...11, 2011, is upon us, I felt it would be fitting to discuss a song dedicated to the United States military. The song I chose is by Carrie Underwood, the title is Just a Dream. This song is not only moving for the United States military and their families; I feel that anyone can relate to these lyrics. I think this way because that dreadful day affected all of us as a nation. I love this song because the way she organized the lyrics is incredible; she begins the song with a mood and as the song progresses, the mood takes a dramatic turn. The song begins by starting with a cheerful and happy mood, and when the stage is set the mood changes to dark and depressing. The second line of the song is “all dressed in white, going to the church that night”. By these few words alone, one can clearly tell that she seems to be awaiting the walk down the aisle for her wedding. She explains that she is getting ready for her wedding, and she is marrying her fiancé that is in the United States military. Just a few lines later, it is revealed that she is not going to her wedding; she is going to her fiancé’s funeral. Her fiancé had been killed in combat, and she just can’t believe he is gone. This is where the title “Just a Dream” comes from, she wanted to be his forever and now that is now possible. Even more so than the song itself, the music video for Carrie Underwood’s “Just a Dream” is even more moving. After a brief intro, there is a bride that is actually standing at the end of the aisle...
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...18 years have come nd gone For momma they flew by But for me they drug on and on We were loading up that Chevy Both tryin' not to cry Momma kept on talking Putting off good-bye Then she took my hards nd said 'Baby don't forget ' Before you hit the highway You better stop for gas There's a 50 in the ashtray In case you run short on cash Here's a map nd here's a Bible If you ever lose your way Just one more thing before you leave Don't forget to remember me' This downtown apartment sure Makes me miss home And those bills there on the counter Telling me I'm on my own And just like every Sunday I called Momma up last night And even when it's not,I tell her Everything is alright Before we hung up I said 'Hey momma, don't forget to tell my Baby sister I'll see her in the fall And tell Memaw that I miss her Yeah, I should give her a call And make sure u tell daddy that I'm still his little girl Yeah ,I still feel like im where I'm Suppose to be Don't forget to remember me' Tonight I find myself kneeling by the Bed to pray I haven't done this in a while So I don't know to say but Lord I feel so small sometimes in This big ol' place Yeah,I know there are more Important things, But don't forget to remember me Don't forget to remember...
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...Positioning and Differentiation with Health Care Organizations Two health care organizations located in the same area are Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and City of Hope Research Hospital, both in Los Angeles. Both facilities cater to and are championed by Hollywood celebrities, so in many respects they are similar. Their positioning and differentiation is distinctive in other respects, however. This paper will examine the positioning and differentiation of both organizations, noting their similarities and differences. Cedars-Sinai can boast that “Many a star has been born, literally” there (“Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,” 2008). Its location, “where Los Angeles meets Beverly Hills and West Hollywood,” ensures that it serves movie stars and other Hollywood celebrities, and this visibility prompts exceptional care (“Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,” 2008). In addition to its star-studded patient list, the hospital is also known for being a teaching and research hospital that has approximately 600 different research programs (“Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,” 2008). Even its Board of Directors boasts such notables as Steven Spielberg and Sherry Lansing, and it enjoys celebrity supporters such as Barbra Streisand, Denzel Washington, Mel Gibson, and others (“Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,” 2008; “Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,” n.d.). Cedars-Sinai’s positioning and differentiation are both related to its celebrity image. It has positioned itself as the hospital to the stars by extending...
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...How music connects to time Before I get write about the music I grew up with I wanted to say that this is the best assignment so far. I love music not only listening to it but writing it and singing it as well. Here goes, when I was growing up I listened to a lot of music from the 50’s and 60’s my parents grew up during this time and loved this type of music I enjoyed this type of music and still do. I heard songs from Leslie Gore, Elvis, Dion and the Belmont’s Ray Patterson just to name a few. Sometimes I would cry and sometimes I would be happy depending on what song I was listening to let me explain. When I heard the song Sunshine Lollipops and Rainbows from Leslie Gore I would be happy I thought that if we had sunshine rainbows and lollipops (I love lollipops) then the world would be peaceful and everyone would want to live in it. the song that I always made me cry was tell Laura I love her by Ray Patterson the reason I cried was it was sad it’s a song about how a guy is in love with a girl and all he wants to do is marry her so he decides that the only way to get her a ring is to enter a stock car race well he dies while he is racing and Laura is left alone without the man she loves. I think that if I had to reflect on how these songs helped me through childhood I would have to say that they helped me to understand that life is not about sunshine rainbows and lollipops but about love and death. Leslie Gore: Sunshine Lollipops...
