" Macklemore is stressing the impact Eminem had on hip-hop and race in his lyrics. Without Eminem's fight to become an icon in hip-hop and this generation, Macklemore would not have had the same opportunities to succeed in the music business today, let alone any other white rapper; Eminem paved the way for them. ... It took a rapper like Eminem to jump-start the white culture in the hip-hop industry and make us fall in love with him the moment he set foot on the stage. ... One moment/ Would you capture it/ or just let it slip?... " Through his lyrics he is taunting this so-calle...

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This is shown in the beginning of the song, where the lyrics say: "When this began, I had nothing to say, And I get lost with the nothingness inside of me, I was confused". These lyrics are delivered after a strong opening rock riff, which is utilized to help create a tense atmosphere, before a quiet synthesiser takes over to allow for a sense of thought, in which the singer starts the song. ... In Feliks Skrzynecki, the author talks about his father's love for his place of origin, Poland. ... Using the simile "Loved his garden like an only child" also creates an emoti...

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And it wasn't long before Hollywood recognized the young producer's talents, which led to a number of film and television projects, including Boz Scaggs' "Look What You've Done To Me" (Urban Cowboy), as well as several #1 singles including Chicago's "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" (Summer Lovers) and "The Glory of Love" (Karate Kid Part II), and John Par's "Man in Motion" (St. ... Similarly, over the past few years, he has produced songs that have driven such chart-topping records as: Celine Dion's Grammy Award winning Falling Into You, which spawned two Foster-...

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The lyrics of the music playing in Katerina's car, "Don't give a damn about my reputation," also aid in the reinforcement to the viewer of Kat's attitude towards her own individuality. ... Music and it's lyrics are also used extensively throughout the rest of the film, especially to highlight the development of the relationship between Patrick and Katerina. ... Bianca feels that she knows "the difference between like and love - because she likes her sketchers, but she loves her Prada backpack." ... Kat holds the power over her sister in this scene, as she refuses to let ...

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Rent, based on Puccini's La Bohème, is about a group of young bohemian artists who battle to make a life and make due in New York's lower east side. ... Through its lyrics, Rent depicts the characters in their struggle with society while trying to stay true to who they are as a person; this includes their loves, hopes, and dreams. ... In operas during earlier times, it was usually the women who would sing emotional love songs with a high range. ... Jonathan's score for Rent is an index of different famous styles worked consistently into a solid story and is clearly shown ...

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Let me ask you: what are your children doing while they are working on the homework assignment? ... That is why, for example, classical music doesn't hinder reading comprehension, since these two activities engage different parts of the brain; meanwhile "the ability to retain information while reading and listening to music with lyrics declines significantly because both tasks activate the language center of the brain" (Taylor 3). ... Spending some productive quality time on the assignments means doing more in less time, which also leaves them time to do the things they love u...

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