...Reading, Pennsylvania was a little girl with big hopes and dreams. Taylor Swift was a girl who spent most of her childhood singing and writing songs. At the age of nine Taylor turned her attention to musical theatre and performed in Berks Youth Theatre Academy productions of Grease and Annie. She traveled regularly to Broadway, New York for vocal and acting lessons. However after a few years of auditioning in New York and not getting anything she became interested in country music. At the age of twelve, Swift was shown by a computer repairman how to play three chords on a guitar, inspiring her to write her first song “Lucky You.” Taylor said “People haven’t always been there for me but music always has.” At the age of fourteen Taylor moved to Nashville and was offered a record deal with RCA records. Swift was ready at the age of fifteen to release an album with her own materials but the company wanted to wait until she was eighteen but she knew she was ready to launch her career with her own material, so she left that record company. At a café in Nashville, Swift caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, a DreamWorks records executive who was preparing to form his own independent record label, Big Machine records. Taylor was one of his new labels first signings. Since then she has written over 200 songs which all written about her true experience and feelings. In 2006 she released her first album called “Taylor Swift.” She received positive reviews from the music critics. And by the time...
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...Industry Analysis Report – Suzuki Swift Introduction: 1. Suzuki Swift is a well-known brand of Suzuki. The Market of Swift has expanded in various parts of the world like Australasia, Europe, India (Maruti Suzuki) and North America. From the initial time of production to current period Swift has passed through various technical and mechanical changes.With success stories in countries across the globe, the new Suzuki Swift has embarked its journey in Pakistan. From the very beginning of the new Swift’s development programme, a dedicated team of Suzuki designers and engineers collaborated extensively with automotive professionals and motoring enthusiasts in pursuit of Suzuki’s best compact car ever. 2. Suzuki on track of its radical programme of innovation, to reaffirm and strengthen Suzuki’s position as a leader and innovator in compact car segment and to yield vehicles that embody unique position of company being market leader in automobile industry. External Environmental Analysis: 3. Porter’s Five Forces of Suzuki Swift: Threat of New Entry: * Large amount of capital required * Few legal barriers protect existing companies from making new product * All automotive companies have established brand image and reputation * Products are mainly differentiated by design and engineering quality * New entrant could easily access suppliers and distributors * It is very hard to achieve economies of scale for small companies * Governments often protect...
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...Taylor Swift In the history of the music industry, there have been very few artists like Taylor Swift. It is extremely rare to find someone with several musical talents as well as an exceptional songwriting gift. From growing up on a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania to becoming one of the world’s most famous country singers, Taylor Swift has impacted the lives of many different types of people around the globe. With her parents Scott and Andrea, as well as her younger brother Austin, Swift grew up in the small Pennsylvanian town of Wyomissing. Before her interest in country music, Swift participated in a few children’s musical theater productions (Danielsen 1). One of her mentors noticed her special talent and suggested that Swift should consider pursuing a music career. Swift took up the suggestion and started getting involved with local competitions and open-mike gigs. By the age of 12, Swift began to learn the guitar on her own as well as beginning to write some of her own songs. Swift’s parents recognized Taylor’s passion for country music and decided to bring their daughter to Nashville to perform at small gigs, hoping to attract someone’s attention. Fortunately record label holder Scott Borchetta was hooked when he saw Swift perform one night at the Bluebird Cafe. At the age of 15, Taylor Swift was signed to Borchetta’s Big Machine Records . This was just the beginning of her successful music career (“Taylor Swift” 1). In August 2006, Swift released her first official...
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...4. Jonathan Swift (1667—1745) the foremost prose satirist in the English language His Writing The Battle of Books (1704) A Tale of Tub (1704) the Drapier’s Letters (1724) Gulliver’s Travels (1726) A Modest Proposal (1729) Gulliver’s Travels a collection of tales tied together by Gulliver a novel a satire a travel book a children book an allegory Satire A common form of the 18th Century, basically the ridiculing of any objects through laughter which will soften the blow The Structure of Gulliver’s Travels Book I about Liliputians in Liliput, being morally trivial and full of pride. Book II about the giants in Brobdingnag in the sense of magnanimity & grandeur, goodness & decency. ※The first two books reflect the kind of political infighting that characterizes the early 18th century. Book III about pseudo-philosophers & scientists in Laputa. ※ contemporary scientists are held up to ridicule. Book IV about the country of the Houyhnhnms endowed with reason in the contrast with the Yahoos, beasts in the shape of men. ※ Horses are endowed with reason, unlike the depraved all-too-human Yahoos, but reason is clearly not the only thing that matters in life. As a political & social satire actually a biting work of political and social satire parodying popular travelogues of his day in creating this story of travels to imaginary foreign lands. satirizing the political events in England and Ireland in his day, English values and institutions...
