...word choice, and tone in the poem "The armful", Robert Frost successfully composes a wonderful poem which readers can connect to their own lives. We all have problems and sometimes is can feel overwhelming. Sometimes a person feels like giving up and running away from their troubles. Using Frost's poem as a guide that everyone has all sorts of problems and we can all get through it with help from friends, figuring out an alternative, and sheer force of will. “Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes A dream is a goal in life, not just dreams experienced during sleep. Most people use their dreams as a way of setting future goals for themselves. Dreams can help to assist people in getting further in life because it becomes a personal accomplishment. Langston Hughes's poem "Dream Deferred" is speaks about what happens to dreams when they are put on hold. The poem leaves it up to the reader to decide what dream is being questioned. In the opening of the poem the speaker uses a visual image that is also a simile to compare a dream deferred to a raisin. "Does it dry up/ like a raisin in the sun?" The simile in the question is comparing a dream deferred to raisin in the sun. Like a raisin, a dream deferred shrivels up and turns dark because the sun has baked it. The emphasis on the sun is important because it stresses time-we measure time by the sun's movement. Like the raisin, the dream has been on hold for a long-time consequently, it has transformed into something very...
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...come from all around the world with zero experience of working together on any projects. Although each member tries to inform other members how they are doing by sending emails, it is a sad truth that not everyone will read the emails and be interested in how their colleagues are doing. Everyone just work on their own, making the team a collection of individuals rather than a real group. Without a channel to communicate with each other, it is hard to develop a sense of unity. The frequently organized business trips and the multiple projects at once also show that there is a miscommunication between the secretary and other members. Moreover, there is no standard of excellence to regulate and guide the performance of the employees. Team accomplishment is not being recognized as well. Members thus cannot find the value of performing to the utmost and are frustrated with the heavy workload. Given the above situation, the leader seems doing nothing to handle the stressful circumstances. Base on the analysis of team effectiveness, Jim should intervene at this time at internal level, focusing on relational actions. Building team relationship for a virtual team is even more important than collocated team. As they are working across time and space together with a need of dependence, the most critical aspect to enhance team efficiency is to focus on the collaboration between members. With a sense of unity as well as the belief that individual’s performance can affect the progress of the...
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...Naod Tekeste English 110C The Rose That Grew from Concrete by Tupac Shakur Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete Proving nature's laws wrong it learned to walk without having feet Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared! Analysis Tupac Shakur was a rapper from California, known for his socially-conscious songs that concern violence, racism, and hardship. Outside of the booth, the rapper was characterized for his vocalness on those issues, as well as his personal conflicts with other artists. While Tupac Shakur is most notably known as a rapper, his poetry is also critically acclaimed. “The Rose That Grew from Concrete”, from his 1999 posthumous book of the same name, is his most widely known poem. In the poem, Shakur describes a rose growing from a block of concrete, despite the odds against it. In the end, he praises the rose as an entity of its own. However, when reading this poem, a question comes to mind: is it a short, clever story of an actual rose growing from concrete, or a symbolic representation of Shakur himself? When reading into it further, it seems to be the latter. The opening lines read, “Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete?” (1-2) The rose that Shakur alludes to is meant to represent himself. This is something that could be assumed easily, but what is the crack in the concrete...
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...Rap COINTELPRO: Subverting the power of Hip-Hop By FinalCall.com News Updated Jul 24, 2005, 10:53 pm One-on-One with BlackElectorate.com's Cedric Muhammad |[pic] | Political commentator Cedric Muhammad published a series of Rap COINTELPRO articles on his website (BlackElectorate.com) beginning in 2000 initially dealing with the suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths of Tupac Shakur (2Pac) and Christopher Wallace (Notorious B.I.G.) With great insight, in later parts of the series, Brother Cedric broadened the topical range identifying and investigating the stratagem implemented by a growing number of police departments across the United States dealing specifically with increased surveillance – some would even say harassment – of Hip Hop artists and the peculiar treatment of crimes occurring within the Hip Hop community. Brother Cedric spoke with Final Call Online Correspondent Ashahed Muhammad about the relationship of those subjects to the global strategy of the infamous J. Edgar Hoover – whose plan was to stifle progressive activism within the Black community and to prevent the rise of a "Black Messiah." Ashahed Muhammad (AM): Thank you for taking time out of your schedule. I know you are busy writing, publishing, being a consultant and political advisor, etc. I appreciate you taking the time to speak with me today. Cedric Muhammad (CM): Thank you. And it’s of course the greatest honor to be interviewed...
