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    Finch English 109 03 August 2010 Michael Jackson – “Beat It” In 2009‚ we lost one of the greatest entertainers in music history‚ however his music still lives on‚ inspiring and touching people’s heart. I have always been a fan of Michael Jackson‚ and the reason why I picked this song is because it presents a strong message. Not only did Jackson make a powerful statement with his lyrics‚ he also made one with his choice of rhythm and beats. The guitars and drums that were used‚ give the song

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    Entraining Tones and Binaural Beats - by Dave Siever of Mind Alive Inc. Sound can have profound effects on people. Although sounds appear to be a personal experience‚ humans around the world are hard-wired to have similar experiences to certain sounds. The sound of chirping birds in a forest produces even harmonics and will be more relaxing than the sounds from a factory (odd harmonics)‚ not just because of the associations people make with sounds of nature versus factories‚ but also because

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    What was the impact of the Beat Generation after the Second World War? The Beat Generation was a time of liberation headed up by a small group of erratic men. The period immediately after the Second World War was deemed as the Era of Conformity. The vast majority of Americans were living in suburban areas called “Levittown” whilst the threat of communism was emerging. The conservative tradition dictated that men go to work and women become domesticated. This changed as people began to feel “beaten”

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    Ostrov September 7‚ 2014 The “Apathetic” Generation Every generation experiences a moment where who they are and what they will do in the world is put into question. Sometimes the answer comes from a major event happening in the world‚ the Vietnam War for example‚ and sometimes it doesn’t come at all. Those generations that appear in the lull of history often struggle to come together‚ living more as a cohort then a generation. Because of this older generations may categorize them as slackers‚ narcissistic

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    in their prime I’m sure they were something else. In just one generation so much has changed which many parents haven’t caught on to yet. Not picking up on new trends and styles label them by their children as dorks‚ losers or whatever word happens to be hip at the time. The new trends and styles that have changed over the decades range anywhere from how teenagers express themselves to the change in music. Put frankly‚ our generations are different‚ but yet at the same time‚ alike. One major change

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    Generations Have you ever thought about what it would be like to live in the past? The future? If one were to choose‚ are the future children going to be luckier than those that lived in the past conditions? 65 million people were born into the time period called “Generation Y.” Generation Y‚ who consists of those who were born between 1980 to 1999‚ are commonly compared to the Silent Generation because of the number of births. The Silent Generation is the generation of Americans born from roughly

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    1945 UP TO NOW 1945s: The 1940s opened with ‘’the outbreak of war inUnited Kingdom and English-language poetry took a number of turns‚ generally in the direction of the difficult’’(Macrone‚ Michael Brush Up Your Poetry‚ 1996‚ p. 216). A new generation of war poets emerged in response. These included Keith Douglas‚ Alun Lewis‚ Henry Reed and F. T. Prince. As with the poets of the First World War‚ the work of these writers can

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    the previous generation used to be‚ Fishman’s evidences are more up-to-date. According to a recent Sun editorial‚ “activism has transformed from sensationalized 1960s tear-gas rallies to online petitions and Internet discussion boards” (Fishman 73). Not only Fishman‚ but also the reality tells that the time has changed. News can be spread worldwide in seconds through the Internet‚ and it can easily gather “Generation Q”‚ written by Thomas L. Friedman‚ and “The Generation of Generation Q”‚ written

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    Jazz Poetry in the 1920’s Jazz Poetry can be defined as poetry that demonstrates jazz-like rhythm or the feeling of improvisation. During the 1920’s many poets began to experiment with the conventional forms of writing with rhythm which led to the invention of Jazz Poetry. Poetry and Jazz seemed to both evolve into each other which led to the merge that became known as "Jazz Poetry". Jazz poetry has been an unorthodox style of writing since it was invented in the 1920’s

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    University‚ where he became fascinated with Oriental culture and Buddhism. While studying‚ Snyder also worked as a seaman‚ lumberjack‚ and fire watcher. Snyder graduated with degrees in anthropology and literature. Later‚ he was influenced by the Beat Generation and became a part of writers’

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