Name:

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:Under
standi
ngt
heSel
f

Bl
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Year
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LB Teacher
:Li
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dMapul
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Ref
lect
iveessay
saboutsongs.

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nst
ruct
ions

1.
Sear
chf
ort
hef
oll
owi
ngsongsandwr
it
eashor
tessayf
oreachoft
hesongs.

Iam me-Wi
ll
owSmi
th

-Oneofmyf av or
it
esongsbyWi ll
owSmi thi scal
led“ Iam Me”Ibel ievethatthissongdescribes
meal ot
.Onel i
neinthesongsay s“Iam me…andt hat’sallIcanbe! ”Basicall
y,thesongis
aboutbei
ngy oursel
fandexpressi
ngy ourselftothefullestextent
.Dur i
ngt histi
me, Ihadahard
ti
meexpressingmy sel
fandfoll
owedmyf riendssot hroughhear i
ngt hissongIwasabl eto
expr
essmy selfbett
erandbecomemyownper son.Ther easonthiscontinuest obemyf avori
te
songisbecause,Ineverwanttoforgethowi mpor t
anti tistoexpressy ourself
.

Footpri
nts-Sia-"
Foot pri
nts"refer
encesapopul arChr i
sti
anf ol
ktale"Footprint
sintheSand"
that'
sbeenment i
onedbef orei ncont
empor arypopmusi c.Thesong'sconnect i
ontof ai
thand
rel
igi
onrepresent
sSi a'sabil
it
yt omoldtoherclients,Geniuswr ot
e,asBey oncéhasopenly
confi
rmedherChr ist
ianfaithwhi l
eSia,i
nclassi
cSiast yle,hasn'
trevealedmuchast oher
rel
igi
ousaffil
i
ati
on.Whet herreligi
ouslyorspir
it
uall
y ,Si
af el
taspecial connecti
ontothesong.
"I
t'
soneofmyf avori
tesongs, actual
ly,
"Siatol
dRollingSt one.

2.Wri
teaessayaboutt
hesongst
hatempower
syouoti
nspi
rey
oui
nli
fe.Youmayper
for
mthi
s
songnextmeet
ing.

Musicingener al
,hasi nfl
uencedandshapedmyi dent i
tybecausegr owi ngupIl ookedupt o
sever
alarti
stssuchasWi l
lowandJadenSmi th,MichaelJackson, andJust inBieber.Thelyri
cs
i
nsev er
alofthesear t
istssongsr eall
ychangedmyper specti
veonl ifeandmyf uture.For
example,oneofmyf av or
iteMichaelJacksonsongsi nclude“Wear etheWor l
d.”Inthi
ssong,
MichaelJacksonsi ngsaboutt hechildr
enbeingthef utureandhowt hingsinthewor l
dneedt o
bechanged.Thi sinspiredmet opar t
ici
pateincommuni t
yservice.Thet ypeofmusi cIli
stento
dependsonmymoodort heenvironmentI’min.I
fI’m sad,Iusuall
yonl ylist
ent osadsongsor
acousti
cmusi c.Musi cdoesn’treall
yeffectmystyl
eofdr essormyhai rst
y l
enow, butwhenI
wasy ounger,IcutoffmyhairbecauseWi
ll
owSmi thdiditi
noneofhersongsandIbegan
weari
ngov ersizedshir
tsli
keshedidaswel
l.I
’m notsurewhatmyli
fewouldbel i
kewithout
music.Icanimagi nethati
twouldbecomplet
elymiserabl
e.Musi
cisaform ofself
-expressi
on.I
myself,act
uallywrit
emusicandusemusicandpoet rytoexpr
essmysel
fandot herart
istsdoas
wel
l.