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"Man In The Mirror"

I'm Gonna Make A Change, For Once In My Life It's Gonna Feel Real Good, Gonna Make A Difference Gonna Make It Right . . .

As I, Turn Up The Collar On My Favourite Winter Coat This Wind Is Blowin' My Mind I See The Kids In The Street, With Not Enough To Eat Who Am I, To Be Blind? Pretending Not To See Their Needs A Summer's Disregard, A Broken Bottle Top And A One Man's Soul They Follow Each Other On The Wind Ya' Know 'Cause They Got Nowhere To Go That's Why I Want You To Know

I'm Starting With The Man In The Mirror I'm Asking Him To Change His Ways And No Message Could Have Been Any Clearer If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place (If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place) Take A Look At Yourself, And Then Make A Change (Take A Look At Yourself, And Then Make A Change) (Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na, Na Nah)

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I've Been A Victim Of A Selfish Kind Of Love It's Time That I Realize That There Are Some With No Home, Not A Nickel To Loan Could It Be Really Me, Pretending That They're Not Alone?

A Widow Deeply Scarred, Somebody's Broken Heart And A Washed-Out Dream (Washed-Out Dream) They Follow The Pattern Of The Wind, Ya' See Cause They Got No Place To Be That's Why I'm Starting With Me (Starting With Me!)

I'm Starting With The Man In The Mirror (Ooh!) I'm Asking Him To Change His Ways (Ooh!) And No Message Could Have Been Any Clearer If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place (If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place) Take A Look At Yourself And Then Make A Change (Take A Look At Yourself And Then Make A Change)

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(Change His Ways-Ooh!) And No Message Could've Been Any Clearer If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place (If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place) Take A Look At Yourself And Then Make That . . . (Take A Look At Yourself And Then Make That . . .) Change!

I'm Starting With The Man In The Mirror, (Man In The Mirror-Oh Yeah!) I'm Asking Him To Change His Ways (Better Change!) No Message Could Have Been Any Clearer (If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place) (Take A Look At Yourself And Then Make The Change) (You Gotta Get It Right, While You Got The Time) ('Cause When You Close Your Heart) You Can't Close Your . . .Your Mind! (Then You Close Your . . . Mind!) That Man, That Man, That Man, That Man With That Man In The Mirror (Man In The Mirror, Oh Yeah!) That Man, That Man, That Man I'm Asking Him To Change His Ways (Better Change!) You Know . . .That Man 4 David Dawidowicz Student ID: 21993147 Exam #: 50046800 2119 Barley Drive Quakertown, PA 18951 [email protected]

No Message Could Have Been Any Clearer If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place (If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place) Take A Look At Yourself And Then Make A Change (Take A Look At Yourself And Then Make A Change) Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na, Na Nah (Oh Yeah!) Gonna Feel Real Good Now! Yeah Yeah! Yeah Yeah! Yeah Yeah! Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Na Na, Na Nah (Ooooh . . .) Oh No, No No . . . I'm Gonna Make A Change It's Gonna Feel Real Good! Come On! (Change . . .) Just Lift Yourself You Know You've Got To Stop It. Yourself! (Yeah!-Make That Change!) I've Got To Make That Change, Today! Hoo! (Man In The Mirror) You Got To You Got To Not Let Yourself . . . Brother . . . Hoo! (Yeah!-Make That Change!) You Know-I've Got To Get That Man, That Man . . . (Man In The Mirror) You've Got To 5 David Dawidowicz Student ID: 21993147 Exam #: 50046800 2119 Barley Drive Quakertown, PA 18951 [email protected]

You've Got To Move! Come On! Come On! You Got To . . . Stand Up! Stand Up! Stand Up! (Yeah-Make That Change) Stand Up And Lift Yourself, Now! (Man In The Mirror) Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Aaow! (Yeah-Make That Change) Gonna Make That Change . . . Come On! (Man In The Mirror) You Know It! You Know It! You Know It! You Know . . . (Change . . .) Make That Change.

Garrett, Siedah. "Man In The Mirror." Bad. CD. Epic Records.1987. AZLyrics. Retrieved February 20, 2015 from www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/michaeljackson/maininthemirror.html Comment [WU1]: Great job including the lyrics and citation.

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I. INTRODUCTION - The song "Man In the Mirror" is a gritty and revealing

account of human nature verses human suffering and the ability within all

humans to help stop this tragedy. This essay analyzes the impact and influence Comment [WU2]: This is not a proper thesis. The thesis must state the song title, a song has in a contemporary context based on its literary devices and cultural singer/songwriter and the focus on the song’s cultural impact through figurative language: “Man in the Mirror” by Michael Jackson references. reaches to the heart of many people through its theme, imagery, and symbolism. Do you II. BODY – The popularity, importance and personal connection with “Man In the see the difference between this attempted thesis and yours? Mirror”. Formatted: Font: Bold Comment [WU3]: You only have one main A. “Man In the Mirror” Popularity. topic?

