By: USA for Africa

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We are the World

• By USA for Africa
• Presented by Russell Harris
• Written By Michael Jackson Lionel Richie
• Produced by quincey jones
• michael omartian

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Lyrics

• There comes a time When we head a certain call
  When the world must come together as one There
  are people dying And it's time to lend a hand to
  life The greatest gift of all We can't go on
  Pretneding day by day That someone, somewhere
  will soon make a change We are all a part of
  God's great big family And the truth, you know
  love is all we need Chorus We are the world
  We are the children We are the ones who make a
  brighter day So let's start giving There's a
  choice we're making We're saving our own lives
  It's true we'll make a better day Just you and
  me Send them your heart So they'll know that
  someone cares And their lives will be stronger
  and free As God has shown us by turning stone to
  bread So we all must lend a helping hand

• Chorus We are the world We are the children
  We are the ones who make a brighter day So
  let's start giving There's a choice we're making
  We're saving our own lives It's true we'll make
  a better day Just you and me When you're down
  and out There seems no hope at all But if you
  just believe There's no way we can fall Well,
  well, well, well, let us realize That a change
  will only come When we stand together as one
  Chorus We are the world We are the children
  We are the ones who make a brighter day So
  let's start giving There's a choice we're making
  We're saving our own lives It's true we'll make
  a better day Just you and me

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We are the World summary

• We are the world was written in 1985 to support
  famine relief in Africa.
• Written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie
• Produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian
• The benefits from the album raised over 6 million
  dollars. Later, distributed through out Ethiopia,
  Sudan and many other countries destroyed by
  famine in Africa.
• Later re-written for benefits toward the
  earthquake in Hati
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Ethiopia

• Ethiopia is the oldest independent nation in all
  of Africa. Ethiopia is one of the poorest
  countries in the whole world because there is a
  lot of famine, plague, and war. In the 1970s to
  1980s, the country was on the brink starvations
  and millions dyeing because of the drought, and
  various wars.
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Quincy Jones

• Quincy Jones was born March 14, 1933 in Chicago,
  Illinois and is still currently living. Quincy is
  known as a African-American musician, composer,
  arranger, producer, and a film and television
  executive. He has helped many stars in his career
  such as Oprah and Michael Jackson and many more.
  He is truly described as a icon.
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Michael Omartian

• Michael Omartian has helped produce over
  350,000,000 albums and CDs worldwide. He is
  known as a one of the greatest producer and
  arranger in the World. He has participated in the
  music industry for 38 years of his life and is
  still continuing to do so.
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Michael Jackson

• Michael Jackson was born August 29, 1958 in Gary,
  Indiana. Michael began his musical career at the
  age of 5. He started off as the lead singer of
  the sensational boy-band The Jackson 5. He has
  numerous hits such as Thriller, Human
  Nature, ABC with the Jackson 5, and many other
  hits throughout his life. He was a also know as
  The King of Pop. He died June 25, 2009.
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Lionel Richie

• Lionel Richie was born June 20, 1949 in Tuskegee,
  Alabama. Lionel Richie has been in the music
  industry for 4 decades. He has won 5 Grammys,
  had 22 top ten songs, an Oscar for Best song, and
  many other numerous awards.
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Stanza

• A number of lines of verse forming a separate
  unit within a poem. In many poems, each stanza
  has the same number of lines and the same rhythm
  and rhyme scheme.

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Rhyme Scheme

• the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem or in a
  verse of a poem

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Poem

• a complete and self-contained piece of writing in
  verse that is set out in lines of a set length
  and uses rhythm, imagery, and often rhyme to
  achieve its effect

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Verse

• a section of a poem or song consisting of a
  number of lines arranged together to form a
  single unit
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Lyrics

• relating to poetry that often has a musical
  quality and expresses personal emotions or
  thoughts
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Work Cited

• ALL MICHAEL JACKSON. com. BIOGRAPHY on Michael
  Jackson. ALL MICHAEL JACKSON. com . ALL MICHAEL
  JACKSON. com , 2002. Web. 17 May 2010.
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• BBC News. Ethiopia country profile .
  BBCnews.com. BBC News, 3 Feb. 2010. Web. 17 May
  2010. lthttp//news.bbc.co.uk/?2/?hi/?europe/?count
  ry_profiles/?1072164.stmgt.
• Encyclopedia of World Biography. Quincy Jones
  Biography. Encyclopedia of World Biography.
  Encyclopedia ofWorld Biography, 2010. Web. 17 May
  2010. lthttp//www.notablebiographies.com/?Jo-Ki/?J
  ones-Quincy.htmlgt.
• Jones/? Guardian.co.uk, Sam. BBC holds firm over
  Ethiopia famine funds report. Abbay Media.
  Guardian, n.d. Web. 11 May 2010.
  lthttp//abbaymedia.com/?News/??p4148gt.
• Michaelomartian.com. Michael Omartian.
  michaelomartian.com. michaelomartian.com, n.d.
  Web. 17 May 2010. lthttp//www.michaelomartian.com/
  ?Biography.htmlgt.
• NNDB tracking the entire world. We Are the
  World (28-Jan-1985). NNDB Tracking the entire
  world. NNDB Tracking the entire world, 2010.
  Web. 11 May 2010. lthttp//www.nndb.com/?films/?498
  /?000107177/gt.
• Sing365.com. LIONEL RICHIE BIOGRAPHY.
  sing365.com. http//www.lionelrichie.com,
  2000-2007. Web. 17 May 2010. lthttp//www.sing365.c
  om/?music/?lyric.nsf/?Lionel-Richie-Biography/?6A9
  721971C3900994825688700165241gt.
• Song Facts. We Are The World by USA For Africa.
  Song Facts. Song Facts, n.d. Web. 17 May 2010.
  lthttp//www.songfacts.com/?detail.php?id1560gt.