Kanye West is considered a hip hop, rap and R & B singer. He released his debut album in 2004 (people.com). He has since released many more albums. He has become famous for not only his songs, but for his outrageous outbursts whenever he gets a chance to be on live television. He was a spokesperson with Mike Meyers for a relief campaign for the hurricane Katrina victims. Kanye West had stated that “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” (people.com). The crowd was stunned. I was watching the benefit and was shocked. I was speechless as well as Mike Meyers. Later he told the press that he wanted people to know that he wanted the people to know what was going on with the victims. His outbursts did not stop there. In 2006, during the MTV Grammy awards in Europe, Kanye did not win the best video, so as the award was being presented to the winner, Kanye went up on stage to argue that he should have won the award. Then he stormed off the stage and left the building.
He was not happy when MTV did not offer him to be the opener during the 2007 awards. MTV gave the role to Brittney Spears, and later Kanye stated that he did not get the position because of the color of his skin (Wikipedia). Is he really such a sore loser that he has the need to argue the fact that the fans did not like his video enough to win? It seems that Kanye is the type of person that expects to win, and the more outbursts he makes, the more people will not want to give him the awards.
His latest outburst was during the MTV VMA awards. Taylor Swift won for the best female video. As she was giving her acceptance speech, Kanye West gets on stage and states that Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time, and then he walks off the stage (wikipedia).
He seems the type of person that has no respect for anyone but him. I think that he is a very rude, and is very inappropriate person. I do not think that he should be allowed to be in the running for any awards until he learns how to control his outrageous outbursts. Most of these awards are based on sales and the fans views on the songs and videos.
Is he not winning as many awards because of his outbursts or is it because that the fans really do not think his songs and videos are worth an award?
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20304330,00.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West
Monday, September 21, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Assignment 4-1
Patrick Swayze was an amazing actor. He was born in Houston, Texas in 1952, (Wikipedia). He was a great dancer. He loved classical ballet, ice skating, and acting while his was in high school. He had also played football for a few years in high school. After high school, he continued his dace training in New York, at the Harkness and Joffrey Ballet schools. He performed at many Broadway shows. He performed the Broadway show Grease. He was introduced into the movie business by appearing in the movie “The Outsiders”. I remember reading and watching “The Outsiders” in my literature class. It was a great book about the life two gangs, the greasers and the socs. The two groups lived on opposite sides of the town. The socs, were the “preppy” kids, while the greasers were the kids from the wrong side of the tracks (Wikipedia). He was best known for his performance in Dirty Dancing. This is considered his breakout movie. This was originally going to be shown only for a weekend, but the ratings were so high, it has sold over a million copies. It was the first film to sell so many copies. Other major films were Ghost and Point Break. After his appearance in Point Break, he was named the sexiest man alive in 1991.
He was famous for his slicking his hair on the sides, and puffing the top out. I think he is the only person to pull off that look. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2008. He went through chemotherapy. He continued his acting career, even through his chemo treatments. I watched a show talking about Patrick’s life, and it was said that Patrick was a fighter. He was not going without a fight. He is an inspiration people who are dealing with cancer, no matter what life gives you, never give up on what you want to do. He did not let his cancer take a hold of his life; he took control and still enjoyed life. He fought with pancreatic cancer for two years, before the cancer took his life. He did not have any children, but he left behind his childhood sweetheart. They have been married since 1975. They were in love from the moment they met, a true loving and successful marriage. He will be missed by all of his fans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Swayze
He was famous for his slicking his hair on the sides, and puffing the top out. I think he is the only person to pull off that look. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2008. He went through chemotherapy. He continued his acting career, even through his chemo treatments. I watched a show talking about Patrick’s life, and it was said that Patrick was a fighter. He was not going without a fight. He is an inspiration people who are dealing with cancer, no matter what life gives you, never give up on what you want to do. He did not let his cancer take a hold of his life; he took control and still enjoyed life. He fought with pancreatic cancer for two years, before the cancer took his life. He did not have any children, but he left behind his childhood sweetheart. They have been married since 1975. They were in love from the moment they met, a true loving and successful marriage. He will be missed by all of his fans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Swayze
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Assignment 3-1
Television series, soap operas, and magazines have shown society slim and petite women. Young girls fantasize about Brittney Spears, Christina Aquilera, Shaikra or Jessica Alba. All of the people are considered very beautiful and have “the perfect body”. There is nothing wrong with liking famous people or even trying to exercise and eat healthy to obtain their looks, but it is when the young girls over do the eating and exercising or the lack of eating.
There are many girls who are struggling with an eating disorder. According to WebMD, at least one out of every seven women will have or will struggle with an eating disorder. That is an alarming high rate. There are over 59% of girls who feel they are overweight, so they do anything and everything they can to try to lose the “excess” weight. There are two most common eating disorders. One is anorexia nervosa and the other is bulimia nervosa. Anorexia nervosa is the eating disorder where a person will not eat the amount of food to stay healthy. The person will skip start by skipping breakfast, then skip lunch, then skip dinner, until eventually eating items like a cracker or two all day. Bulimia nervosa is where a person will go through cycles of binge eating and then vomit the food up almost immediately after eating (WebMD). Some people will also take a bunch of laxatives to remove the food from their body.
Everywhere you look, you see advertisements for weight lose, or a new diet pill to help you lose 10 pounds in a week. We are shown television commercials for Victoria’s Secret, or the famous people walking along on the beach in their skimpy bathing suits. Young girls are impressionable. Most young girls have low self-esteems; have parents that force them into perfection, or trying to please someone else. In a society where all you see is young models, or actresses with a "perfect" size, is it any wonder that so many girls have eating disorders?
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/bulimia-nervosa/understanding-eating-disorders-teens
There are many girls who are struggling with an eating disorder. According to WebMD, at least one out of every seven women will have or will struggle with an eating disorder. That is an alarming high rate. There are over 59% of girls who feel they are overweight, so they do anything and everything they can to try to lose the “excess” weight. There are two most common eating disorders. One is anorexia nervosa and the other is bulimia nervosa. Anorexia nervosa is the eating disorder where a person will not eat the amount of food to stay healthy. The person will skip start by skipping breakfast, then skip lunch, then skip dinner, until eventually eating items like a cracker or two all day. Bulimia nervosa is where a person will go through cycles of binge eating and then vomit the food up almost immediately after eating (WebMD). Some people will also take a bunch of laxatives to remove the food from their body.
Everywhere you look, you see advertisements for weight lose, or a new diet pill to help you lose 10 pounds in a week. We are shown television commercials for Victoria’s Secret, or the famous people walking along on the beach in their skimpy bathing suits. Young girls are impressionable. Most young girls have low self-esteems; have parents that force them into perfection, or trying to please someone else. In a society where all you see is young models, or actresses with a "perfect" size, is it any wonder that so many girls have eating disorders?
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/bulimia-nervosa/understanding-eating-disorders-teens
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