In that video I watched, Eric Thomas explains reasons why not to give and sacrifice things that ain’t really important. Eric talks about his life, his past life and his struggles in school. The video was a great to inspire others to stop being a little kid and actually become an adult. What he said is kinda similar on what’s my essay is about, not similar as his because everyone has different stories. He has been thru alot in his early life then later college has changed his life and also he’s a great motivator. What can I improve on, there’s a lot of things to improve. Here’s the flaws that I don’t like. Everyone keeps telling that I’m too shy, too nervous, too weird and to find my confidence. I don’t not like hearing people telling me that …show more content…
I know why I’m so shy, nervous and weird. The reason why, is that when I was younger, I was born with a defect. When I mean about, I know it is a big deal because I know people have it way worse than me. When I was born, my tongue was stuck and I’m beyond thankful for that for whoever remove that problem. Of course, it was hard to me to talk. People told me as a kid, it was hard to talk and actually eat. By the way, I eat a lot. I’m thankful for the people who taught me how to talk. When people tell me “ why are you so shy”, I don’t not what to tell people about my speech disabilities. What I can improve on that, is to improve more on my talking so It, at least give me more confidence in myself. Even my best friends don’t even know about this. A lot of people respect me for that. Everyone wants respect. When people call me weird, I really don’t get mad but I get insecure about it. One of my best friends, told me that i’m weird and realize more things. Of course it hurt me but he wants me to be confident about myself and without people making fun of me.But I’ve had been improving on myself that’s …show more content…
This song is basically means that he’s successful and the people who kept it real since day 1 are still with him expect Meek Mill. When I look back on how much I made it. I beyond proud of myself. I recently graduated from Delano High School, I know it ain’t much but that’s a big deal. In high school, any that involves creativity I got a good score on it and people tell me that I’m really creative. In my pottery class in High School, my teacher loved my artwork and one of my pots when to the art show in my High School. Of course I’m proud of myself. I even help out my best friend on getting a better grade on that grade. In my senior year, I have to take an English 9 class aka an english class with freshmens. Not gonna lie, it wasn’t that bad they even liked me. In that class, I helped out a lot of freshmen on their problems. But my last semester of high school, I dropped the class because I was going to BC instead. The freshmen in that told me that I’ll be great as a teacher. LOL. With that open class, I wanted to be a Teacher Aid for one of my favorite high school teacher. Of course, I got the class and I helped my teacher with everything. I wanted to helped him out because he helped me out in the class. I also helped out the underclassmen with their math problems which was nice. I remember my last day in that class, I still help him out with being a
It begins with anaphora by repeating the phrase “I aint”. By doing this, he emphasizing all the ideas associated with him that he never did and directly points out the stigmatism he had to overcome, while also bragging about who he became. It is important for him to emphasize these points because these are activities that he could have easily gotten into and people would expect him to do. But yet he made it out of the struggle without stooping down to that level which is a major accomplishment. He then goes on to name some of the greats he grew up on and some of the greats of today. His audience will automatically know who these people are and they will know the level of respect they have as rappers. But, the last few lines of the song end with “but check your birth date nigga, you aint the God/ …nigga Cole the God” (lns. 64, 66). This epigram makes this line the pentacle of the song. Even after naming all these important people, he’s saying that they might be great but they’re not him. He has something that sets him apart from anyone before or after
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It starts by describing a young woman in college, stating, “she has no idea what she’s doing in college, the major she majored in don’t make no money, she won’t drop out, her parents will look at her funny (West).” By doing this the song establishes that this woman wants success but she doesn’t know how to obtain it since she was basically pushed into pursuing a career in college that she was unsure of in order to obtain success. The song furthers the story of the woman when she states that she gives up and goes on to say that her tuition money is enough to buy a few pairs of new shoes. The desire for success and frustration of not being able to achieve it, is what essentially leads the woman of taking this shortcut of dropping out of school to acquire material possessions in the “now” instead of the slower more standard route of finishing her education and finding success through that. Kanye West then describes in the song his addiction of material possessions when he began to acquire wealth from his music career. He says in the song “Man I’m so self-conscious, that’s why you always see my with one of my watches,” showing that he took the route of obtaining material possessions as soon as he acquired money to try and show others his success (West). He furthers this point by stating “then I spent 400 bucks on this, just to be like, you ain’t up on this,” showing it wasn’t just one instance, but a constant reoccurrence of showing off his material possessions to constantly try and present himself to others as
