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In this paper, the author will examine one of the songs with the most phenomenal theme of humanity, entitled We Are the World. In the making, this song was created as a charity song initiated by the USA for Africa which aims to raise funds for the prevention of hunger in the African region, precisely in Ethiopia. This is because Ethiopia is experie...
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