...24 October 2014 Is Fame Really Worth It All? When it comes to the life of an artist, or anyone famous for that matter, it is almost always a daily struggle for them trying to fight with what comes with that fame. The main reason is the thought of always having to live up to high expectations from their fans and the people they work with. Once they have a certain signature, they are always expected to reciprocate that and are ostracized when they don’t give it. Because of that, they either go to a means of substance abuse to momentarily get away from it all, or they just give up. In Jean-Michel Basquiat’s case, he did both. An artist’s major fault, I believe, is forgetting who they are and where they came from once they reach that fame stage; sometimes they want to win it all, and that is what ultimately ruins their life. Winning is not worth any price at all, because you could end up losing everything you worked so hard for in the beginning. Friendships, relationships, family; all of that can be gone in an instant and you believe that what you gained as an outcome is far better than what you had before. Personally, I would never choose fame over my friends or family because fame is momentarily, but friends are almost forever. If I ever did become famous off of something I’m great at doing, I wouldn’t become someone I wouldn’t like myself. I would stay humble just because of the fact that I came from humble beginnings, just like Basquiat did. But, fame does have a way of changing...
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...most powerful drug used by mankind.” As a child, I played a game called gossip. It was usually at a slumber party and required all the participants to sit in a circle. The first person would whisper a secret to the person beside them. That person then whispered the secret to the person beside them, but told it in their own words. The last person in the circle was to announce the secret, as they heard it. I was always astonished, not only by how much the story had changed, but by how excited the participants were to tell it. My grandmother used to say, “Be careful what you say, because once the words are out, you can’t take them back.” Although she was nobody famous, she had a firm grasp on the impact words could have on a person’s life. When I think of a drug, I think of something that changes a person, either physically, mentally, or both. Think about how you feel when you hear, or read something about another person. Your reaction is based on many things. Suppose you are a person, with little means, who struggles every day. One day you hear that someone who is not only famous, but wealthy has lost all their money. You don’t even know this person, but those words have somehow made you feel better. It is almost like vindication, for all the times you have had to struggle. Those words have changed you mentally. Would you have felt the same way, if the person was your neighbor? There is a cost to fame and words can not only give it, but also take it away. Every...
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...Lady Gaga Case 1) As Troy Carter the option I would pursue for Lady Gaga is the first one which is of continuing with the arena tour. It does not make any financial sense to cancel the show completely given the fact that they have already incurred sunk cost of $4 million in developing the Fame Kills Tour with Kanye West and this amount cannot be recovered. So the third option is out of the picture. In any business, those who take risks can reap great rewards than those who are afraid to do so. Therefore it’s better to build upon the already laid foundation and proceed with the tours than cancelling because of fear of incurring more loses. The other option is to go for a smaller theater tour. Usually in the music industry upcoming artist do not attract large crowds and that is why they team up with established or well known artist in doing big arena tours. This is a marketing tool which is used to expose them and as a result they gain experience and a huge fan base. Therefore this option seem alright given the fact that Lady Gaga was still an upcoming artist and the cost of reworking the tour was going to be $6 million less than using the big venue. However, looking at the economic side of this second option, as Troy I would think otherwise. This is because doing a small venue tour means a reduction of seats and ticket prices which negatively lowers revenues and eventually affects profitability especially if expenses incurred exceed revenues gained. As a result the artist...
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...“Crossing the Threshold” Unit 3 assignment Eugene (Tazz) Hammond Kaplan University CM 107-84 College Composition 1 My definition of courage is: Having the ability to perform under stressful and extreme situations that requires you to place yourself and safety to the side while assisting or standing up for people in an undesirable situation and there as a necessity and not fame. I also feel that with that said courage is also standing for your moral beliefs even when tested. I look at courage as something that is a must so that when you do cross the threshold you will have the ability to successful in your mission. William Crawford a janitor at West Point Military Academy is such a person, I believe that on the morning of September 13, 1943 Mr. Crawford like anyone else in war was not thinking about courage but was scared for his brother in arms and his own safety. Like most Hero’s Mr. Crawford displayed his courage at the split second he decided to rush the 3 fortified machinegun nests and single handedly saving his entire unit, earning him the Congressional Medal of Honor. When the cadets at West Point discovered that their janitor was the recipient this prestigious award it changed their entire outlook of this very quiet and reserved gentleman. When Col. James Moschat asked (12 Operation Group Commander/A Janitors Ten Lessons in Leadership) asked Mr. Crawford why he had said anything or shared his story, Mr. Crawford replied “That was one day in my life and it happened a...
