...Name:Kaykar Class and section number Title:The life of Bob Marley Specific purpose:To inform my audience of the life,music and death of Bob Marley. Central idea:Bob Marley was a musical legend whose music influenced people all around the world. Introduction Jamaica,reggae rastarfari.If i was to ask you to associate a name with any of those three words,i bet the subject of my speech would be your answer.I am sure many of you have heard of Bob Marley and his music has lived on even though he has passed away and generally everyone knows the lyrics to at least one of his songs. He was an icon whose message and music lifted him from a small island nation to worldwide fame and today nearly 30 years after his death his music lives on..Today i am going to give you a deeper insight into Bob Marley life,love he spread through his music and his death. Body I. A look back at Bob Marley early years and background. 1. He was born in a small village. 2. Bob Marley was biracial. 3. His family moved to the city for a better life. ll. The beginning of Bob Marley love for music and his musical career. 1. He formed a group called “The Wailers” 2. He converted to Rastarfarian. 3. Bob Marley made his international breakthrough singing reggae music. III Bob Marley final days and last impressions. 1. He was diagnosed...
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...Marilyn Johnson George Buck ENC. 1101 MWF 11am April 18, 2012 The Life and Legend of Bob Marley Culture is defined by those who affect it. Bob Marley was one of those figures. He was a dynamic singer-song writer, musician, and activist who dramatically influenced popular culture, Reggae, Rastafarianism, and social awareness. His life is a cultural blend of integration through musical expression and involvement within the human rights movement striving for peace and equality. Robert Nesta Marley, known to the world as “Bob Marley” was born in Jamaica on February 6th, 1945. At the time of his birth he resembled his fifty year old father Captain Norval Sinclair Marley. “Nesta” as his mother liked to call him, was born into an inter-racial family; his mother was African American and his father was Caucasian. His mother, Cedella Booker, also known as “Ciddy”, was an eighteen year old young woman at the time and came from moderate means that was a sharp contrast to her husband, a colonial functionary. His father was mostly absent during Bob’s upbringing as a result of his family’s disapproval of the interracial marriage. Captain Norval family ensured that he was demoted to the lowest possible ranking in the British navy, barely earning enough money to feed himself let alone a young wife and child. Ciddy sent many letters to Captain Norval but received no reply. She raised Bob in the countryside of Jamaica on her own by opening a produce shop selling the food grown on her father’s...
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