I was scared and really shy. I have always felt like people will judge me if I act dumb or if I mess up, even to this day, I sometimes find myself feeling self-conscious. This is because people’s opinions regarding me are very important to me. I have a dependant personality. Relationships are very important. I want people to like me, if they don’t like me it may mean that I’m doing something wrong. Of course I know the false in this thinking, but I still have these thoughts. This is a barrier and a weakness that I have to overcome. I think that people with dependant personalities normally make much better actors because their barrier is much smaller and they don’t care what others think of
What most listeners do not understand is that a lot of hip-hop music is not understandable from the get-go. It takes intense analyzation of lyrics and an open mind to be able to understand what it is really about. Some people can’t understand what is being said just by listening with their ears, and they don’t bother to go study the lyrics. They then leave with the perception that hip-hop is chalk full of, well, nothing. One of the greatest rap lyricists of all time, Shawn Carter, also known as Jay-Z, says, “People don’t bother trying to get it. The problem is that so many people don’t even know how to listen to the music.” Mister Shawn Carter has also said that rap is poetry. He mentioned not to forget that the lyrics in the song were transmitted from feelings, thoughts and emotions to lyrics written on a piece of paper. He went on to say that if you hung that piece of paper up on a wall and someone went up and read it as it was, they’d say, “Wow, this is genius. This is poetry.” McHorter’s opinion on rap can and will be agreed upon by many, many people; however, this conclusion can only be reached without h...
Songs are one way of expressing feelings and emotion, many artist do this constantly in their music. To some it is why they make music. There are endless signs and verses that hint at many things such as problems, politics, living in racist era’s also places. I chose to focus on one main rapper and his music only. I chose to examine, review, and study a few of his songs. Kid cudi grew up in cleveland, Ohio. His father passed away when he was a young age which affected the kid ever since. He writes about living his life and having to go through many obstacles
Ever since I was in middle school, people always told me that I’m quiet and shy. Having said that, I never felt comfortable communicating with people I didn't know that well. That also includes speaking or presenting in front of a class. According to my family and friends, I’m the complete opposite, because they claim that I’m talkative. Being shy and nervous did affect my schoolwork. I wouldn’t raise my hand in class that often, because I didn’t feel comfortable enough. When I was in 6th grade, my teacher would always call up students to share something they liked about a story they read. When the teacher called out my name, my heart started pounding, my hands were shaking and my mind went completely blank. I was so nervous to the point where I felt like I was going to pass out any moment. That’s when I asked the teacher if I could excuse myself to go to the bathroom. She didn’t mind that request so I tried to calm myself down by washing my face and breathing. After class, my teacher and I discussed my inability to present in front of a class. She was obliging, because she agreed to help me overcome being shy and to help boost my self-confidence. Shyness and nervousness also stopped me from participating in activities and obtaining opportunities. In 10th grade, my Chemistry teacher suggested a film festival, because she was aware that I loved filmmaking. At first, I considered the idea, because I’ve never done anything like it before. Having thought about it, I then realized that I was going to have my movie up on a full screen where
In bradley’s story he discusses how taking the time to view the MC’s lyrics and transcribing them for yourself is most beneficial in getting a better understanding of the song. In some songs this evidence can hold true but in most songs, this is dependent on the performance and narrative told by the MC. The art of storytelling is what i hold true to being what makes a rapper good. Stated in a blog post by a student “Mostly rap music is a means of expression. It is music of the street. In their lyrics rappers express their fears for their community, the reality of their lives, and they describe both the positive and negative sides of everyday life.”
