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    The sex‚ the Drugs‚ The rock and roll: American youth challenging sexual stereotypes During the 1920s‚ some Americans—especially young college students—challenged traditional notions of proper behaviour. Encouraged by the decade’s prosperity‚ young people threw parties‚ drank illegal liquor‚ and danced new‚ sexually suggestive steps at jazz clubs. The 1920s saw a restless culture‚ spearheaded by America’s youth rebelling against the moral restrictions of past generations. After decades where a

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    BEAT THE BINGE “A national program to reduce binge drinking in teenagers” UTS BEAT THE BINGE “A national program to reduce binge drinking in teenagers” UTS Beat the Binge “A national program to reduce binge drinking in teenagers.” Synopsis Alcohol Abuse in Australian teenagers has become an ever-growing epidemic nationwide‚ in particular teens aged between 14 and 17 years of age. This health issue not only has detrimental effects on teenagers but also has devastating effects on people

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    Rock and Roll- A Great Movement in Music The type of music that later became known as "rock and roll" evolved in the mid 1950’s. It was a combination of jazz‚ rhythm and blues‚ country‚ and gospel sounds. One of the reasons rock and roll was said to have such a great impact on society at the time was mainly due to the fact that it broke the "race barriers" of the time. During the 1950’s‚ the greater part of the United States‚ in particular the South‚ was segregated‚ with blacks on one side and whites

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    Clifford F. Adams Email   clifford.adams@uc.edu Learning Objectives – History of Rock and Roll Investigate the creative process: To develop‚ through reading‚ audio and video presentations‚ and in-class demonstrations evaluative skills that aid specifically in the study of the creative process in popular music: Develop a vocabulary of musical terms as an aid to discussion and understanding Grasp the fundamental musical elements of rhythm‚ melody and harmony Understand the emotional connection

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    a younger generation and their seniors. Each generation developed in a different period‚ with different ways of living and with different ideals. Although these differences have been present throughout history‚ old generations have to be confronted at the cultural change which affects the actual society‚ particularly with the new generations X and Y. The basic purpose of this paper is to show that the development of medias and new technologies have a great influence on the Generation Gap. All these

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    2012 Architectural History 1 – Essay 1 Ben Pringle [Vitruvius Human Scale Influences Generations] 1 Vitruvius Human Scale Influences Generations The classical antiquity period was a host to mythology‚ arts and influential rulers of the era. The first and most well documented treatise analysis of architecture in the 1st Century was De Architectura. Vitruvius‚ author and military architect‚ dedicated to his commander Augustus Caesar these 10 volumes encompassing a corpus relating to aspects

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    Differences Understand Generational Differences    For the first time in history‚ four generations are working side by side. Different values‚ experiences‚ styles‚ and activities create misunderstandings and frustrations By the year 2014‚ 70 million Baby Boomer (including many teachers and school leaders) will entire retirement in large numbers Generation X‚ a generation with different sensibilities and priorities than Boomers‚ will assume positions of leadership in schools

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    The subject of rock has been controversial and a source of conflict between parents and children ever since it first appeared on the scene in the mid 1950’s. When Elvis Presley performed on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time in 1956‚ the cameras only showed him from the waist up‚ because adults were offended by the way he shook his hips. The kids loved it! When the Beatles arrived in the mid 1960’s‚ parents were shocked again this time by the mop-top haircuts. But young people were swept away

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    instruments. For example in the steel pedal guitar can be plays the lead riff in “Country Roads” by John Denver. It can also be heard in “Wild Horses” by the Flying Burrito Brothers. Along with the pedal steel guitar another essential of country and folk rock is a acoustic guitar which can be heard through these albums and is the base for this genre. John Denver used Guild and Yamaha guitars‚ Neil Young played a Les Paul and Hank Williams Martin D-28. Some artists will use a variety of instruments‚ for

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    The Influence of the Internet on our younger Generation Mass media in general but especially today’s Internet plays a big role in our society. Our global communication is functioning based on the Internet as it transmits all kinds of information. The American Academy of Pediatrics shows that according to a study‚ teenagers spend in average up to 11 hours a day with variety of different media. For up to 1.5 hours from this time‚ they are sitting in front of a computer‚ which seams not so much.

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