In the world of hip hop, Tupac Shakur's name is laid among the most infamous to have ever lay their hands on a microphone. ... He lived by the gun and he died by the gun. ... I will address these issues through a close textual analysis of these songs. ... With purpose in mind, I will first address Changes and its rhetorical content. ... Concentrating on the text could be cause for argument, being that I am ignoring the man. ...

• Word Count: 3526
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

It is a theory I have chosen to construct and elaborate, primarily through the illustration of the black community and their relationship with Sethe. ... The convictions of the three characters are powerful and emotive, yet also composed of their own ideologies that form the final statement of "I am Beloved and she is mine" (p. 214). ... The song that Sethe sings to her children becomes a focal point of Sethe's eventual recognition of her lost daughter, "I made that song up," said Sethe. "I made it up and sang it to my children. ... "I know it," she said." ...

• Word Count: 3100
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography

Little, it seems a contradiction of terms for such a giant of a man, a man I never took the time to understand. ... I went to the library to find out who Malcom X was. ... I formed an opinion of Malcom X based mostly on what my band director had told me that day. ... He answered, "I think I would like to be a lawyer." ... It was a letter from one of his brothers that told him, "I know how to get you out of jail, don't eat pork and quite smoking." ...

• Word Count: 4036
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

Many kinds of music have come out on the American stage within the last 100 or so and have had a great impact on it. American music is extremely varied and diverse. Instead of being dominated by the cultures and traditions of any one particular country (i.e. England or Germany), it is the proverbial...

• Word Count: 4261
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School