"Man In The Mirror" I'm Gonna Make A Change, For Once In ...

1 David Dawidowicz Student ID: 21993147 Exam #: 50046800 2119 Barley Drive Quakertown, PA 18951 [email protected]

"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)


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!)


The Mirror

(Ooh!)


His Ways

(Ooh!)

And No Message Could Have

Been Any Clearer


A Better Place



Take A Look At Yourself And

Then Make A Change

(Take A Look At Yourself And

Then Make A Change)


The Mirror

(Ooh!)

I'm Asking Him To Change His

Ways


(Change His Ways-Ooh!)

And No Message Could've

Been Any Clearer


A Better Place




Then Make That . . .


Then Make That . . .)

Change!


The Mirror,

(Man In The Mirror-Oh

Yeah!)


His Ways

(Better Change!)

No Message Could Have

Been Any Clearer




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


His Ways

(Better Change!)

You Know . . .That Man


No Message Could Have

Been Any Clearer


A Better Place




Then Make A Change


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


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.

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/michaeljackson/maininthemirror.html


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

a song has in a contemporary context based on its literary devices and cultural

references.

II. BODY – The popularity, importance and personal connection with “Man In the

Mirror”.

A. “Man In the Mirror” Popularity.

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

"Man In The Mirror".

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Comment [WU2]: This is not a proper thesis. The thesis must state the song title, singer/songwriter and the focus on the song’s cultural impact through figurative language: “Man in the Mirror” by Michael Jackson reaches to the heart of many people through its theme, imagery, and symbolism. Do you see the difference between this attempted thesis and yours?

Comment [WU3]: You only have one main topic?


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.

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.

Comment [WU4]: The conclusion is not a summary.


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 -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.

x

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 -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.

x

Style and Voice -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.

x

Bibliography -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.

x

Conventions -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.

x

Format -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.

x

Exam Number: Grade: Pass

Date: March 24, 2015 Instructor: ARB

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