Michael+Jackson-+Nia


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[] Yesterday as news broke about MJ, Twitter, AIM, Facebook and MySpace all experienced overloads and temporarily slowed down. After L.A. Times followed TMZ’s lead in confirming Jackson’s death, their website was down briefly as the server couldn’t handle the swarm of traffic. But it’s now becoming evident that the web beats TV when it comes to breaking news, as was the case yesterday with this article from the L.A. Times. Already on YouTube, thousands of videos have been uploaded overnight with memorials, tribute songs and personal reflections from fans all over the world. It’s no doubt sad news, but at the same time, it’s a celebration of Jackson’s life, as so many are loading up their old LPs from the 70′s and enjoying his music all over again. Even MJ’s personal YouTube channel has seen a sudden influx in video views, which is understandable. I watched almost every video available there last night. The biggest spike though as far as social media goes was on Twitter. 22.6% of all tweets being sent out were Michael Jackson related in the hours leading up to and following his death. Take a look at this chart courtesy of Mashable.com: []

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 []  ^^^^^^^ ** 500 million records or more **  Artist Country Period Genre Source  The Beatles UK 60s-70s Rock / Arena Rock / Pop / Psychedelic Rock [1] [2]  Bing Crosby U.S. 20s-70s Jazz / Swing / Vocal / Easy Listening / Pop [3]  Michael Jackson U.S. 60s-00s Pop / New Jack Swing / R&B / Rock / Funk / Disco / Gospel [4]  Elvis Presley U.S. 50s-70s Rock / R&B / Gospel / Blues / Rockabilly / Pop / Country [5]  Frank Sinatra U.S. 30s-90s Pop / Easy Listening / Vocal / Jazz / Swing [6] []  []

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Format: what he did? why did he choose the type of music he chose who he influenced 9.Closing paragraph
 * 1) Opening Paragraph and purpose
 * 2) Childhood
 * 3) Teens
 * 4) Adulthood
 * 5) struggles
 * 6) The end
 * 7) why is he remembered?
 * 8) effect

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Outline: __Michael Jackson: Outline __ 1. Childhood a. Birth i. August 29th, 1958 ii. Gary, Indiana b. Struggles <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">i. Abused <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">c. The Beginning of Music <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">i. Started at one years old <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ii. Kindergarten- first public performance <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">iii. 1963- Michael takes over as lead singer in The Jacksons <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2. Jackson 5 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">a. 1965- name established as Jackson Five <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">b. Michael, Marlon, Jermaine, Jackie, and Tito Jackson <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">c. Main Dates <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">i. 1965- first paying gig at a nightclub in Gary, Indiana <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ii. 1965- Joseph Jackson sends tape to Motown Records and is rejected <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">iii. Winter of 1968- Jackson Five signed with Motown Records <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">iv. Many top of charts on Billboards and a books about them <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">v. 9/11/1971- cartoon series airs on ABC-TV <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">vi. 1976- Did not renew contract with Motown and signed with CBS <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3. Solo Career <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">a. ‘Got To Be There’ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">i. 02/19/1971  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ii. First solo album <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">b. The Wiz <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">c. Multiple Awards, Gold Records, and Top of the Charts, One of a Kind, a Performer and Musician <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">i. First African American to air on MTV <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ii. Broke barrier between White and African American Music <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">iii. Moonwalk, Crotch Grab, and Lean in ‘Smooth Criminal’ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">d. Struggles <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">i. Hair catches on fire <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ii. Plagiarism on ‘The Girl Is Mine’ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">iii. Plastic Surgery <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">iv. 1989- // Rolling Stone Magazine // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">v. Costochondritis <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">vi. Accusations of child abuse, molestation, sexual abuse, and homosexuality <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">vii. Death threats <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">viii.Skin Color <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">e. Michael Jackson: The Person <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">i. Saves cancer monkey, Bubbles <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ii. Pet boa, python, and elephant <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">iii. ‘We Are The World’ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">iv. Services, Foundations, and Charities <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">v. Married Lisa Marie Presley(Elvis’s daughter) and Debbie Rowe, divorced both <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">vi. Three children: Prince, Paris, and Blanket <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">vii. Inspirational Music <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">viii.Ryan White <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">f. Neverland <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">g. Death <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">i. ‘This Is It’ – tour and movie <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ii. June 25th, 2009 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">iii. 50 years old <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">iv. Heart attack and cardiac arrest <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">v. Doctor accused of murder <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">h. Effect <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">i. Remembrance of exact moment and place <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ii. Internet slowed downed and backed up  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">iii. Facebook, Twitter, And other Social Networking were down <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">iv. Tweets and Statuses primarily about the unexpected death <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">i. The King Of Pop- will be remembered forever (closing paragraph)