Without slavery‚ music would not sound the same. Discuss. The blues is the music made by slaves. It was the first type of music‚ and it was created by normal people when they were forced into slavery many centuries ago. When more than 12 million African slaves were taken over to America countries to work they used to have everything taken away from them. Their rights‚ their names and their possessions were all stripped from them. However the one thing slave owners could not take away from the
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she would develop her love for blues and jazz music. A love that would influence her playing style
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Pop Cultural Elements of Military Cadences "HUT‚ TWO‚ THREE‚ FOUR...HUT‚ TWO‚ THREE‚ FOUR..." What do a bunch of grunts calling out raunchy marching cadences have to do with pop culture? There’s more to the cadence then just keeping soldiers in step‚ there is a deep sense of pride‚ patriotism‚ unity‚ motivation‚ and nostalgia‚ which can be found within these songs. The Military cadence is used to motivate‚ inspire‚ and foster company cohesiveness while keeping soldiers steps
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Museum Report: Diego Rivera’s "La Siesta" On Tuesday‚ November 2‚ 2004 I attended the San Antonio Museum of Art. The painting that left the most lasting impression was Diego Rivera’s "La Siesta." The painting‚ a "snapshot" of indigenous Mexican life‚ had the biggest reaction because of my Mexican background. I also chose this painting because Diego Rivera was a Mexican artist. Diego Rivera went through many artistic phases during his life and in his later years‚ Rivera focused his art works on
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The 1920s was a decade of innovation and inspiration. From monumental changes in everyday life‚ to the new sense of freedom that infected the younger generation‚ the 20s changed how Americans thought‚ acted‚ and lived. The music of this decade was no exception. As the music industry entered the Jazz Age‚ it brought with it a wild‚ carefree mood that influenced Americans in every way possible. The powerful and distinct music popularized in the 1920s embodied the acceptance and celebration of new
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hired to play in saloons and brothels. A couple of forms of popular music are spirituals‚ gospel‚ blues‚ jazz and ragtime. Spiritual and gospel music reflected the poverty and oppression of slaves. As Jazz entered the popular culture it provoked a great deal of criticism. An artist know as‚ Louis Armstrong‚ had a huge impact in the way white people became to appreciate African American music. Blues music came on to the scene‚ in which it reflected the emotions and struggles of the poorer segments
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add hydrochloric acid (HCl) with carbon dioxide with NaHCO3‚ and it should bubble and form gas. B. You know what color phenolphthalein and bromothymol blue turn when testing an acid or a base. Use the empty pipet in the Auxiliary Supplies Bag to test several (at least 3) household items including household cleaning products with bromothymol blue. Rinse the pipet well before using it on to the next household chemical. When finished with this experiment rinse the pipet well and return it to the Auxiliary
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Holcombe as being hard-working‚ harsh‚ and centered in one thing through the use of synesthesia‚ onomatopoeia‚ and allusion/ simile. In the line “hard blue skies”‚ Capote is characterizing the people by describing the sky. Through the use of synesthesia‚ Capote illustrates how the “hard blue skies” are clear. By stating that the skies are hard blue‚ this further implies that there are no clouds in the sky. If the skies do not have any clouds‚ then the town of Holcombe does not or rarely gets any rain
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Early rock and roll music absorbed a lot of elements of African-American music‚ such as blues and jazz. These black popular music elements appeared frequently in early rock and roll songs‚ and were favored by white youth during 1950s. It is no doubt that Elvis Presley‚ who is often referred to as “the King of Rock and Roll”‚ is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century. Although Presley was a white man‚ he did not sing like other white singers before his time; Otherwise
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new artists that have arrived on the music scene well after the blues era ended. Obviously these songs are not a direct result of the blues era. However‚ I think that each of them embodies the core qualities of blues music. I believe a huge part of the blue’s genre involves the central themes of loss‚ depression‚ and loneliness. Although the actual era in which blues music was popular is now over‚ the core themes and ideas of blue music can still be found all over today’s music scene. Although
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