Perfect girls ain't never real.” I know that it's one thing to say something but another thing to actually do it. I feel that once I accept the fact that not everyone will like me, not everyone will agree on what I say, and that not everything will look as good as I want it too. I will get back my confidence from what the cloud has taken. Yes, having the best clothes or the best eyes looks great. But confidence is the greatest thing anyone can ever wear. If no one likes you,who cares? Will it matter in the future?The only thing that should matter is how you view yourself. How you view yourself will be how other people view you. The biggest way to get your self confidence back is to scrape away all the garbage that's blocking the way all your confidence in a hole. So next time you look in the mirror make sure you say one thing good about yourself instead of picking out five bad things you don't like. If someone insults you, just smile.Because what other says about you DOES NOT MATTER. I repeat it DOES NOT MATTER. Lastly, be proud of who you are. Once we all accomplish these small change in our life. That ominous cloud will turn into rain which helps the flowers bloom, that makes us feel proud of who we
The lyrics to Eminem’s songs are often more than just the next catchy tune, they often tell a story. Most of the time this story is dark and scary, giving insight of the struggles going on in such a peculiar man’s life. For example, in his song “The Way I Am” he sings, “I'm some wigger who just tries to be black because I talk with an accent and grab on my balls, so they always keep asking the same f***ing questions.” It is very noticeable that this is more than just a happy, feel good song. The lyrics are meaningful and speak to people who have gone through similar struggles. Eminem’s lyrics also contain many drug references showing why he is such a loose cannon. In his song “Purple Pills” he sings, “I take a couple uppers. I down a couple downers, but nothing compares to these blue and yellow purple pills. I been to mushroom mountain. Once or twice, but who's countin'. But nothing compares to these blue and yellow purple pills.” This shows that not only does he do drugs, but he has a preference and has done them on multiple occasions.
raps about his life and things his been through. I think the reason alot of
Eminem, as well as many other rappers, frequently incorporate poetry into their music in order to create a unique form of rap. Not only do Eminem and these other rappers aim to entertain their fans, but their unique style of blending rap music and poetry “provides a significant form of education for adolescents, one that extends beyond the classroom and into their peer group circles”(Powell 245). These artists combine these two styles in order to send a positive message to youth experiencing poverty-stricken lifestyle in certain areas in America. The “rap lyrics concentrate primarily on the contemporary African American experience” (Powell 245). In this particular song, Eminem aims to empower and encourage individuals to take a chance on their dreams and essentially “lose themselves” in the moment. The rapper aims to inspire his audience with lines “you only get one shot do not miss your chance to blow. This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo…” (Eminem 27-28). He motivates his audience to take chances in life because they may never come again. If one does not take a cha...
To understand his songs, you have to understand the life he grew up in. Raised in the ghettos of New York City, he like many others had difficult time surviving. In order to survive he took up drug dealing and other illegal activities to support his daughter and his wife. Yea we all know drug dealing is not the way to go, but you have to understand the environment he grew up in. Most of his friends were either dead or in jail and it was either dealing drugs or letting his family die. Even though he sold drugs, he knew he would have to stop to look after his child and he was given that opportunity when he began rapping.
Good examples of me being confident, is I am not afraid to share my opinion, and, if asked, I will openly talk about my accomplishments. Throughout obstacles, confidence in myself kept my head held up because I was able to think about all the good things I have done. Also, it’s good to know that I will always have myself through anything that goes on in life. Yet despite saying that, a goal for myself is to be able to understand myself more clear. When your best friend is yourself, I feel like life would be a lot easier, so I would like to live like
“No matter who you are, no matter what you did, no matter where you’ve come from, you can always change, become a better version of yourself.” - Madonna. When you read this quote, you think of one word, “Self-improvement.” Just with this one topic, you may ponder and ask yourself, “Who needs Self-improvement?” ,“ When do we need to start changing and How do we begin?”,” What will we get from it?” , and the most important question of all, “Why do we need self-improvement?” Self improvement comes from experiences. Experiences that were either blessings, mistakes, regrets, and overall a lesson each time. Self-improvement is a wake up call but will we ever take the chance to self-improve or just let it pass it by?