Essays on Beyonce

Beyonce Giselle Knowles was born in Houston, Texas on September 4, 1981. Performance was important to her and she began performing in front of audiences at a very young age. Her parents supported her early entrance into the world of the performing arts, and her mother became her manager and stylist. (“Biography,” 2016) This support from her family was in large part the reason for her early success in the business. Beyonce had a large network of support that she could draw from when conflict arose and her times became more difficult than expected. When she was 16, Beyonce ...

Cultural appropriation has been subject to debate in the American music industry for several years. While it remains debatable as to whether there is a need for serious actions to be taken to provide justice to the members of the original cultures when it is evident there is an incident of misappropriation, how such cultural appropriation occurs still elicits debate. It is critical to understand that certain actions of the singers can be considered culturally offensive while others can be accommodated despite the cultural debate it brings. It is thus important that artists show appreciation to another culture by ...

Shakira

Sometimes we stop in front of difficulties and obstacles. Sometimes it seems that all things are lost and everything is against us. At this moment there comes a tipping moment when you need to gather your strength and go forward for your dream. Look around you! We will never see a society in which everybody is happy and satisfied. It is, in fact, a mythical representation, especially under the blows of fate. We can improve out lives every day and every moment. We shoud not give up, if we want to succeed. Let us see what the failures were ...

First analysis features music video “Formation” presented by Beyonce. Firstly, it should be stated that as the art is the subtle tool for demonstrating some of the key problems, it is not always necessary that the ideas are expressed very straight forward. Nor it should be expected from such videos to state the position openly and clearly. However, the mix of the images and statements made by Beyonce in the above mentioned video seems to be very unequivocal. The video starts off with Beyonce laying on the police car which is drowning in the water, implying that the whole ...

Social norms are rules of human behavior which point out what should or could be human actions according to certain groups of people, institutions or states. It is an example, in accordance with which people realize their behavior. Opposed to individual rules they are general rules of conduct as. The general character of the social norm is expressed in the fact that its requirements do not refer to a specific person, but to many people. Everyone who will be in the scope of social norms must follow it. (Rommetveit, 1955) The public place which I chose to observe was ...

The geographical differences have been neutralized by the advent of technology and scientific discoveries, thus letting people from one culture explore the cultural milieu of a totally different corner of the world. Thus, one might come to understand that the intertwined relationships between the nations and the predominance of globalization have opened avenues for cultural exchange among communities and ethnicities of the world. Now, one can take into account the recent music video released by the famous band, Coldplay, titled “Hymn for the Weekend.” The West has this tendency to have an ethnocentric approach while gauging the Indian culture ...

Introduction

Biographical research projects in music conduct research within the works of musicians who are professionally qualified. Such biographical projects are commonly conducted in the present society that is ever changing and researches are often based on strands of social developments. High interest of reading biographical projects assists students and other researchers to create questions that can be answered about people Dunifon (2015). By gaining interests in people, researchers and students get to a position of reading several bibliographies and sharing what is learned. Most of the presentations are done orally and made in the public so that the entire group ...

Arguably, globalization has brought way many revolutions, this include the way we dress, the way we talk and even how we perceive gender roles (Muller, 2014). With a particular focus on gender roles, this paper will present a perspective on gender roles within the context of globalization, essentially it will establish how the perception of gender roles has since changed ensuing the revolutions brought about by globalization. Globalization being the world integration consequent to exchange of ideas across the globe (Muller, 2014), incorporating ideas from other regions regarding gender roles have since changed my perception on the same, different from ...

Future success of rock and roll

The four artists I believe will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in about 25 years are Beyonce, Chris Brown, Katy Perry, and Taylor swift. This may be supported by their contribution, endurance (remaining relevant), popularity, and success in the music industry. Beyonce has achieved tremendous success in her solo music career since 2002 when she released the album Dangerously in Love (Lamb n.p.). The album reached the number one spot in both the U.S. and the U.K. The album has since sold more than 4 million and 8 million copies in the U.S. ...

The canon of classical and contemporary music

Since the dawn of time, music has been one of the most important cultural inventions of humanity. The use of music to convey knowledge and share information is so profound that almost all existing societies today have its own musical heritage. Music has always taken a vital place in the development of human culture. In fact, instrumental music and songs are regarded as one of the highest form of art by any culture at any point in time. From the tribal traditions passed on from generation to generation through songs, to the highly commercialized music industry of today, music is ...

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High Art vs. Low Art – Beyonce and Ruth Etting With technology advancements, technology becomes affordable, accessible and easy to integrate with traditional art practices. In recent years, more and more artists and designers work with programmers and technicians toincorporate some kind of technology, such as electronic textiles, LEDs, and computer generated art into their art works. We see fabulous gowns with blinking LEDs, three-dimensional light projections on iconic buildings, and interactive and tangible screens that change patterns or movements with the performer. Interactive design becomes inevitable and everywhere. In this term paper, I will focus on stage designs ...

Question one

Beyonce Pepsi advertisement This advertisement involves the use of Beyonce as the main embodiment in relation to the soft drinks of Pepsi. The goal is to foster celebrity advertisement in order to market the products of this company because she is an established name in the market. This advertisement involves the use of Beyonce presentations in the launch of the Pepsi soft drinks that covers a great market in US. The songs and videos of Beyonce are used in the launch of the Pepsi soft drinks as well as preparing concerts for Beyonce while Pepsi taking a greater portion of ...

This paper compares and contrasts the lyrics and video of the song, telephone, by Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce. Lady Gaga sings the lyrics through a concise interval and consequently sings the chorus throughout the remaining part of the song. The song begins unassumingly, with Lady Gaga sings in a somber voice over a melody produced by a harp and then immediately changes to a pounding beat. Fundamentally, Lady Gaga is situated in an entertainment spot and her boyfriend calling. Nonetheless, she cannot answer the phone because she is dancing to her much loved song and is drinking. The song is made up of an ...

TEXTILE DESIGN

The Mysterious Cycle: Fashion Repeats Itself The fashion cycle has been happening since people started wearing clothes. A basic fashion continues eto repeat thougou history. Trends and fashions seem unique to customers who buy and wear the fashion during a particular decade. In clothing skirt lengths change over the years. The hem of a dress or skirt cycles from shorter to longer over decades. This essay discusses the theory of fashion cycles and some examples in fashion and fabric. Fabrics of many varieties and compostions are used for fashion and interior design. There are new styles that are affecting fashion, ...

Introduction

In any given community, certain individuals possess outstanding traits. Such traits are portrayed through their ways of doing things as well as their careers. Depending on their location, culture as well as the technological development such people are given more attention in the community. The attention that they are awarded by the community prompts them to develop certain traits to enable them to uphold their high status in the community. In some instances, they are given special responsibilities that are geared towards the promotion of certain aspects of the culture e.g. their virtues. Additionally, due to their ability to ...