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...Tupac Shakur was a rapper from California, known for his socially-conscious songs that concern violence, racism, and hardship. Outside of the booth, the rapper was characterized for his vocalness on those issues, as well as his personal conflicts with other artists. While Tupac Shakur is most notably known as a rapper, his poetry is also critically acclaimed. “The Rose That Grew from Concrete”, from his 1999 posthumous book of the same name, is his most widely known poem. In the poem, Shakur describes a rose growing from a block of concrete, despite the odds against it. In the end, he praises the rose as an entity of its own. However, when reading this poem, a question comes to mind: is it a short, clever story of an actual rose growing from concrete, or a symbolic representation of Shakur himself? When reading into it further, it seems to be the latter. The opening lines read, “Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete?” (1-2) The rose that Shakur alludes to is meant to represent himself. This is something that could be assumed easily, but what is the crack in the concrete? This question could be a lot more complicated for someone who does not know much about Shakur. The crack in the concrete is a metaphor for Shakur's background: the projects. The crack in the concrete is representative of the streets he grew up in, from Harlem, NY to Baltimore, MD and eventually to Marin City, CA. Cities riddled with gun violence, gangs, and drugs during his time....
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...Bad Boy C.E.O. Sean “Puffy” Combs Arrested in Connection With Murder of Tupac Shakur! On Thursday, September 17th, 2014 the arrest of Sean “Puffy” Combs may have been undertaken by authorities for the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur on the Las Vegas, Nevada Strip. Associates in Combs’ organization have indicated off-the-record that, yes, Sean Combs was in fact under arrest. This disclosure comes just days after the 18th anniversary of the so far unsolved murder of the mega-superstar, Tupac Shakur. In a press release with the date of September 16th, 2014, a spokesperson for the Las Vegas District Attorney’s office said that there has come sufficient evidence to make an arrest and to obtain conviction for the murder of Shakur in 1996. This most probably indicates that an arrest warrant has been issued. The same statement makes mention that former Death Row bodygaurd, Frank Alexander, has led detectives onto several witnesses that do show a ‘high profile person’ is connected to the conspiracy to murder Tupac Shakur. It said that an arrest would be soon to follow. It has been reported widely by many of those supposedly in the know that, Orlando Anderson, a member of L. A. based South SIde Crips is the shooter in the Tupac case. Anderson, it is known, was beaten by Shakur and his Death Row associtates before the murderous shooting of Shakur on the Vegas Strip. It has been said numerous times in the 18 years since the Shakur murder that Sean Combs and...
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...Davon Keppel Professor Todd Craig English 112 3/19/16 What Is Happening to The Message? Throughout history, poets were known for telling the people what was going on in either their country or town. Hip-hop was born as a descendant from poetry. But as it began its craze was due to the DJ scratching different beats together. As the DJ began to like the music they created it became background sound to the lyrical Emcee. Everyone wanted to know what the Emcee had to say and how they would rhyme. I have noticed that the positive message in the Emcees rhyme’s and political statements that rap music started with began to deteriorate over time. It was as though hip hop went from talking about what was going on currently in a positive way, to rappers encouraging violence as promoting a negative message. Since the 1980’s to current time there has been a persistent problem of how hip-hop has changed. Grand Master Flash’s “The Message” is a sociopolitical rap song that is truly about poverty and how inner city life was in America in 1982. The first verse speaks to the apparent struggle in his time, “Got no money to move out, I guess I got no choice”. Many people at the time, even though their surroundings were not safe, had no money to move away. Another verse from Master Flash “Rats in the front room, roaches in the back/ Junkies in the alley with the baseball bat” is a light way to show the public what is going on in some neighborhoods. In the 1980’s there was a crack epidemic...