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...The song Temporary Home was featured on Carrie Underwood’s hit album Play On that was released in October of 2009. This song had no impact on me at all until March of 2010. One of my dearest friends, Breanna Nicole Barber, was in a motorcycle dirt bike accident. She fell off of the bike hitting her head causing major brain damage. She was a vegetable and was taken off of life support. Her funeral was several days later and it was really the most unbelievable thing that has ever happened to me. They played Temporary Home at her funeral. I knew what a temporary home meant to me. It meant that one day I’d be at my final destination and that would be heaven. In these next few paragraphs I will reinforce the word ‘temporary’. I’ll describe to you my idea of why Carrie Underwood addresses 3 different stages of life. The word ‘temporary’ is specifically reinforced numerous times throughout the song. Carrie uses phrases like, “house that will never be a home”, “nowhere to go”, “passing through”, and “just a stop”. We have a clear understanding of most of these things and that they intend on being for a short period of time. [What about these words/phrases?] Carrie introduces three different stages of life throughout the song. First she mentions a little boy who is in foster care that keeps getting moved and placed in homes that feel unwelcoming to him. Then she mentions a single mom that needs help, has a baby, and practically has nothing. Lastly she mentions an old...
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...athlete, he is a loving husband and dad to twins. He was fortunate enough to marry his college sweetheart. I am a huge fan of this player, but while researching more information about him, I came across that he co-authored a children’s book entitled Family Huddle, which in text and pictures describes a little about his childhood with his brothers. He has also done voiceovers with his brothers on an episode of The Simpsons in 2009. We have seen this famous athlete on numerous sports channels, but you may have also seen him in a few commercials including Papa Johns. About three years ago he purchased 21 Papa Johns franchise. He has also been on an episode of Saturday Night Live where he hosted with a country singer by the name of Carrie Underwood on his 31st birthday. He graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree on Speech Communication along with a minor in business. After his athletic career is has been said that he plans to earn a masters degree in sports management. He had blunders, but his most notable one was when he mooned a friend during a physical causing a gag that offended the assistant trainer who reported the incident causing my famous person to be barred from eating with his teammates for two weeks. On the other hand, during his career of an athlete, he has played on two teams starting in the year of 1998; the first team he played with, for fourteen years, he had such achievement, and it has only continued on this second team in which he was picked...
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...behavior Chapter 11 attitudes and influencing attitudes Attitude is an enduring organization of motivational, emotional, perceptual, and cognitive process with respect to some aspect of our environment. By changing the attitude component, marketers often attempt to influence the consumer behavior in a different significant way. Though it may seem positive, in most cases the marketers are changing the behavior in order to sell their products only. They do so by first changing the consumers’ beliefs. After that they try to shift the importance, as well as add additional beliefs and change the ideal. Olay, a skin care product company, portrays a new facial cleanser in an advertisement. The advertisement portrays the famous singer Carrie Underwood with a reinforcing statement that states, “ it takes a team to make me glam, but just one cleanser to keep my skin clean and fresh.” This may change a consumer’s belief by some sort of expected evidence Underwood’s clear and clean skin. This is also an easier task, since the marketers are targeting young adults reading fashion magazines, and desperate to contain or maintain a certain look. The attitude of the consumers is emerged by the portrayal of the Olay cleanser as the solution to everything, almost as if it works like magic, which may be also adding specific beliefs. The worst part about these advertisements is that these new beliefs that are added or changed may not always be true. In this case, the cleaning product my keep...
