TASK #4- PERSONAL ESSAY Why Should all ENG4U students read Born to Rock by Gordon Korman "You know what punk is? A bunch of no-talent guys who really‚ really want to be in a band. Nobody reads music‚ nobody plays the mandolin‚ and you’re too dumb to write songs about mythology or Middle-earth. So what’s your style? Three chords‚ cranked out fast and loud and distorted because your instruments are crap and you can’t play them worth a damn. And you scream your lungs out to cover up the fact
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in their culture and especially their most popular dance‚ the punta. In this essay I will introduce a brief history of the culture and song/dance style the punta‚ as well as talk about the creation of the highly popular style of world music‚ punta rock. This one category of music‚ punta‚ will be used to help explain the history‚ traditional practices and future expansions of the culture. History of the Garifuna People The Garinagu people are an ethnic group that was formed by the fusion of the
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At the center of the Dome of the Rock is a gigantic rock which is believed to be the spot in which Abraham was prepared to sacrifice his son Ismail. Close Panel However‚ today it is seen as a representation of Muhammad’s journey. 1 The Rock itself is surrounded by two ambulatories along with a octagonal exterior wall. Close Panel 2 The Dome of the Rock is composed of four piers and twelve columns‚ which supports the rounded drum that holds a two-layered dome more than 20
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U2 has been a staple in the rock and alternative rock industry since the 1980’s. Formed in 1976‚ the band started out with little music experience but blossomed into an international hit. Most of their songs contain a message or theme to a current event or an ongoing issue in the world of in one of their lives. The vocals of Bono are complimented nicely by the rest of the band. Their experimentation with new sounds and effects has created an almost sub-genre of rock. U2 is the greatest band of all
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These are my rough unedited class notes representing general ideas and concepts for class lectures. Please ignore the many sentence fragments. The African-American culture of the southern plantation influenced the birth of the blues through the adaptation of their African musical heritage. Based upon a call and response structure‚ one slave worker would call or play a lead and the fellow workers would respond with the same phrase or an embellishment of that phrase. The music involved predictable
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flows stream molten rock which destroys everything in its path. It usually moves slowly enough the people can move out of its way. These eruptions can trigger other natural hazards such as earthquakes‚ mudflows and flash floods‚ rock falls and landslides. Wild fires and tsunamis are additional hazards that might be triggered by a volcanic eruption. The mudflows and the flow of debris from these are often one of the deadliest volcano hazards. This is the flow of mud‚ rock and water that rush
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eyes and take a moment to breathe in the greatness that will be this rock concert. As the stench of burnt out cigarettes and stale spilt beer entangle in my nostrils they mix with the unmistakable reek of fresh vomit from the guy in front of me. I look down to him from my perch and see he has curled himself into the fetal position‚ looking like a tiny helpless child‚ dressed in stained black jeans two sizes to tight. He slowly rocks himself back and forth trying to forget his pre-concert binge. His
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within me. Some of my rock music has to do with anger and hatred towards a certain topic‚ giving me a sense of motivation as i exercise. The addition of anger from the rock music allows my blood to boil and pushes me into punching harder or running faster. Therefore‚ the more anger put into the song‚ in my case‚ the more determined I am to to complete the exercise.
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“Rock On” by Tucker Beathard addresses the topic of love. The song is about losing the one you love and regretting letting them go. The song starts out by him saying “Girl I really did mean it when I wished you the best.” (Beathard) Tucker starts and ends the song with this line because he wants the girl to know he really does still loves her. He says in the song “I gotta tell you I can’t stand / The thought of someone else holding that hand / I should have put a rock on.” (Beathard) By saying “I
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Schoolhouse Rock Live was a delightful play performed by the TCC Theatre group. This play was about a school teacher getting ready to go to the first day of school when he is visited by figments of his imagination to remind him learning should be entertaining. This musical featured music from the classic Schoolhouse Rock videos‚ people used to watch in elementary and middle school. Though this musical had numerous lessons‚ the most important message was that learning new things should always be
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