Name: Kostriukova Marina

Glendale Community College

English 101, Kayzakian
The Historical Context Chart
Analyze song lyrics from the album of your choice and write what you
think the lyrics mean for society: gender, race, economy, politics, or any larger issue
Make sure to write the album, and name of the song you are quoting.

Album / Song / Lyrics Cultural, Social, Political Significance

1 Social
The words from this song make pleas for society to better themselves,
by insisting that people pay attention to their faults
Greatest Hits/“Changes” /"Take the evil out the people they'll be acting
right."

2 Social
Despite the difficult struggle it is very hard to change anything because
most people live with prejudice.
Greatest Hits /“Changes” /" “That’s just the way it is”

3 Race
Most people judge other people only based on skin color and race, and
this is unfair.
Greatest Hits /“Changes” /"I see no changes all I see is racist faces."

4 Race
 Greatest Hits /“Changes” /“Give crack to the kids who the hell cares The government does not care about child drug addiction in the hoods.
one less ugly mouth on the welfare”

5 Race

Greatest Hits /“Changes” /“ Cops give a damn about a negro pull the Police brutality and racial bias
trigger kill a n**ga he's a hero”
6 Religion

Greatest Hits / Unconditional Love/ “Before we see it's hard to live this He stood for the importance of religion in life. Bible says that God’s
life without God, so we must ask forgiveness” love is unconditional.

7 Black community

Greatest Hits /“Changes” /“ Give 'em guns step back watch 'em kill Fought to reduce the level of violence and brutality inside the black
each other” community.

8 Social
Issue that young girls face when they get pregnant in their teenage
years.
The struggles of a young girl only twelve years old with no help trying
Greatest Hits /Brenda's Got a Baby/ “She didn't know what to throw
to figure out what to do with the baby when she does not even know
away and what to keep/ She wrapped the baby up and threw him in a
how to take care of herself
trash heap/ I guess she thought she'dget away, wouldn't hear the cries/
She didn't realize how much the little baby had her eyes.”

9 Racism is systemic and affords white people more privilege than

people of color
Greatest Hits /“Changes” /“ And although it seems heaven sent we ain't
 ready, to see a black president, uhh”

10 Racism. Social aspect

In order to have a more just society, each individual has the
responsibility to act in situations in which another is oppressed.
Greatest Hits /“Changes” /“ And only time we chill is when we kill
each other” “Misplaced hate makes disgrace to races”

Thesis: What is your argument for this essay?