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...Music…. Life Within “Music is life”, what does the quoted line state? You may have heard this phrase from mostly many of the youth in your society especially now that the rate of change and ‘rebelliousness’ is exceeding so prominently. But, just because they say this, does it really mean that music really means the life to them? Do they really understand what the idea behind this phrase is? As Jason M. Kemper says, ‘music is a reflection of the deepest emotions of its composers.’ Therefore, in order to understand any type of music it is essential not only to examine its musical content but also its historical context. Where does ‘music’ fit in a society? And, how the society treats music and everything connected to it? A question to be asked don’t you think, but then again does it have a definite answer? One may argue that this article has so many questions well isn’t life, or the place of music in a society a question itself? As we know, music is generally accepted in all the societies, not exactly. Music has countless genres out of which only a few are accepted by our society. The media says that rap should be blamed for the gang violence, drugs, devaluing women and male control; rock and metal is blamed for satanic rituals, suicides as an “alternative” or “solution,” sadism, and masochism. Do you think this is true? I believe not. You see, music can become a culture and a culture that has, is and will only develop or rather change but never end. Gustave E. Von Grunebaum...
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...Lady Gaga, Sebastian Vettel, Kate Moss… Viele Jugendliche haben als Vorbilder Stars aus den Bereichen Musik, Sport und Mode. Ist der Einfluss von Stars eher positiv oder negativ? Geben Sie Gründe für Ihre Antwort an. Anna Ich denke, dass der Einfluss von Stars positive oder negative sein kann. Wenn Kinder Vorbilder aus den Bereichen Musik und Sport haben, gibt es ihm etwas zu streben. Wenn gewöhnlichen Leute werden Stars, scheint es möglich für sich. Die meisten Stars hart arbeiten, um zu wo sie sind. Das zeigt, dass man muss flieβig sein, um zu erfolgreich sein. Viele Stars machen Wohltätigkeitsarbeit. Zum Beispiel fördert Simon Cowell viele Tiernächstenliebe. Emma Watson ist eine gute Vorbild, weil sie ihre Geld von Harry Potter für Universität benutzt hat. Sie unterstützt auch die Gleichberechtigung der Frau. Beyonce ist talentiert, intelligent und fokussiert. Sie ist eine Mutter, eine Frau und hat eine jahrzehntelange erfolgreiche Karriere hatte. Das ist ein gute Vorbild. Aber manche Stars sind nicht gutes Vorbilder. Zum Beispiel Miley Cyrus Drogen macht und ist oft nackt. Dies verzerrt Kinder Blick auf, was akzeptabel ist. Die Kardashians sind mit ihr Aussehen besessen. Es kann ein negatives Körperbild für junge Mädchen fördern, weil die Leute, dass die bewundern, werden plastische Chirurgie haben und abnehmen. Statt bewundern Kim Kardashian sollten Kinder Leute wie Malala Yousifazi bewundern. Sie ist ein Verfechter der Frauenrechte und Frauenbildung im Nahen Osten...