1. Michael Jackson was a "symbol" of the American Dream but instead

of talking about prosperity he focused on hunger, poverty, and the pain

of the forgotten. His notoriety helped him influence millions of people

to look beyond themselves to help the hurting.

2. Garrett like Michael had the ear of the public and opened them to the

truth about hurting people by creating "Man In The Mirror". The song

symbolized the willful ignorance of the prosperous in the face of

poverty stricken.

B. “Man In the Mirror” Importance.

1. The man in the mirror is symbolic of both self and humanity. The

change begins with a single person and when that person helps to

change a life than humanity itself slowing changes. Those in poverty

both worldwide and national were the focus in the 1980s thanks to

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C. “Man In the Mirror” Personal Connection.

1. The phrase "a victim of a selfish kind of love" is ironic because the

well off and the self-absorbed do not see themselves as victims but as

victors in the game of life. They enjoy themselves while Michael is

pointing out that they are victims and need to realize the devastating

poverty that others endure.

2. Social-psychological influences for change.

III. CONCLUSION

A. Analytical summary. Comment [WU4]: The conclusion is not a summary. B. The basest of human nature can be changed by the simple words of a song

such as “Man In the Mirror” to make someone else’s life better.

C. The human spirit is powerful and can be awakened to goodness through

the simple words of a profound song which helps compassion grow.

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Annotated Bibliography

Chen, Shaohua and Ravallion, Martin. "How Have the World's Poorest Fared since the early 1980s?" World Bank Research Observer 19.2 (2004): 141-170. Web. 20 Feb. 2015.

This article makes a comparison of world poverty from the 1980s with poverty today. Some of the locations mentioned in the article are China and Africa. The article helps give an illustration of how much or how little the poverty situation worldwide has changed and the factors that instigated those changes.

Dreier, Peter. Reagan's Legacy: Homelessness in America. National Housing Institute. June 2004. Web. 20 February 2015. In the time of Ronald Reagan America was changing. Federal spending was high and he was given the task of reducing it. Another task he tackled dealt with the homeless. The article looks at HUD under Reagan’s control and the problems that emerged from it.

McLeod, Saul. Social Facilitation. (2011). Web. 20 February 2015. This article looks at the way that psychology has a way of influencing people’s lives. The significance of a single person’s presence or the presence of others that causes changes to occur is the focal point. Behaviors can change for the better or the worse concerning organic and other factors.

Prislin, Radmila; Wood, Wendy. “Social Influence in Attitudes and Attitudes Change.” Thehandbook of attitude. (2005): 671-705. Web. 20 Feb. 2015. This article focuses on the ability of society to make an individual influential and vice versa. Issues such as social consensus are discussed and how it helps to make the popularity and pull of an individual stronger over time. It is possible for one person to enact major change either positive or negative.

Zollo, Paul. Siedah Garrett: Behind the Man In The Mirror* Working with Michael Jackson. Web. 20 February 2015. The late Michael Jackson’s earlier work “Man In The Mirror” touch the hearts and souls of America and people worldwide. This song made people think about helping those less fortunate than themselves. This article discusses Siedah Garrett, the songwriter behind the song. It literally walks the reader through her inspiration for the song, how Michael was introduced to the song, and how her decision to release the song changed her life. English 300: Advanced Composition Literary Analysis Prewriting

Pass Return Thesis, Ideas, and Content x -The thesis makes a focused claim that can be sustained in a longer essay. The thesis is not offered/not properly developed. An example has been provided. 9 David Dawidowicz Student ID: 21993147 Exam #: 50046800 2119 Barley Drive Quakertown, PA 18951 [email protected]

- The writer analyzes how literary devices are used in the song. The writer is clearly involved with the song, but no mention is given to literary devices. - The writer analyzes the song’s influence, impact and/or importance. The writer does offer some analysis of the song’s influence.

Organization x -Ideas are logically arranged and help move paper forward. The writer appears to only have one main topic. -Each proposed main point is focused on one aspect of the topic and helps support the thesis statement. The writer does offers some analysis but no mention of literary devices.

Style and Voice x -Maintains a consistent point of view on topic The writer clearly enjoys this song and recognizes its importance. -Proposed evidence will engage readers’ interest in the topic. The evidence could use more development.

Bibliography x -Properly formatted using MLA guidelines. The bibliography is mostly correct. -Provided five potential outside sources for research. Five sources are used. -Effectively summarized the purpose of each source and analyzed its relevance to the topic in at least three sentences The summaries are complete and well-developed.

Conventions x -The outline/organizer has been spell-checked and proofread to check for errors in word choice and typos. The errors do not interfere with the reading. -The assignment is reasonably free of errors that interfere with a reader’s ability to understand the content. The errors do not interfere with the reading.

Format x -The prewrite is developed as an outline or graphic organizer. The writing is developed like an outline. - It includes all required information in a properly formatted header. The header is properly formatted.

Exam Number: Grade: Pass

Date: March 24, 2015 Instructor: ARB

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