Taylor Swift is not only one of the most talented artists in Hollywood, but she is also one of the most generous human beings ever especially when she's passionate and believes in the cause. In this case, the "Bad Blood" superstar is all about girl power and she wants to show her support for Kesha with $250,000 donation amid her court battle with Dr. Luke. Kesha was totally upset when the court denied her request on Friday, February 19, to record new music outside of Sony Music, which is her exclusive record label. The singer had filed a complaint to the company when they didn't do anything even though they knew that producer, Dr. Luke, was mistreating Kesha. "Dr. Luke's proclivity for abusive conduct was open and obvious to [Sony Music Entertainment]
In the article "Don’t blame the eater" written by Zinczenko, he argues that fast food is the main reason why so many teenagers are suffering from obesity in United States. He explains that many companies will use advertisements to deceive customers. For example, a company’s website offers a chicken salad with less than four hundred calories per serving; however, they don’t label everything that the salad has In the first label. They will use separate labels in the products that the salad has on it, so the costumer gets confused and thinks that he is actually eating a four hundred calories salad that is "healthy". However, he is actually eating a seven or more hundred calories meal.
In the book The Hate You Give" by Angie Thomas, pages 420–444 are about Starr, King, and Maverick,Hailey. They just got done protesting after the grand jury did not put the cop on trial for killing Kahlil. While Starr was protesting, looters started destroying all the shops in the neighborhood, including her dad’s shop. (419) This caused King to be arrested because the neighborhood teamed up blaming King for burning down Maverick's shop.
Makes Me Wanna Holler The book Makes Me Wanna Holler is an autobiography by Nathan McCall. Nathan McCall grew up in pourtsmouth,Virginia. Nathan McCall was a smart kid growing up in a close protective family in a black working class neighborhood. The book is about Nathan McCall life and the decisions he made.
An illusion is a false sense of reality or a deception of the truth. The beauty industry capitalizes on women every day by promoting products that give the illusion of flawless skin, longer eyelashes, longer hair, bigger bra size, and slimming waist line. Many people can be deceived by others because they are not who they portray to be. In Flannery O’Connor’s short story “Good Country people” the author vividly describes a character that has a false sense of reality through intelligence, deception and unbelief. Hugla, the protagonist has a false misinterpretation of her intelligence.
When is it okay to question the authority of law enforcement? We learn from a young age that cops are supposed to be the ones we run to for help, and yet we’re constantly finding them being involved in a routine stop gone wrong. We constantly hear about the different times an African American person has lost their life after they were pulled over by a police officer. The novel turned movie ‘The Hate U Give’ by Angie Thomas helps portray an ounce of what families go through when they lose their loved ones to racial injustices. Losing a loved one will always be life altering especially when you learn that they were killed by a police officer.
Echoes of Justice According to NBC News black Americans are 3.23 times more likely than white Americans to be killed by police, only 14.2% of the population in America is black making up 27% of all deaths caused by police brutality. These statistics are exemplified in the novel The Hate you Give by Angie Thomas talks about the story of Starr and how she changes throughout the story and how she earns her confidence on how to speak out against police brutality. The ideas in The Hate U Give connect to our world today through the article “How BLM Went From a Hashtag to a Global Rallying Cry” by Leah Asmelash and the other article “Homeroom” a Hulu documentary. We need to advocate and fight for change because people of color aren't treated subsequently.
It’s Hope In the short story “It’s That It Hurts” by Thomas Rivera, a boy got expelled from school. The “it” that hurts in the story is the boy’s hope. He had hoped to finish school, his parent’s had hoped for him to do well and get a good education at school, and he hoped that he would be able to achieve his dream job, a telephone operator. But because he got expelled he and his parent’s hope had died.
Stories are often expressed on how Stalin exiled hundreds of people to the wintery, hell hole known as Siberia: common criminals, Political enemies, or citizens who were disgruntled with the regime were the type of people Stalin would send. The outlaws survived the gulags and their decedents now live in the wasteland they have always known as home. It was another frozen evening in the wintery town of Verkhoyansk, Russia. Verkhoyansk is said to be one of the utmost miserable places on Earth due to its unbearable freezing temperatures; breaking every record besides that of Antarctica, the solitary continent.
If you’ve seen the movie “Mean Girls”, you know that the story revolves around a group of girls that are considered the “elite popular group”. These girls see themselves as better than others and if crossed seek to destroy the person who dared to interfere with their life. While today's celebrities may take turns holding this status, there are always a select group of celebrities that stand out as the top “mean girls”. You likely won’t be surprised to find out that Taylor Swift remains a top contender for "mean girl" status. It’s fair to say that Taylor Swift is all about Taylor Swift even on her childhood best friend’s wedding day.
Taylor Swift's letter to Apple is making a history The 25-year-old superstar has been very vocal in her opinion about the music services that do not pay their artists. She had been the voice of young artists who has been seeking for fair compensation. It was last november when she pulled out her music at spotify.
Most of the violence we have is gang related especially in Chicago. Chicago is known to be one of the most dangerous cities in the U.S. A lot of shootings, rapes, robberies, and murders comes from gang violence. There has been 419 murders in Chicago this year. The murder rate of Chicago is about four times higher than New York City and 2.5 times higher than Los Angeles.
When people think of country music, they might think of hillbillies. They might say “I don’t want to listen to hillbilly nonsense”. Country music is not nonsense, and it is definitely not all about hillbillies. To some people, country music is all they had growing up. When someone mentions country music, faith, family, and freedom come to mind.
Abstract Taylor Swift has been marked by her many fans as an icon of feminism and empowerment. Inspiring girls on how their own experiences and personal truths are something worth singing about. Illustrating what she claims to be female empowerment through ‘squads’ and award speeches. With the rapidly increasing influence of mainstream media, it is imperative to highlight how big icons such as Taylor Swift are manipulating and being manipulated by the masses, society and the market itself for profit and personal gains.
However, one shouldn’t wait for public announcements by Taylor Swift coming to him anytime sooner. Moreover, Swift has warned that if she publicizes her feelings about
Taylor Swift has become a megastar in the past 5 years and her album, 1989, was the top selling album in 2014. She has sold out concert arenas, secured lucrative publishing deals with Apple music, and is one of the top highest paid female celebrity. Needless to say, the girl basically has the game in a chokehold. In the paragraph below she talks about how self-awareness was able to keep her grounded and always focused on her next move, especially in a business that’s fast paced with a quick turnover rate of music artists. In a nutshell, Taylor Swift has been studying the successes and failures of other stars and recognizing their, so when she did have her time in the spotlight she knew exactly what it entailed.