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
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.”
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
and I wanted to fit in, I wanted what he had…” Here he is rapping about wanting to be
The credibility given to Eminem for “keeping it real” lies in the lyrical contents of interest. The extensive use of imagery, relatable events, and feelings of empathy fuels an understanding emitted from his depiction of societal issues that teenagers closely relate to, which gives him credit for “keeping it real.” The importance of reality-based lyrics lies in the audience’s reception and relatability of the content. As Lynette Holloway notes, Eminem’s lyrics focuses on life calamities that attract a massive audience. With existential topics that challenge societal norms, and even bring up self-reflective questions in Eminem’s lyrics, it is undoubtable why his songs are so popular. This teenage-determined interpretation of “keeping it real”
After reading Originals by Adam Grant I was left feeling challenged. Grant brings about many different subjects, from parenting methods to organization, that have an impact on an individual’s creativity. I have never considered myself the most original thinker and I had always dreaded “outside of the box” projects, but Grant’s guidance throughout the book showed that that being a logical thinker and being original are not mutually exclusive concepts, as I had once thought. Instead, when it comes to being creative Grant focuses on how to break away from what he calls “default thinking”. Grant challenges the norms by considering that procrastination is not always the worst option, which I found to be interesting and a little stressful, as I am
raps about his life and things his been through. I think the reason alot of
This novel has incredible depth of meaning and detail located within Craig Silvey's Jasper Jones is remarkable. This novel continues to entertain me, and I look forward to finishing this novel.
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
His violent lyrics drew attention from certain politicians, and ended up representing his own life and death “Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete, proving nature 's laws wrong it learned 2 walk without having feet, funny it seems but by keeping it 's dreams it learned 2 breathe fresh air, long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared!” (The Rose That Grew From Concrete, 3). Making it was not an easy thing to achieve, if you had a life as hard as young Tupac Shakur. These short lines exemplify just how tough and unique his uprising was. Tupac shakur was the “rose that grew from concrete”; His life was set up for him to fail, and somehow, with passion and hard work, did the exact opposite. He became a mogul, helping to produce many more roses then, and today. “When I was a baby I remember one moment of calm peace, then three minutes after that it was on.” (Tupac: Resurrection, 8). Imagine being just three and having your adolescent interrupted: What would that do you? Tupac was a baby, forced to start his life, and develop a hardness, but with the help of his mom he made it despite the obstacles being thrown at
Eminem came from poverties that many would not succeed from. Many doubted Eminem for becoming a rapper because of his color, lack of lyrical skills, and lifestyle. It even accumulated when he dropped out of high school and pursued his rapping career. He never believed of failure which motivated him to engineer his own long rhyming skills. He used his own adversities to inspire his songs which many consider masterpieces. His daughter Hailey made a great contribution towards his career as he wanted to flourish in her eyes and give all he had never had. Eminem has changed the interface of rap music and has generated a new era of rap which he will be considered as the ‘Greatest Rapper of All Time’.
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...
I 'm going to talk to you about a big part of my life that my shyness greatly affected. First, I would
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.
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
...cy that left behind would not be here today. Like a sermon that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, “ I want you to be the first in love, I want you to be the first in moral excellence, I want you to be the first in generosity…” What this quote meant to me meant a lot in self-improvement. If you want to change be the first one to change. Don’t wait for someone else but take the initiative, take the action! But here’s the catch! Don’t wait to try to self-improve when you think you’re ready because if you wait to when you think you’re ready, you will never self-improve. This kind of ties up to “When do we need to self-improve?” and “How do we self-improve?” Overall, Self-improving is key in someone’s life. Without it, we wouldn’t be where we were in the past, who we are in the present and who will be become in the future. It is needed in our lives, no doubt about it.