Essays on Michael Jackson

Many people look at the icons in the entertainment industry and assume that because these persons are affluent, then their lives are easy and comfortable. But, Michael Jackson, like many other entertainment icons has faced numerous challenges throughout his life that has caused a number of controversial stories that have had a negative impact on the singer’s life. The emotional stress has led to the singer’s ultimate loss of self – confidence as he battled with the tabloids and their negative criticisms and the physical deformities that came from his years of plastic surgeries. The greatest challenge for ...

The concept of justice is something that has been debated on since at least Greek antiquity. While many people throughout the United States believe in American Exceptionalism and claim that America’s criminal justice is the best in the world, further inspection of this system would appear to indicate that it contains a substantial amount of deficiencies. Not only do some people claim that it systematically discriminates against people of certain races, but other perspectives have even argued that rich people are able to get off easier when they commit crimes. The present research examines whether or not wealth ...

Jazz dance is no doubt a very popular style of dance today. There are many different renowned artists that incorporated jazz dance in their music such as Michael Jackson and Jack Cole and ended up being known worldwide for jazz dance. But what really makes jazz dance to be different from other styles of dance? What is the secret behind jazz dance that makes it to continue getting more popular as years pass by? Many would suggest it is because of syncopation element of the jazz dance while other always argue it is because of the freedom of expression ...

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Research Paper Introduction Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) has been an interest to numerous experts for decades. In the past, BDD is called 'dermatological hypochondriasis' and 'dysmorphophobia' (Wilhelm & Phillips, 2012, 3). However, experts became dissatisfied with such mere renaming of the disorder, and so they decided to give it a full and clear definition. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), BDD is an obsession with a perceived deformity in one's appearance, or if the individual really has a minor physical defect, the burden and effect on the person is enormous (Wilhem & Phillips, 2012). This excessive ...

Holograms

I still remember the first time I saw a hologram. One could feel the energy change in the crowd. It wasn’t a large cheer or a change in volume, but one could feel everyone holding their breath, wondering, hoping, for that split second that it could be real. This experience took place when I saw Michael Jackson’s ONE in Las Vegas 3 years ago. Still one of the best shows I have ever seen, Michael Jackson’s ONE by Cirque du Soleil immerses the audience into the world of Michael Jackson. Through amazing sound and lighting, ONE ...

According to Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, author of the article, Monster Culture (Seven Theses) that which is most misunderstood in our society is labeled monstrous, something deadly that we all should fear. He discusses how society paints an image of an individual based upon whether or not they meet the status quo. There are some special individuals who exemplify what it means to be different. They defy the norms. They don’t follow the rulebook set aside by society before they were even thought into existence.No one else met such a standard then no other than the King of Pop ...

I still remember the first time I saw a hologram. You could feel the energy change in crowd. It wasn’t a large cheer or a change in volume, but you could feel everyone holding his or her breath, wondering, hoping, for that split second that it could be real. This experience took place when I saw Michael Jackson’s ONE in Las Vegas 3 years ago. Still one of the best shows I have ever seen, Michael Jackson’s ONE by Cirque du Soleil immerses the audience into the world of Michael Jackson. Through amazing sound and lighting, ...

“The beginning and confirmation of African American culture and society” is sometimes referred to as “an epochal moment in American history” (Morgan 12). According to what I have experienced and observed, African American culture is a unique combination of history, beliefs, ideas, music, traditions, fashions and other elements of everyday life of African American people. As of today, the majority of African Americans speak English as their native language. However, there is also a distinctive variety named Ebonics, which is also referred to African American Vernacular English, a language spoken only be representatives of African American culture. Music of ...

CITE: USA Today, Oct. 2, 2013, page 34.

FACTS: Katherine Jackson, mother to Michael Jackson brought a suit on negligence against AEG Live LLC. AEG Live LLC was a concert promotion company that produced Jackson’s comeback concerts. Katherine argued that AEG Live LLC acted negligently in hiring the physician responsible for administering the medication that killed Michael. Conrad Murray, the physician, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in November 2011 for administering a propofol overdose that lead to the death of the singer.

In their negligence claim, the family sought to show that AEG Live LLC was responsible for hiring the ...

Question 1 Identify two passages from the essay where the author uses description effectively. For each passage, explain the impact or effect of this description.

“A thigh-length leather vest covered with fringe and studded with silver, it dates from around 1967, a fanciful time in college-boy fashions.”

