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I think that race has been a very big issue throughout the history and present but something seems to be bringing all the silent none spoken about topics to the table, much like this but also the 'White Oscars' that Jada Pinkett-Smith brought up about Boycotting earlier in January. Although it has always been an issue this is the first time that I have heard about the Harvard Emblem and also the Oscars, and i think this is due to my own race.  People are scared to voice their opinions nowadays  but it is becoming a bigger thing, and due to so many people keeping it in when it comes out it is the talk on everything, TV, magazines, social media etc. So with the emblem being changed i think it is a fair thing to do as times have changed and the things that were acceptable back then are no longer so why keep it in the past, why not bring it to present day. Overall this story was very relevant to things going on in the media at the moment and i feel this issue should be t...

Amy was produced in 2015 by James Gay-Rees, George Pank, Paul Bell and directed by Asif Kapadia. The film is the story of Amy Winehouse in her own words, it also features unseen archival footage and unheard tracks. The stars include Amy Winehouse (archive footage), Mitch Winehouse, Tyler James and many more. Amy Winehouse was born in 1983, a second child to cab driver Mitch and his wife Janis, a pharmacist, from North London. Her parents split when she was 9 years old, herself and her older brother Alex both moved to Southgate, North London to live with their mother. This was just minutes from The Priory, which was the rehab clinic in which Amy would be revisiting just months before her death. The film starts with a home movie from 1998, which depicts a 14 year old Amy Winehouse singing along with her best friend at a birthday party. Everything seemed so together then the truth of the death foretold really came to light. From me the main part of this film was showing different ...

SIMILARITIES: Female Brit School between 2004-2006 Shortened names e.g. Adele and Jessie J English 5"8 Both have 3 Albums Adele: 19,21,25 Jessie J: Who You Are, Wild, Sweet Talker Movie Soundtracks : Skyfall and Flashlight Working class Both have Number 1 hits DIFFERENCES: Names Awards: Adele 94/ Jessie J 44 Ages: Adele 27/ Jessie J 28 Adele - Domestic Partner / Jessie J -single Different record Labels Adele: XL, Columbia Jessie J: Island Records, Universal Republic Records Jessie J: Judge on the voice

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born May 5th 1988 in London, she is a British singer and songwriter. She was from a working class background and her mum gave birth to her at just 18 years old. Adele left public school at 14 years old to attend the BRIT performing school, where musicians like Amy Winehouse attended. During her time at the BRIT, Adele uploaded 3 demos to her MySpace page, which included her song 'Hometown Glory'. This caught the attention of London record label XL. At 18, 6 months after graduation (2006) she got signed to XL and began her career. From this 'Hometown Glory' was released in October 2007. In January 2008, Adele released her debut album, 19. Shortly after she won the Brit Critic's Choice Award. 19 saw instant success in the UK, debuting at number 1 and helping its single ' Chasing Pavements', reach number 2. In the summer of 2008 she signed a deal with American label Columbia, that's when she saw her popularity and she really...