Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanott, famously known as her stage name, Lady Gaga, is a present day, modern pop artist. She dabbles in other music genres such as jazz, folk, country, dance, rock, and electronic music, but still remains as a pop legend. Her known influences ranged from Queen and Elton John to Andy Warhol and Rainer Maria Rilke. Gaga was born on March 28, 1986, in Yonkers, New York, to Italian-American parents, Cynthia and Joseph Germanotta. Joseph, an Internet entrepreneur, and Cynthia, a Verizon executive, raised Gaga in Upper West Side Manhattan where she learned to play piano at the age of four. Her parents encouraged her music talent and she became skilled in classical piano and took a full day of acting classes every Saturday …show more content…
As a whole, she’s a singer who would often have a band behind her. The instrumentation of the band can change depending on the song, but typically will consist of a drum set, several guitars, a piano, background dancers and background singers. On many occasions, however, her band would just consist of her and her piano, such as the song “Marry the Night,” where she often plays it with her voice and her own accompaniment. Lady Gaga is a lyricist where all her songs have vocals and music backing and she tends to make her music fit her lyrics. In the song, “LoveGame,” for example, the lyrics are very provocative and sexual, and the music has a very upbeat, rhythmic vibe to match. With lyrics such as, “do you want love, or you want fame, are you in the game,” she uses equivalent fast tempos, hard beats, and loud dynamics to express the party song. In another song, “Million Reasons,” she uses a more relaxed tone to let the listeners focus more on the lyrics. With only a piano in the background and the dynamics being played softly, her feelings show more through the song to convey her emotions. The complimentary words, “I’ve got a hundred million reasons to walk away,” allow the sadness and emotions that she wants the listeners to hear shine in the song. An interesting take on Gaga’s style, not just musically, but physically, is that she’ll always dress as the music she’s making. In her era of wild and provocative music with electronic instrumentation and fast beats and tempos, she could be seen wearing a meat dress and horned facial prosthetics, singing with auto-tune about themes of sex, as in “Bad Romance.” In her more recent style, however, she has a more simplistic style, in which, she wears a t-shirt and jeans and her music reflects that. Her music has very little alteration with her voice and shows her singing as she does;
The three authors Melissa Click, Hyunji Lee and Holly Holladay use of credibility or ethos in the text is well known. They conducted research within Lady Gaga’s fanbase or her Little Monsters and asked them questions regarding the movement they are a part of. Their interviews and discussions show ethos as they discuss how the little monsters believe that Lady Gaga respects them as human beings and wants them to send a message to other people regarding acceptance. We get a viewpoint of how they love her persona because she does not try to fit in with others, but makes a name for herself. The authors also use a sense of pathos as information or what is referred to as emotional text. The emotional text comes from discussing how successful Lady
Give light and people will find the way, Said Ella Baker. She was a woman, who even in the darkest hour, gave light to people everywhere. Being a Civil Rights activist in the 1930’s, she was one of the leading figures in the Civil Rights Movement. She dedicated her life to fighting for freedom and equality, and she deserves to be recognized worldwide.
Diana Ross was born in 1944. Emerging from the housing projects in Detroit to become an international superstar, she gained prominence first as a member of the supremes, then as a solo artist. The mention of her name evokes the indelible image of the broadly smiling diva, the long hair, sequined gowns, etc.
In Giotto’s Madonna and Child Enthroned I see an older renaissance painting of a woman and her child. The child is sitting on the lap of his mother who is sitting on a large burgundy throne in the middle of the painting. The woman is dressed in a navy cloak while her child is clothed in a pink robe. Above the child’s head there is a yellow circle. This circle is a renaissance symbol for religious leadership or importance. Surrounding this throne are a gathering of angels. There are exactly seven angels on each side worshiping this mother and child. The background consists of a yellow brick pattern.
Actors leave behind their movies when they die. Singers leave behind their songs. Politicians hopefully leave behind their lasting policies. Although some people do extraordinary things in their lifetime and yet when they die, no one remembers them or the things they accomplished. Audrey Hepburn was a famous movie star in the 50’s and 60’s and left numerous classic movies behind in her legacy but that is not all she left behind. Audrey Hepburn will never be forgotten because of the legacy she has left with her acting career, humanitarian work, and the profound effect she continues to leave in her afterlife.