In this passage the author uses description effectively, for presenting how his leather vest looked like. This description depicts a fashion item and its effect is visual, as the readers can imagine how the jacket looks, attaching all the elements of the description to the item, for identifying a glamorous and fancy leather jacket. Moreover, this description generates also an immediate association with a person who wears it: a young boy, portly, proud, with a somehow restlessness temper. In the same time, ...

The song, ‘Scream’, which Michael Jackson performed, featuring his sister, Janet, plays on the idea of someone being so bored or frustrated that they want to scream. The video carries this idea on by showing the two in a futuristic setting which draws on dystopian traditions to explain the pair’s boredom. The song itself mirrors the visual presentation of the accompanying video through its use of electronically-altered screams and shouting. The song and its video reflect Michael Jackson’s persona through its relation to teenage and childish boredom where children are literally so bored that they scream and ...

A band more famous than Jesus! That statement was one casually made by a British rock band known to leave a permanent mark on both pop culture and music history for time immemorial. The Beatles was the band, and although that comment attracted bad publicity, it was not enough to destroy the incredibly talented men who made up this legendary band. John, Paul, George, and Ringo are names that every baby boomer and surrounding generations has come to associate with an era that will never be forgotten. The band to alter the face of music history entered the scene in the ...

The image of Michael Jackson depicts his youth and exudes a sense of positivity that shows how he was revered in artistic circles. Jackson was an idol for all youth, but he appealed primarily to women who were completely taken by his sexy good looks as well as his voice that brought out his attractiveness and sex appeal. However, there is the issue that Michael Jackson was a Negro so he was immediately conditioned and portrayed as being inferior. The same could be said for his appeal since nobody could look at Michael Jackson in a neutral light. The cultural conditioning ...

THROUGHOUT THE DECADES

Relationship of Music Throughout the Decades Throughout the decades, music has seen a lot of changes. One thing that stayed the same is Rock. It was popular from the 60s all throughout the 2010s (Cox & Warner, 2004). It was the only genre to survive all five decades, and has constantly been reinvented. Many different artists saw their rise and fall throughout the decades; many have also made their comebacks in the 2000s. There are a couple of key artists that have made their name prominent in music history, changing the way people heard music (Cullen, 2001). The important eras were ...

Introduction

Fisher V. Dees was a case in appellate court pitting Marvin Fisher as the appellant and Rick Dees as the appellee. The determination of this case had serious implications on the fair use of intellectual property as defined by the copyright law in America. This paper ventilates on the on the facts involved in the case, the consideration and holding of the appellate court and the implications of the holding in the music and entertainment industry.

Facts of the Case

The following are the facts that were considered in the determination of the case. The appellee in the case sought permission from the owner ...

Redaction criticism is the theory held by many scholars that those that translated the early biblical writings altered them so that the bible could appear to be more legitimate. The criticisms reduce the quality of the bible writings by casting doubt on the inspiration value of some of its messages rendering the bible as untrustworthy as a historical document. The basis of redaction is that the second writer who is copying the work reduces, omits and alters the original work. Such is the case of Smooth Criminal by American rock band Alien Ant Farm. The original song was by Michael ...

Reaction and Thoughts on the 60 Minutes Video

The documentary video entitled “Michael Jackson's Lucrative Legacy” shown by CBS News’ 60 Minutes presented the legacy left by Michael Jackson after he died in 2009. The most moving and inspiring message relayed was the ability of Jackson’s estate and legacy have continued to earn profits which enabled the complete payment of his almost $380 million in debt . It was actually the first time that one heard assets in terms of the music catalog or the songs written by other artists. As such, the music catalog of the Beatles were allegedly bought for about $47.5 million and future ...

‘They don’t care about us’ is Michael Jackson’s fourth single in the album: History; Past, Present and Future, Book I. Although the song was released in 1996, it remains a controversial piece among the songs that Michael Jackson composed. In the United States of America, the song raised eyebrows after the media scrutinized the anti-Semitic lyrics which Jackson used. After such a thorough scrutiny, Jackson opted to alter the lyrics and re-do the song again. On his part, Jackson aged that the media and the public had misinterpreted the song’s context, either deliberately or unintentionally. According to ...

