Coates Great Expectations: A Song Analysis

Innovation and creativity is what sets humans apart. To get where we are today, humans have created tools, ideas, stories, medicine, technology, and more that nobody has created before; and thus, they create a precedent for our society. The common phrase “What will they think of next?” is then asked, and shortly after the question is answered with another new, inspiring innovation. We have committees today like the Nobel Prize and The MacArthur Foundation that recognize innovators and role models who instigate a positive change in our society. These awards not only commemorate the recipients, but broadcast their ideas, creations, or stories, that in turn inspire others to do the same.

There have been allegations of racism and violence associated with the song. Aldean is of the opinion that these allegations are without merit because they are founded on an in-depth examination of the lyrics of the song as well as the context in which it was performed. The song does not contain any language or imagery that is racist, which guarantees that it

I will never forget my first Broadway musical show in New York. It was a magical experience that I believe everyone should be able to experience at least once. You step into a world unlike any other. My first musical ever and my most loved one has to go to ‘In the Heights”. In the Heights is based on a three-day journey of a small Hispanic neighborhood in New York called Washington Heights. The musical touches bases on salsa, hip-hop, soul music, and merengue. In the small Latino community of Manhattan’s Washington Heights, the story plot revolves around a character named Usnavi, and his hair stylist girlfriend Vanessa. This Tony award-winning musical, encounters the many diverse residents of Washington Heights, while they’re the peak

For twelve weeks Blurred Lines was at the top of the Billboard 100 charts and could be heard thumping from speakers everywhere. Sung by Robin Thicke and featuring prominent rappers T.I. Harris and Pharrell, this track was proclaimed the anthem for summer 2013 . At the surface the song is seemingly harmless with a cheery rhythmic beat and catchy lyrics, but when examining the song and accompanying music video, Blurred Lines is anything but harmless. Dubbed “that rape song” by many discerning listeners, Blurred Lines is a song about the blurred lines of consent. With gems such as “You’re an animal, just let me liberate you” and “I’ll give you somethin’ big enough to tear yo ass in two” featured throughout the song it is astonishing how

The song that is brought into question was the song “Tip Drill” by Nelly, and this is mainly because of the music video that was released for the song. In the music video is in every way misogynistic; there are women everywhere, most are almost naked (some are fully naked), and even at the end, Nelly swipes a credit card down a woman’s butt. Misogyny I feel has been something that shares similar relevance with violence in Hip Hop, and has not always been around until the age of gangsta rap. As it has been a problem though, it has always been battled by female rappers that have proven themselves as creative and talented when it comes to rapping. Even in the film, a man says that you have to tell the difference between “your sistas, and the hoes” which I feel might’ve been a term that (unconsciously) was offered for the female rappers, as they were probably considered

With such a powerful and successful song comes people who disagree or who come forward and speak nothing but negativity about it. In this particular situation, the negative audience would be anyone such as magazines companies, fashion

Home in today’s society can be described in many ways, but is ultimately expressed as more of a feeling of safety and love. Sonsyrea Tate claims "You can leave home all you want, but home will never leave you." In essence, the feeling of home is a part of the character and who he/she will become. In Charles Dickens' Great Expectations, Pip examines the true meaning of home and how the subjective opinion of home can reflect who a person becomes. He illustrates this idea using recurring appearances of home-like symbols, the way Pip’s definition of home changes throughout the novel, and how he shows Pip’s acquired feelings after moving into higher society.

In “Great Expectations,” Pat Mora's essay on the stereotypical sexualization of Latina women, she states, “We often are too busy playing the game of Great Expectations”.(Mora.162) Oftentimes, society places the greatest expectations on women's outside appearance. Women are often categorized as either skinny, fat, plain, or beautiful regardless of how graceful they are on the inside. Knowing they will be categorized, puts an unrealistic pressure on them to look a certain way. Hooters is one such example of a company using subtle marketing to put unfair expectations on the appearance of women.

As of today the song went viral and certain people thought Beyonce was a feminist because of the song and how she performed, but the song was not suppose to come off as feminism. ¨ What people asked from Beyonce when they demanded clearer feminism was that she comply with the hegemonic, white-controlled and decided ¨feminism,¨ and what she gave them was loud, and black, and hers. It is not ¨feminist¨ as in girl power, it´s ¨slay¨ as in screw you¨ ( Johnson, Madison). Beyonce surely made this word famous for now it’s in everyone's vocabulary. Words that are meant to be bad is altered and now means good or, words that is meant to be good are transformed into something bad.

