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How often is it that when you scroll through Google News, Twitter, or Instagram that you'll see singers like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, or Ariana Grande being accused of ripping off a song? Well, I realized see it way more often than I thought I did. However, one of the most controversial accusations of ripping off a song is Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby." When the song came out, many people noticed that it the baseline was very similar to David Bowie and Queen's hit "Under Pressure." Many have claimed that Vanilla Ice altered the rhythm of the baseline, making it slightly shorter. If we begin to analyze the two songs together, we’ll see that right away in the first few seconds of both songs, they sound identical. In case you wanted to follow along, I’m referring to both music videos of the tracks. At exactly 0:01 in David Bowie and Queen's hit Under Pressure , and 0:08 of Vanilla Ice’s Ice Ice Baby , you can hear the exact same baseline of ...

English. A course we all have to take for all 4 years of our time in high school. Each year we face the multiple grammar tests we have to study for, the different Shakespeare play we have to read every year, and that final essay we have to write a different book yearly.  Don't forget about that moment during the final exam when you decide to glance up at the clock and realize you have 15 minutes left for the exam and you still have to come up with the conclusion for your in-class essay! As my high school days come to an end, I am finally going to voice my opinion on the commonly asked and thought about question among the student body: Should grade 12 University English really be a necessary requirement for entry into all university programs? Despite the opposing opinions that I may receive from my friends and fellow peers, I personally do think that the Grade 12U English course should be a course that is necessary for you to take in order to get into...