...Many of you do not know the true Michael Jackson. Michael is a great man, brother, uncle, entertainer and most definitely, actor. Michael loves human kind. Regardless of, what the media and others say about him. I bet no one knows what happen prior, during, and post of Michael Jackson death as well as to Michael Jackson's era. Everyone think they know Michael and his thoughts. Some may be in tune with his thoughts others are going through the motion and the rest is making up media's thoughts of negativity. I can bet each one of you that Michael wanted to make an enormous impact on the world. Do you think Michael has accomplish to make an impact on the world? Well, one can say yes because he is making more money than Elvis...
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...the life of Michael Jackson. I will be informing you on what he went through in each life stage he went experienced and also including debates on nature and nurture and discussing which sides affected him as a person. Infancy Michael Jackson was born in a poverty stricken area called Gary, in Indiana. He was born in 1958 and was the 7th of nine children. He was raised in a poor, lower class family this may be because he had one working parent which was his father called Joe Jackson, He was a steel worker in a factory however his mother was a home maker. For every infant the same developments occur. As there isn’t a lot of information about Michael when in infancy I can still figure out what happened during the ages 0-3 years old. Reflexes and motor skills are learnt at the ages between 0-2, this is when an infant will learn the different sensations. The reflexes involve, sucking, grasping, blinking and stepping. It’s also normal for an infant’s weight to change so Michael also experienced weight change whilst growing in this stage. Michael would have developed gross motor skills at this stage, this means he had the ability to turn and hold his head up. Other motor skills would be learning to sit up, roll over, stand up and also walk. Social development of an infant is the social skills that are learnt at the ages of 0-3 years old. Michael would have experienced many skills as he had grown up around many people older than him. However by the age of 4 months, Michael would have...
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...Motown was the sound that changed America. Berry Gordy Jr’s creation of Motown was not only influential to the music industry but changed society as a whole with one of the most significant musical accomplishments of all time (Motown Museum). No record company has ever influenced the world is such a way like Motown did, and still does today with its popular music. Motown has more than one hundred and eighty hits which include hits from famous stars like Gladys Knights & The Pips, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Four Tops, The Temptations, Michael Jackson & The Jackson Five, Smokey Robinson & the Miracles and Marvin Gaye. Most importantly the music of Motown was created and performed by The Funk Brothers who who performed background...
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...Michael Jackson fact file: Michael Joseph Jackson was born August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009 was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. Called the king of pop his contributions to music and dance, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. Michael Jackson has his own websites so his fans could check out his songs and updates also honour his music. Michael Jackson did his autobiography in a book and was published in February 1 in 1988. Five months after the release of Jackson’s 1987 Bad album, and named after Jackson’s signature dance move, the moonwalk. Michael Jackson was 58 when he died. Dubbed the "King of Pop," singer-songwriter Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana. As a child, he performed as the lead singer of the Jackson family's popular Motown group, the Jackson 5. No single artist – indeed, no movement or force – has eclipsed what Michael Jackson accomplished in the first years of his adult solo career. Jackson changed the balance in the pop world in a way that nobody has since. He forced rock & roll and the mainstream press to acknowledge that the biggest pop star in the world could be young and black, and in doing so he broke down more barriers than anybody. But he is also among the best proofs in living memory of poet William Carlos Williams' famous verse: "The pure products of America/go crazy." When Jackson died on June 25th, 2009, of apparent cardiac arrest...
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... Title: The power of media in today’s world The media reaches over one hundred million of people a day. Due to its tremendous audiences and the impact it has, the media has been able to change public opinion, policy and even history. It is obvious that media has positive impact on our lives providing people with information, transmission and the power to create phenomena, but there is a fine line between news, gossips and harmful information. At the same time media brings a great danger and threat to people and societies through manipulation, destruction and globalization. The media has a strong influence on all of us weather we realize it or not. We are affected by the media, somehow some more than the others. The truth of the matter is that the influence is very powerful and it is just about everywhere. First of all, media is a treasure house of knowledge, news, education, and pure entertainment, means of fighting boredom and loneliness. However it provides us with all sort of necessary news and information on current affairs, history and other subjects, but at the same time we can be easily manipulated. We cannot distinguish the information from misinformation. The media has impacted societies for decades by selectively reporting what they feel the public needs to know. Reporters are able to brainwash their audience by offering numerous distractions including true or false opinions. In many cases,...
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...Michael Jackson English Michael Joseph Jackson[1][2] (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer-songwriter, dancer, businessman and philanthropist. Often referred to by the honorific nickname "King of Pop", or by his initials MJ,[3] Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with his publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The eighth child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971. In the early 1980s, Jackson became the dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It," "Billie Jean," and "Thriller," were credited with breaking down racial barriers and transforming the medium into an art form and promotional tool. The popularity of these videos helped to bring the then relatively new television channel MTV to fame. With videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" he continued to innovate the medium throughout the 1990s, as well as forging a reputation as a touring solo artist. Through stage and video performances, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot, and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive sound and style has influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco, contemporary R&B, pop,...