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...Hold Your Hand- Glee Love Bug- Jonas Brothers One Time- Justin Bieber Hello, is it Me you’re Looking For Girlfriend- Avril Lavigne Boy’s Like Girls Teardrops on My Guitar- Taylor Swift CrushCrushCrush- Paramore PYT- Michael Jackson I’ll Be There- Michael Jackson Attraction Songs Stole My Heart – One Direction Loved You First- One Direction Boom Clap- Charlie XCX Just the Way You Are- Bruno Mars I Want Crazy- Hunter Hayes Tattooed Heart- Ariana Grande It’s Gonna Be Love- Mandy Moore I Melt- Rascal Flatts Things I’ll Never Say- Avril Lavigne Every Breath You Take- The Police I’ll Be There- Jackson 5 You Are Not Alone- Michael Jackson The Way You Make Me Feel- Michael Jackson Cheat Songs Before He Cheats- Carrie Underwood Say My Name- Destiny’s Child Jolene- Dolly Parton There Ya Go- Pink Take a Bow- Rhianna Long Distance Songs A Thousand Miles- Vanessa Carlton Far Away- Nickelback The Power of Love- Celine Dion Your Call- Second Hand Serenade Commitment Songs I’m Yours- Jason Mraz Everything Has Changed- Taylor Swift Slow Down- Selena Gomez Unconditionally- Katy Perry Never Say Never- The Fray I Wanna Grow Old With You- Adam Sandler the Wedding Singer It’s Your Love- Faith Hill and Tim McGraw I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing- Aerosmith Love at First Sight Songs Hello, Is It Me You’re Looking For Love At First Sight- Michael Buble Photograph- Ed Sheeran Love Story- Taylor Swift All My Life- K-Ci and JoJo Without Love- Hairspray ...
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...360 (Final Draft) The genre of country music has brought about many controversial issues, like in the example of Carrie Underwood’s catchy tune, cheating and retribution. The bluntness of this enriched genre of music, based on our patriotic roots as Americans, gives off a distasteful and bitter taste to those who don’t see themselves above country- loving or uneducated ‘hicks.’ Critics of country music in the article ‘Acting Naturally: Cultural Distinction and Critiques of Pure Country’ cannot comprehend what is portrayed in this type of music, something of which us ‘hicks’ like to refer to as the ‘simple life’. Country music may be controversial, but it has been able to overcome the stereotypes so that now even those who aren’t living the ‘country life’ can enjoy its passion- filled quality. Country music has always been a very popular form of expression that has been loved by people since its’ beginning in the stereotyped, southern sound form. Also considered to own the fastest growing audience in America, country music has certainly earned its place being the favorite form of music in many people’s hearts. However, just because we as we choose to listen to this music, does not mean “we're all store-bought cowboys and armchair hillbillies.” In fact, classifying a person according to the music they decide to listen to does little to describe the actual person. These people are found in all different types of music; limiting these trend lovers to just country music is...
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...* 1. What is the song’s title and artist? Carrie Underwood – “Jesus Take The Wheel” * * 2. What emotional and mental responses did you have to the song the first time you listened to it? Why do you think you had this response? The first time I listened to this song on the radio, I didn’t have an emotional attachment to it because I hated country music. I think I had this response because I was already biased against country music, and I didn’t give it a chance by listening to the lyrics thoroughly. * 3. While listening to the song, what happened to your appreciation level? Did it increase or decrease? Why? 0 While listening to the song, my appreciation level increased drastically because I listened to the lyrics and discovered the hidden message behind it. * * 4. In your opinion, what was the message (theme) of the song? In my opinion, it is about a girl who lost hope and faith in God. She was driving and lost control of the wheel. As she let go of the wheel, she made a prayer in hopes that God will save her. After she made a safe stop on a ramp, she realized that God answered her prayer, and her faith for God was renewed. The message behind this song is that whenever you are feeling lost, God will always be there to guide you back to the right directions. * 5. What about the song most surprised you? The lyrics? The actual music? Your like or dislike of the song? The artist’s voice? Etc.... What...
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...Morgan Cody Mr. Balistreri English III 03/34/15 Music Impacts Life There are a millions of songs, millions of different singers and bands. Based off of each situation, each mood and each day, we choose music. In my life, since I was brought up around country music. Each song had a deeper meaning and since I was 7 years old it helped me make decisions, finish a paper, calm down and fall asleep. A person’s personality and life is based off of many things, from money to their parents to the activities they are in and those they build relationships with. Along with the major factors that shape each person, we have the tinier ones such as the people in our lives, the school we go to, the area we live in and events that occur throughout peoples’ lives. In the old times, people’s lives were based off work but now it is based off of succeeding in their “dream” and encouraging each other. My entire life I have always been told to find a dream and follow it but during the difficult times, people stop saying it. They don’t say anything, so at a very early age we were all introduced to music, the one thing that calms us mentally and physically. Music has become a part of my everyday life. A few songs that have helped me or I’ve always listened to are: God’s Not Dead; Temporary Home; Miles and States; Courageous; I miss you; There Will be a Day; God’s Great Dance Floor; You’ve Got a Friend in Me. Each one of these songs has impacted who I am, what I do, events in my life and decisions...