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...Jonathan Swift 1. Swift wrote "A Modest Proposal" under a pseudonym, so who is the speaker here? The speaker is a Protestant and a member of the Irish upper class. 2. Discuss the tone of the piece. Pull examples from the text to support your discussion. Swift showed disgust for the people who would rather beg than take care of themselves. He says, “These mothers instead of being able to work for their honest livelihood, are forced to employ all their time in strolling to beg sustenance for their helpless infants who, as they grow up, either turn thieves for want of work, or leave their dear native country, to fight for the Pretender in Spain, or sell themselves to the Barbados.” 3. As you know, effective argumentation appeals to logic (logos), ethics (ethos) and emotions (pathos). Please discuss how Swift uses all three appeals and how these tools impact his purpose. Swift appeals to logic by stating the issue at hand. He also appeals to logic by asking why it is the public’s responsibility to take care of these needy families. Swift appeals to pathos and ethos through the diction he uses when describing the problem. He wants the situation to change but he wants it to change for every party. 4. Explain the irony in Swift’s title, "A Modest Proposal." The title is ironic because the proposal is anything but modest. Swift presets an outrageous solution to an ongoing problem. His proposal calls attention to this problem in an extremely eye-catching way. He seems...
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...Some would argue that Swift was a misanthrope and thatGulliver's Travels proves his hatred of mankind. Agree or disagree with this assessment and support your opinion with examples from the text. Jonathan Swift is undoubtedly is a great artist. He had to face unreasonable and prejudiced criticism in the hands of his contemporaries because he had unveiled the brutality of man which was hidden under the mask of humanism. Swift’s age was full of vices of corruption but still the people were satisfied. Swift gives us a true picture of the man of that age in “Gulliver’s Travels”. In the last voyage, his satire becomes very bitter when he presents horses more reasonable than man. Swift is notorious for being Misanthropist in the last part of the “Gulliver’s Travels” Swift has to face the allegation of being misanthropist for during whole of his life. It is because the critics attributed Gulliver’s blunders to Swift. But, he makes his aim in “Gulliver’s Travels” clear in his letter to Alexander Pope. He says, “The chief end of all my labour is to vex the world, rather than divert it”. Secondly, he declares that “He has ever hated all the nations, professions and communities and all his love for individuals.” He hates men but loves man. He hates the animal like vices in man; the crown of creation. He was shocked to see the follies of men of his age and didn’t consider this reasonable. But, this does not mean that he hates mankind, as he writes to Pope, “I tell you after...
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...with the mind and putting it at ease. Without music I would be a lot more stressed out that I am. It helps so that when I am working on homework, I can ease the stress with music, when I am working out music helps get me motivated, when warming up for wrestling it gets me pumped and ready to take down my opponent. The artist that motivates me the most and has had the most impact on my life would have to be Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift’s story begins on December 13th, 1989, in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Taylor began writing songs at the age of five and when she turned fifteen she released her first album. Her grandmother was a professional opera singer so Taylor began to follow in her footsteps. She sang the Star Spangled Banner at a 76ers when she was eleven years old. Then when she was twelve she began writing songs and learned to play the guitar. She traveled to Nashville, heart and city of music, frequently. Her and her family moved to Henderson, Tennessee, in hopes of empowering and improving her musical career. When she performed at the Bluebird Cafe, Taylor Swift landed herself a deal with a record company called Scott Borchetas Big Machine Records. Taylor...
