...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...
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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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...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 she...
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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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...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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...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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...The 25-year-old pop star Taylor Swift has recently discussed a lot about her succes.Taylor Swift earns about a million dollars a day.She says she is completely grateful and fortunate about her success,but she assures that her luck may change at any time. When she was interviewed for Australia's VOGUE magazine,she said: "I am so lucky that people seem to like me right now, but in no way, shape or form is it a permanent thing. And I think being aware of that is what keeps you smart and is what keeps you on the game." The pop star also added that if her fans ever get sick of her,she wouldn't mind the break to take some time off of her career. Finally,Taylor Swift assured that it is always good to have a plan and be aware that fans and critics...
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...**Once you have opened this document, please remember to FILE, SAVE AS GOOGLE DOC!** My Plate Web Quest Log onto www.choosemyplate.gov * Click on "Super Tracker and Other Tools" at the top of the page. * Click on "Daily Food Plan" * Click on "Super Tracker My Plan" at the center of the page. * Click on "Create a Profile" in the upper right of the page Type in a profile name (first name or last name) Write your profile name here_____________________________________________ * Type in your age * Select gender * Select activity level (best guess) * DO NOT enter your weight or height Scroll down to register. Type in a user name Write your user name here_______________________________________________ Type in a password Write your password here________________________________________________ * Complete your hint and security question * DO NOT enter an email address * Click submit GRAIN 1. How much grain should you eat everyday? 2. How much of your daily grain should be whole grain? 3. Give two (2) examples of a whole grain (click on see more) 4. Write down two (2) "tips" that is listed under the grain group 5. List two (2) examples of what would be one (1) serving from the grain group VEGETABLE 1. How much vegetables should you eat everydayccy? 2. Write down two (2) "tips" that is listed under the vegetable group 3. Click on "see more vegetable examples" 4. What is your...
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...Commercial Analysis Extra Gum Commercial: The Story of Sarah and Juan Extra Gum released a commercial to touch the hearts of potential gum costumers. It is set up in the style of a music video to a touching love song. The video starts in a High School where are girl and guy, Sarah and Juan; meet eyes for the first time. Then Sarah offers Juan some Extra gum. The video then fast-forwards to Sarah and Juan after a date in a car and they have their first kiss. This kiss is also followed with Sarah offering Juan some gum. Then the montage quickly shows Sarah and Juan together in fall, winter, and even at Prom, after each Sarah continues to offer some Extra gum to Juan. Then as Sarah and Juan age, Extra gum seems to be a part of their life. Sarah offers Juan gum after their first fight and as she leaves to move away from him. Then as the montage emphasizes their love story and the distance now between them, it shows us something new. Now we see that Juan is drawing or writing on the Extra gum wrappers that Sarah gives him. Then when Juan visits Sarah in the city, Sarah is going to meet him. Sarah walks into a art gallery to find dozens of gum wrappers with pictures of each of the big moments in their relationship drawn on them. It appears that each time she offered him some gum, like the way they met, Juan would draw that moment on the gum wrapper and keep it. As Sarah is getting touched by the sediment, she comes upon a drawing of Juan proposing to her. In her surprise she turns...
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... Figure 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMt6TFO0zn4 Figure 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMt6TFO0zn4 The advertisement starts out right away with the popular music artist Taylor Swift as the only person in the entire commercial. The company makes a big emphasis on this and even puts her name in the commercial underneath the company name, seen in Figure 1, as if to highlight the fact that she’s in the commercial and wearing their product, even though it’s very clear who it is to the majority of the population. Cover Girl chose Taylor Swift to be the star of their commercial for a few reasons. They are targeting teenage girls, and Taylor is in that age range herself. She’s also extremely successful in her career and is an attractive young woman that a lot of girls wish they could look like or just be. By using Taylor Swift when she has all these qualities, it sends out a message to the watchers that if you use their product, you’ll be able to be like Taylor Swift. Figure 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMt6TFO0zn4 Figure 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMt6TFO0zn4 Another way this commercial really targets women is not only by having a celebrity in it, but by having that celebrity dress in glamorous clothes. In Figure 2 and Figure 3 one can see the two outfits Taylor wore throughout the entire commercial. This is a make-up commercial, so it doesn’t...