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...A Mother’s Influence Stephen King’s novel, Carrie, is the story of a girl who uncovers her unique ability on her path to womanhood and power. Stephen King wrote his story about Carrie three years after he graduated from college. During the 1970s, while King was in college, he was transformed by the idea of Women’s Liberation and how it would influence both males and females. King used interstitial, grotesque, sexual, gender, power, and violent literary elements with components of the European and American gothic genre to create a Supernatural Horror/Drama that reflected on life during the time period. Carrie White was raised by her widowed mother, Margaret White, on Carlin St. in Chamberlain, Maine during the mid 1970s. Throughout Carrie’s childhood, she was the subject of mental and physical abuse. Her mother and late father, Ralph White, were religious zealots who attempted to conceal Carrie from the outside world. Often times, when Carrie acted out, Margaret would inflict physical pain upon herself and sentence Carrie the closet to punish her for her wrongdoings. The abuse did not stop at home. At the age of 17, Carry had her first menstrual cycle in the girls’ shower of her high school Ewan Consolidated High School. After the girls recognized Carrie’s confusion and panic, they began to collectively ridicule her until Mrs. Desjardin, their instructor could come to Carrie’s aid. On the way home from school that day, Carrie discovered her telekinetic ability and the mechanism...
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...objectives at this time. So that’s the end of that.” In addition, the amount of such commitment was $500,000 by the time, and the person in charge was Carolyn Chung, MB’s Director of Community Relations. On the other hand, the $1,000,000 commitment was rendered by Mr. George Landrow, the President of MB, after our President Mr. Underwood briefed him the 2012 program while the two met at a broad meeting. Based on the above facts, our understanding is that your credit to such matter was the $500,000 commitment, which ended with “they [MB] decided to pass.” Nevertheless, you are still entitled for the $10,000 monthly retainer and commission of 10% of any funding you bring in to our organization which we are still looking forward to. Again, we’ve always been appreciating what you and your team have brought to us, and we firmly believe that we can expect to hear great news from you soon. If you have further question or concern regarding the decision, I’d be more than happy to address it for you; in addition, I can also arrange a meeting for you with our President if you wish so. Sincerely, Director of Development Cc: Charles Underwood,...
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...Ozman Manufacturing, Inc. (OMI) is a small manufacturing company that produces components used in the aerospace industry. The company has learned about an opportunity to bid on a defense contract as a subcontractor with Avionics by producing their R-7 relay switches. They are required to meet a minimum amount of relay switches daily (the amount they bid); otherwise, a penalty of $5,000 will be imposed each day production falls short. A new production process was also proposed to increase production; analysis of the data shows that the new process will reduce production deviations and increase average production. We recommend switching to the new process to increase production and propose a bid that guarantees at least 626 units produced per day. This will average approximately $2,000 profit each day while keeping the probability of incurring penalties under 10%. Analysis OMI’s performance data under the existing process shows that the company can ensure a daily profit of $1,000 if it proposes a minimum daily production level of 612 units, with a probability of penalty of 28.26%. Accordingly, we believe that the probability of default is too high, forcing the company to lower the bid amount and resulting in a competitor potentially winning the contract. OMI has also reviewed a new process suggested by one of the plant’s workers to enhance the improvement of its production. As James Ozman estimated, the bid would need to be around 600 units, which we used as our initial bid threshold...
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...Carry Nation or Carrie Nation was a strong believer in doing what was best for the people of America and would try to help thought otherwise. Nation's past was very influential what she did and why she did it. Nation got married in 1867 to Charles Gloyd, a physician. Gloyd had a drinking problem and was a very heavy drinker. When the couple had a child named Charlien who was born with a condition and Nation blamed the condition on Gloyd's drinking problem. Soon after Carry Nation left Gloyd and became a teacher. Years later in 1877 she remarried to a man named David Nation. David and Carry moved to Texas where she would teach Sunday school. There she mainly spoke out about the evils of drinking, but would also talk about tobacco and women's rights and would known as “Mother Nation”. Nation started to see her life as if she was a profit. She started noticing more things that would lead her to that conclusion as if God was directing her life. “She began to experience visions and a sense of divine protection. The latter seemed to be confirmed when her rooming house was left untouched by a town fire in 1889. She even believed her name, Carry A. Nation, was foreordained.” (Social Issues). Moreover Carry Nation's past was her main influence for starting her ideals and well the main reason for her prohibition reform. Carry A. Nation, believed that drinking was the cause of many problems in American society during the time of the late 1800s. She would try to help those in need no matter...
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