Assignment #4

I will be attending University in Vancouver under the faculty of Arts programs: Anthropology and creative writing. Im going to have a part time job and be attending school part time aswell. I've already got a place to stay, but that may be temporary depending on which school i choose.

Assignment #4

What will I be doing after I graduate?

Well, first off I'm going to be working really hard during the summer to get as much money as i can for  university.

After that i will be moving down to Vancouver for University. Not too sure which one i will be attending yet but I'm still excited. Hopefully i will be moving in with a couple good friends and starting my life. I'll be getting a part time job and attending school part time. I will be under the English program for creative writing and Anthropology.

Assignment #3

Ke$ha : AnimalReleased on Jan 1 2010
by RCA Records
Producers and writers include;
kesha Rose Sebert
Dr. Luke
Benny Blanco
David Gamson
Greg Kurstin
Max Martins

None of the Album Nominee's of the Year in my personal opinion deserved to be really nominated for album of the year. 


Arcade Fire - The Suburbs, in  my opinion should not have been nominated at all, considering that this album and songs on the album were not given much radio play at all. 


Eminem - Recovery also doesn't fit the award category because from the very beginning the album wasn't given good reviews, the only song a nobody to the music industry would recognize would be "Love the way you lie" by Eminem & Rhianna. 


Lady Antebellum - Need You Now also doesn't fit the award standards because the band only had three songs that were given radio play. Their only memorable song was, "Need You Now" their debut single. The single debuted at #50 on the billboard charts and eventually reached its peak at #1 for a week. 


Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster was one of the only albums I considered for the award at the Grammies. The only problem with the album is that the album its self is not an actual album release. Its an EP (Extended Play) of her debut album Fame, therefore it cannot be nominated for a Grammy due to the fact that it is not categorized as a proper album release. The album topped at #5 on the billboard charts, only gaining three tracks to the top of the charts, "Alejandro", "Bad Romance" and "Telephone".


Katy Perry - Teenage Dream was also another album I considered, released three tracks, a debuted at #1 on the charts, but didn't stay for long.


The only person I believe should have won that Grammy is Ke$ha. Animal was released on Jan 1 2010, debuted at #1. "Tik Tok" the debut single, was a summer time hit, and stayed #1 on the charts for 9 consecutive weeks in 11 countries, breaking records that Elvis had been the holder of. "Blah Blah Blah" and "Your Love is My Drug" the second and third released tracts also were given similar success and topped the top 10. "Take it Off" was the albums final released single.  It topped charts in Canada, the US and the UK before even being announced as a single. 


Ke$ha has always been given mixed reviews about the Album Animal, but the reason I believe that the album deserves to be considered for the Grammy "Album of the Year" is because the album was given so much success of a debut artist out of all new artists in 2010. The term overnight success would be labeled to Ke$ha in my opinion, having 4 tracks officially released and all of them debuting on the top ten put her in the place of earning a Grammy. Ke$ha had been writing the album for over 2 years and produced over 200 songs for the album.


These are the reasons why those people who won, or were nominated didn't deserve to be or win, and why Kesha Rose Sebert's debut album, Animal really did deserve to win.

Write the End assignment #2

Suddenly, an infernal flame ignites the buffalo Wings N' Ranch flavored chips, with a howl that can only be related to that of a train stopping. It Crisps its remainders to nothing but ash.  The older man cry's out, "No!" as the entire device he holds is ignited into everlasting flame. The man is taken by the guards to be caged as the failure for all eternity, while the younger man is brought out into the upper stadium and the crowd roars to his accomplishment.

Assignment #1... Emergency

Hayley Williams lead singer of Punk / Rock band 

Paramore

"When we think we know people inside out and we think we know what's best for them we should try to remember we don't even know what's best for ourselves." 

"What motivates me is seeing people in the crowd and wondering what they're going home to and what they're dealing with, and knowing that for the time being we're (Paramore) their escape." 

I think one of the things that society seems to forget is that music has a very powerful affect on people. Whether its Pop music, Electro-pop, House (Haus), or even Gospel music, songs emotionally effect a person. A melody creates a feeling inside of the mindset, sometimes this can be good for a person or bad; In psychology it has been proven that negative things around you cause negativity in your own mindset, therefor forming depression or even suicidal thoughts. A therapist will tell you to remove the negative things around you from your life (if possible), and stop the negative thoughts from affecting what you do in your daily life and decisions. 

One of the reasons why I am a fan of the band Paramore, the band name meaning 'A lovers mistress' or from direct French translation 'For Love', is because of the positivity of the band's music. Not only are they not one of the sell out bands or artists of today but they create music and write lyrics that actually mean something. 

The song 'Emergency' is actually a tragic song, it details the lives of the young band mates watching their parents divorce. Lyrics like; 'This is an Emergency, so are you listening? It's really not your fault, that no one cares to talk about it.' details how the singer dealt with being the eldest in siblings and explaining what was happening, being a form of answer when she herself didn't understand what was going on.

The bands latest album, 'Brand New Eyes' was about seeing the world through eyes that aren't your own. Songs like, 'Misguided Ghosts' and 'Turn it off' were about how society has lost its own sense of life, and enjoyment, instead gained a sense of shameful cruelty. Other songs such as, "Looking up" voice the lyricists views on the way things had been solved between herself and some other people. The album contains songs that have dark meanings but carry a form of confidence about the outcome and how you deal with the issue.

Music is inspirational and something of a gift to people, and those out there who have the gift should be the ones expressing things that are important and uplifting with a sense of hope. Hayley Williams is one of these role models, lyricists and the true term: artist.

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