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...Discuss Browning’s Presentation of Failure in ‘Pictor Ignotus’. Robert Browning’s ‘Pictor Ignotus’, which is Latin for ‘unknown painter’, is a poem detailing the thoughts of an early renaissance painter. The speaker is an old, traditional artist who is struggling to compete with the younger painters of the day and who seeks to explain his perceived lack of success. Browning explores the effects of fame, criticism and, crucially, failure on the anonymous artist whose thoughts are scrutinised as he discusses his life and work. Browning conveys to the reader the underlying bitterness of the unknown painter and his anger at the sense of failure which he feels. The dissatisfaction of the artist is made clear throughout the poem through his own speech. In describing how he chose his ‘portion’ in life, he also expresses the pain it now causes him as his ‘heart sinks’ whilst he paints repetitive religious works, an occupation forced by his failure to become a commercial success in the competitive art world of renaissance Italy. His bitterness s further emphasised through his aggressive manner of speech described by Browning’s use of sibilance. The use of sibilance, ‘saddens while it soothes’, gives the words of the painter a malicious edge as they are spat out venomously showing his frustration at his failure. The speaker’s asperity is also illustrated by his scornful remarks about his contemporaries. He belittles the success of another, younger artist whom he sarcastically alludes...
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...Resources Human Resources The use of our human resources is essential in the process of our promotional campaign for FAME as it’s important that we make the best use of the people involved whilst also making sure they have the necessary skills required in order to achieve the best result and meet our aims and objectives for the musical. The human resources that are available for us to use include ourselves who are conducting the promotional campaign as well as a number of teachers and students which are a part of FAME and media students. This is very helpful for the promotional campaign it means that we will not have to spend money on the use of other expertise as the students and teachers will be doing it free of charge as they are within the school. This would then also help us to achieve our objective which is to spend within our budget of £250. As we are conducting the promotional campaign for the FAME school musical, it is necessary that we have the skills required to do so. As a team we all possess team working skills, as we have the ability to work as part of a group with one another, all sharing ideas and working together in order to achieve the overall aim for FAME which is ‘To showcase the talents of the students of SSSO, by entertaining an audience which includes students, teachers and staff’. As a team we are willing to help one another out in order to complete a task as we are required to work towards a coordinated campaign which involves different elements...
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...WHY BEING FAMOUS IS NOT THAT GREAT Ah, fame! We love celebrities and wish that we were like them. So that we can get paid loads of money, have everyone know what our names, know our life stories, have everyone love us and of course the greatest gift of all, entertaining people. When I was a teenager, I dreamt about being a famous filmmaker. I was always writing stories since I was child and I was getting more and more into writing when I got older. And I thought filmmaking was the thing for me and that was what I wanted to do more than anything in the world.But when I told people this, they all made fun of me. Even my so-called "friends". No-one took me seriously. So my filmmaking ambition didn't get off the ground. I thought I should give up my creativity for good. What's the point of telling stories if no-one cares? Then I realized, you don't need fame as filmmaker or author to show people how creative you are. So that's why I turned to posting stories on this site. And I get a lot of views from all over the world and that makes me very happy.Now that I'm an adult, I'm actually glad I never became a big filmmaker or a celebrity. And here's why: No matter where you are, people just won't leave you alone. If you want your privacy, there is no chance. You want to have a nice quiet meal in a restaurant. Just you and your family, but fans keep interrupting you asking for your autographs. It is nice to make a fan happy, but when you have to do it over and over and over and...
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...Who is Rosen’s main audience? * Lady Gaga fans, in the first paragraph he writes “ Lady Gagas new album showed up bringing with it enough sound and fury to please” Also he says “ she manages to reach the bar higher each time she releases a video or appears on a red carpet”. The purpose of this writing? * The purpose of this writing is get people to listen to her new album “born this way” and also to give a insight of what kind of person Lady Gaga is. Does the writer use a strategy? * I felt like the writer uses persuasive writing because he mainly speaks highly of Lady Gaga but at the same time talks poorly of her for example he states that in the album Judas “a song like this is a bummer”. I feel like he is doing this to make this more of a realistic writing because no matter how perfect something is there will always be negative things about it. Tone * The tone the author uses is that he and the readers share the same interest in the music or singer because he doesn’t give any prior background of lady gagas music or who Lady Gaga is. Stance * The writer’s stance seems to be opinionated, he writes about how she is pretty much a music genius. The writer doesn’t state many facts. What image does the writer seem to give Lady Gaga? * She is a very unique person and is going above all popstars. * Very high minded and hard to handle because of her actions. Question Do you agree with the writers outlook on Lady...
