...listening to "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, the main message of the song is to have one shot and take it and not letting someone stop you from what you dream of doing. This song was also the theme for his film 8 mile. In his earlier life, his lyrics talk about the struggles he has been through. Before Eminem became a rapper, he was unsuccessful in fulfilling his dream. His first chance at becoming a rapper failed when he lost the MC battle. As he struggled to work hard, he had the commitment in taking another chance in achieving his dream which was becoming a rapper when he won his next battle. While reading over the lyrics, these verses really stuck out to me . "Too much for me to wanna stay in one spot, another day monotony Has gotten me to the point, I'm like a snail I've got to formulate a plot before I end up in jail or shot" The meaning of these verses is saying that he is trapped in a situation where he is confused on what step to take on further in life. He goes through many obstacles throughout his journey in effort to break out of his problems. He had to be very cautious in any strategies he planned to make because he didn't want to end up being killed or put into jail, so he had to think of other alternatives to keeping him getting in trouble with the law. He calls himself a snail because he doesn't like what he's d oing in life. Everything seemed to be slow to his taste. Working at a factory is not what he dreamed of becoming. His dream was to be a rapper. Eminem had dreams...
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...advertisement featuring the famous rapper Eminem, released a similar ad that began the imported from Detroit campaign. The narrator takes us on a tour through the city of Detroit, beginning with a grim image of theI-75 north to Detroit sign, as one would see from the driver seat. In a matter of fact tone, the voice speaks “I got a question for ya. What does a city know about luxury? Hm? What does a town that's been to hell and back know about the finer things in life? Well I'll tell ya, more than most.” Then a large monument of a steel fist appears along with a few still pictures of men working to the words “You see it’s the hottest fires that make the hardest steel. Add hard work and conviction and a know how that runs generations deep in every last one of us. Additionally, a glimpse of the Chrysler 200 appears as Eminem’s Oscar-winning song “Lose yourself” begins to play in the back ground. “That's who we are, that's our story. No its probably not the one you have been reading in the papers. The one being written by folks who have never even been here, who don't know what where capable of. Because when it comes to luxury it’s as much of where it’s from as who it’s for. Now we're from America but this isn't New York City, or the Windy City, or Sin City, and we're certainly no one’s Emerald City. This is the Motor City....and this is what we do. Imported. From. Detroit. Slightly over one-minute into the clip, enters Grammy- winning and Michigan native Eminem. Where he exits the car, and...
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...higher mathematics anxiety group had significantly lower fluency levels across all mathematical operations tests. However, there were no significant differences in error rates between the two groups across any of the probes suggesting that mathematics anxiety is more related to higher levels of learning than to the initial acquisition stage of learning. Discussion focuses on a) stages of learning and their potential relationship to mathematics anxiety, b) the relationship between mathematics anxiety and mathematics performance, and c) directions for future research. "I Need A Doctor" (feat. Dr. Dre & Liz Rodriguez) [Chorus - Skylar Grey] I'm about to lose my mind you've been gone for so long I'm running out of time I need a doctor call me a doctor I need a doctor, doctor to bring me back to life [Eminem] I told the world one day I would pay it back say it on tape, and lay it, record it so that one day I could play it back but I don't even know if I believe it when I'm saying that ya'll starting to creep in, everyday is so grey and black hope, I just need a ray of that 'Cause no one sees my vision when I play it for 'em they just say it's wack they don't know what dope is and I don't know if I was awake or asleep when I wrote this, all I know is you came to me when I was at my lowest you picked me up, breathed life in me I owe my life to...
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...brisk scenes of downtown Detroit. In the background, Oscar-winning Eminem’s song “Lose Yourself” begins to play. Continuing, “That's who we are, that's our story. No, it’s probably not the one you have been reading in the papers. The one being written by folks who have never even been here, who don't know what we’re capable of.” Next shown, are beautiful homes, a figure skater doing amazing tricks along with an entire football team training in the midst of a snow storm. In addition, the speech goes on “Because when it comes to luxury it’s as much of where it’s from as who it’s for. Now we're from America but this isn't New York City, or the Windy City, or Sin City, and we're certainly no one’s Emerald City.” Again, a brief side, rear and front glimpses of a shiny black Chrysler appears, accompanied with quick peeks of Eminem. Then, slightly over one-minute into the clip, enters Grammy- winning and Michigan native Eminem. Where he exits the car, and enters a building with a large and brightly lit sign that reads “Keep Detroit Beautiful.” The ad reaches an emotional peak, as Eminem walks down the center isle where an all- black choir halts in the middle of rehearsing. This is the Motor City,” says Eminem, standing on the stage of downtown Detroit's Fox Theatre. Then, defiantly looking straight at the camera and pointing his right index finger he finishes his thought: “This is what we do.” Then Eminem exits the theater and the camera cuts to him sitting in the driver's seat of a sleek...