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...Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 14 to pursue a career in country music. She signed with the independent label Big Machine Records and became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house. The release of Swift's self-titled debut album in 2006 established her as a country music star. Her third single, "Our Song," made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Hot Country Songs chart. She received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2008 Grammy Awards. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008. Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me," Fearless became the best-selling album of 2009 in the United States. The album won four Grammy Awards, making Swift the youngest ever Album of the Year winner. Swift's third and fourth albums, 2010's Speak Now and 2012's Red, both sold more than one million copies within the first week of their U.S release. Speak Now's "Mean" won two Grammy Awards, while Red's singles "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and "I Knew You Were Trouble" were worldwide hits. Swift's fifth album, the pop-focused 1989, was released in 2014 and sold more copies in its opening week than any album in the previous 12 years, making Swift the first and only act to have three albums sell more than one...
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...Informative Speech Outline Topic: Taylor Swift Albums General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To Inform about Taylor Swift’s Albums Attention Getter: clip Thesis Statement: The success Taylor Swift has gained and accomplished through out each album she has released Main Points: I. Taylor Swift • First album released on October 24th, 2006 • 39,000 copies sold its first week • Contains 11 songs • 5 singles released: Tim McGraw, Teardrops On My Guitar, Our Song, Picture To Burn, Should’ve Said No • Later released a deluxe edition that included 3 new songs II. Fearless • Second album released on November 8th, 2008 • Sold 592,000 copies its first week • According to a listening session held by the Nashville Chapters and The Producers & Engineers Wing, Taylor mentioned Fearless was her breakthrough album • 5 singles released: Love Story, White Horse, You Belong With Me, Fifteen, and Fearless • Love Story was her first number one single to go International • Contains 13 songs • Later re-released as Fearless Platinum Edition which included 6 new songs and a DVD with her recent music videos • 7 total Grammy nominations, won 4 III. Speak Now • Released on October 25th, 2010 • Her first album to sell one million copies its first week • Contains 14 songs, deluxe edition includes 3 new songs • 6 singles released: Mine, Back To December, Mean, The Story Of Us, Sparks Fly, and Ours • 3 Grammy Nominations – won 2 • Taylor stated in an interview that...
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...Top 5 Taylor Swift songs A Perfectly Good Heart Love Story I'm Only Me When I'm With You Enchanted Sparks Fly All Taylor Swift lyrics 22 A A Perfectly Good Heart A Place in This World All Night Diner All Night Diner All Night Diner All Too Well lyrics Am I Ready For Love Americain Boy American Girl Angelina B Baby, Don't You Break My Heart Slow Beautiful Eyes. Begin Again Being With My Baby Better Than Revenge Breathe Brought Up That Way C Can I Go With You Change check out this view Cold As You Come Back.... Be Here Come In With The Rain Crazier D Dear John Diary Of Me Didn't They Drops of Jupiter E Enchanted everything has changed Eyes Open F Fearless Fifteen Forever And Always Girl At Home Gracie H Haunted Hey Stephen Holy Groud I I Almost Do Lyrics I Heart ? I Knew You Were Trouble I'd Lie I'm Alright I'm Only Me When I'm With You If This Was A Movie Innocent Invisible Jump Then Fall Knew you were trouble L Last Kiss Long Live Love Story Lucky You M Mary's Song (Oh My, My, My) Mean Mine N Never Grow Up Nevermind lyrics No One Our Song Ours P Permanent Marker Picture To Burn Place In This World R R-E-V-E-N-G-E Red red Ronan Run S Sad Beautiful Tragic Safe and Sound Same Girl Should've Said No Smokey Black Nights Songs About You mostly know as Writing songs about you South Of Knowing Why (Drive All Night) Sparks Fly speak now Starlight State of Grace Stay Beautiful Lyrics ...
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...Book 4 by Jonathan Swift “That Nation which he describes as the Seat of Virtue, and its Inhabitants as Models to all (he the lays) World reputed of his for no own Justice, and better Brain; than and Truth, are mere the Cleanliness, Fictions Temperance, Wisdom, Houyhnhms and Yahoos deemed to have no more Existence than the Inhabitants of Utopia”.1 In the voyage to the country of the Houyhnhms, portrays a society in which the qualities of the Jonathan Swift characters are remarkable and in a way impossible, in other words these astounding moral and intellectual characteristics create a sense of a utopian society in the mind of the reader, especially when comparing it to the real world and the real social schemes in which we live on. Swift’s satire in Houyhnhmland may be seen as a Utopia, but the incredible yet awkward behaviour of these creatures is completely unnatural, and therefore it creates a dystopia. This utopia is believed to be plausible because of the accumulation of details the writer provides, enveloping the reader and blurring the limits between reality and imagination that have been imbedded in our minds through the socialization process. “...He looked upon us as a sort of animals to whose share he could not conjecture, some small pittance of reason had fallen, whereof we made no other use than by its assistance to aggravate our natural 1 Williams, Kathleen, editor. ”Anonymous criticisms of Houyhnhmland”, in “Jonathan Swift: The critical heritage”...
