Changes
English assessment task
Life, Death & Immortality
Category 4. Aural (i.e. Song or speech) (Song chosen)
Song choses is "Changes" By Tupac.
1. What is the text about?
The text is about an African American living in the streets. The rapper "Tupac" in this song describes the living conditions and the things that go on in the streets. In one verse of the song the composer says "Wake up in the morning and I ask myself, is life worth living? Should I blast myself?" (Blasting being slang/colloquial term for shooting himself i.e. suicide.) This describes the extremities of his life and the last resort the composer is resorting to. The author raps about the drugs, the prostitution, the racism and even gang wars. Where adolescents shoot and even kill each other in the neighbourhood.
2. How does the composer construct meaning in this text? In your answer refer to: a. language features b. intended audience c. context (eg. Historical, social and cultural)
The composer constructs......
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