Fangqiu Fu Dr. Brennan Smith Cors 213 February 9th 2016 German Immigrants Between the 1600s and the 1700s‚ German immigrants moved to the American East Coast to settle in British colonies. As they moved to the land of opportunities‚ most of the German-speaking immigrants brought with them their customs and traditions. The possibilities sought by the settlers included freedom of worship‚ employment and a stable nation. History illustrates that during this era‚ Germany experienced poverty and famine
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German-Americans are major influence on movies in Hollywood throughout the years and still until this day. According to Peter Kramar‚ author of Hollywood in Germany by the “1940’s 10‚000 to 15‚000 Germans had migrated to Southern California”. 30‚000 intellectuals and radicals were exiled from Europe after the rise of Hitler. 80% of these people were Jewish. Many fled from Europe to the United States specifically Hollywood. Many of people had musical‚ theater and film talents. The first wave of émigrés
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11st Class: 01/16/13 Pre-Jazz Influences African Elements in American Music [The Jazz DNA] -Syncopated rhythm – playing rhythms in between or against the stead beat -Improvisation – art of spontaneous composition in music -Call and Response – echo style (copy)‚ question and answer style of musical conversation -Individuality – human voice as instrumental model Use of bends‚ slides and timbr (tone manipulation) to sound like no one else. -Beat – steady pulse -Rhythm – sound
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the past few years‚ the relation between Japan and Taiwan shows the new development‚ including the regional security‚ that appears to be the two countries being in a new era. I would wish to introduce Japan’s re-recognition of Taiwan It was 120 years ago‚ Qing dynasty ceded Taiwan to Japan in April 1895 as a consequence of the Sino-Japanese war. Having received Taiwan from Qing empire‚ Japan spent tremendous effort in development of Taiwan. For example‚ in 1898‚ the population of the Japanese
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Indian Removal Act‚ Andrew Jackson influenced the American Political System in a positive way during his presidency majority of the time. Andrew Jackson influenced the political system by introducing the idea of the “corrupt bargain” to the national government‚ he vetoed a bill during The Bank War and he used his idea of Jacksonian Democracy with the rule of his people. In consequence to the Indian Removal Act of 1832‚ human rights of Native Americans were violated. “They were not treated as human beings
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referred to as the “melting pot” to describe how different cultures have combined to influence American culture. 1 The population of the United States is comprised of immigrates from other countries causing it to become one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. The different cultures have contributed to the languages‚ religions‚ style‚ cuisine‚ arts‚ sports and‚ holidays that are seen throughout American history and present day. If all of these areas are affected by culture why hasn’t
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Drake had a far different upbringing then did some African-Americans. He had to deal with racism at his school because he was a Jew and African-American at the same time which would have formed an interesting stereotype. Also it was difficult for him to be accepted into white culture because he was mixed‚ but Drake does consider himself to be black. He was challenged classism wise because he was African-American and he had to form his own upbringing. Drake got into the entrainment industry
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The presentation of the United States Declaration of Independence became to be a pivotal point in history‚ unbeknownst to the founding fathers the impact and influence it may would have on future declarations across the globe. The U.S. Declaration heavily influenced many states around international community for independence that John Adams from 1786 - 1826 called it “the age of revolutions and constitutions. We [that is‚ the inhabitants of the United States] began the dance‚ and have produced eighteen
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television has influenced American culture. All you have to do to see an example of this is look at how our fashions change decade after decade and seem to go right with Hollywood. About any new style that hits is started by the star of some television show or a musician. In the 1970’s all of the girls had to have the Farrah Fawcett hair style from Charlies Angels‚ or the cut off shorts that have been known every since as Daisy Dukes. Hollywood has definitely been a major influence on our society and culture
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Tupac Amaru Shakur immersed in the culture of the African American urban class at an early age surrounded by economic struggle‚ political influence and incarceration. Tupac was born in 1971 and raised in poor inner-city neighborhoods in New York. Tupac’s parents Afeni Shakur and Billy Garland were prominent members of the Black Panther party. Afeni was acquitted on more than 150 charges of conspiracy against the U.S. government but later became addicted to crack cocaine. His godfather was
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