Most feature films are made to position viewers to respond to the characters and issued conveyed in a particular way. The Hurricane‚ a biographical film directed by Norman Jewison‚ explores the idea how black people were treated during the Civil Rights Movement in 1960’s America. This film uses Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter as an example of the discrimination against black people suffered in this time. The director used SWAT codes to position the viewer to respond to he injustice that Rubin Carter faced
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Hemant Sah FRC-14M Analysis of Social Protest The era is of static and contraband where bombs are louder than voices and feels like silence will echo through eternity. The generation we live in is midst of panic‚ fake promises‚ and fake prosperity‚ and therefore‚ people should be given hope and motivation. The song that I’m going to analyze is the title song of the album by name “21st century breakdown” by Green day‚ released in 2009. It’s a very negative and depressing song despite the poppy
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Good morning‚ everyone. I’m Olivia‚ I shall be speaking today about the protest song - ‘I was only nineteen’. Firstly‚ let me tell you exactly what a protest song is. Protest songs have often proven to be an effective tool in creating awareness of social and political topics. Some of the most popular protest songs have changed the history of the world. ‘I was only nineteen’ was written by John Schumann and Trevor Lucas produced it. The song was released in March 1983. The song was released during
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Watching the film “Get Up Stand Up”‚ reminded me of just how important music is. It really can be a powerful voice for a cause or a movement. When I watched Woody Guthrie singing “This Land Is Your Land”‚ it reminded me of the whole debate about immigration today‚ and how this country is everybody’s land. Woody Guthrie‚ was singing back in the 60’s‚ he gave a voice to those who were frustrated with the policies of their government‚ but I could feel the same passion today that they felt. When he sings
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Bruce Springsteen released his rock song Born In The U.S.A. on July 4‚ 1984. Springsteen was hoping to convey the message that there will always be people out there who mistreat others no matter how hard they have worked in life. Born In The U.S.A. talks about a man who was sent to fight in a war in which he didn’t believe in. That being the Vietnam war‚ and it shows the conflict that was involved with being sent "off to a foreign land to go and kill the yellow man." That line‚ "the yellow man‚"
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Catherine Tennant MUS 160 Instructor Scott Kasun March 5‚ 2013 Listening Journals #2 Title and Band: “Move like Jagger” Performed by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera Style: Dance-pop‚ electro pop Instrumentation: Vocals‚ synthesizer‚ guitar‚ bass‚ drums‚ and keyboard Form: ABCBCDCCE Intro‚ Verse‚ Chorus‚ Verse‚ Chorus‚ Bridge‚ Chorus‚ Chorus‚ Ending "Moves like Jagger" has a very simple pop form‚ but it’s a short pop and dance song intended for radio all the way‚ so it fits the
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It was February 7‚ 1964 when four British gentlemen stepped from a plane onto American soil. Americans’ ears will be changed forever. These four gentlemen are better known as The Beatles‚ and they were quite possibly the most popular British band of all time both in UK soil and American. The Beatles paved the way for other British musicians in the American music industry. The following list will show you which artists from the UK are most popular here in America. One thing to remember the music
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The Woodstock Festival was a three-day concert held at Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in the town of Bethel (outside of White Lake‚ New York) in August 15-18‚ 1969. The Woodstock Music Festival was a monumental music event that brought many Americans together in order to display the fact that we as a civilization could come together in an environment of complete love and serenity. Through this research‚ I hope to learn how the famous Woodstock concert has impacted both how we live and how we view music
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"All my loving I will send to you. All my loving‚ darling I’ll be true." who doesn’t or at least isn’t familiar with these lyrics? All My Loving was composed by Paul McCartney‚ member of one of the most influential rock bands of all times‚ The Beatles." During the week of April 4‚ 1964‚ the Beatles held the first five slots on the Billboard Singles chart. They went on to sell more than a billion records and a compilation of the Beatles Number One hits‚ hit Number One in 35 countries and went on to
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Aaron Maine spoke with RIFF Magazine to discuss his upcoming tour‚ his latest album and finding inspiration Arthur Russell may very well be the greatest musician no one has ever heard and in spite of never formerly releasing an album‚ Russell was equally one of the most hardworking. In fact‚ we are past his untimely death in 1994 and are still listening to “new” reworkings of his music till this very day. “There’s something undeniably special charming and brilliant about [Russell]... What an
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