I have selected Britney Spears as my subject for the reason that I realize that she has been through so much in her life and has a tendency to convey her emotions radically and live life on the edge most of the times. Moreover, I find it simply fascinating to scrutinize Britney Spears’ personality by means of the Psychoanalysis so as to offer deeper comprehension in investigating her personality. Even though this process of personality analysis is hardly ever employed today due to a deficiency of empirical verification and a disappointment to deal with any adulthood impact on personality, the approach’s stress on childhood development is a long way from without foundation. It permits for a fascinating and vibrant examination of personality as it imparts a comprehensive description of why Britney’s id conquers her ego and superego in a majority of her decisions, as well as reciting her fixations within the oral stage of the psychosexual development. By exploring her defense mechanisms, from a spectator’s view it is apparent that she stays clear of anxiety-provoking stimuli by means of warping reality to her own terms. Taken as a whole, this assessment of Britney Spears’s personality does an excellent work via the psychoanalytic perspective as means to reveal/display a lucid conception of her outlook on the world and the connections with her relationships as to why she is this way at the moment.
Mariah Carey was born March 27, 1970 in Huntington, Long Island, New York. Her parents are Alfred Roy Carey and Patricia Carey who was a voice coach and opera singer. Mariah Carey shocked her family when she inherited her mother's vocals so she began singing lessons at age four. Today she is one of the most known artist but is also a film actress, music producer, songwriter, and she has won many awards. The day after she graduated high school she moved to New York City to pursue her music career. She started her career as a backing vocalist for Brenda K. Starr who gave columbia records Mariah’s demo tape at a party thrown by CBS records. The goal was to give the demo to a man named Jimmy Greenberg but it ended up in the hands of the president of Columbia records, after that her career took off.
Robyn Rihanna Fenty, known as Rihanna, was born on February 20,1988. She was born in St. Michael Parish on the Caribbean island of Barbados. Her mothers name is Monica Fenty, who is an accountant, and she is a mother of three, Rihanna being the oldest. Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, a warehouse supervisor, is the father of Monica’s three children....
On August 16, 1958 Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone was born in the world. Madonna is the third of six children as well as the middle child. She was somewhat “the sissy of the family” and she would often use her feminine wittiness to get her way (A&E Biography 2011). Madonna was raised in a devoted Catholic family and attended the Sacred Heart School through her academic years. Her talent for dancing enabled her to graduate high school a semester early and then attend the University of Michigan on a full dance scholarship. Madonna soon dropped out of college and moved to New York to further her dance career. In order to pay for rent, Madonna worked a string of odd jobs that include modeling nude, working at the Russian Tea Room, and performing at the American Dance Center. While working at these jobs, Madonna also began to pursue her music career by forming several bands and then deciding to go solo once she met Camille Barbone of ...
Madonna is a controversial legend whose attitudes and opinions on sexuality have forced the public to take notice and change the image of females in society. Madonna believed women’s sexuality was a natural aspect of life; therefore, she dared to challenge the rules and definitions of femininity and sought to expand the meaning of it. In a male dominated world, she wanted to focus on the importance of women and let them have a voice of their own. Madonna shattered all the myths on traditional beauty standards and made her statement on sexuality and feminism, which changed how society viewed the standards of beauty. She impacted female power by encouraging sex- positivity into her music and her style. It is mainly because of Madonna that ordinary women, and women in modern entertainment have more choices and freedom which continues to influence further generations.
Throughout all of this, the young pop idol kept her career at top priority and continues to rise as we speak. Moreover, she’s a pain hider. She hid sorrow from the whole world all her life, built over it and stood headstrong every single time. “When the whole world turns left, it’s when I’m going right.
In today’s society music influences people in many ways both for the better and for the worst. Music plays such a big role in modern society due to its easy accessibility like the radio. There are many artist in the world some that influence people for the better, muses, and others that influence others for the worst ,Monsters. Jon Lajoie is an example of a monster, he displays this in his song “Show me your genitals” when he degrades women to a lower standard, and talks about them like the are property On the other hand, Katy Perry represents a muse when she influences people for the better when she talks about being the best that you can be, never giving up, and that everything happens for a reason in her song “Firework”.
Even though Amy was a drug addict and alcohol abuser, She still managed to release platinum-selling albums. Originating from the little known town of Southgate in north London, her inspiring music helped rise the popularity for female musicians in the industry.
Audrey Hepburn is one of the most iconic actresses ever to cross the screen. Well known for her acting career, Audrey’s life was lived for the good of others. There are many events in her life that made her to be so devout in her charity work. Audrey’s several hit movies and awards make her a great role model to aspiring actors, but her difficult experiences with World War II and her charity work make her an inspiration to all.
A Night at the Gala: 2010 Gala Performance A Night at the Gala code name “Operation Dragon Fly” was a tribute to Linda Garner Miller, (Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Student Advancement) and her thirty years of dedication to George Mason University Dance Company. The 2010 Gala Concert was composed of three main pieces one of recent choreographed in 2009; Opus 100 by Christopher D’Amboise. Other featured pieces included Strict Love by Doug Varone (1994) and Grand Duo by Jaqulyn Buglisi (2006). The combination of contemporary and modern pieces generated a memorable night.