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...Assata Olugbala Shakur was beaten shot and tortured by Police after the shootout on the Jersey Turnpike. Shakur was in the hospital for most of her time there being ridiculed and spat upon by Police Officers who are supposed to protect her from outside forces. Shakur was not allowed to speak to any family or have any visitors and was being forced to confess her crimes of murder, attempted murder, bank robbery, and kidnapping. Shakur took a vow of silence and spoke no words. Shakur was then tried in her hospital bed where her attorney barely prepped her for the hearing. The judge and a few officers came into her room, charged her and sentenced her on her hospital bed. Shakur was part of the Black Panther Party, a Party that was put on the FBI’s most wanted list for being a terrorist group according to them. Because of this, she was treated less than human during her time of hurt in that hospital. , Black Panther Party, original name Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, African American revolutionary party, founded in 1966 in Oakland, California, by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Huey Newton (1942-1989) Dr. Huey Percy Newton was an African- American political activist and revolutionary who pursued an education earning a Ph.D. in Social Philosophy. Best known for founding Left-wing militant Black Panther Party with Bobby Seale in 1966. The organization made headlines with controversial rhetoric and militaristic style of revolution. Bobby Seale (1936-) Young African-American...
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...Ricardo Moss Eng. 113-A Ms. Jennings Tupac Shakur, the Rose That Was “The Rose That Grew from Concrete,” a poem by the late Tupac Shakur, is a poem that parallels Tupac’s life from early childhood until his death and beyond. The concrete representing the struggles and hardships that were a part of Tupac’s earlier days. The rose represents Tupac and his determination to make something of himself against all odds. Tupac Shakur, born Lesane Parrish Crooks on June 16, 1971, spent the majority of his youth in New York City where he was born. In Tupac’s poem the concrete symbolizes his early childhood and the struggles that were a part of growing up. Tupac’s father was absent for most of his life, according to the (urbandictionary.com). Tupac did not meet his biological father, Billy (William) Garland, until after he was shot five times on November 30, 1994, in New York City. Tupac would eventually incorporate the “thug life” persona in his life which would lead Tupac on a downward spiral of misfortunes. Mikal Gilmore, in Rolling Stones article characterizes Tupac as “perhaps the most despised man in America.” Gilmore goes on to describe the late rapper’s music as being merciless and condemned by some of Americas most powerful people (Glimore102-104). Tupac would eventually end up in jail for sexual assault which would not be his last brush with the law. Between Tupac’s vision of what the concrete symbolizes and what was instilled in him from a mother and step father that...
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...Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and briefly as Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor.[1] Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2010,[2] making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. MTV ranked him at number two on their list of The Greatest MCs of All Time and Rolling Stone named him the 86th Greatest Artist of All Time.[3] His double disc album All Eyez on Me is one of the best selling hip hop albums of all time. Shakur began his career as a roadie, backup dancer, and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground, eventually branching off as a solo artist.[4][5][6] The themes of most of Shakur's songs revolved around the violence and hardship in inner cities, racism and other social problems. Both of his parents and several other of his family were members of the Black Panther Party, whose ideals were reflected in his songs. During the latter part of his career, Shakur was a vocal participant in the so-called East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry, becoming involved in conflicts with other rappers, producers and record-label staff members, most notably The Notorious B.I.G. and his label Bad Boy Records.[7] On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas, Nevada.[8] He was taken to the Southern Nevada University Medical Center, where he died six days...
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...York. African Americans mainly started this movement, but now it is diversified. It has various components, such as “DJing”, rapping, graffiti art, and break dancing. Hip Hop gained a lot of popularity for its fashions. Its authorial power and influence highly impacts the fashion world. Many rap artists have successful cloth lines, which are quickly adopted by the followers. Language, in Hip Hop, plays a vital role. Slang terms gained its popularity after it was being used in raps. Some say that rap is the modern day poetry. Rapping also known as “MCing”, is basically a mixture of rhymes and beats to produce a meaning or even a message. Many rappers incorporate historic events or figures in their raps to compare things. Rap Artist Tupac Shakur used to read and write poetry at an early age, and it developed to show through his rap songs. During his last days, he was studying the philosopher, Machiavelli, and released a controversial album called “The Don Killuminati : The 7 Day Theory.” It described and correlated Machiavelli’s famous work, The Prince, to modern world. Others use lyricism to...