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...D E L U X E E D I T I O N Verse 1 It’s like I’m in this dirt diggin’ up old hurt/tried everything to get my mind off you, it won’t work/ all it takes is one song on the radio yer/right back on it, remindin’ me all over again how you fuckin’ just brushed me off and left me so burnt/spent a lot of time tryin’ to soul search/maybe I needed to grow up a little first, well looks like I hit a growth spurt/but I’m comin’ for closure/don’t suppose an explanation I’m owed for/the way that you turned your back on me just when I may have needed you most, oh, you thought it was over/you could just close the/chapter and go about your life like it was nothin’/you ruined mine, but you seem to be doin’ fine, well I’ve never recovered/ but tonight ‘betcha that whatch yer/’bout to go through’s tougher than anything I ever have suffered/can’t think of a, better way to define poetic justice/can I hold grudges? Mind sayin’ “let it go fuck this”/hearts sayin’ “I will once I bury this bitch alive hide the shovel and then drive off in the sunset”/and… Chorus I flee the scene, like it was my last ride/you see right through, oh, you had me pegged the first time/you can see the truth, but it’s easier to justify/what’s bad is good and I hate to be the bad guy/I just hate to be the bad guy/follow me I run, I run, follow me, follow me, I just hate to be the bad guy/Verse 2 And to think I used to think you was the shit, bitch/to think it was you at one time I worshiped...
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...different from each other, are virtue theory, utilitarianism, and deontological ethics. “Utilitarianism is a theory that suggest that an action is morally right when that action produces more total utility for the group than any other alternative” (Boylan, 2009). Basically, utilitarianism looks out for the greater good of the group instead of an individual. This means that if you are a hinder to the group, making a change in yourself or your position to better the group is utilitarianism. I believe this theory is a very good one. It is about putting others before you. The world might be a better place if everyone thought this way. The Virtue theory is based more on an individual’s character. “It takes the viewpoint that in living your life you should try to cultivate excellence in all that you do and all that others do” (Boylan, 2009). Reading this I was thinking about “one hit wonders” in the music industry (especially rappers). In rap music, should someone be considered one of the greats because they made one good song? Or should rappers like Tupac and Eminem be legends because they have had multiple platinum selling albums? Under the virtue theory, they would be looking at a rappers entire career, not just how one of their songs did. “Deontology is a moral theory that emphasizes one’s duty to do a particular action just because the action, itself, is inherently right and not through any other sorts of the calculations-such as the consequences of the actions” (Boylan, 2009)...
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...However, diapers are considered luxury items and therefore they cannot be bought with SNAP (). The full cost of diapers is then shouldered by parents who are not even able to provide enough food for their families. As Eminem so eloquently puts it in his song “Lose Yourself”, “ I can't provide the right type of life for my family 'Cause man, these God damn food stamps don't buy diapers.” This becomes a serious issue when parents try to place their children in daycare. If a parent or caregiver cannot provide an adequate supply of diapers the daycare will...
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...Wesleyan University, and her teaching certification from Yale University. Being a high school teacher, Englart writes about how she can use rap to teach her students about poetry in her teaching guide titled “Rap as a Modern Poetic Form”. She says that “many of [her] students listen to rap” and that they “naturally respond to the rhythms and rhymes in rap”. Englart states that “[rap has] many similarities to a number of poetic forms”, and because of these similarities, teachers can use rap to “introduce some basic poetic elements, such as rhyme, rhythm, meter, repetition, symbols, similes, metaphors, allusions, alliteration, and assonance”. An example of the usage of rhythm and rhyme in rap is shown in Eminem’s song “Lose Yourself”. At the beginning of the song, Eminem says these lines: His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti Here, it is evident that the rap is written in iambic pentameter metric pattern and has a monorhyme rhyme scheme. Rap should be considered poetry because just like poetry, rap is fueled with emotion. Both rap and poetry demand the writer to exhibit a great amount of thought and passion to express a multitude of different emotions and sensations. Speaking about rap as poetry, American rapper Jay Z states that “[rap is] thought-provoking; there’s thought being it”. He goes on to talk about rapper Biggie Smalls and Rakim, saying that “if you were to take those lyrics and you pull them away from the...
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... and the mind drifts of to another part of the brain that exaggerates everything. A sort of adrenaline except more painful, and during this state of mind Jacob reminisced his high school and college years. All of this while pounding heavily on the infinite, moonlit sidewalk. Even though Jacob was always on the bench, his father was always in the stands cheering his heart out. He never missed a game. This young man was still the smallest of his football team when he entered high school but still made the team. His father continued to inspire him, and encourage him but also made it crystal clear to Jacob that he didn’t have to play football if he didn’t want to, kept on telling him that, “You don’t have to prove anything to anyone, but yourself.” But this young man truly loved football and decided to hang in there. Jacob was determined to try his best at every practice, and perhaps he’d get to play when he became a senior, this was the big moment he replayed in his head back and forth, every game he sat on the bench. All through high school, he never missed a practice or a game but remained a bench-warmer for all four years. His faithful father was always in the stands, always with words of encouragement for him. Throughout high school he focused more on cardiovascular and not enough on upper body, so even though his body was toned, it wasn’t as muscular as some of the other football players. When the young man went to college, he decided to try out for the football team as...