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...oaoaooaoop0pdsvb asdgcv cfcvuyasvcuyCYTsbctybSCHSUHcbSCAkashi Seijuurou via Google+2 weeks ago something that I listen everyday! I love this song.. it's part of my DNA isn't it +Minato Namikaze ? XD Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble #songoftheday #taylorswift Reply · 66 View all 12 replies Alya Amany1 week ago Fl Reply · 1 Mario Jackl3 days ago hey guys! you should check out the song SHINE YOUR LIGHT by the band BROTHERS!! I think you'd like it :) #shineyourlightbrothers Reply · Jessica Costa1 month ago THIS VIDEO IS ABOUT HARRY STYLES. THE GUY HAS A SHIP TATTOO ON HIS ARM JUST LIKE HARRY. Reply · 205 View all 89 replies Nadine Misha1 day ago Yaaa . Reply · Rory G.6 hours ago YOU ERASE REPLIES, WHY ARE YOU SO SCARED OF HARRY BEING GAY I DON´T WIN ANYTHING BY SAYING THE TRUTH BUT THE TRUTH IS THE TRUTH. HOMOPHOBIC RAT, DUMB SHIT. DIE Reply · 2 Natalie Ozuanu1 month ago Is this song about Harry styles Reply · 34 View all 30 replies Fuffi Ding3 days ago +narry -_- Just because the MUSIC VIDEO came out in December doesnt mean it was WRITTEN in December. RED came out in October, the song was written a year or so ago. Its about John Mayer, I know it because Im Swiftie since 2009... Reply · 4 narry3 days ago +Elisabeth Sandmoe did you even read what i wrote Reply · 2 Jessica Ortiz1 month ago Perfect Reply · 87 View all 8 replies RealSupaHotFireVEVO6...
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...------------------------------------------------- Top of Form March 02, 2013 Tim McGraw Sees 'Two Lanes of Freedom' by Mary Morningstar Country star Tim McGraw spent the past few years battling in court to end his career-long relationship with Curb Records. McGraw is finally on a new record label with a new CD. “Two Lanes of Freedom” is McGraw’s debut album for the Nashville independent label Big Machine Records. He shares the Big Machine roster with such superstars as Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts and Trisha Yearwood. McGraw was under contract with Curb Records for 20 years. Following the release of his final album for Curb, “Emotional Traffic,” he signed with Big Machine and soon found himself being sued by his old label for breach of contract. A Nashville judge ruled in McGraw’s favor in 2012. Curb sent the case to the Tennessee Supreme Court. Two weeks after the release of “Two Lanes of Freedom,” the court signed an order denying Curb’s appeal. McGraw took a new approach in the recording studio that allowed him to make what he describes as “a pivotal album” in his career. “What I wanted to do with the record is I wanted to go in, because I’d worked with every musician on this record individually and some together as a group, but as a whole these guys had never all worked together at one time," he said. "I thought that was interesting to start with. But, I also wanted to go in and do about two weeks straight and do 10 to 14 hours a day, start in the morning and...
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...The Houston rapper touched base on celebrity central in a Lamborghini with Katy Perry in the traveler seat. Yet it was clear she was path more into Sam Smith, going through the night with the pop star's arm hung over his shoulder. Other unforeseen sets who used the night situated together along the front line included Taylor Swift and Lorde, who praised their kinship by moving the night away together. Lorde even presented Swift's execution of "Shake It Off": "On the surface, this next entertainer and I are nothing much the same. She's tall, blonde and doesn't wear very this much dark. In any case we both build our specialty with respect to the things that enjoyment, panic and frustrate us, and for that I'm thankful she exists." Sam Slays: Perry wasn't the main actively present person focused on Smith. The Vmas have a notoriety for over-the-top minutes, and there were bounty. Anyhow the peaceful, telling execution of "Stay With Me" by the British vocalist drew the night's first — and most earnest — overwhelming...
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...Last year on my 22nd birthday I got the best surprise in one of my favorite cities San Francisco, California. It all started with waking up to Taylor Swift’s song “I’m feeling 22” and happily dancing and singing along to the music. The weekend was already special because my younger sister was visiting from the Bay area and my Grandmother and Grandfather were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. My sister Sarah, my longtime boyfriend TJ and I started off our Sunday adventure around 7 o’clock in the morning, right after we got Starbucks of course. We were making our way from Antelope, which is in the Greater Sacramento area, to San Francisco to enjoy a day of adventuring. The journey there was full of laughter and music, along with site seeing all the beautiful scenery around. I am a frequent visitor to the City so we decided to go to the beach where we always do, right off of Ocean Beach by the Cliff House restaurant. Like we had done many times before we hiked down the cliff and walked around the old building foundations. The old structure filled with water so we walk on the cement beams around and across careful not to fall in the water with all the seagulls and seaweed. So that part is always fun and almost dangerous at the same time! We finally make our way across after helping one another on the more difficult spots but still having a great time. The next part of our journey was to a cave that ended at the ocean with rocks and waves. In the middle of the cave there...
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...It all started with two people. Rihanna and Taylor Swift. Both started out with good intentions but only one stayed that way. In 2020 The race for president was narrowed down to two people, you can guess who. Rihanna beat taylor swift in a record breaking win that would go down in history. The wins were the best thing for America, but sadly enough they were the downfall of Taylor Swift’s music career and sanity. After that epic loss Taylor went on to marry the 45th president Donald Trump, while Rihanna and her husband Drake brought peace and education to the rest of the world. 2 years later. Rihanna is in the oval office when the vice president Beyonce runs into the room and breaks the new. “ MRS. PRESIDENT MRS. PRESIDENT!!!!!” “What is it...
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