"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...

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1 "Man In The Mirror" Comment [WU1]: I <3 this song! 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 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)

2 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 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) I'm Starting With The Man In The Mirror (Ooh!) I'm Asking Him To Change His Ways

3 (Change His Ways-Ooh!) And No Message Could've 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 (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 No Message Could Have 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 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 AZLyrics. Retrieved February 20, 2015 from

6 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. Comment [WU2]: Where is the thesis? II. BODY The popularity, importance and personal connection with Man In the Mirror. A. Man In the Mirror Popularity. 1. Michael Jackson s Influence. 2. Garrett s Message. B. Man In the Mirror Importance. 1. Raw look at poverty. 2. World poverty since 1980s. 3. Homelessness in America 1980s. C. Man In the Mirror Personal Connection. 1. The reality of personal selfishness. 2. Social-psychological influences for change. Comment [WU3]: How do these ideas fulfill the assignment directions? 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.

7 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): Web. 20 Feb 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 Web. 20 February 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 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): Web. 20 Feb 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 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. David, Thank you for your first attempt at this eam. While it is clear you understand much about this song, this prewrite lacks a thesis, and it is not clear how the main ideas proposed support the assignment directions. Please utilize this feedback in conjunction with the assignment directions to create a new, fully developed outline. Please ask instructors or tutoring services when you have questions.

8 English 300: Advanced Composition Literary Analysis Prewriting Thesis, Ideas, and Content -The thesis makes a focused claim that can be sustained in a longer essay. - The writer analyzes how literary devices are used in the song. - The writer analyzes the song s influence, impact and/or importance. Organization -Ideas are logically arranged and help move paper forward. -Each proposed main point is focused on one aspect of the topic and helps support the thesis statement. Style and Voice -Maintains a consistent point of view on topic -Proposed evidence will engage readers interest in the topic. Bibliography -Properly formatted using MLA guidelines. -Provided five potential outside sources for research. -Effectively summarized the purpose of each source and analyzed its relevance to the topic in at least three sentences Conventions -The outline/organizer has been spell-checked and proofread to check for errors in word choice and typos. -The assignment is reasonably free of errors that interfere with a reader s ability to understand the content. Format -The prewrite is developed as an outline or graphic organizer. - It includes all required information in a properly formatted header. Pass Return Eam Number: Date: March 7, 2015 Grade: Return Instructor: ARB IMPORTANT NOTICE Along the right-hand side of your evaluated eam, you should see marginal or "bubble" comments from your instructor. You should also see a series of highlighted numbers in the evaluation chart identifying the rating you earned on each trait. If you don't see this feedback, click on the "View" tab and "Print Layout" or click on "Review" and the option "Final Showing

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