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...Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better known as Lady Gaga, is an American actress, song writer, and singer. Lady Gaga was born in Manhattan, New York on March 28, 1986, which makes her twenty-nine years old (Harding). More likely than not, many people have heard of Lady Gaga even once in their lives by now, whether because of her fashion, music, or her self-empowering messages, she stays indelibly in people’s minds. Lady Gaga learned the piano by ear around the age of four and then wrote her first song entitled “Dollar Bills.” Since her love for the piano was so powerful, she decided with the approval of her parents to receive classical training to broaden her knowledge. After high school, at the age of seventeen, her parents requested...
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...individuals and companies that help make up the brand that is “Lady Gaga.” Individually, people that must be considered are the song writers and music producers that create the songs for the albums. Lady Gaga herself actually co-writes many of the songs that end up on her albums. Others include her primary producer RedOne, as well as her one-time boyfriend Rob Fusari who co-wrote some of her early hit singles such as “Paparazzi” (CD jackets, billboard.com). One other crucial individual is the A&R representative, also known as artists and repertoire representative, who serves as the middleman between the artist and the record label. Vincent Herbert has served as the A&R representative for Lady Gaga’s past three albums including The Fame, The Fame Monster, and her latest album Born This Way (CD jackets). Another important individual who is in charge of business decisions and marketing partnerships is Lady Gaga’s manager Troy Carter,...
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...Ke$ha, and Britney Spear. (Yea, don’t forget about the dollar sign in Ke$ha’s name.) It is sad how in today’s world, it is all about drinking and partying in songs. With Nicki Minaj singing about the rich and about being Barbie to literally Ke$ha’s song “Die Young”. Though one Artist still has the power to have the real existence of true POP. Ladies and Gentleman introducing! LADY GAGA! Yea right, everyone knows Lady Gaga by her crazy outfits, but they don’t really know what is behind the Burqa of Gaga’s. Lady Gaga by far is the only artist to bring in ART & POP in music itself. While Britney Spears sings about getting to work and about a perfume? Lady Gaga sings about the controversial of Burqas and Fashion around the globe. The Fame, The Fame Monster, Born This Way, and ATPOP has been by far the most influential albums of the decade. Even though people only over looks the charts on how much money the artist makes they lose the opportunity to see what the albums stands for. Bringing the competition of Katy Perry v.s Lady Gaga. Who did better? Who has the best 1st single? Which CD is better? This may seem like a Bias blog, but Lady Gaga made so much impact in many lives. For what she stands for feminism, the gays, etc. She has touched many lives with just her music. So you decide who you would applause for. Someone who swims in pink stomach medicine in Superbass or someone that has sent the message that everyone is Born this Way....
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...Many of us dream about meeting a celebrity or an idol of ours. If I could meet a famous entertainer, I think it would be interesting to meet Lady Gaga, as she is musically creative and a philanthropist. In the following essay, I will explore the reasons why I feel this way. To begin with, Lady Gaga composed numerous songs that became famous all over the world. Nowadays it is difficult to find musicians that actually make art through music. For instance, in her most recent album, Lady Gaga not only combined different music genres creating a unique sonority, but also used references from popular culture and mythology to tell stories in a pleasing and conceptual fashion. Conversing with her would help me understand her creative process...
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...knew that tonight was a big night for the team. The Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets were undefeated so far in their season. However, they knew tonight was going to be big because they were playing a team they had not beaten in Bluejacket history. Tension was high and Kirty could feel it in her bones and muscles as everything on her mind was this moment, this game, on September 1st, nothing else mattered besides winning. She steps on to the field the sound of her cleats hitting the track makes a loud...
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