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Cooke's Poem

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As Lauryn Hill sings, "A Change is Gonna Come" the listener can adhere to her emotional distress expressed in her tone. Her sympathetic and hopeful tone, connects with the listener and allows them to experience her personal struggle. Therefore giving them a deep understanding of her message to the listener. Taking the listener into her very impoverished life; she describes her mother's financial troubles, such as paying the rent. Hill's rendition of the song connects to those with every day struggles similar to those described in the song. However not as vast as Cooke's version of the song. In which he portrays motivation, emotion, and passion for the civil rights movement. Cooke connects to his listener’s emotionally reminding them of the

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