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...David Fincher's, Fight Club (1999) also provides an interesting commentary, exemplifying the apathy of a generation of corporate workers in a capitalist obsessed society. In showing various representations of the way in which work is represented, it is clear that there are many contributing factors involved in work and it's impact on an individual’s life. The Help, details the lives of a group of African-American women working as maids who after meeting journalist and aspiring author Skeeter, decide to expose the true reality of working as a maid in a white household, as well as the secrets of many of their employers. The representation of work throughout the film, not only highlights both the racial and class issues inherent during the workplace at this time, but also how heteronormative and insistent on adhering to the stereotypical gender roles the era was. Judith Butler refers to gender as an ‘act’ (Gender Trouble, 1990), and her view along with other theorists, such as Halberstam...
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...Ajasiz Johnson American Intercontinental University Consumer Marketing MKT655 – Research Methods in Marketing June 23, 2013 Abstract Celebrities are often used by advertising agencies to endorse their products in an attempt to persuade the consumer to purchase their products. This paper discusses how celebrity endorsements tend to have an effect on consumers. Consumer Marketing Introduction Advertising obviously plays an essential role in the success or failure of a product. In some cases, using celebrity endorsers to promote products has been quite an effective campaign strategy for advertisers. Celebrity endorsed campaigns are created to sway the consumers and to promote a positive image. Research on Brand Endorser and Consumer Perception Since one of the key objectives of an advertising agency is to persuade customers to purchase the products they represent, an advertisement’s credibility plays an intricate part in heightening the sense of appeal to potential consumers. The enormous amount of money that is allotted for advertising budgets for celebrity endorsements indicate that they are vital in the “advertising world”. Pursuing a celebrity endorsement strategy enables advertisers to project a credible image in terms of expertise, persuasiveness, trustworthiness, and objectiveness (Till and Shimp 1998). Even though it may sound vain, when creating campaigns, advertisers also have to consider the attractiveness, physical appearance, personality, etc., of...
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...1 The Foundations of International Society 2013-2014 Part I: Politics 2 (International Relations I) Paper organiser: Professor Christopher Hill (POLIS): Room 105, Alison Richard Building Email: cjh68@cam.ac.uk Lecturers: Professor Hill (CH), Dr Elisabetta Brighi (EB), Dr Aaron Rapport (AR) and Dr Stefano Recchia (SR). Aims and Objectives The course aims to introduce students to the subject of International Relations (IR), whose main focus is the nature of politics at the international level. Students will acquire the empirical and conceptual foundations needed to understand a world political system which cannot be accurately described as either pure anarchy or a coherent form of ‘global governance’. The starting point is the notion of ‘international society’, which refers to the set of institutions and common procedures generated by states over the last three and a half centuries in their attempts to achieve some minimal form of co-existence, but which has gradually evolved to include many non-state actors and different levels of activity – diplomatic, economic and cultural, as well as that of military competition. By the end of the course you should be able to have an informed discussion about: the historical origins of the present system; what is distinctive about international politics as opposed to politics inside the state; and the main challenges which confront humanity in the twenty-first century. You will also acquire a basic familiarity with the main theories needed...
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...Michael Vernon Mrs. King Comp 2 November 24, 2012 Allowing Homosexual Marriages Will Be Detrimental To Our Society: There will always be differences in opinions about sensitive subjects such as same sex marriages. I was raised in a Christian home to believe in the King James Bible that marriage is to be between a man and a woman. They are to reproduce and raise children using the same Bible on teaching morals and values. My research will include topics such as the purpose of sexual acts, the union of a man and a woman to make new life, why children need mothers and fathers, identifying sexual identity and possible psychological, social and health problems in the children. As human beings we have a built in desire to engage in sexual intercourse. Males and females each have a reproductive system. Without both parts, reproduction cannot happen. The question that arises is why would we have organ systems at all if we were not supposed to create children? Same sex marriages would not be using their reproductive organs for their intended purpose (Heany). I personally believe that a relationship should only be between a man and a woman. I believe this mostly because of the reproductive system, and that it is quoted in the Bible that I was raised to believe in. God created us to procreate. If we were of the same sex we would not be able to reproduce children. It is necessary for a man and a woman to have sex in order to create a new life. A new life cannot...
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...even this can serve as a valuable lesson to young fans. Charles Barkley is correct when he says in the Nike commercial that "parents should be the most important role model for kids" and no one expects a sports figure to replace that position, but it also takes a village to raise good citizens. Everyone that occupies attention in a child's life should realize that their actions will be seen and will affect the child's perspective of the world. Sadly, sometimes the lesson learned is to avoid the bad behavior that defamed an athlete who previously was admired. Life itself is a responsibility and if we continue to make lame excuses for bad behavior, as you did in this editorial, we not only disappoint those around us, we will end up with a society that has little regard for the well being of its...