Thriller is a popular song that was performed by Michael Jackson. This song was released in 1983, and it became one of the signature tunes for Michael Jackson. It is a form of pop song that is rare and has a horror theme. The inspiration of the song came from one of Sherlock Holmes popular novel to date titled the hound of Baskervilles. The song broke racial boundaries that were present in the music at that time. The song back in black is a rock song performed by AC/DC in 1980. The song was written by Brian Johnson, who was a band member ...

America has a big drug problem. And the problem has nothing to do with the war on drugs. It has nothing to do with illegal street drugs like cocain, heroin or crack. NO, here in America the problem is that, as the documentary American Addict points out, we have less than 5% of the world’s population, yet Americans consume 80% of the world’s prescription narcotic drugs. This is a problem that runs the current of the society, with victims such as Marilyn Monroe in 1962, and more recently Michael Jackson—whose causes of death are directly related to America’ ...

Impact of “The Bluest Eyes”

Tony Morrison made me feel pity for the life of the black community and her characters. While analyzing the character Pecola, I could compare her life with the life of a well-known personality and the king of pop music, Michael Jackson. Pecola and Michael Jackson are same in some way or other. The two ware longing for the same thing. They wanted to change their appearance to be recognized in the society. His or her idea is to change something and conform to everyone to be accepted. The story of the novel revolves around the idea of racial self-hatred or ...

The Banning of Auto tunes

I remember at the age of at eight years old, instantly falling in love listening to Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” song for the first time. This song is about a girl who claimed that Jackson was the father of her child and who also used to stalk him. The beat to the song was epic and had a great tune to it that will make you jump out of the seat, and the combinations with his vocal skills made the song amazing. I loved every second of the song and at that moment is when I became a big Michael Jackson ...

“Brazil: Crime and Poverty and How to solve it?” By Eduardo Scuratovski De Gasperi-dated November 26th 2013

This article unveils the social and economic aspect of Brazil. First, the author of the articles explains how the country was hit by the 2008 world’s economic depression. According to Gasperi, Brazil survived this economic crisis as the government and other stakeholders implemented effective strategies to end it. International bodies such as World Bank and IMF revealed that Brazil is the 7th largest and biggest economy in the world with a GDP of approximately $2.4 trillion. This unveils the fact that Brazil’s economy is improving as well as advancing at a remarkable pace. Despite the fact that the economy ...

The expert of dark romanticism can be created to Edgar Allan Poe. There are authors that are part of this period. Just as historians have their opinions about the true cause of the Civil War; English lovers have their choice on who is the greatest. Majority would choose Edgar Allan Poe. He presented works of literature during his time that was considered weird, and bad. In today society, Poe is seen by countless as an expert of art for the dark side. A side that is today is considered Gothic. This paper will reflect over the poem ...

Pit bulls are one of the breed dogs with the worst reputations. Their reputations are because of the reports from media. Sadly there are countless stories of pit bulls attack people. There are stories of dogfights with pit bulls being in them. Even sadder, all the facts are not presented. Mentioning getting the facts straights bring to this critical but friendly reminder. It brings these rudimentary questions. Plus throughout this paper it will bring rudimentary questions to engage the readers to critical think and to keep an open-minded. When humans are judged there been many times we ...

Introduction - Pop Culture-General Impressions

Thesis Statement – Pop culture a snowball of shared emotions created by its receivers Body - A Closer Look to Pop Culture Formation

Body - A Closer Look to Pop Culture Formation

The integrated approach of pop culture

Pop culture in “Twilight” – an example of integrated approach Michael Jackson – the development of a pop culture icon Pop culture in social networking Pop culture in applications and video games Conclusion - Pop Culture-a Fun Industry Pop Culture Now Introduction - Pop Culture-General Impressions Pop culture is vibrant, is permanently actual, is constantly defining the moment, what goes and what does not ...

Marketing Forces for Good and for Worse

When discussing about marketing forces the main aspect that comes to my mind is how marketing influences the market and people’s buying decisions. Marketing can impulse consumers’ buying decisions and when this happens the prices of the chosen product can suffer changes, determining the entire market in which the product activates to change the prices, as a competitive measure. In this moment, consumers can choose to go further with the product of their choice, even if the price increased, or they can search for other products to satisfy them, at smaller prices. For this alternative they have three options: ...