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...“A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift In Jonathan Swift’s essay “A Modest Proposal” he provides a satirical look at how to address the issue of the poor in Ireland. Poverty, however, is not the only issue of his time as there is also a question of moral issues among the people, both poor and rich. The focus of Swift’s writing is to unburden both parents and the economy of the over population of children, “instead of being a charge upon their parents or the parish, or wanting food and raiment for the rest of their lives, they shall on the contrary contribute to the feeding, and partly to the clothing, of many thousands” (Swift 3). Swift used this theme of unjust behavior to announce how tragic and real these issues were, he brought poverty into prospective and ridiculed society all at once. Swift starts out his proposal with a back ground description of just what it would be like to simply walk down a street in Ireland and see all the misfortune that was surrounding so many people. Poverty here was not a hidden problem it was not something that took investigation to see it was very noticeable yet no one was looking for a solution. It can be inferred that the upper class, a good example would be the landlords, were being greedy and irresponsible governing their land from England. Swift pokes fun at the landlords and England’s mistreatment of Ireland in general when he states “I grant this food may be somewhat dear, and therefore very proper for landlords, who, as they have...
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...Taylor Swift, a singer-songwriter, began her career as one of country music’s most recording artists. She has now bridged over to a pop artist. There are many positive aspects to Taylor Swift. She is nominated and wins many awards, she has good music, and she is a very down to earth person. Taylor Swift has not only been nominated for many awards, but she has also won many awards. A Grammy Award recognizes achievement in the music industry. Taylor has won seven Grammy Awards. A Billboard Music Award is given to the most popular artists in the music industry. Taylor has won twelve Billboard Awards. The annual American Music Award winners are determined by the public and fans. Taylor has also won fifteen American Music Awards and many...
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...to End Poverty When reading the 1729 proposal written by Jonathan Swift a lot of thoughts can arise in a grueling manner. How could anyone conclude that eating and selling adolescents for humans to consume can actually become the elucidation to end such poverty and over-population in Ireland? The conception is iniquitous and brazen at so many levels, especially if it was a concrete idea for the government to execute in an immoral way. While I construe Swift’s proposal as time went on I began to understand the point of view of why it lead to contemplation of figuring out how to control such devastations. I can say Swift was appalled at the upper class’s treatment of the poor, and is affront by their objections to even having to look at them. This shows me that Swift had a luminous idea of how the rich looked upon the poor as human beings. As I read on I can definitely see the sardonic tone when Swift proposes that everyone just consume adolescents, which would provide commerce and money to the impecunious families who sell their babies, and of course rid them of the need to feed that child in the first place. I can vouch for a lot of people who reads Swift’s proposal and immediately thinks he’s actually austere when it came to those mind boggling acts. I think a savvy reader will find some clues of the satirical tone. Some examples had me rethink what I might of thought before, the first one is when Swift talks about the landlords (the English people who are extracting ridiculously...
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...I think the book of Jonathan Swift isn’t funny. Unfortunately, he wrote it in satire, because otherwise author would get in trouble with Irish government, who, as Swift’s thought, was responsible for most of the trouble in Ireland. As we know from the history, in the beginning of 18th century the House of Lords of the Irish parliament was formed of British proteges. The British crown passed all legislative functions in relation to Ireland. London used empire’s power for creating new rights and privileges for British goods. That’s why was really hard time for a local farmers and factories. Jonathan Swift was one of the Irishman, who the plight of his country in this time he is well aware: -“ we neither build houses, (I mean in the country) nor cultivate land” ... “the roads and cabbin-doors crowded with beggars of the female sex, followed by three, four, or six children, all in rags, and importuning every passenger for an alms.” ... “as...
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