andes Web Ring (2010): n. pag. Web. 4 May 2010. . "Quechua Culture." N.p.‚ 8/24/2002. Web. 4 May 2010. . Portocarrero‚ Gonzalo. "Jose Arguedas." 10/4/2010: n. pag. Web. 4 May 2010. . Seligmann
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Justin Currie Professor Hinde History November 25th‚ 2010 Andean Worlds 1. Kenneth J‚ Andrien. Andean Worlds: Indigenous History‚ Culture‚ and Consciousness under Spanish Rule. 1532-1825. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press‚ 2001. Print. In his book‚ Andean Worlds: Indigenous History‚ Culture and Consciousness under Spanish rule. 1532-1825‚ the author‚ Kenneth J. Andrien‚ examines the Spanish invasion of the Incan Empire (called Tawintinsuyu) in 1532. This invasion brought cataclysmic
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In the short novel‚ The Pearl‚ by John Steinbeck‚ many songs are mentioned by the protagonist‚ Kino. Each of the songs that Kino hears throughout the story evolves in terms of the events that have occurred‚ are occurring‚ or will occur. While Kino and his small family searched for justice‚ education‚ and a fresh start‚ their circumstances always seemed to dictate what type of song Kino would envision. It seemed as if no matter how gleeful or grim a situation may have been there was always a song
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