Michael Jackson Rhetorical Analysis

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As soon as people hear Michael Jackson’s voice sing “This is It”, they will never forget it. Michael Jackson was the self-proclaimed King of Pop and always gave out inspirational messages in his lyrics. Many of Michael Jackson's lyrics have positive messages, and through his music he was able to touch, move and inspire people worldwide. Michael Jackson influenced generations through his music and was able to reach a wide audience—both young and old. In the song “Black or White,” Michael Jackson’s lyrics talk about equality for everyone, and it did not matter if they were black or white. Other songs remind his audience about the importance of nature and talk about preserving the forest and being kind to nature. Not only that, the song “Man …show more content…

As the youngest brother in the group, Michael Jackson taking center stage as the lead singer was a remarkable feat because he gained his world-wide popularity from his strong voice and lyrics as a young kid. Not to mention, at such an early age, he had already started invoking powerful messages to his audience. One of his hit songs was “ABC” influencing young kids to go to school. As the message in his song points out, school is as easy “as ABC and 123” which is positively telling fans and listeners that school is the place to go. On the other hand, he made school relatable to his audience: he related love and school together and associated them to be easy ideas that people can understand. Thus, even as a young star in the making, Michael Jackson had already connected to people by embedding such influential lyrics to dance music and catchy …show more content…

He was truly one of the best dancers that had ever lived and was a talented performer. He was also known for his famous moonwalk dance. In fact, he popularized it. From the laser-sharp spins, snaps and pivots, to the mesmerizing group choreography spotlighted in his videos and to his legendary moonwalk dance; his rhythmic moves launched Jackson’s career further and made him more popular. Michael Jackson did the moonwalk while he performed “Billie Jean” on Motown 25, Yesterday, Today, Forever on March 25, 1983. This widely popular dance move made Jackson move backward while smoothly appearing to move forward on the dance floor. When his performance of the move was broadcasted on May 16, 1983; people had recognized the moonwalk as his signature move. His fans saw how skilled he was when it came to dancing as well as singing; he even changed the dance style for his generation during the 80’s. He changed the world with his dancing because no one moved like Michael Jackson— but everyone wanted

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