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...Tupac’s Mysterious Killer Did you know Tupac Shakur? Or heard of him? Well he was a legendary hip-hop/rap artist that was killed at age 25. It has been 20 years since Tupac was killed and authorities are still trying to figure out who shot and killed Tupac. Although most believe Tupac Shakur was gunned down by gang members that he may of taunted, Some research has moved us more towards those in the music business, Presenting that Tupac’s violence and decision could have caused 3 different people to come for revenge. But due to many theories, the death of one suspect not long after tupac’s, and information about one of the suspects being in the same car with Tupac during the shooting. One of the prime suspects was Christopher George Latore...
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...form of music that society would not necessarily approve of. Tupac Shakur was one of the most popular and astounding figures of the rap industry, even today. Although he was a notorious artist for his gang and drug affiliations, he also had an inner beauty that any aspiring rapper would wish to one day achieve. Through personal experience he developed a kind of intelligence that could not be taught by any book. Tupac would demonstrate this wisdom in countless songs based on controversial issues of the time period which gave his music an interesting twist to the already reputable beat. If it was not for the blatant gangster lifestyle Tupac lived, he would be more appreciated for his admirable personality. Tupac was the kind of person to showed respect to everyone and had solid morals that he would try to teach to others, mostly through songs and poems. Tupac Amaur Shakur is a legendary figure because of his amazing talent, his greatly admired personality, and the unbelievable wisdom that he would preach to everybody. One of the reasons rap is abhorrent by many people is because of the vulgarity that it brings. However rapping is actually a complicated and artistic process that is truly undermined by society. And the reason Tupac’s music demonstrates superiority compared to other rap songs is because deep within his lyrics lies a message that everyone can learn from. Tupac was able to turn a mere rap song into a poem with a beat. It was truly remarkable...
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...Born June 16 1971, Tupac Amaru Shakur, better known by his stage name 2Pac, was an American hip-hop artist. Selling over 75 million records, receiving six Grammy nominations, winning the American music award and two Soul Train awards just to name a few. These musical recognitions makes Tupac a hip-hop legend and a creditable actor. Beyond his personal accolades, he was a social activist and used his voice to discuss a wide range of issues including growing up in the ghetto, black on black violence and police brutality. Tupac’s music continues to have an enormous influence on today’s artist and their content, as we are still encountering the issues today that he spoke on in 1993. His humble beginnings and rise to stardom has led 2pac to become the voice of the disenfranchised....
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...The nature of Tupac’s assertion of the role of youth in impacting maximum change in this country depicts a correlation amongst maximum impact of change and age. Tupac’s assertion articulates the sociopolitical change ignited by lyrics in relation to the passion associated with youth in Hip Hop. The risk associated with the ignition of sociopolitical change is one that black youth in Hip Hop should take. Tupac’s assertion of the role of youth in impacting maximum change in this country is invalid. The ignition of sociopolitical change is independent of age. The correlation depicted by Tupac’s assertion is invalidated when determining the age of Hip Hop artists associated with sociopolitical change. At the age of 29, Kendrick Lamar exhibits the strength required to initiate change. In “The Blacker The Berry” from his album titled To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar states, “You hate my people, your plan is to terminate my culture” and “This plot is bigger than me, it’s generational hatred”. In “Freedom” from the album Lemonade by Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar states, “Stole from me, lied to me, nation hypocrisy”. At the age of 35, Beyonce exhibits the strength required to initiate change. At the 2016 Super Bowl Halftime Show, Beyonce referenced the Black Panthers (Elgot, “Beyoncé Williams 2 Unleashes Black Panthers Homage at Super Bowl 50”), “. Her reference to the Black Panthers established a political statement demonstrating change in America. At the age of 46, Jay Z has established...
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