This song thrived in dance clubs and became one of her fans and critics favorite track. Written by Reggie Lucas, Borderline shocks fans considering that its racy lyrics are written by a man. According to “songfacts.com” “Lucas hasn't discussed the specific inspiration for the song, but many fans speculated that the lyrics are about having an orgasm.” This gives us a great insight as to why fans view it shocking that a man wrote this sexually explicit track. T.S.

Great Expectations’ main character, Phillip Pirrip- generally known as Pip- had a rough upbringing as a child. His sister, Mrs. Joe had “brought him up by hand”, after their parents and five brothers had all been laid to rest many years ago. Another character, Herbert Pocket experienced a bizarre childhood, though in a different manner. Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations develops through the novel following Pip, a young “common boy” who grew up in the countryside. As he matured so did his love for a girl of higher class, Estella. However, being a common boy, Pip was not good enough for his Estella, thus once he was given an opportunity to become a gentleman in London he seized it without much hesitation. Charles Dickens’ had his own

Pride & Prejudice, the quintessential classic that has inspired countless iterations, returned to film in 2005 with fresh faces Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen as protagonists Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Its widely lauded soundtrack, composed by Dario Marianelli, was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures category for Original Score, among other awards. If Marianelli and director Joe Wright’s objective was to evoke music of the time period, they seem to have done just that. The Classical style matches the feel of Jane Austen novels and the era in which Pride & Prejudice was written. The romantic relationship between Lizzie and Mr. Darcy is also enhanced by the music. This paper demonstrates that the soundtrack parallels the development of Lizzie and her feelings for Mr. Darcy. Lizzie’s theme is a recurring element that plots their relationship from introduction to inevitably happy end. Further, the theme of “Darcy’s Letter”, present in a number of scenes, helps to depict when Lizzie begins to feel differently about Mr. Darcy. The diegetic playing of Lizzie’s theme also offers an interesting look into the social classes of the time and how they affected relationships.

In Charles Dickens’ novel, Great Expectations, the main character named Pip suffers through a conflict of confusing good and bad people. He repeatedly disregards the people that love and care for him and instead chooses to care for people who do not care for him. When making these choices, Pip senses that he is making the wrong decisions and therefore confuses good and bad and also confuses himself.

(The idea that bisexuality is all for attention/show, and that bisexual women don’t really love other women, they just like messing around with them occasionally.) Then we get, “It's not what, good girls do/Not how they should behave/My head gets so confused/Hard to obey.” When I hear this I can’t help but want to stick up a mental middle finger. Not only does it give off the impression that it’s wrong to kiss girls, it has the whole “look, boyfriend, I’m being so naughty and sexy” vibe going on that portrays and uses female same-sex attraction as something for the entertainment of straight men. My point in bringing up this song is that while it talked about (fetishized) lesbianism/bisexuality, it did so in a way that was more harmful than helpful. It was offensive because it was all performative, there was nothing genuine about it. Furthermore, the song’s stereotyping, and its dismissal of its own lesbianism/bisexuality, was wounding, especially to someone who listened to it when she was just starting to question her sexuality. Hearing a song that said that kissing girls was wrong and bad, and was all just an ‘experimental game’ left me feeling uneasy, and even less sure of myself, and for some, could’ve

For instance, one of the lyrics in the song states, “After every fight, just apologize, like cooking dinner and baking pies. And then maybe I’ll let you try and rock my body right.” This quote goes to show that the stereotype of women is that they use sexual pleasure as an ultimatum to get the things they want. This is degrading to women because they are then seen as desperate to have to stoop so low that they must give an ultimatum to men on order to have their standards and expectations met. Another example of how women are controlling towards men in this music video is the image of women cooking for men if the men do what they are ‘supposed’ to do, such as bring home the money and always do the things that will keep the woman happy. This is also degrading men because they fall into the ultimatums of the women and do what the women want in order to fulfill the standards and expectations that they hold. Meghan Trainor was able to achieve this sense of dominance to each gender by using a strong method of pathos in her video. The video directly has an emotional appeal towards women and their need to be “treat[ed] like a