choosing their path in life and living on their own. People must possess the right knowledge and reason to do those things. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Tupac Shakur have both written articles with their views on education in the United States. Emerson’s “On Education” and Shakur’s “On the Topic of Education” have generally the same ideas. Emerson and Shakur convey their strong opinions about education to show that people should learn from their own experience and should not be learning unnecessary information
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Since the late 1980’s rap music has been called the Anti Christ in our culture‚ because of it’s so-called influence in people’s life. People swear up and down that the music is why people‚ specially the youth resort to violent crimes. I think by saying this they are trying to cover up the real truth by giving simple answers. Rap is defined as a style of popular music consisting of improvised rhymes performed to a rhythmic accompaniment. The first rap song was made in the late 70’s‚ the songs were
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Hip-Hop Pioneers The pioneers of hip-hop started to surface around the mid 70’s. The different components to Hip-Hop were Dance‚ DJs‚ and MC’s. Some say it originated in the Bronx‚ NY‚ with DJ’s like GrandMaster Flash who invented different techniques on the mix board. He later joined up with a group of rappers call Furious Five and created hits like "The Roof is on Fire." Another Influential Hip-Hop Artist includes Joseph Simmons and Darryl McDaniels‚ also known as Run and D.M.C. The combination
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The Venus Hip Hop and the Pink Ghetto. 1st ed. New Jersey: Pearson Education‚ 2008. 134-135. Print. Public Enemy. “Fear of a Black Planet.” Motown Records‚ 1989. CD. Odd Future. “We Got Bitches.” The O.T.F Tape Vol. 2. Odd Future‚ 2012.CD. Tupac Shakur. “Keep Ya Head Up.” Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. Interscope Records‚ 1993. CD. Yin Yang Twins. “Wait (The Whisper Song).” United State of Atlanta. TVT Records‚ 2005. CD. 2Live Crew. As Nasty As They Wanna Be. Global Satellite‚ 1989. CD. "Kimora
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Patrick Wyszynski Doctor Todd Bruce ENG 111-68 5 October 2014 Hidden Intellectualism: A Summary During my lifetime‚ I’ve been referred to as “book smart” once or twice. For many years I thought this was preferable to the less flattering “street smart” label. However‚ Gerald Graff‚ a professor of English and education at The University of Illinois at Chicago‚ argues in his writing Hidden Intellectualism from his 2003 Book Clueless in Academe: How Schooling Obscures the Life of the Mind that
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Makaveli? The predetermination of Tupac Amaru Shakur that his life or death would lead to the beginning of a wide spread phenomena of a thug nation created by his definition. Tupac’s name originated from the politician‚ Niccolo Machiavelli who was born on May 3‚ 1469‚ in Florence‚ Italy. His life was dedicated in his passion to politics. The Phenomenon of a reincarnated soldier goes beyond the definition of his accredited name. The Makaveli era of Tupac was his verbal will-in-testament to the
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The Hip Hop Defense Everyone has an opinion about the influence of hip--hop music on our nations youth. Many people‚ such as politicians and the ultra conservative‚ feel the influence is destructive and incites violent behavior. Some people‚ for instance the media‚ believe hip- hop glamorizes inappropriate behaviors and actions while promoting the demoralization of women in general‚ but more specifically black women. Few people are willing to speak out and defend hip-hop music as communicative
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Music and Society have always been intimately related. Throughout the years‚ music has had the power to influence the behavior of individuals and societies. Music has been thought of as a very powerful medium within social groups because it can facilitate communication beyond strictly words. Music has multiple meanings which can promote the development of individual‚ cultural and national identities. Today‚ music has been criticized for corrupting youth. For example‚ Rap music has been blamed for
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There are many celebrities that influence the counter-culture. For example‚ Tupac Shakur. He is a rapper‚ record producer‚ actor‚ and poet. He has sold over 75 million records all over the world. Shakur stood up and talked for those people who could not be heard. He rapped about how messed up the government and society in general was. He rapped about how police were harassing people‚ how
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including influential artists and songwriters‚ and the influence of this genre on the development of Afro-American Music. You are to write an essay based on your research‚ with particular reference to the two designated works by Marvin Gaye and Tupac. Soul music is a mixture of gospel with rhythm and blues. Although soul developed much earlier than 1950‚ it first gained popularity within the late 1950s and came to be called soul jazz which self-consciously used melodic figures or riffs derived
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