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...The Reality of Imagination Reality. Imagination. As taught in school, the two terms are antonyms of each other as they occupy the domains of the physical world and the physics-defying, almost magical realm respectively. From the differentiation of the two settings arise idioms such as the lyrics from hip-hop giant Eminem in his single “Lose Yourself: ‘Snap back into reality!’” However, as much as dictionaries, and even physicians, can differentiate between the two words, imagination and reality are closely intertwined with each other and can (when you are crazy enough) even become indistinguishable. As for the anonymous protagonist (the wife) of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s story, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” her continuous visions of a woman ensnared...
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.... -block out the difficult stuff & embrace the good! #rulesOfLife -hard work pays off..just hang in there! they gonna ❤ YOU for your Ambition -Its not who you are that holds you back, its who you think you are not. -One day at a time. -Positive flow -givin feelings just ain't me..the more attention you give em' the more options they seek.. -being single...seein double..makin triple #SelfMade -A real smart man will keep a real smart woman..................REAL close! -"Find some way to balance your emotions and do your best to remain patient" -will never take NO for an answer.. If they see it, like it, and want it - it's theirs -#Gemini get interested in new things quickly, but they can lose interest just as fast -I'm flirting. I'm not pulling down my pants and having sex. Know...
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...ID: 11204009 BUS 321 (Sec: 02) Table Of Content: Contents Page Introduction 03 Introduction: From the day we born, we enter the game of life. Like all games, the game of life has specific rules we need to play by. The game of life can be competitive and can be a lot of fun. We can choose to sit at the sidelines and marvel at how other people play or we can be a player by ourselves. We can choose to play the game of life to win or to play ‘not to lose’. There are many aspects that make up our game. We have the career game, the relationship/family game, the money game, the lifestyle game, the health game and the spiritual/moral game. Many people believe that it is almost impossible to win at every game. You can win some and have to lose some of them. However, the author of this book Adam Khoo has written the ways to win in all the aspects of our life. It is not impossible as there are many success stories despite of so many struggles and obstacles. All you have to believe in yourself and follow the set principles and strategies continuously. The book “Winning the Game Of Life” contains some of the key elements that those successful people use to practice in their lives. You cannot only sit and see what is happening around you and cursing your luck why these happened to you. There are so many hidden issues that these successful people have to went through. This set of principles can lead anyone to the desired goal and bring success in every phase of...
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...Musician Research Paper Musicians are people who have a special career with musical talent or sound producing talents. They can often go solo or play in bands and tour all around the world. Davies High School does not have a music program but it can point you in the right direction for you start off your music career. It can also give you pointers or help organize a club of some sort at the school. It can help you in many ways that will definitely be very beneficial. However. Many musicians such as Kurt Cobain, Eminem, Adele, and Billie Joe Armstrong didn’t even graduate highschool. A diploma is not required. But it raises your chances for success if you have one. But if you are going to become a musician, you need to have musical talent...
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...What about Violence in Movies? Manabu Ozawa from Japan |[pic] | | |PHOTO BY THOMAS PETERS | | |"Action movies with violence take heat from adults who blame | | |them for real life violence because they are closer to reality | | |than other movies." | | "The question whether movie violence should be regulated or not is a difficult and complicated matter." Although many people criticize violent movies, if there is a movie which does not contain sex and violence, who will go to see that movie? Most major movies, such as "Lethal Weapon", "Die Hard", and "Independence Day", were really popular in spite of the fact that the "good guy" killed more people than the "bad guy" did. In my opinion, Hollywood tends to produce few kinds of movies--action, panic, love story, and comedy. Whenever I watch a movie or a video, there is at least one murder in each movie. The biggest number of deaths are in the panic movies, in my opinion. Action movies with violence take heat from adults who blame them for real life violence because they are closer to reality than other movies. For example, in "Natural Born Killers" we can see around 50 deaths, whereas in "Independence Day" thousands of people die. In both movies, tons of people are killed, though the ways to kill are different. The big difference between them is about reality. |[pic] ...
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...SPEAK ENGLISH LIKE AN AMERICAN YOU ALREADY SPEAK ENGLISH... NOW SPEAK IT EVEN BETTER! DELUXE BOOK & CD SET A M Y GILLETT Copyright © 2004 by Language Success Press All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher. First Edition ISBN 0-9725300-3-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2004102958 Visit our website: www.languagesuccesspress.com Bulk discounts are available. For information, please contact: Language Success Press 2232 S. Main Street #345 Ann Arbor, MI 48103 USA E-mail: sales@languagesuccesspress.com Fax: (303) 484-2004 (USA) Printed in the United States of America The author is very grateful to the following people for their collaboration and advice while preparing this book and CD set: Vijay Banta, Jacqueline Gillett, Thomas Gillett, Marcy Carreras, John McDermott, Natasha McDermott, Cat McGrath, Patrick O'Connell. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amy Gillett has taught English as a Second Language (ESL) in Stamford, Connecticut and in Prague, Czech Republic. Her essays and humor writing have appeared in many publications, including MAD Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Family Circle. Amy majored in Slavic Languages and Literature at Stanford University and holds a Master's degree from Stanford in Russian and Eastern European Studies. Amy has studied and worked abroad in many countries...
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