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...settings Shirley Jackson's “The Lottery”, this story filled with symbolism. The author uses symbolism to help her represent human nature as tainted, no matter how pure one thinks of himself or herself, or how pure their environment may seem to be. The story is very real in raising many questions about the pointless nature of humanity regarding tradition and violence. “The Lottery” clearly couriers Jackson's feelings concerning mankind’s evil nature hiding behind traditions and rituals. She shows how coldness and lack of compassion in people can exhibit in situations regarding tradition and values. Jackson presents the theme of this short story with a major use of symbolism. Symbolism shows throughout the setting of “The Lottery”, the objects, the people’s actions, and even in the time and the names of the lucky contestants. The setting of the story helps to magnify its impact on the reader because it is set in a small town similar to the one many of us may know of, and that is symbolic of everything that we consider to be right in America. The story begins on a magnificent summer day in a small town. The author describes the day as very joyful but strikes a contrast between the surroundings of the town and the atmosphere of the people gathered in the square. The atmosphere is sober, where the adults, stood together, away from the stones in the corner, and their “jokes were quiet and they smiled rather then laughed” (Mandell, 2013). This unifies our lives with those of the...
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...extreme difficulty to define the style that the brothers brought to the world, although they used tap dance as a basis for their routines; they merged tap into a marvel dominated by musicality, rhythm, style and performance. Their style spearheaded a new form of dance; introducing their African heritage to develop a phenomenon that was not yet introduced to the world. Transforming a black vernacular dance into a modern black expression was not an easy feat for the Nicholas Brothers. Through their entertaining tap dancing, the brothers altered the syncopated African-American pulse into a modern jazz manifestation of sophisticated elegance, which over time developed into the classic American jazz dance form. In a time of an extreme racism society in America, the Nicholas Brothers were a rare case of critically acclaimed coloured stars. If it wasn’t for the racial prejudices at the time, meaning there were a very limited amount of black performers on screen. If they were on screen, it was playing servants or shoe shiners etc. If their skin were a different colour then perhaps they would have had films constructed around them, and become major film actors like Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. When watching the two perform, it was easy to forget about religion and ethnicity, as there moves and chemistry captivated the audience. Furthermore, there was a sequence “Be a Clown” with Gene Kelly in the 1948 film The Pirate. The number was revolutionary because it paired Gene with two black men...
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...Corruption Comes Home: Domestic Violence and Abuse by Law Enforcement Taren A. Lalli IFS2075 Professor Maier-Katkin March 6, 2015 Corruption Comes Home: Domestic Violence and Abuse by Law Enforcement At the beginning of my research and initial framing of this paper, I proposed to write about the drug system within American prisons across the scope of the nation. It wasn’t until a, somewhat recent, article came across my computer screen about a Honolulu officer being investigated after allegedly beating up his girlfriend that changed my mind completely (Blaine, 2014). Many of the qualities valued in on-duty, or even off-duty, police officers can make them dangerous domestic violence offenders. Domestic violence is a multifaceted complex phenomenon. It includes abusive acts towards children, intimate partners regardless of gender, and the elderly. All abusers use similar methods to control and abuse their intimate partners. Officers however, have skills and tactics not generally possessed by civilians. Professional training in combat, intimidation, interrogation, weapons and surveillance become a dangerous and potentially lethal combination in an intimate partner or domestic situation. Victims face the bias of law enforcement agencies and the legal system, psychological fear, and a high lethality risk. This is because victims of domestic violence by police officers are in a very different situation than that of other victims of domestic violence. Domestic violence is...
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...Final Paper: COMM 202 Jessica Matzell University of Maryland University College 1442 words Herbie Hancock, an American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer believes that for music to grow or become anything, the artist must experiment and try new things. Herbie Hancock's theories allow for the movement of jazz music from the traditional to a more progressive new form. He believes what makes history is what music reflects on. Music has made an impact on all levels in history. The early days of jazz provided many styles, which highlighted the talent and innovation of African American music including Ragtime and Dixieland. Ragtime also contributed to the movement of African Americans to march against racism. Dixieland was a form that made a mockery of how Caucasian people danced. Soul is the movement of power to African Americans, all of which reflected what was going on in history during that time. For traditional jazz to be played in the present time would have no meaning to the people playing it. For instance, a young jazz musician playing Charles Mingus' song "Fables of Faubus" (which was about the wrong doings of governor Faubus) would have no meaning to the musician because he/she never lived that era. As for new, recent music, the artist plays what he/she feels in respect to the present. For instance, Herbie Hancock's new album came out about a month ago called "Possibilities". This album was called his "all-star project" (Downbeat; Pg 38) because it...
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