Analysis Of Brad Paisley's 'American Saturday Night'

Submitted By Godfall420

Words: 340

Pages: 2

Open Document

America is looked and seen at in many different viewpoints all across the world. This week in class we got to look at a few different view points on America that was written through a song. One song that we looked close at was “American Saturday Night” by Brad Paisley. In the song, Brad Paisley uses many different rhetorical strategies to get his point across. The song that he wrote to cover his point about America is showed that America is often viewed as one big country, when really it is just made up of multiple different cultures. There are many different cultures and beliefs in America. In the first Stanza of his song “Its a french kiss, italian ice, spanish moss in the moonlight, just another American Saturday night.”(Paisley 9-11) Brad put this particular line in his song because he wanted to demonstrate that just because people live in America does not mean everyone is united under one religion or even united under one culture. He is also demonstrating that it is okay to do what you want, you do not always have to follow what other people are doing. There is not a right or wrong way of doing something, when it comes to “American Saturday Nights.” Another rhetorical strategy that Brad Paisley uses to prove his point is in Stanza 1. “Yeah she's join around the world tonight but she ain’t leaving here”(Paisley4-5) These could lines demonstrates that America is so big in diversity, that it has so many different cultures and religions. You do not have to

Female Body Image

human anatomy comes in many different shapes and sizes. Modeling agencies tend to like models who are tone, sender, and tall. Society’s promotion of certain body types cause those who do not fall under these standards to suffer from severe body image issues. These insecurities are emphasized through media. Most advertisements showcase women and men who have very athletic bodies. Most models have a very low BMI. Media's perception of beauty causes average people to feel different from the norm.“Approximately…

Words 1651 - Pages 7

WOMAN WARRIOR CHAPTER 4 ESSAY

in America. The two sisters have not seen each other in years and are amazed at how they look when they finally see each other. In Moon Orchid’s time in America, Brave Orchid pushes her to become the woman warrior she could be. Her sister pushes her to reclaim her husband and become a wife again, and she hesitates. Moon Orchid does not accept the challenge and is defeated by the culture shock in America. The chapter also demonstrates the differences between the two sisters, and the different lifestyle…

Words 6864 - Pages 28

Barack Obama Essay

Demonstrating his ability to reach across the aisle, Obama traveled to Russia with Republican Sen. Dick Lugar of Indiana to begin a new generation of nonproliferation efforts to find and keep deadly weapons out of the hands of terrorists around the world. In his first year as senator, Obama scored a 93 percent rating on key legislative issues identified by the UAW.Over his four years as senator…

Words 3981 - Pages 16

Feminism Falling through the Cracks: Lipstick Junkies Essay

could be used as a strong means of expression by individuals, but is often used as a trope against female progress. The choice to adorn oneself, to use cosmetics as an outward expression of self, as can be seen in third wave feminism[1], as useful. However, this opinion should not overshadow all the possible evils of the makeup industry. Second-wave feminist are quick to point of the faults of cosmetic companies with capitalist and commercial goals objectify women within magazine and television ads…

Words 4710 - Pages 19

Ikea Global Retailer Essay

AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLEX PROCESS OF CULTURE BUILDING IN AN ORGANIZATION AND ACROSS BORDERS – USING THE EXAMPLE OF IKEA BACHELOR THESIS Authors: Emilie Martens (19860203) Tobias Mauelshagen (19810623) Course: IBO 348 – VT 2007 Examiner and Tutor: Richard Nakamura Växjö universitet Ekonomihögskolan 31st of May 2007 ABSTRACT i Abstract Nowadays, companies face many difficulties due to the much competitive environment they have to evolve in. Therefore, multinational ones…

Words 17539 - Pages 71

Essay on Summary of History of Graphic Design by Meggs

- Many people feared that the year 1000 AD would be the end of the world. - On New Years Ever, 999 AD, many people stripped naked, and lay on their roofs waiting for final judgment. - By 1150 AD, Bibles were becoming massively produced. - During the 1200’s, the rise of universities created an expanding market for books. - The Book of Revelation had a surge of unexplained popularity in England and France during the 1200s. - The Douce Apocalypse written in 1265 AD, is one of the many masterpieces…

Words 14951 - Pages 60

Love, Sex and Gender in the World Religions Essay

Love, Sex and Gender in the World Religions Edited by Joseph Runzo and Nancy Martin Introduction Two forces which gathered strength in the last half of the twentieth century now dominate the world religions at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The first is the globalization of religions and their resulting encounter with each other, and the second is the need to redefine attitudes toward gender as women have stepped forward to insist that their full humanity be acknowledged…

Words 4956 - Pages 20

Racism and World Racial Equilibrium Essay

8 R ACISM FROM DOMINATION TO HEGEMONY Howard Winant At the turn of the twenty-first century the world has largely dispensed with the overt racial hierarchies that existed before the post–World War II racial break: colonialism, racially demarcated labor reserves, explicit policies of segregation and apartheid, and candid avowals of racial superiority and inferiority all appear today as hopeless atavisms, relics of a benighted past. International organizations like the UN have for…

Words 6946 - Pages 28

Great Depression Research Paper

pickers in California, centering on Florence Owens Thompson, age 32, a mother of seven children, in Nipomo, California, March 1936. The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression) in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s.[1] It was the longest, most widespread, and deepest depression of the 20th century, and is used in the 21st century…

Words 7222 - Pages 29

The Positive Relationship Between Science and Religion Essay

Throughout history we can find many instances where religion was strongly opposed to scientific research. For example, the Catholic Church’s objection to Galileo’s defense of Copernicus’ heliocentric model where he offered his observations that he felt furthered the theory that the planets revolved around the Sun. At that time, the belief that the Holy Scriptures were perhaps inaccurate was one thing, but attempting to confirm it as Galileo tried to do was a completely different issue and resulted in Galileo…

Words 6981 - Pages 28