The lost art of singer/song writing – is there a place for it in today’s pop music? In 2008‚ the British singer Adele sang “Make You Feel My Love”. The release charted at number 4 in the UK; and has little over 52 million views on Youtube. In 1997‚ Bob Dylan wrote a song named “Make You Feel My Love” which didn’t chart. In today’s popular music‚ it is clear that the art of song writing is not held in the same esteem as it was in decades prior to now. Popular performers for today’s masses only perform
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The Music And Times Of A Generation Chief Bushnell The Sixties were an exciting and revolutionary period of time with great social and cultural change. Some called it the “Decade of Discontent‚” mainly because of race riots and protests throughout America (Smith 1999). Others‚ contrarily‚ called it the decade of “Peace‚ Love‚ and Harmony” because of the flower children and hippie movement. The sixties were about civil rights and peace marches‚ sexual freedom‚ drug experimentation‚ and a presidential
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Reggae and bluegrass are two unique musical genres with some very similar aspects. By tracing the origins of these two types of music‚ it is evident that there is a certain relationship between these two radically different and immensely popular types of music. Both styles of music originated by popular demand. They dealt with the everyday issues of ordinary people in the 1930’s. By examining certain key aspects in the history and style of reggae and bluegrass - the roots of these types of music
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A Christmas Carol is a genuinely clear moral story based on a rambling account structure in which each of the fundamental sections has a settled‚ evident typical importance. The book is isolated into five areas (Dickens marks them Staves in reference to the melodic documentation staff- - a Christmas ditty‚ all things considered‚ is a tune)‚ with each of the center three Staves spinning around an appearance by one of the three well known spirits. The three soul guides‚ alongside each of their stories
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the importance of kindness and its effects. We meet Scrooge in stave one‚ a man who is as “solitary as an oyster” and so cold “a chill does not affect him”‚ this leads readers to feel pessimistic and negatively towards Scrooge. His ill treatment of Bob Cratchit and his cold‚ dark nature is then contrasted to that of the warm “lively” Fezziwig‚ Scrooge’s old employer. Fezziwig with his “Christmas party” and the generosity toward Scrooge and his other apprentice presents readers with the happiness and
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Mega machine - Technology & Society The used of technology is often disguised (ex: bob marley rolling paper‚ downloading platform‚ by saying‚ please do it legally‚ pay for it...) (Electronicochemical) vibrator: 2 different aspects: - Misunderstanding - Hysteria - Orgasm (so social camouflage) - Medical practice - Social Camouflage - Official (medical) - Private (sexual) Technology is kind of «Piggybacking» (??) Manual Hydro (2000s) --> But for example Spa exist for centuries (Doctor
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The Anti-War movement began its rise in the early 1960s and by the 70s with the increase of the U.S. military involvement in Vietnam‚ the movement caught fire and with musical artists such as Joan Baez and Bob Dylan joining the protest‚ the tone of the movement was set. In addition to the opposition of the war‚ the civil rights movement was also underway. People of all colors were fighting for the peace‚ harmony and equality. However‚ African Americans were not as involved in the Anti-War movement
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Response to Literature Essay - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Theme: It is both a privilege and a duty to make the world a better place Most people would agree that it is both a privilege and a duty to make the world a better place. In the novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens‚ (complete a one-sentence summary of the novel) Scrooge is visited by three ghosts and given a chance to change his future. Three examples of it being both a privilege and a duty to make the world a better place
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Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny‚ the creation of the Looney Tunes‚ has been called everything from "classic" to "perennial" to "an American institution" to "one of our national heroes"--and "wascally wabbit‚" "long-eared galoot‚" and a lot of other things besides! But most of us just like to call him Bugs. Bugs was voted the most popular in the entire short-subject field in the United States and Canada for the year 1945‚ and then stayed in the Number One spot for the next 16 years straight. Today Bugs
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Allen Ginsberg has been credited "the single greatest influence on the American poetic voice since Whitman"‚ by Bob Dylan himself‚ and Ginsberg would most probably agree‚ being his own biggest fan. "America" is typical of Allen Ginsberg in that it’s increadibly long. Allen Ginsbergs poems are characteristically long winded and conversational- or monologual- quite unlike the usual style of a poem. He uses peoples full names‚ and often dedicates poems to specific people. He writes exactly what he sees-
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