Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock ’n’ roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s‚[1][2] primarily from a combination of African American blues‚ country‚ jazz‚[3] and gospel music.[4] Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in country records of the 1930s‚[3] and in blues records from the 1920s‚[5] rock and roll did not acquire its name until the 1950s.[6][7] The term "rock and roll" now has at least
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’The Messenger’ by Marcus Zusak follows the story of 19-year-old Ed Kennedy who receives mysterious playing cards in the mail. By fulfilling his role as ’The Messenger’ not only does Ed complete each message; he blossoms within himself‚ in maturity and self-discovery. Ed uncovers a physical strength that he was unaware that he held. He proves that he is capable of being selfless by giving to others. Lastly‚ he frees the two women in his life from their emotional burdens‚ which ultimately frees himself
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song. Of course several other cites have made this claim‚ including Wildwood‚ N.J.‚ where Bill Haley and His Comets performed the first song with “rock” in the title (“Rock Around the Clock”)in 1954; Ohio‚ home of the rock and roll hall of fame and Alan Freed who is commonly referred to as the "father of rock ’n’ roll” due to his promotion of the style of music‚ and his introduction of the phrase "rock and roll"‚ in reference to the musical genre‚ on mainstream radio in the early 1950s; Detroit‚ the
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It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten states then in rebellion‚ thus applying to 3.1 million of the 4 million slaves in the U.S. at that time. The Proclamation immediately freed 50‚000 slaves‚ with nearly all the rest (of the 3.1 million) freed as Union armies advanced. The Proclamation did not compensate the owners‚ did not itself outlaw slavery‚ and did not make the ex-slaves (called freedmen) citizens. On September 22‚ 1862‚ Lincoln announced that he
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particular songs would be charged a $500 fine and spend a year in prison. The practice‚ known as payola‚ had provoked an extensive investigation by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) . In May 1960‚ disc jockey and TV personality Alan Freed‚ who coined the term "rock ’n’ roll‚" was arrested along with seven other people on suspicion of commercial bribery.
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signs of multiculturalism through music. Rock and roll music is actually a spawn of rhythm and blues‚ that was created in the 1950’s. The name rock and roll’ was identified by Alan Freed‚ a radio disc jockey that introduced rhythm and blues to the mainstream public‚ and altered it for the rock and roll. "What Freed certainly knew but few whites were unaware of at the time was that the term (rock and roll) was widely used in black music as a euphemism for sex" (R&RG‚ 20). Concepts of rhythm and
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looming wedding. Jennifer Wilbanks‚ 32‚ was picked up by police after a bus trip that took her through Las Vegas‚ Nev.‚ to a payphone outside an Albuquerque 7-Eleven where she called her fiance‚ John Mason‚ and 911 late Friday and said she had been freed by kidnappers. Family members began celebrating outside the couple’s home in Duluth‚ Ga.‚ but hours later‚ Wilbanks admitted her disappearance was voluntary. She was "scared and concerned
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which was a battle between the North and the South. 1. One goal the North expressed was freeing the slaves. 2. The South refused to accept the abolition of slavery. D. In 1865‚ the Civil War ended. 1. The South was defeated. 2. All slaves were freed by Abraham Lincoln a. According to a slave testimony this was “the most anticipated but disappointing moment in the history of our lives” (Testimony) b. The 13th amendment was passed which abolished slavery‚ but white society in the South continued
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Bibliography: Deissmann‚ Adolf.‚ Paul: A Study in Social and Religious History. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers‚ 1912. Freed‚ Edwind D.‚ The Apostle Paul‚ Christian Jew. New York: University Press of America‚ 1994. Goodspeed‚ Edgar J.‚ Paul. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co.‚ 1947. Murphy-O ’Connor‚ Jerome. Paul‚ A Critical Life. Oxford: Clarendon Press‚ 1996. Segal‚ Alan F.‚ Paul the Convert. New Haven: Yale University Press‚ 1990. Wilson‚ A.N. Paul:‚ The Mind of the Apostle. New York: W.W
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