“Never give up.” That's what John Cena says. This is not just words he uses, but words he chooses to live his life by. People can say something as much as they want, but living by them is a completely different thing. John Cena is an inspiration for many reasons. A few reasons that make him so admirable are that he fought and struggled to make it to where he is now even if people didn't always believe in him, he works with Make-A-Wish Foundation and has granted the most wishes as well as partnered with Susan G. Komen, and he's had to fight back from so many injuries to keep doing what he loves to do. Life doesn’t come without its difficulties and this is something John Cena knows very well. John Cena has always been a fighter, right from the
start. Born John Felix Anthony Cena on April 23, 1977 in West Newbury, Massachusetts, John's umbilical cord wrapped around his throat three times, which caused doctors to be concerned that he might suffer brain damage from lack of oxygen. Although, years later, his father, John Sr., would report that John cried hard, which is a good sign of health for babies. Born to John Cena Sr. and Carol Cena, John is the second oldest of five boys; Dan, John, Matt, Steve and Sean. His father loved watching wrestling which was the only reason his parents got cable TV in their home. John and his four brothers all loved to roughhouse and wrestle with one another. They'd wrestle on the front lawn and in the basement. John wasn't always as muscular as he is now. In fact, he was quite small, often referring to himself as a "string bean" since he was tall and skinny. He was often teased and bullied by other kids because he was so tiny and John became fed up with the teasing. When he was 13, he asked his parents for a set of weights. This began his love for activities, such as weightlifting and continued his love for wrestling. John had never really "fit in." From an early age, John did not conform. He realized that being true to yourself was the key to being able to achieve your dreams. In his small town, others would listen to rock while he listened to hip-hop, making him an outcast. But, he never let it deter him. He's always been someone who perseveres. His first career choice was not wrestling, it was football. He hadn't always gotten support, especially from his dad. After finishing high school, Cena went on to Springfield College to study exercise physiology. While in Springfield College, Cena managed to become a Division III All-American offensive lineman as well as team captain. In 2000, the new graduate left state, against his father’s wishes, seeking a new profession in bodybuilding in California. Cena only had $500 in his pocket to make the trip. After he reached California, Cena got a job at a Gold's Gym in Venice Beach, folding and cleaning towels to make ends meet. Since he couldn't afford to buy or rent an apartment, he lived in his car, a 1991 Lincoln Continental. Though, his life altering moment occurred in early 2000. Cena engaged in a casual conversation with a wrestler at the gym who encouraged Cena to begin taking classes at Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW), which is a former developmental company for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 is a documentary film, directed by Goran Hugo Olsson with footage compiled by multiple Swedish filmmakers and journalists. The film provides an alternate and compelling view of America during the Black Power Movement—from 1967-1975. All the footage is from 1967-1975 and features iconic black figures, such as Stokely Carmichael, Angela Davis, Huey P. Newton, Eldridge Cleaver and other activists, artists, and leaders pivotal to the movement. Commentary is provided by black figures from the past and present. The film documents a plethora of issues associated with the Black Power Movement including the anti-Vietnam war efforts, the Black Panther Party, and the War or Drugs—and features the aforementioned black
“Fire away. Take your best shot, show me what you got. Honey I’m not afraid (Chris, Lines 4-5)…” Strength, love, heartache, all words that many people can identify with, but what about mental illness, depression, and suicide. These words are those that humans avoid, pretend they are not there, but in reality those three words effect many more people that was ever thought possible. Over 18.2% of United States citizens suffer from a mental illness (Depression), 6.7% of United States citizens suffer from depression (Depression), and each year in the United States there are on average 42,773 deaths by suicide (American). Now, many people can relate to the words love and heartbreak, but many more can identify with the three words that the world
him to keep trying his hardest and to not let anything or anyone get in his way.
“You Was Right” by Lil Uzi Vert is fairly easy to understand lyrically. The essence of the song deals with unfaithfulness in a relationship as well as the aftermath. Lil Uzi Vert spends a large portion of the song admitting his mistakes to his presumed girlfriend in hopes of making things right between them. The song starts off with the hook, which rests upon the premise of how Lil Uzi Vert should have stayed loyal rather than taking another girl home with him. For example, he says, “You was right, I was wrong” (6) in an attempt to console his girlfriend and apologize. Following the hook, the first verse centers on Lil Uzi Vert’s riches due to his success as a rapper. He ties that in to his relationship by expressing how he wants to share his wealth with his girlfriend. At this stage in the song, Lil Uzi Vert is attempting to win his girlfriend back with his money and general success as a rapper. The hook then repeats itself to indicate that the argument between Lil Uzi Vert and his girlfriend is still continuing. The second verse signifies an escalation in their conflict, as he says, “You just locked the door, so I gotta text you” (42). His girlfriend is refusing to even listen
The song “Change” by J. Cole, is about his close friend, James McMillian’s who was murdered at 22 years old and learning about it when it was reported on the local news station. Throughout the song he raps about his emotional experience dealing with his friends death. In the beginning of the song he states “My intuition is telling me there’ll be better days” is him saying that he is hopeful that his grief subsides and it will eventually get easier as the days go on. Towards the end of the song he raps “I made it home, I woke up and turned on the morning news overcame with a feeling I can’t explain cause that was my brother James that was slain, he was 22.” This verse was him explaining how he heard the news that his friend was murdered.