- Determine how each corporate culture differs from the other. Coca Cola stands for tradition, maintaining the communication line with its customers on this idea – the old American happy family, gathered around a table which always has a bottle of Coca Cola on it, to be served with the food. Pepsi represents “the choice of a new generation”, being modern, illustrating kids having fun with their peers, enjoying who they are, expressing their liberty through dancing in the streets. Pepsi gained a lot of popularity when it brought Michael Jackson to be the image and the voice of this brand. People immediately ...

Introduction

Michael Jackson is one of the world’s most famous singers and artist. Starting off as an ordinary American recording artist, he had a couple of breaks. He was later on discovered as the world’s King of Pop because of the genre of songs he usually composed in his music albums. His fans often refer Michael Jackson as MJ. Jackson did not become famous just because he has a relatively good or unique singing voice. His unique and usually hard-to-copy dance moves were actually equally contributory to his success as an entertainer, a recording artist, and even a businessperson. This man certainly ...

Who was James Brown? He was known my several monikers that paid tribute to his talent and contributions to the world of American music. Many have heard the term “God Father of Soul” or “the hardest working man in show business.” Of course, no one is sure as to whether “hardest working” is a description for amount of times spent in practice and musical development or how passionately he danced. James Brown was an American singer. James was the originator and chief pioneer of the style of music known as funk. Thus, he deserves credit for its complicated grooves ...

Introduction

Michael Jackson is one of the world’s most famous singer and artist. Starting off as an ordinary American recording artist, he had a couple of breaks. He was later on discovered as the world’s King of Pop because of the types of songs he usually includes in his music albums. Michael Jackson is often referred to by his fans MJ. Jackson did not become famous just because he has a relatively good or unique singing voice. His unique and usually hard-to-copy dance moves were actually equally contributory to his success as an entertainer, a recording artist, and even a businessman. ...

Media plays an important part in our lives on a daily basis, and we see and hear about it in the form of Mass Media, Participatory Media or News Media. Media has always brought people closer to each other, and it has also brought in a revolution among people when the most sensitive issues are covered by the news channels, newspapers or internet media. As reasoned by (Starobin 16) in the National Journal on Media, the article “In New Media Image is Still Everything” attention-grabbing and informative as it portrays the advantages and disadvantages of the CNN effect, shows the impact ...

Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is well known for its protest activities and the extreme position against homosexuality. Some of these activities include American flag desecration and picketing American servicemen’s funerals. Most individuals regard the church as a hate group. Due to this, the church is closely monitored by the Southern Poverty Law Centre and the Anti-Defamation League. Highlighted herein are the reasons why the church should not be allowed to continue with its disruptions and protests, especially disruption of assemblies like military funerals. The church may have its constitutional right to free speech, but I believe it should not ...

Introduction

The medical field of plastic surgery is growing in popularity among people. Statistics have shown that the rate of awareness and plastic surgeries that have conducted has actually doubled in size and number. It has been found that within 1996 and 2000, the number of cosmetics surgeries that have been conduction has doubled from about one million to three million in the United States (Loftus, Jean) while between the year 2000 and 2008, the rate as actually double again making the procedure one of the fastest medical procedures in the U.S (Loftus, Jean). The rate is being speculated to ...

For this assignment I have decided to focus on one of the best-selling recording artists nowadays Beyoncé and the hit single from her third solo studio album “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”. This song received platinum status 4 times only in the United States (RIAA1) which proves her popularity and commercial success. It was also atop of many charts worldwide for a long time. Even at this time, 3 years after the song was released, it still keeps its popularity and continues to be one of the main empowering theme songs for women all over the world. Beyoncé ...

Introduction

The media is quite a powerful entity which in the recent times has been viewed with skepticism and also suspicion depending on the context. The media has a right to provide information even on individuals but questions have been raised on how far they can go when it comes to invasion of privacy. On the other hand, in some nations such as Egypt, the media has provided a much needed tool for expression with insights from different parts of the world. This is important given the years of a repressive that the Egyptian people have had to endure. In the recent uprising against ...

Introduction

The late nineteenth century and the beginning twentieth century were marked by the great expansions and development in the society. The same was also evident in music which is part of an art that was in a revolution stage resulting to various movements. This paper will analyse two twentieth century movements which are pop and punk music. Works done by artists in the different genres will also be analysed to bring out the difference.

Pop Music

According to Hubbard, pop music is a music genre that is associated with rock and roll music and intended to appeal to the youth market (3). In ...