In Lupe Fiasco 's song "Words I Never Said," he collaborates with Skylar Grey to bring awareness to hard topics that no one wants to converse about, by expressing his own emotions, supplying factual evidence, and challenging the credibility to back up his statements. Throughout the song, Fiasco gives his opinion on subjects he finds important, like conspiracy theories, terrorism, and drugs. After rapping about all these issues and more, Fiasco explains, why it is important to stand up and talk about the unfair and unjust problems in the world, instead of being afraid of what people think. Fiasco 's purpose of the song is successful because he exemplifies the feelings that the audience can relate to and uses metaphors, alliteration, and facts to explain his reasoning. He succeeds in persuading his audience, by bringing up his own judgments on real life events, supporting those judgments with
"In The Air Tonight" is a strophic composition produced by Phil Collins. The aria consists of an electronic drum set an electric guitar and a prophet to add an additional fullness to the song. The exposition of the monody is at an adagio tempo. The electronic drum kit repeats a drum pattern with 12 drum hits in each loop, while accenting on every third beat {eg.1-2-1-2-1-2-1-22-1-2 | 11-2-1-2-1-2-1-22-1-2}. In the middle of the first loop the electric guitar roars a triple stopping that drags on for fifteen seconds, and is quickly followed by the sound of a nymph sounding guitar riff in the background accompanied by the prophet. The prophet presents the main melody of the song. A series of warm instruments accompany the drum pattern followed by the sound of Phil Collins's tenor voice reverbed a tad to add an eerieness to the song. He first announces in a slightly whispered, muffled voice:
Rap music has given me personally something to look up to. Not a role model but hope of continuing my dreams because rappers successfully made it. “For what’s money without happiness, or hard times without the people you love” is from a song called “Love Yourz” by J. Cole. He clearly understands how there is “beauty in the struggle and ugliness in the success” because he’s lived that life. Other songs such as “2Face” or “The Autograph” were instantly relatable to me because he has been through several struggles from the beginning of his childhood. Cole’s father left when he was six leaving his mother and younger brother alone. Cole became “the man of the house” but becoming a rapper is not as easy as it seems. Cole’s messages in these two songs are relative because I too, have had several issues with my mother and father creating a sense of lonesome. Hearing music like Coles helped me overcome my
John has always succeeded in every mission no matter what the cost. He has only lost a fellow Spartan in battle under his command when it is the last resort to further increase his team's chance of success, but every time a fellow Spartan has been lost it was because the Spartan volunteered to risk or give his life for the mission at hand. This shows that his teammates have the same view on a mission as he does.
If what does not kill us makes us stronger, then Hope Solo is made of steel. In Hope Solo’s novel Hope Solo: A Memoir of Hope, she is not afraid to speak the truth no matter what people may think of her. Hope learned during her younger years to be open to different ideas and not get discouraged by life’s challenges. She has faced countless obstacles in both her personal life and professional career. Although her persona is very intimidating, Hope is a daddy’s girl, honest, and straight-forward. Throughout her career, many people have mistaken her candid remarks as hateful comments, and she has been labeled as being difficult and bombastic. Even though her critics argue that she is outspoken and lacks maturity as a sportsman, Hope Solo shows in her biography Hope Solo: A Memoir of Hope that she is an inspirational female athlete because she has risen above extreme adversity and continuously challenges herself to be the best.
What inspired me the most from Mawi’s experience was if you work hard and don’t give up good thing’s will come and happen to you. You will always lose 81-10 if you don't push your turbo button. You won't get anywhere if you don't push that button you will always lose and never win. To just give up isn't the way to go you will have hard times in your life you just have to fight through it and push yourself.
When I was 12 years old I started wrestling, I had been told of others in my family throughout years that wrestled and that is why I chose to wrestle. So far it has taught me courage and grace. At some point, everyone will lose at least once because there is always someone practicing and training as hard as you somewhere else. This is important because it makes me want to work harder to become the best. Wrestling is a place for a kid like me to prove himself to those who doubt. It is a place for a kid like me to show everyone what I am made of and that is how my cultural identity is shown.
Rhodes: Well, I think it's pretty simple, if you're fortunate enough to make it into the fold and call yourself a pro wrestler, the mainstream, typically somebody that covers sports and entertainment on the high levels, Hollywood, big screen, little screen, wrestling's always always been looked down upon a little bit and not by everybody, I don't want to grind an axe, but almost every time there's a wrestler in a television show or wrestler in a movie it's always like, "Oh, [scoffs]," and then usually by the end of it, it's like, "Wow, they knew what they were doing." So I think that's why when you speak to some of these young talent or old talents they are very approachable, because they want they want to build that bridge to the mainstream. They want to be part of it, they're on TV just like these other shows, they want to be treated as such. You treat others how you'd like to be treated yourself, I
The song that I choose to do this assignment on is Fight the Power by Public Enemy. Fight the Power was written in 1989 and quickly became a street anthem for millions of youths. It reflects with issues dealing with both the Civil Rights Movement and to remind everyone that they too have Constitutional Rights. This particular song is about empowerment but also fighting the abuse of power that is given to the law enforcement agencies. It gave citizens of the U.S a more modern outlook on the many struggles that not only the African American community is up against but the other minority groups as well. The song’s message was eventually supposed to bring people together and make the world a better place, even though some teens saw it as a way
"You appreciate what you work for," he used to say. He taught that lesson well. He never let me win any game; he taught me to win by learning to lose.